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


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Question 1
subsistence
A
n. existence; means of support
B
adj. healthy
C
n. greed
D
n. invention; imaginary thing
Question 2
substantiate
A
adj. agreeable; gracious
B
adj. very fat
C
adj. unique; extraordinary
D
v. verify; support
Question 3
substantive
A
adj. essential; pertaining to the substance
B
n. striker (tongue) of a bell
C
adj. gratifying the senses
D
v. plunder
Question 4
subsume
A
n. crafty; double-dealing
B
adj. giving bliss; blissful
C
v. pacify; conciliate
D
v. include; encompass
Question 5
subterfuge
A
adj. unwholesome; not healthful
B
n. pretense; evasion
C
adj. without an equal; single in kind
D
n. fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
Question 6
subtlety
A
n. nicety; cunning
B
n. illicit lover
C
n. bravery
D
n. artificial channel for water
Question 7
subversive
A
v. retire from public life; segregate
B
adj. tending to overthrow; destructive
C
n. slandering; aspersion
D
v. compose on the spur of the moment
Question 8
succinct
A
n. rebound; reverberation
B
v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry.
C
adj. brief; terse
D
adj. devout
Question 9
succor
A
n. slander; vilify
B
n. person wearing tattered clothes
C
adj. clear
D
n. aid; assistance
Question 10
succulent
A
v. be suited to; be incumbent upon
B
v. dig up; unearth
C
adj. needlessly repetitious
D
adj. juicy; full of richness
Question 11
succumb
A
adj and v. beyond a doubt
B
adj. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic
C
v. yield; give in
D
adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious
Question 12
suffragist
A
adj. cheating; deceitful
B
n. person who looks on the bright side
C
n. sleight of hand
D
n. advocate of voting rights (for women)
Question 13
suffuse
A
v. spread over
B
adj. changeable; faithless
C
n. act of finding oneself in society
D
v. urge; start
Question 14
sully
A
adj. without deceit
B
adj. biased; having a liking for something
C
adj. very important
D
v. tarnish; soil
Question 15
sultry
A
v. replace; usurp
B
n. small boat (often ship's boat)
C
adj. sweltering
D
v. climb by crawling
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