GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘S’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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Question 1 |
sophistication
n. self-restraint; sexual chastity | |
n. part of stage in front of curtain | |
n. artificiality; unnaturalness | |
adj. counterfeit; not authentic |
Question 2 |
sophistry
adj. supposed | |
n. seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning | |
n. act of turning aside; pastime | |
adj. unbecoming; indecent |
Question 3 |
sophomoric
n. work | |
adj. immature; shallow | |
adj. making up for; repaying | |
v. expel; drive out |
Question 4 |
soporific
adj. sleep producing | |
n. strong emotion | |
v. dispute | |
v. please intensely |
Question 5 |
sordid
adj. holding; having a good memory | |
n. temporary stay | |
adj. filthy; base | |
v. make young again |
Question 6 |
spangle
n. small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation | |
adj. sociable | |
adj. superfluous; more than needed or demanded | |
adj. wild; sensational |
Question 7 |
spartan
adj. lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined | |
v. desert; abandon | |
v. begin formally; install in office | |
adj. not applicable; unrelated |
Question 8 |
spasmodic
n. tender to sorrow; pity | |
v. make shiny by rubbing; polish | |
adj. hot-tempered | |
adj. fitful; periodic |
Question 9 |
spat
adj. verbose; drawn out | |
adj. steadiness of effort; persistent hard work | |
adj. self-satisfied | |
n. squabble; minor dispute |
Question 10 |
spate
adj. relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols | |
adj. understood; not put into words | |
n. sudden flood | |
adj. sheer; transparent |
Question 11 |
spatial
adj. relating to space | |
v. confuse; muddle | |
v. lure; attract | |
n. theft |
Question 12 |
spatula
v. vary; go in different directions from the same point | |
n. broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing | |
adj. disobedient; resisting authority | |
n. narrow valley with steep sides |
Question 13 |
spawn
v. please intensely | |
v. lay eggs | |
n. desertion | |
adj. frenzied |
Question 14 |
specious
v. open up | |
n. survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering | |
v. denounce; utter censure or invective | |
adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
Question 15 |
spectral
adj. inexperienced | |
v. insert between | |
n. treasury | |
adj. ghostly |
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