Words for the GRE--Part 6

5 Written Questions

1. a hydroscopic substance used as a drying agent
2. The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
3. having the same age or date of origin; contemporary; existing during the same period
4. sneak thief; a thief who steals without using violence; to steal in small quantities
5. stir up; excite

5 Matching Questions

1. depradation
2. colloquial
3. provisional
4. lithe
5. sumptuous

1. a (of language) used in ordinary conversation; not formal or literary
2. b bending; twisting; (esp. of a person's body): thin, supple and graceful
3. c magnificent
4. d of the present time only
5. e an act of attacking or plundering; ravage; pillage.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A state of disuse.
   1. temperate
   2. subdue
   3. Desuetude
   4. deluge
2. to explain, worry about, or work at something repeatedly or more than necessary
   1. eclat
   2. belabor
   3. brook
   4. deluge
3. twisting force; causing rotation
   1. torque
   2. obtuse
   3. traduce
   4. sere
4. embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted); defraud
   1. dessicant
   2. defalcate
   3. deluge
   4. temperate
5. speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation
   1. torque
   2. traduce
   3. apace
   4. obtuse

5 True/False Questions

1. privation → regular customer; person who gives support

   True        False

2. proverbial → of the present time only

   True        False

3. auspicious → hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect.

   True        False

4. sophistry → dandified; affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

   True        False

5. teetotal → oppose to alcohol

   True        False