GRE Hit Parade 3 - 2012

5 Written Questions

1. (adj) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
2. (adj) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
3. (noun) a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
4. (noun) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
5. (adj) marked by feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe & respect

5 Matching Questions

1. obsequious
2. bombastic
3. diatribe
4. insipid
5. malleable

1. a (noun) a harsh denunciation
2. b (adj) exhibiting a fawning (servile) attentiveness
3. c (adj) capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
4. d (adj) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
5. e (adj) pompous; grandiloquent

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (adj) revealing no emotion
   1. impunity
   2. implacable
   3. pervasive
   4. impassive
2. (adj) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
   1. bolster
   2. solvent
   3. aver
   4. fervent
3. (adjective) controversial; argumentative
   1. prodigal
   2. queries
   3. plummet
   4. polemical
4. (adj) brief; concise
   1. solvent
   2. succinct
   3. rescind
   4. surfeit
5. (adj) unfortunate; inappropriate
   1. infelicitous
   2. obsequious
   3. specious
   4. loquacious

5 True/False Questions

1. pedantic → (noun) the profession or principles of teaching or instructing

   True        False

2. bolster → (adj) pompous; grandiloquent

   True        False

3. rancorous → (adj) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

   True        False

4. rhetoric → (noun) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

   True        False

5. mendacity → (noun) the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

   True        False