GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘S’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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Question 1 |
skirmish
n. minor fight | |
n. change of form | |
n. blindly devoted patriot | |
n. irresistible crushing force |
Question 2 |
skittish
v. cast off | |
adj. lively; frisky | |
v. shrink back | |
v. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate |
Question 3 |
skulduggery
adj. given to unwholesome thought; gloomy | |
n. dishonest behavior | |
n. ill will; hatred | |
n. Loud; resounding noise |
Question 4 |
skulk
v. put under a spell; carry away with emotion | |
adj. fearless | |
n. crack; fissure | |
v. move furtively and secretly |
Question 5 |
slacken
adj. combative; disposed to fight | |
v. slow up; loosen | |
v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb | |
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
Question 6 |
slag
n. dizziness | |
n. residue from smelting metal; dross | |
adj. treacherous; stealthy | |
adj. unsupportable |
Question 7 |
slake
v. shrink quivering | |
adj. divided into classes; arranged into strata | |
v. quench; sate | |
n. calamity |
Question 8 |
slander
n. interjection; profane oath | |
adj. flowing smoothly; smooth | |
n. metal-bearing vein | |
n. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements |
Question 9 |
slapdash
adj. haphazard; careless | |
v. hang about; wait nearby | |
n. ungrateful person | |
adj. keen; shrewd |
Question 10 |
sleazy
adj. flimsy; unsubstantial | |
adj. immature | |
n. the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance | |
v. maim |
Question 11 |
sleeper
adj. walking about; moving | |
n. something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable | |
adj. stubborn; persistent | |
adj. shrewd; thrifty |
Question 12 |
sleight
n. impulsiveness; absence of premeditation | |
adj. gaudy | |
n. dexterity | |
n. mania for doing grandiose things |
Question 13 |
slight
adj. near at hand; impending | |
n. connoisseur of food and drink | |
n. insult to one's dignity; snub | |
n. deluge; upheaval |
Question 14 |
slither
v. slip or slide | |
adj. common; pertaining to the common people | |
v. to draft for military purposes; to take for public use | |
n. ancestors |
Question 15 |
sloth
adj. numerous; varied | |
n. charlatan; impostor | |
n. corruption; wickedness | |
n. laziness |
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