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GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘I’ (Multiple Choice Questions)


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Question 1
inevitable
A
n. selected passage (written or musical)
B
v. deceive; delude
C
adj. unavoidable
D
v. shed or cast off hair or feathers
Question 2
inexorable
A
v. make amends for (a sin)
B
v. consider; ponder
C
adj. relentless; unyielding
D
n. the meat of a deer
Question 3
infallible
A
v. slander
B
v. deny; go back on
C
n. schemes
D
adj. unerring
Question 4
infamous
A
adj. notoriously bad
B
v. disagree
C
adj. irreverent
D
v. be disturbed; boil
Question 5
infantile
A
adj. dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness
B
v. speak equivocally about an issue
C
adj. childish; infantlike
D
n. Rolling or treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
Question 6
infer
A
n. long period of time; an age
B
v. express disapproval of; protest against
C
adj. liberal; wasteful
D
v. deduce; conclude
Question 7
infernal
A
adj. making up for; repaying
B
adj. pertaining to hell; devilish
C
v. extend; draw out
D
n. whirlpool
Question 8
infidel
A
adj. praising
B
adj. pushing forward
C
adj. pertaining to earthquakes
D
n. unbeliever
Question 9
infiltrate
A
v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
B
v. repeat
C
adj. explanatory; serving to explain
D
n. conference
Question 10
infinitesimal
A
adj. very small
B
n. stupid person
C
v. Successfully complete an academic degree
D
n. reading desk
Question 11
infirmity
A
adj. thin and wasted
B
adj. pertaining to mental derangement
C
n. weakness
D
adj. odd; unpredictable
Question 12
inflated
A
adj. growing by addition
B
n. stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
C
v. plan in advance
D
adj. exaggerated; pompous
Question 13
influx
A
n. clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity
B
n. flowing into
C
adj. inconspicuous; not blatant
D
n. foretell; presage
Question 14
infraction
A
n. violation
B
adj. ordinary; commonplace
C
adj. touchy; peevish
D
adj. pertaining to the improvement of race
Question 15
infringe
A
adj. unfriendly; hostile
B
adj. various; several
C
adj. advanced in development
D
v. violate; encroach
Question 16
ingenious
A
adj. clever
B
n. rotting flesh of a dead body
C
v. soothe
D
adj. drunken
Question 17
ingenuous
A
v. criticize harshly
B
v. carelessly; unintentionally
C
adj. naive; young and unsophisticated
D
v. related linguistically; allied by blood
Question 18
ingrained
A
adj. deeply established; firmly rooted
B
n. sign; omen
C
v. revoke; annul
D
adj. extremely loud
Question 19
ingrate
A
adj. pouring forth; gushing
B
n. ungrateful person
C
adj. provisional; experimental
D
adj. pertaining to an injury caused by violence
Question 20
ingratiate
A
v. become popular with
B
adj. not noticing; disregarding
C
adj. cold; cheerless
D
adj. mischievous; humorous
Question 21
inherent
A
adj. horrible
B
adj. firmly established by nature or habit
C
n. tendency to keep together
D
v. make unnecessary; get rid of
Question 22
inhibit
A
v. prohibit; restrain
B
v. scold; rant
C
n. charlatan; boastful pretender
D
adj. easily understood; clear
Question 23
inimical
A
adj. unfriendly; hostile
B
n. scanty; inadequate
C
v. desert; abandon
D
v. slow down
Question 24
inimitable
A
v. combine; fuse
B
v. command; arrange
C
adj. matchless; not able to be imitated
D
v. rub out
Question 25
iniquitous
A
adj. unjust; wicked
B
v. soothe
C
n. rotting flesh of a dead body
D
v. dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
Question 26
initiate
A
adj. menacing; threatening
B
adj. not influenced by emotions; fair
C
v. begin; originate
D
adj. commonplace; trite
Question 27
injurious
A
v. grow rapidly; spread
B
adj. lacking caution; injudicious
C
adj. harmful
D
n. unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
Question 28
inkling
A
n. hint
B
n. draftee; person forced into military service
C
adj. malodorous
D
n. deceit; duplicity
Question 29
innate
A
adj. inborn
B
adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
C
v. abandon; disown
D
v. endure the effects of weather or other forces
Question 30
innocuous
A
adj. lacking in spirit
B
n. uprightness
C
adj. harmless
D
v. grieve; express sorrow
Question 31
innovation
A
adj. characteristic of an entire class or species
B
n. change; introduction of something new
C
adj. easily burned
D
n. mildness; permissiveness
Question 32
innuendo
A
adj. manly
B
n. hint; insinuation
C
n. downward slope
D
n. decay
Question 33
inopportune
A
adj. untimely; poorly chosen
