GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘S’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Congratulations - you have completed GRE Word Bank.
You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%.
Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%
Your answers are highlighted below.
Question 1 |
sibylline
adj. prophetic; oracular | |
v. char or burn; brand | |
v. include; consist of | |
n. trifling gaiety |
Question 2 |
sidereal
adj. relating to the stars | |
v. conquer; bring under control | |
n. the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities | |
v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect |
Question 3 |
silt
adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed | |
n. active strength | |
n. sediment deposited by running water | |
adj. susceptible to wounds |
Question 4 |
simian
v. rescue from loss | |
adj. monkeylike | |
v. confuse; puzzle | |
v. char or burn; brand |
Question 5 |
simper
v. to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner | |
v. smirk; smile affectedly | |
adj. cold; cheerless | |
n. An expert judge in matters of taste |
Question 6 |
simplistic
v. abandon | |
adj. like wood | |
v. enrage; infuriate | |
adj. oversimplified |
Question 7 |
simulate
adj. heavy; hard to manage | |
v. feign | |
v. limit; confine | |
n. claw of bird |
Question 8 |
sinecure
adj. occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner | |
adj. tending toward the center | |
adj. pertaining to marriage | |
n. well-paid position with little responsibility |
Question 9 |
sinewy
adj. tough; strong and firm | |
v. scatter; drive away | |
n. severity | |
v. correct |
Question 10 |
singular
n. rushing stream; flood | |
adj. unique; extraordinary | |
v. soak; saturate | |
v. dethrone; remove form office |
Question 11 |
sinister
n. strong inclination; liking | |
v. please | |
adj. green; lush in vegetation | |
adj. evil |
Question 12 |
sinuous
n. profligate | |
v. thunder; explode | |
adj. winding; bending in and out | |
n. state of being numerous |
Question 13 |
skeptic
n. home | |
n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. | |
n. letter | |
adj. hackneyed; commonplace |
Question 14 |
skimp
v. seize power; supplant | |
adj. easily burned | |
n. change of fortune | |
v. provide scantily; live very economically |
Question 15 |
skinflint
n. miser | |
n. introductory statement | |
n. celebrity; dignitary | |
n. blessedness; state of bliss |
Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect.
There are 15 questions to complete.