GRE words for helping and hindering
A comprehensive set of GRE vocabulary words that relate to themes of assistance and obstruction, perfect for enhancing your language skills and preparing for the GRE exam.
Quiz(32 questions)
1. What does 'impede' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(32)
Words for Helping(16)
ameliorate
to make better or improve
facilitate
to make an action or process easier
supportive
providing encouragement or emotional help
bolster
to support or strengthen
advocate
to publicly recommend or support
nurture
to care for and encourage growth
empower
to give someone the authority or power to do something
collaborate
to work jointly with others
alleviate
to make suffering or a problem less severe
enhance
to improve the quality or value of something
assist
to help or aid
champion
to vigorously support or defend
advancement
the process of promoting or improving
mentor
an experienced and trusted adviser
sustain
to support or maintain
prop up
to support or prevent from failing
Words for Hindering(16)
impede
to obstruct or hinder
obstruct
to block or prevent
deter
to discourage from doing something
hamper
to hinder or impeding progress
stymie
to prevent from making progress
thwart
to prevent someone from accomplishing something
encumber
to burden or weigh down
restrain
to hold back or limit
balk
to hesitate or refuse to proceed
inhibit
to restrain or hinder an action
check
to stop or slow down
delay
to postpone or slow down
curtail
to reduce in extent or quantity
obviate
to remove or avoid a difficulty
complicate
to make something more difficult
impediment
a barrier or obstruction
Questions in this Study Set(32)
1. What does 'impede' mean?
2. What does 'ameliorate' mean?
3. Which word means 'to block or prevent'?
4. Which word means 'to make an action or process easier'?
5. In the sentence, 'The heavy rain will impede our travel plans,' what does 'impede' mean?
6. In what context would you use 'supportive'?
7. What does 'deter' mean?
8. What is the meaning of 'bolster'?
9. Which word means 'to hinder or impede progress'?
10. Which word means 'to publicly recommend or support'?
11. In the sentence, 'The new regulations will hamper our research,' what does 'hamper' mean?
12. What does 'nurture' mean?
13. What does 'stymie' mean?
14. Which word means 'to give someone the authority or power to do something'?
15. Which word means 'to prevent someone from accomplishing something'?
16. In a team project, which word describes 'to work jointly with others'?
17. In the sentence, 'His actions were meant to thwart their plans,' what does 'thwart' mean?
18. What does 'alleviate' mean?
19. What does 'encumber' mean?
20. Which word means 'to improve the quality or value of something'?
21. Which word means 'to hold back or limit'?
22. What does 'assist' mean?
23. In the sentence, 'The strict rules will restrain creativity,' what does 'restrain' mean?
24. Which word means 'to vigorously support or defend'?
25. What does 'balk' mean?
26. What does 'advancement' refer to?
27. Which word means 'to restrain or hinder an action'?
28. Which word means 'an experienced and trusted adviser'?
29. In the sentence, 'Fear can inhibit performance,' what does 'inhibit' mean?
30. What does 'sustain' mean?
31. What does 'check' mean?
32. In what context would you use 'prop up'?
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