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