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


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Question 1
stymie
A
v. present an obstacle; stump
B
v. scatter
C
adj. effusively sentimental
D
n. circular building or hall covered with a dome
Question 2
suavity
A
adj. peaceful; calm
B
adj. produced by fire; volcanic
C
adj. pleasant; friendly
D
n. urbanity; polish
Question 3
subaltern
A
adj. showing hard work; taking great care
B
n. subordinate
C
adj. relating to the back of an animal
D
adj. unfortunate; annoying
Question 4
subjective
A
v. arise from
B
adj. occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal
C
adj. lacking in spirit or energy
D
v. disregard
Question 5
subjugate
A
n. mental disorder
B
v. conquer; bring under control
C
v. eat away
D
adj. lustful
Question 6
sublimate
A
adj. disheveled; with uncared-for appearance
B
v. refine; purify
C
n. breathing; exhalation
D
v. smirk; smile affectedly
Question 7
sublime
A
adj. exalted; noble
B
adj. gruesome; grisly
C
n. strongly held belief
D
v. place side by side
Question 8
subliminal
A
n. puff or gust (of air or scent); hint
B
v. tease; torture with disappointment
C
adj. below the threshold
D
adj. deceptive; not real
Question 9
submissive
A
n. poverty
B
n. song of praise or joy
C
adj. yielding; timid
D
v. turn to stone
Question 10
suborn
A
v. persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
B
adj. existing at birth
C
n. conciseness
D
v. reprove severely
Question 11
subpoena
A
n. remedy; compensation
B
adj. periodic; on and off
C
adj. not noticing; disregarding
D
n. writ summoning a witness to appear
Question 12
subsequent
A
v. loiter; waste time
B
adj. following; later
C
n. those of gentle birth; refinement
D
adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
Question 13
subservient
A
adj. behaving like a slave; servile
B
v. thicken; congeal
C
adj. deadly
D
n. prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances
Question 14
subside
A
n. artificial channel for water
B
adj. counterfeit; not authentic
C
v. settle down; descend
D
v. take off
Question 15
subsidiary
A
v. censure; rebuke
B
adj. subordinate; secondary
C
v. recover; find and bring in
D
n. social outcast
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