GRE HIT PARADE Quiz

Please circle the answer that is closest in meaning to the target word.

  1. precipitate
  2. to dampen
  3. to precede
  4. to cause to happen
  5. to confuse
  6. precursor
  7. something that causes something else
  8. an inflammatory statement
  9. a strong support
  10. one that indicates something to come
  11. predilection
  12. a misunderstanding
  13. a disposition in favor of something
  14. a misspelling
  15. an appetizer
  16. preen
  17. to take great care of one’s appearance
  18. to clean thoroughly
  19. to clip old growth from plants
  20. to entertain
  21. prescience
  22. attendance
  23. pressure
  24. antiquity
  25. foreknowledge of events
  26. presumptuous
  27. abundant
  28. disturbed
  29. confused
  30. overstepping bounds
  31. prevaricate
  32. to explain
  33. to speak eloquently
  34. to mislead
  35. to tell the truth
  36. pristine
  37. pure
  38. wooded
  39. old
  40. youthful
  41. probity
  42. debt
  43. rejection of tradition
  44. adherence to highest principles
  45. borrowing large sums
  46. proclivity
  47. a natural inclination
  48. a flattering statement
  49. an act of enthusiasm
  50. demonstration of abuse
  51. prodigal
  52. forgotten
  53. escaped
  54. extravagant
  55. blooming
  56. prodigious
  57. rare
  58. abundant
  59. mundane
  60. extraordinary
  61. profligate
  62. to spread throughout
  63. to infect
  64. excessively wasteful
  65. to beat as with a whip
  66. profuse
  67. extravagant
  68. scarce
  69. dark
  70. starved
  71. proliferate
  72. to manufacture
  73. to increase swiftly
  74. to publicize
  75. to relocate
  76. prolific
  77. loud
  78. deceptive
  79. producing large amounts
  80. infamous
  81. propensity
  82. a natural inclination
  83. deformed shape
  84. an expense
  85. denseness
  86. prosaic
  87. eloquent
  88. extraordinary
  89. ornate
  90. unimaginative
  91. pungent
  92. rude
  93. covered with stains
  94. characterized by a strong smell
  95. hostile
  96. putrefy
  97. to baffle
  98. to sicken
  99. to dissolve
  100. to rot
  101. quaff
  102. to drink deeply
  103. to clip
  104. to disagree
  105. to vomit
  106. qualm
  107. cause for hesitancy
  108. vibrating noise
  109. a distress call
  110. a soothing agent
  111. querulous
  112. exhibiting bizarre behavior
  113. misleading
  114. prone to complaining
  115. unreliable
  116. query
  117. something that is hunted, as in game
  118. a prized possession
  119. a question
  120. a fanciful notion
  121. quiescence
  122. sweetness
  123. motionlessness
  124. exhibiting foreknowledge
  125. disruption
  126. quixotic
  127. exotic
  128. foolishly impractical
  129. knowledgeable
  130. divisible by 10
  131. quotidian
  132. commonplace
  133. extremely rare
  134. rural
  135. frequently traveled
  136. rancorous
  137. extremely dry
  138. uproarious
  139. long lasting resentment
  140. rugged as in terrain
  141. rarefy
  142. to polish
  143. to remove
  144. to eat
  145. to make thin
  146. recalcitrant
  147. remorseful
  148. flimsy
  149. difficult to manage
  150. withered with age
  151. recant
  152. to retract
  153. to confess
  154. to sing repeatedly
  155. to destroy
  156. recondite
  157. unimportant
  158. obvious
  159. favorable
  160. hidden
  161. redoubtable
  162. superficial
  163. worthy of honor
  164. stubborn
  165. suspicious
  166. refulgent
  167. decayed
  168. hidden
  169. stubborn
  170. radiant
  171. refute
  172. to disprove
  173. to keep safe
  174. to praise
  175. to agree
  176. relegate
  177. to rule
  178. to disperse
  179. to assign to a lower position
  180. to make a determination
  181. renege
  182. to disagree
  183. to meet again
  184. to throw away
  185. to go back on a promise
  186. repudiate
  187. to favor
  188. to support
  189. to disown
  190. to associate with
  191. rescind
  192. to agree with
  193. to invalidate
  194. to go down a mountain
  195. to make an offer
  196. reticent
  197. quiet
  198. bombastic
  199. deceptive
  200. decorated
  201. reverent
  202. showing respect
  203. religious
  204. referring to the past
  205. ancient
  206. rhetoric