B
n. reparation; indemnification
C
v. disturb greatly
D
v. steal
Question 34
inordinate
A
v. split; tear apart
B
n. riddle; difficult problem
C
adj. unrestrained; excessive
D
v. discourage
Question 35
inquisitive
A
n. scholar
B
adj. unduly curious; prying
C
v. deny
D
v. skip; leap playfully
Question 36
inquisitor
A
n. questioner (specially harsh); investigator
B
adj. unfrightening
C
n. equipment; odds and ends
D
adj. violent; rough
Question 37
insalubrious
A
v. doubt; challenge
B
n. remedy; compensation
C
adj. unwholesome; not healthful
D
v. stealthily lie in waiting; slink
Question 38
insatiable
A
adj. inharmonious; conflicting
B
v. bestow courtesies with a superior air
C
adj. not easily satisfied; greedy
D
v. deliver; provide
Question 39
inscrutable
A
n. worship of idols; excessive admiration
B
v. expand
C
adj. impenetrable; not readily understood
D
adj. manly
Question 40
insensate
A
n. spying
B
adj. without feeling
C
v. to strip a priest or minister of church authority
D
n. prescribed diet and habits
Question 41
insensible
A
adj. unconscious; unresponsive
B
n. scolding woman
C
v. degrade; humiliate
D
v. shrink; reduce
Question 42
insidious
A
v. scold; reproach
B
n. servile flatterer
C
adj. treacherous; stealthy
D
v. cower; lose heart
Question 43
insinuate
A
adj. gratifying the senses
B
v. oppose with arguments; contradict
C
v. hint; imply
D
n. counselor-at-law
Question 44
insipid
A
v. become popular with
B
v. determine or seek opinions votes etc
C
adj. lacking in flavor; dull
D
adj. not able to be corrected or repaired
Question 45
insolence
A
n. imprudent disrespect; haughtiness
B
adj. most favorable
C
n. dictionary
D
n. countercharges
Question 46
insolvent
A
adj. cutting; sharp
B
adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay
C
v. tie with a rope
D
n. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
Question 47
insomnia
A
adj. pertaining to the body; physical
B
adj. open for the public to read; obvious
C
adj. too certain to be disputed
D
n. wakefulness; inability to sleep
Question 48
insouciant
A
adj. mixed up; jumbled
B
v. drive our evil spirits
C
v. ambush; lie in wait
D
adj. indifferent; without concern or care
Question 49
instigate
A
v. urge; start
B
adj. all-knowing
C
adj. very important
D
adj. unjust; wicked
Question 50
insubordinate
A
n. social or moral custom; established practice
B
adj. disobedient
C
adj. flashy; tawdry
D
v. reduce to lower state
Question 51
insubstantial
A
v. deny
B
v. bend the knee as in worship
C
adj. not easily satisfied; greedy
D
adj. lacking substance; insignificant
Question 52
insularity
A
n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
B
n. broad comedy; mockery
C
n. impulsiveness; absence of premeditation
D
n. ban on commerce or other activity
Question 53
insuperable
A
adj. mutually destructive
B
adj. insurmountable; invincible
C
v. disparage; depreciate
D
v. associate with
Question 54
insurgent
A
n. toning down; changing from one key to another
B
v. keep; employ
C
v. come together
D
adj. rebellious
Question 55
insurrection
A
adj. very generous
B
n. element; ingredient
C
n. rebellion; uprising
D
adj. unconquerable
Question 56
intangible
A
v. brighten; clear up or make understandable
B
adj. not able to be perceived by touch; vague
C
v. defame; destroy confidence in
D
adj. indifferent; without concern or care
Question 57
integral
A
n. school of the fine arts (especially music or drama)
B
adj. complete; necessary for completeness
C
adj. eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
D
v. sing; babble
Question 58
integrate
A
v. pull; strain
B
n. cure-all; something invigorating
C
adj. final; not susceptible to further analysis
D
v. make whole; combine
Question 59
integrity
A
adj. penitent
B
adj. produced by imagination; fanciful
C
adj. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating
D
n. uprightness; wholeness
Question 60
intellect
A
adj. made less dense [of a gas]
B
n. higher mental powers
C
n. dry food; fodder
D
n. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
Question 61
intelligentsia
A
adj. nearsighted
B
n. intellectuals; members of the educated elite
C
n. connection
D
n. delicate skill
Question 62
inter
A
v. bury
B
adj. needlessly repetitious
C
v. darken; make unclear
D
adj. corrosive; sarcastic
Question 63
interdict
A
v. scold strongly
B
v. prohibit; forbid
C
adj. easy; expert
D
n. charlatan; impostor
Question 64
interim
A
n. meantime
B
n. cliff; dangerous position
C
n. bow
D
n. languor; weariness
Question 65
interloper
A
adj. negative in connotation; having a belittling effect.
