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


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Question 1
sanctimonious
A
v. recede; lessen
B
n. someone who bears the blame for others
C
adj. displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
D
adj. flexible
Question 2
sanction
A
adj. of different colors; mottled
B
adj. native
C
v. wet thoroughly
D
v. approve; ratify
Question 3
sanguinary
A
adj. demanding and leaving no choice
B
v. surrender
C
adj. bloody
D
n. quality of being unsophisticated
Question 4
sanguine
A
v. spend too much time on minor points; carp
B
n. right granted by authority
C
adj. cheerful; hopeful
D
adj. dormant; hidden
Question 5
sap
A
adj. irritable; short-tempered
B
v. freeze; coagulate
C
n. lawyer using questionable methods.
D
v. diminish; undermine
Question 6
sardonic
A
v. rejoice
B
n. small stream
C
adj. filthy; base
D
adj. disdainful; sarcastic
Question 7
sartorial
A
v. follow
B
adj. pertaining to tailors
C
v. bear one's self; behave
D
n. wandering away from the subject
Question 8
sate
A
v. satisfy to the full; cloy
B
v. struggle; compete
C
adj. dangerous
D
n. beginning; origin
Question 9
satellite
A
adj. wintry
B
adj. sweet sounding
C
adj. sordid; unwholesome
D
n. small body revolving around a larger one
Question 10
satiate
A
adj. violent; rough
B
adj. blunt; stupid
C
v. surfeit; satisfy fully
D
adj. worldly; not pertaining to church matters
Question 11
satirical
A
v. confuse
B
v. cheat; hoodwink
C
v. restore to good condition; renew
D
adj. mocking
Question 12
saturate
A
v. to strip a priest or minister of church authority
B
adj. clumsy; bungling
C
v. soak
D
n. amount produced; crop
Question 13
saturnine
A
n. trinket; trifle
B
adj. gloomy
C
v. in confusion; disorderly
D
adj. insignificant; tiny
Question 14
saunter
A
n. a great quantity
B
adj. weighty; unwieldy
C
adj. brilliant; lustrous
D
v. stroll slowly
Question 15
savant
A
adj. unduly curious; prying
B
n. destruction by fire
C
n. scholar
D
adj. tasty; pleasing
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