GRE words for playful and serious flashcards
A collection of advanced vocabulary words commonly found on the GRE exam, focusing on both playful and serious contexts to enhance language skills and comprehension.
Quiz(24 questions)
1. What does 'jocose' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(24)
Playful Vocabulary(12)
jovial
cheerful and friendly
whimsical
playfully quaint or fanciful
gleeful
delightful and joyful
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
frolicsome
full of fun and high spirits
mirthful
full of mirth; merry or amusing
jocular
fond of or characterized by joking
risible
provoking laughter; laughable
ludicrous
so foolish or unreasonable to be amusing
raillery
good-natured teasing or banter
banter
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
droll
curiously amusing or odd
Serious Vocabulary(12)
aberration
a departure from what is normal or expected
cogent
clear, logical, and convincing
dichotomy
a division into two contradictory groups or entities
ephemeral
lasting for a very short time
mendacity
untruthfulness; tendency to lie
nefarious
wicked or criminal
obfuscate
to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand
polemical
related to contentious debate or dispute
quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude
sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation
vindicate
to clear someone of blame or suspicion
Questions in this Study Set(24)
1. What does 'jocose' mean?
2. What does 'aberration' mean?
3. Which word means 'full of fun and high spirits'?
4. Which word means 'wicked or criminal'?
5. In the sentence 'His jocular remarks made the meeting enjoyable,' what does 'jocular' refer to?
6. 'To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand' describes which word?
7. What does 'whimsical' mean?
8. What does 'cogent' mean?
9. Which word means 'delightful and joyful'?
10. Which word refers to a 'division into two contradictory groups or entities'?
11. In the sentence 'Her mirthful laughter filled the room,' what does 'mirthful' mean?
12. 'Lasting for a very short time' describes which word?
13. What does 'facetious' mean?
14. What does 'mendacity' mean?
15. Which word means 'provoking laughter; laughable'?
16. Which word means 'having an obstinately uncooperative attitude'?
17. In the sentence 'The ludicrous idea was quickly dismissed,' what does 'ludicrous' mean?
18. 'Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation' refers to which word?
19. What does 'raillery' mean?
20. Which word is related to 'contentious debate or dispute'?
21. Which word means 'curiously amusing or odd'?
22. What does 'vindicate' mean?
23. In the sentence 'The playful banter between friends was refreshing,' what does 'banter' mean?
24. Which word refers to 'exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical'?
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