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


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Question 1
sloth
A
adj. withholding belief; skeptical
B
n. slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal
C
adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air
D
adj. sour; peevish
Question 2
slough
A
adj. mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
B
v. degrade; humiliate
C
v. cast off
D
adj. cunning; artful
Question 3
slovenly
A
v. start a fire; inspire
B
n. repetition
C
adj. untidy; slipshod
D
v. dissolve; disperse
Question 4
sluggard
A
adj. obedient; easily managed
B
n. corruption; turning from right to wrong
C
n. lazy person
D
n. charlatan; boastful pretender
Question 5
sluggish
A
n. strength; staying power
B
v. plunge into water; drench
C
v. divide into branches or subdivisions
D
adj. slow; lazy
Question 6
sluice
A
n. senility
B
n. artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
C
n. partiality; preference
D
adj. convincing
Question 7
slur
A
adj. native
B
n. connoisseur of food and drink
C
n. insult to one's character or reputation; slander
D
n. delusion
Question 8
smattering
A
adj. without money
B
adj. spotted
C
adj. tangible; easily perceptible
D
n. slight knowledge
Question 9
smirk
A
adj. conspicuously wicked
B
n. conceited smile
C
n. lover of luxury
D
adj. excessively or elaborately decorated
Question 10
smolder
A
v. darken; extinguish
B
adj. negative in connotation; having a belittling effect.
C
v. burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
D
adj. convincing
Question 11
snicker
A
n. device for stamping or impressing; mold
B
n. half-stifled laugh
C
adj. literary dark
D
n. equipment; odds and ends
Question 12
snivel
A
v. stroll slowly
B
n. belief
C
adj. dark; not transparent
D
v. run at the nose; snuffle
Question 13
sobriety
A
n. caprice; whim
B
n. moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness
C
n. belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
D
n. inscription in memory of a dead person
Question 14
sodden
A
adj. soaked; dull
B
v. ponder
C
n. storehouse
D
v. bear one's self; behave
Question 15
sojourn
A
adj. producing motion
B
adj. serving to warn
C
adj. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
D
n. temporary stay
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