a. the effective use of language for creative writing, poetry and fiction

b. the effective use of language for communication and persuasion

  1. the study of language principles, such as grammar and vocabulary
  2. the school of language studies, including journalism
  1. salubrious
  2. drunk
  3. flattering in an insincere way
  4. enthusiastic
  5. promoting health
  6. sanction
  7. a military action
  8. a restrictive regulation
  9. an authoritative permission
  10. an abuse of power
  11. satire
  12. a musical instrument
  13. a humor literary work
  14. a garment
  15. a concluding remark
  16. sedulous
  17. hard working
  18. dishonest
  19. lazy
  20. stubborn
  21. shard
  22. a statement of praise
  23. a criticism
  24. a piece of broken glass
  25. a type of lettuce
  26. solicitous
  27. illegal
  28. superficial
  29. lewd
  30. eager
  31. solvent
  32. able to remove all color
  33. able to dissolve another substance
  34. able to soothe
  35. able to resolve disagreements
  36. soporific
  37. causing drowsiness
  38. amateurish
  39. superficial
  40. honorific
  41. sordid
  42. arranged in an orderly fashion
  43. characterized by filth
  44. returned from a mission
  45. characterized by sadness
  46. sparse
  47. rude
  48. harsh
  49. dirty
  50. thinly distributed
  51. specious
  52. sinister
  53. animal in nature
  54. seeming true, but actually being false
  55. widespread
  56. spendthrift
  57. unreliable
  58. flimsy
  59. one who spends money wastefully
  60. miser
  61. sporadic
  62. occurring only occasionally
  63. breaking into many pieces
  64. fungal
  65. reliable
  66. spurious
  67. brief
  68. unexpected
  69. random
  70. false
  71. squalid
  72. square in shape
  73. dirty from neglect
  74. argumentative
  75. mute
  76. squander
  77. to withdraw
  78. to save
  79. to squeeze
  80. to waste
  81. static
  82. not moving
  83. a disturbance
  84. irregular activity
  85. disagreement
  86. stoic
  87. hidden away
  88. straight and rigid
  89. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
  90. extremely religious
  91. stupefy
  92. to harass
  93. to embarrass
  94. to baffle
  95. to trip
  96. stymie
  97. to block
  98. to blacken
  99. to cut with a knife
  100. to puncture
  101. subpoena
  102. a flower
  103. a strong odor
  104. a peaceful feeling of calm
  105. a court order requiring testimony
  106. subtle
  107. misleading
  108. sticky
  109. not obvious
  110. loud
  111. succinct
  112. brief
  113. buried
  114. sliced into thin strips
  115. cheap
  116. superfluous
  117. in a high place
  118. widely available
  119. unnecessary
  120. sticky
  121. supplant
  122. to record secretly
  123. to beg
  124. to flee
  125. to take the place of
  126. surfeit
  127. overindulgence
  128. argument
  129. enough
  130. ownership
  131. synthesis
  132. artificial product
  133. conclusion
  134. the combination of parts to make a whole
  135. a disagreement among multiple parties
  136. tacit

a. tangled

b. not explicitly stated

  1. quiet
  2. received
  1. tenacity
  2. persistence
  3. stiffness
  4. bitterness
  5. calm
  6. tenuous
  7. frightening
  8. outstanding
  9. tender
  10. flimsy
  11. terse
  12. brief as in wording
  13. sour expression
  14. crude humor
  15. evil
  16. tirade
  17. a short parade
  18. a tall tower
  19. a long, critical speech
  20. an ambush
  21. torpid
  22. warped
  23. pointed
  24. lewd
  25. sluggish
  26. torque
  27. a force that causes rotation
  28. a type of turtle
  29. a pinch
  30. a witty remark
  31. tortuous
  32. requiring a great deal of effort
  33. twisting
  34. painful
  35. bearing light
  36. tout
  37. to tighten
  38. to publicly praise or promote
  39. to attempt
  40. to scorn
  41. transient
  42. cloudy
  43. transparent
  44. poor
  45. fleeting
  46. trenchant
  47. sharply perceptive
  48. buried deeply
  49. invisible
  50. argumentative
  51. truculent
  52. eager to fight
  53. overly sad
  54. sleepy
  55. heavy
  56. ubiquitous
  57. hairy
  58. scarce
  59. widespread
  60. under water
  61. unfeigned
  62. fake
  63. genuine
  64. set loose
  65. smooth
  66. untenable
  67. messy
  68. indefensible
  69. strong
  70. wild
  71. urbane
  72. located in a city or urban area
  73. a type of head gear
  74. vulgar
  75. elegant
  76. vacillate
  77. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
  78. to soothe, as with a skin lotion
  79. to criticize harshly
  80. to remember with fondness
  81. variegated
  82. cloudy
  83. complicated
  84. multicolored
  85. having multiple layers
  86. veracity
  87. strength
  88. harassment
  89. acidic substance
  90. truthfulness; honesty
  91. vexation
  92. mob
  93. irritation
  94. religious idol
  95. fleeting thought
  96. vigilant
  97. acting aloof
  98. being alert
  99. vindictive
  100. angry
  101. vilify
  102. to characterize harshly
  103. to decorate
  104. to crowd
  105. to argue for a long period of time
  106. virulent
  107. curved
  108. slippery
  109. extremely harmful
  110. resilient
  111. viscous
  112. weak
  113. thin
  114. aggressive
  115. sticky
  116. vituperate
  117. to be verbally abusive
  118. to tip over
  119. to cover
  120. to deflate
  121. volatile
  122. secret
  123. careful
  124. shaky
  125. explosive
  126. voracious
  127. having an insatiable appetite
  128. angry
  129. immense
  130. demonstrating poor judgment
  131. waver
  132. to signal
  133. to sway
  134. to vomit
  135. to allow
  136. zealous
  137. wicked
  138. insane
  139. impassioned
  140. jealous

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