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


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Question 1
rankle
A
n. device for stamping or impressing; mold
B
v. irritate; fester
C
adj. futile; worthless
D
v. pierce; put a hole through
Question 2
rant
A
n. bully; scoundrel
B
adj. dissipated; wasteful
C
v. sing; babble
D
v. rave; speak bombastically
Question 3
rapacious
A
adj. hanging; suspended
B
n. study of prehistoric life
C
v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
D
adj. excessively grasping; plundering
Question 4
rapport
A
n. hater of women
B
adj. having a fixed order of procedure; invariable
C
n. lassitude; depression
D
n. emotional closeness; harmony
Question 5
rarefied
A
adj. made less dense [of a gas]
B
v. confuse thoroughly
C
v. scowl
D
v. chatter idly
Question 6
raspy
A
v. hint
B
n. tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
C
adj. interfering
D
adj. grating; harsh
Question 7
ratify
A
v. approve formally; verify
B
adj. of lowly origin; unworthy
C
v. weaken; sap
D
adj. near at hand; impending
Question 8
ratiocination
A
n. reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
B
adj. very important
C
n. emotional urges behind human activity
D
adj. uncorrectable
Question 9
rationalization
A
adj. disobedient
B
v. urge; start
C
n. bringing into conformity with reason
D
n. natural inclination
Question 10
rationalize
A
n. bruise
B
adj. dissenting; rebellious
C
v. skip; leap playfully
D
v. reason; justify an improper act
Question 11
raucous
A
n. uprightness; wholeness
B
adj. harsh and shrill
C
v. go through or across
D
adj. lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
Question 12
ravage
A
adj. equal in extent
B
v. plunder; despoil
C
v. revive
D
n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
Question 13
rave
A
n. overwhelmingly favorable review
B
n. balance
C
n. habitual intoxication
D
n. abyss
Question 14
ravel
A
adj. holding fast
B
n. cheat
C
v. fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist
D
v. leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
Question 15
ravenous
A
adj. extremely hungry
B
n. supply; allotted amount
C
v. outsmart; trick
D
adj. having a sawtoothed edge
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