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


Question 1
sensuous
A
v. belittle
B
n. very small object or creature; small coin
C
v. gather; assemble
D
adj. pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses
Question 2
sententious
A
adj. terse; concise
B
v. revere
C
n. singing or chanting of magical formula
D
v. condescend
Question 3
sentinel
A
n. abundance; completeness
B
n. sentry; lookout
C
adj. trying to please; obliging
D
adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable
Question 4
septic
A
v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book
B
v. instruct; correct morally
C
n. travel; journey
D
adj. putrid; producing putrefaction
Question 5
sepulcher
A
adj. recently begun; rudimentary
B
n. tomb
C
adj. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
D
adj. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
Question 6
sequester
A
adj. delaying
B
v. stick out
C
n. blessing
D
v. retire from public life; segregate
Question 7
sere
A
n. yielding to another; ceding
B
v. erase; strike out
C
adj. literary dark
D
adj. parched; dry
Question 8
serendipity
A
n. fate
B
n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
C
adj. kindly; favorable
D
n. container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave or business cycle)
Question 9
serenity
A
adj. done at night
B
n. monarch; sovereign
C
v. weaken
D
n. calmness; placidity
Question 10
serpentine
A
n. state of being inappropriate
B
v. tie with a rope
C
n. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
D
adj. winding; twisting
Question 11
serrated
A
adj. lasting; surviving
B
v. give up temporarily; yield
C
n. variety; dissimilitude
D
adj. having a sawtoothed edge
Question 12
servile
A
adj. slavish; cringing
B
n. strong point or special talent
C
v. display ostentatiously
D
v. plead; ask earnestly
Question 13
servitude
A
n. slavery; compulsory labor
B
adj. stale; spoiled by age
C
adj. wordy
D
adj. tending or leaning toward; bent
Question 14
severance
A
n. hothead; troublemaker
B
n. lizard that changes color in different situations
C
n. division; partition
D
adj. gratifying the senses
Question 15
severity
A
adj. loud and harsh
B
n. descendants; future generations
C
n. emotional urges behind human activity
D
n. harshness; plainness
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