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


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Question 1
wastrel
A
adj. unscrupulous; excessive
B
n. profligate
C
adj. winding; bending in and out
D
n. extreme poverty
Question 2
wax
A
n. creed
B
v. paint or draw with dots
C
v. increase; grow
D
adj. given to unwholesome thought; gloomy
Question 3
waylay
A
adj. negligent
B
adj. open to view
C
v. ward off a blow
D
v. ambush; lie in wait
Question 4
wean
A
adj. not developed; elementary
B
v. utter impulsively
C
adj. outstanding; superior
D
v. accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity
Question 5
weather
A
v. endure the effects of weather or other forces
B
v. hint; imply
C
n. bully; scoundrel
D
adj. inborn
Question 6
welt
A
n. last stop of railroad
B
n. mark from beating or whipping
C
n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure
D
n. coloring matter
Question 7
welter
A
adj. radiating; departing from the center
B
n. turmoil; bewildering jumble
C
adj. pertaining to hell; devilish
D
adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country
Question 8
welter
A
adj. unfortunate; annoying
B
adj. variegated; multicolored
C
adj. adjacent to; touching upon
D
v. wallow
Question 9
wheedle
A
adj. counterfeit; not authentic
B
v. cajole; coax
C
v. deceive
D
adj. neatly or smartly dressed
Question 10
whelp
A
adj. not frank; eluding
B
n. young wolf dog or tiger
C
adj. pale; wan
D
v. turn to stone
Question 11
whet
A
adj. contemptuous; haughty
B
n. art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language
C
v. sharpen; stimulate
D
v. tarnish; soil
Question 12
whiff
A
adj. unorthodox; unconventional
B
adj. weary; sluggish
C
n. puff or gust (of air or scent); hint
D
n. exhibiting rainbowlike colors
Question 13
whimsical
A
n. remedy; compensation
B
adj. capricious; fanciful
C
adj. disobedient
D
v. stealthily lie in waiting; slink
Question 14
whinny
A
n. counselor; teacher
B
v. neigh like a horse
C
v. rear; encourage
D
adj. fantastic; comically hideous
Question 15
whit
A
adj. weightless
B
adj. sleeping; lethargic
C
adj. suggestive; implying
D
n. smallest speck
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