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


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