GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘S’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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Question 1 |
spectrum
n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism | |
n. mass for the dead; dirge | |
adj. commonplace; trite | |
adj. equal |
Question 2 |
spendthrift
adj. wandering | |
n. someone who wastes money | |
adj. stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable | |
adj. silent; muffled |
Question 3 |
sphinx-like
adj. going astray; erratic | |
v. pollute; profane | |
adj. enigmatic; mysterious | |
n. storehouse for grain |
Question 4 |
splice
v. fasten together; unite | |
v. let down; restrain | |
adj. high; lofty | |
n. church dignitary |
Question 5 |
spontaneity
n. counselor-at-law | |
n. impulsiveness; absence of premeditation | |
adj. most reliable or complete | |
n. dexterity |
Question 6 |
spoonerism
n. physician specializing in delivery of babies | |
v. work against | |
n. accidental transposition of sounds in successive words | |
n. small chamber used for sleeping |
Question 7 |
sporadic
adj. occurring irregularly | |
v. dispute | |
v. arouse to action | |
adj. lacking in spirit |
Question 8 |
sportive
adj. playful | |
n. urgent situation | |
v. bring upon oneself | |
v. go ashore; unload cargo from a ship |
Question 9 |
spruce
adj. neat and trim | |
v. cut the top off | |
v. call together | |
adj. incapable of being pacified |
Question 10 |
spry
adj. vigorously active; nimble | |
n. study of insects | |
n. raised platform for guests of honor | |
v. support; act superior toward |
Question 11 |
spurious
v. obstruct | |
adj. false; counterfeit | |
n. swirling current of water or air | |
adj. having minute hairs |
Question 12 |
spurn
adj. disgraceful | |
v. soak; saturate | |
n. brawl; melee | |
v. reject; scorn |
Question 13 |
squabble
n. invigorating medicine | |
n. minor quarrel; bickering | |
n. blessing; benefit | |
n. chance; luck |
Question 14 |
squalid
n. small plane surface (of a gem); a side | |
adj. dirty; neglected | |
adj. fiendish | |
v. remove water from; dry out |
Question 15 |
squander
adj. undeveloped; rudimentary | |
adj. acting as a substitute; done by a deputy | |
v. waste | |
adj. vague; hazy |
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