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


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Question 1
sedate
A
adj. composed; grave
B
v. sift; separate good parts from bad
C
n. science of law
D
adj. eccentric; whimsical
Question 2
sedative
A
n. mongrel; mixed breed
B
n. calming drug or influence
C
v. waste
D
adj. divided into two branches; forked
Question 3
sedentary
A
n. that which accompanies
B
v. contradict; oppose: infringe on or transgress
C
adj. requiring sitting
D
v. make known by official proclamation or publication
Question 4
sedition
A
adj. unspontaneous; deliberate
B
adj. treacherous; disloyal
C
n. division; split
D
n. resistance to authority; insubordination
Question 5
sedulous
A
v. renounce; abandon
B
n. small ornamental statuette
C
adj. diligent
D
adj. fickle; incalculable
Question 6
seedy
A
n. target of a hunt; victim
B
v. decide; settle
C
v. move with a wavelike motion
D
adj. run-down; decrepit
Question 7
seemly
A
v. change; convert to something different
B
n. trinket; trifle
C
adj. proper; appropriate
D
v. in confusion; disorderly
Question 8
seep
A
adj. extremely small
B
v. reduce to lower state
C
n. corpse
D
v. ooze; trickle
Question 9
seethe
A
adj. most reliable or complete
B
adj. childish
C
adj. notoriously bad
D
v. be disturbed; boil
Question 10
seine
A
n. net for catching fish
B
n. imaginary land with perfect social and political system
C
n. brawl
D
n. assuming a false identity; masquerade
Question 11
seismic
A
n. winemaker; seller of wine
B
adj. lying; false
C
adj. pertaining to earthquakes
D
v. express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
Question 12
semblance
A
n. outward appearance; guise
B
n. beak; pen point
C
n. act of assuming a human body and human nature
D
n. half-stifled laugh
Question 13
seminal
A
adj. indisputable
B
adj. germinal; influencing future developments
C
v. instruct; correct morally
D
n. travel; journey
Question 14
senility
A
n. homeless child or animal
B
n. board on which a painter mixes pigments
C
n. animal or plant living on another; toady
D
n. old age; feeble mindedness of old age
Question 15
sensual
A
adj. fearless
B
adj. devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal
C
n. small body revolving around a larger one
D
v. repeat
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