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GRE Practice Test # GRE/M185

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adj. malevolent
(a) of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
(b) having or exerting a malignant influence; malign; evil
(c) of this earth
(d) lacking conviction or boldness or courage; faint-hearted
 
adj. obsolete
(a) no longer in use
(b) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; butterfingered; ham-fisted; ham-handed; handless; heavy-handed; left-handed
(c) unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
(d) surpassing the ordinary or normal
 
v. begrudge
(a) wish ill or allow unwillingly
(b) beg persistently and urgently
(c) take pleasure in a taste or odor; enjoy; delight in
(d) record in chronological order
 
v. rant
(a) combine; blend; unify; unite; include
(b) make a spot or mark onto; blob; blot
(c) curse or declare to be evil
(d) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner; jabber; spout; rabbit on; rave
 
adj. categorical
(a) formed or conceived by the imagination; fictional; fictitious
(b) not modified or restricted by reservations; flat; unconditional
(c) very pleasing to the eye; comely; fair; sightly
(d) widely known and esteemed; famous; illustrious; notable; noted; renowned

 

adj. riveting
(a) capable of arousing and holding the attention; fascinating; gripping
(b) shockingly repellent; grisly; macabre; sick
(c) not easy to combine harmoniously; unsuited
(d) difficult to handle
 
n. rataplan
(a) a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
(b) the sound made by beating a drum; drumbeat
(c) interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of'
(d) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess; trencherman
 
n. realm
(a) manmade water channel equipped with a valve or gate for regulating water flow
(b) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; verdure
(c) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
(d) use of physical or mental energy; travail; sweat
 
v. carp
(a) walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
(b) raise trivial objections; chicane
(c) make a pretence of; sham
(d) shine; sparkle; glow
 
adj. jerkwater
(a) extremely hot
(b) characteristic of the fields or country
(c) small and remote and insignificant; pokey; poky
(d) marked by care and persistent effort

adj. malevolent (b) having or exerting a malignant influence; malign; evil
adj. obsolete (a) no longer in use
v. begrudge (a) wish ill or allow unwillingly
v. rant (d) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner; jabber; spout; rabbit on; rave
adj. categorical (b) not modified or restricted by reservations; flat; unconditional
adj. riveting (a) capable of arousing and holding the attention; fascinating; gripping
n. rataplan (b) the sound made by beating a drum; drumbeat
n. realm (c) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
v. carp (b) raise trivial objections; chicane
adj. jerkwater (c) small and remote and insignificant; pokey; poky


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