GRE Sentence Completion

It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply ___canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the___ of past usage.
(A) cleaved.. eruptions
(B) rooted.. flood
(C) incised. .river
(D) ridged.. ocean
(E) notched.. mountains

Ans : (C) incised. .river

GRE Vocabulary - wager

wager - gamble, stake, bet

GRE Sentence Completion

If efficacious new medicines have side effects that are commonly observed and ___, such medicines are too often considered ___, even when laboratory tests suggest caution.
(A) unremarkable..safe
(B) unpredictable..reliable
(C) frequent..outdated
(D) salutary..experimental
(E) complicated..useful

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Ans : (A) unremarkable..safe

GRE Sentence Completion

Changes of fashion and public taste are often____ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ____gauges of the state of the public's collective consciousness.
(A) transparent..useful
(B) ephemeral..sensitive
(C) faddish..underutilized
(D) arbitrary..problematic
(E) permanent..reliable

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Ans : (B) ephemeral..sensitive

GRE Sentence Completion

The newborn human infant is not a passive figure, nor an active one,but what might be called an actively ___one,eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds.
(A) adaptive
(B) selective
(C) inquisitive
(D) receptive
(E) intuitive

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Ans - (D) receptive

GRE Sentence Completion

Broadway audiences have become inured to___and so___to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
(A) sentimentality..disinclined
(B) condescension..unlikely
(C) histrionics..reluctant
(D) cleverness..eager
(E) mediocrity..desperate

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Ans : (E) mediocrity..desperate

GRE Vocabulary - determinant

determinant - element that determines/identifies the nature or conditions the outcome

GRE Vocabulary - peaked

peaked - reached a maximum or peak

peaked - sickly, pale, wan or emaciated

GRE Vocabulary - bashful

bashful - shy, diffident, self-conscious, awkward

GRE Vocabulary - papoose

papoose - cradle board, child carrier

GRE Vocabulary - pout

pout - sulk, show a sign of displeasure by protruding lower lip

pout - to project or protrude

GRE Vocabulary - ballad

ballad - popular romantic or sentimental song

GRE Vocabulary - raspy

raspy - harsh, rough, grating, irritable

GRE Vocabulary - prow stern

prow - pointed, forward projecting part of a ship (bow), aircraft, racing skate, chariot or any vessel

stern - rear, hinder or later part of a boat

GRE Vocabulary - brume brumous

brume - mist, fog

brumous - filled or abounding with fog or mist; hazy; misty

GRE Vocabulary - emptor vendee

emptor - vendee - buyer

GRE Vocabulary - dulcify dulcorate

dulcify - dulcorate - make sweet, agreeable, gentle ; mollify

GRE Vocabulary - ingeminate

ingeminate - redoubled, repeated, reiterated

GRE Vocabulary - desolate

desolate - deserted, barren, lifeless, dilapidated

desolate - joyless, sorrowful and disconsolate

GRE Vocabulary - cark

cark - burden, worry, trouble

GRE Vocabulary - muggins

muggins - person who lacks good judgement, saphead, tomfool

GRE Vocabulary - kyphosis lordosis

kyphosis - hump, rounded upper back, hunchback

lordosis - abnormally increased inward curvature of the lower back

GRE Vocabulary - mewl

mewl - cry weakly or softly, whimper

GRE Vocabulary - commutate

commutate - reverse every half cycle of alternating current so that it becomes unidirectional

GRE Vocabulary - affiance

affiance - betroth, promise to marry

GRE Vocabulary - tote

tote - haul, lug, tug, carry with difficulty

GRE Vocabulary - hulk

hulk - large, massive, clumsy, unwieldy

hulk - ship that is used as a prison

GRE Vocabulary - nigrify

nigrify - make or become black, melanise

GRE Vocabulary - auberge

auberge - inn, harbor, lodge, hotel providing overnight stay for travellers

GRE Vocabulary - gage

gage(v) - place a bet on; stake; game; punt

GRE Vocabulary - hassock

hassock - thick cushion used as a footstool

hassock - dense lump of grass

GRE Vocabulary - wrawl

wrawl - to cry loudly as a animal

GRE Vocabulary - demode

demode - out of fashion, outmoded, no longer fashionable

GRE Vocabulary - momism

momism - excessive protection; overshielding

GRE Vocabulary - adactylia amyotonia

adactylia - congenital absence of fingers or toes

amyotonia - atonia; lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

GRE Vocabulary - gilt

gilt - thin layer of gold, superficial brilliance

GRE Vocabulary - cocker

cocker - indulge, pamper, spoil, coddle

GRE Vocabulary - sire

sire(v) - to engender, father, beget, originate

sire(n) - male parent, father, author, originator

GRE Vocabulary - argent

argent - heraldic white or silver color

GRE Vocabulary - mismate

mismate - unsuitable match

GRE Vocabulary - holler

holler - cry out, gripe, shout, complain

GRE Vocabulary - beef

beef(v) - to increase or add strength or power

beef(v) - to complain


beef - muscular flesh of a bovine, brawn

GRE Vocabulary - midget nanus

midget - small, miniature, diminutive

nanus - dwarf

GRE Vocabulary - fain

fain - willing, gladly, with preference or pleasure

fain - compelled, obliged, constrained

GRE Vocabulary - rail

rail - to provide with a railing or fence

Diction - if when

if ..... - indicates a condition

when .... - indicates a time

Diction - much many

much - for quantities that cannot be counted

many - for quantities that can be counted

GRE Vocabulary - hex

hex - jinx, spell, evil curse,

hex - witch, person who indulges in witchcraft

GRE Analogy - HEM : SKIRT

HEM : SKIRT ::

1 erase : mark

2 peel : banana

3 embroider : sweater

4 boil : water

5 trim : hair

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Ans : 5 trim : hair

GRE Vocabulary - stodgy

stodgy - dull, boring, old fashioned, unimaginative, commonplace

stodgy - heavy, pompous, stuffy, solid, moving slowly due to physical bulk