B
n. intruder
C
n. conclusion
D
n. declaration; statement of policy
Question 66
interminable
A
adj. giving off an odor
B
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
C
v. portray
D
adj. endless
Question 67
intermittent
A
adj. periodic; on and off
B
n. writ summoning a witness to appear
C
adj. logically convincing; sound
D
v. exceed
Question 68
internecine
A
v. cover with a thin and shiny surface
B
adj. mutually destructive
C
v. cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
D
v. renovate; make bright by polishing
Question 69
interpolate
A
adj. ghostly
B
n. diplomatic etiquette
C
v. insert between
D
v. Persistently carry out attacks on; harass
Question 70
interregnum
A
n. anger; fury
B
n. goblet; consecrated cup
C
n. period between two reigns
D
adj. yielding; timid
Question 71
interrogate
A
v. question closely; cross-examine
B
n. business person; contractor
C
v. shrink; reduce
D
adj. distinguishable; perceivable
Question 72
intersperse
A
v. scatter
B
n. beginner; novice
C
adj. damp
D
v. stuff oneself
Question 73
intervene
A
adj. meanly stingy; parsimonious
B
v. come between
C
adj. deserving blame
D
v. disparage; depreciate
Question 74
intimate
A
n. counselor; teacher
B
v. hint
C
v. operate with the hands; control or change by artful means
D
adj. grating; harsh
Question 75
intimidation
A
n. fear
B
n. generous gift
C
adj. immature
D
n. case for arrows
Question 76
intractable
A
v. disown; disavow
B
n. retort; comeback
C
v. spread over
D
adj. unruly; refractory
Question 77
intransigence
A
n. state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise
B
adj. rural
C
adj. untidy; slipshod
D
adj. sorrow
Question 78
intrepid
A
n. tax of one-tenth
B
v. move furtively and secretly
C
adj. healthful
D
adj. fearless
Question 79
intrinsically ad
A
adj. impressionable; easily influenced
B
v. imprison; shut up in confinement
C
n. call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
D
v. essentially; inherently
Question 80
introspective
A
v. shed or cast off hair or feathers
B
adj. looking within oneself
C
v. correct a false impression; undeceive
D
v. cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
Question 81
introvert
A
n. amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
B
n. bitterness; nerve
C
n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself
D
n. hiding place
Question 82
intrude
A
adj. Arousing pity esp. through vulnerability or sadness
B
adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious
C
adj. walking about; moving
D
v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person
Question 83
intuition
A
n. fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
B
n. power of knowing without reasoning
C
adj. yielding
D
adj. very fat
Question 84
inundate
A
adj. extremely demanding
B
v. renounce; abandon
C
v. overflow; flood
D
n. consequence; accompaniment
Question 85
inured
A
n. place where a river can be crossed on foot
B
adj. accustomed; hardened
C
v. waver; fluctuate
D
adj. clumsy; boorish
Question 86
invalidate
A
adj. understandable; clear
B
adj. upset; distracted by anxiety
C
v. weaken; destroy
D
adj. accidental; by chance
Question 87
invective
A
n. picture writing
B
n. abuse
C
v. wet thoroughly
D
n. small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
Question 88
inveigh
A
n. listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
B
v. denounce; utter censure or invective
C
v. fall back or sink again
D
adj. lascivious; lustful
Question 89
inveigle
A
v. lead astray; wheedle
B
n. deserter; traitor
C
v. plunder
D
adj. fragrant; odorous
Question 90
inverse
A
v. agree
B
adj. liberal; wasteful
C
adj. opposite
D
v. droop; grow feeble
Question 91
invert
A
v. turn upside down or inside out
B
adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source
C
adj. very wicked
D
adj. annoying; tedious
Question 92
inveterate
A
adj. extremely obvious; loudly offensive
B
adj. deep-rooted; habitual
C
n. significance
D
v. revive
Question 93
invidious
A
adj. faultfinding
B
adj. designed to create ill will or envy
C
v. reprove severely
D
n. slow gallop
Question 94
invincible
A
adj. unconquerable
B
v. defraud a person of something
C
n. scorn; disdain
D
v. shrink quivering
Question 95
inviolability
A
n. device for stamping or impressing; mold
B
n. corruption; wickedness
C
adj. motherly
D
n. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
Question 96
invoke
A
adj. cowardly
B
adj. neat and trim
C
v. decode
D
v. call upon; ask for
Question 97
invulnerable
A
v. enclose; place in something
B
adj. menacing; deadly
C
v. accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity
D
adj. incapable of injury
Question 98
iota
A
adj. ornate; highly decorated
B
adj. pertaining to the people
C
n. very small quantity
D
adj. transparent; limpid
Question 99
irascible
A
v. disable
B
adj. irritable; easily angered
C
adj. neat and trim
D
v. be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
Question 100
irate
A
adj. angry
B
adj. conditional
C
n. position giving an advantage
D
v. uncouple; separate
Question 101
iridescent
A
n. exhibiting rainbowlike colors
B
n. green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
C
adj. headlong; rash
D
n. irresistible crushing force
Question 102
irksome
A
n. pouring forth
B
adj. annoying; tedious
C
adj. confused; discomposed
D
v. turn upside down or inside out
Question 103
ironic
A
adj. occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
B
adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree
C
v. Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code
D
v. disprove
Question 104
irony
A
n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning
B
adj. lustful
C
n. dwarf; underground spirit
D
n. delicate skill
Question 105
irreconcilable
A
adj. mild; fragrant
B
adj. incompatible; not able to be resolved
C
v. adopt; support
D
v. echo; resound
Question 106
irrelevant
A
v. degrade; humiliate
B
adj. ineffective; fruitless
C
v. bleach; whiten
D
adj. not applicable; unrelated
Question 107
irremediable
A
v. dry up
B
adj. incurable; uncorrectable
C
adj. mistaken; wrong
D
v. advise against
Question 108
irreparable
A
v. bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
B
v. deduce; conclude
C
adj. not able to be corrected or repaired
D
adj. indecent; obscene
Question 109
irrepressible
A
v. cut the top off
B
n. self-imposed punishment for sin
C
adj. unable to be restrained or held back
D
v. settle comfortably
Question 110
irresolute
A
v. shorten; reduce
B
v. decode
C
adj. uncertain how to act; weak
D
n. sediment; worthless residue
Question 111
irreverent
A
adj. lacking proper respect
B
adj. not compulsory; left to one's choice
C
v. deputize; pass to others
D
v. begin; originate
Question 112
irrevocable
A
adj. unalterable
B
n. self-evident truth
C
v. darken; make unclear
D
v. sharpen
Question 113
isotope
A
adj. petty criticism; fault-finding
B
n. varying form of an element
C
adj. twisted
D
adj. oversimplified; lacking individuality
Question 114
isthmus
A
n. brother or sister
B
n. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
C
n. narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
D
n. beak; pen point
Question 115
itinerant
A
adj. pertaining to spring
B
adj. tight; ready
C
adj. old-fashioned; past the prime
D
n. wandering; traveling
Question 116
itinerary
A
adj. warlike
B
n. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
C
n. following; attendants
D
n. plan of a trip
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