GRE words for wisdom and foolishness vocabulary
This set of flashcards focuses on vocabulary related to wisdom and foolishness, essential for GRE preparation. It includes words that convey intelligence, insight, folly, and naivety, helping students enhance their lexical knowledge for the exam.
Quiz(56 questions)
1. What does 'sagacity' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(56)
Wisdom Vocabulary(20)
sagacity
wisdom
prudent
careful and sensible
insightful
having deep understanding
astute
shrewd and perceptive
judicious
having good judgment
erudite
knowledgeable and scholarly
perceptive
able to notice and understand things
cognizant
aware and informed
sophisticated
complex and refined
circumspect
careful to consider all circumstances
enlightened
free from ignorance
discerning
showing good judgment
philosophical
calm and composed in the face of difficulties
reasoned
based on logical thinking
sapient
wise and discerning
intuitive
understanding without reasoning
adroit
skillful and resourceful
pragmatic
practical and realistic
analytical
able to think critically and systematically
vigilant
watchful and alert
Foolishness Vocabulary(16)
foolhardy
recklessly bold or rash
naïve
lacking experience or sophistication
imprudent
not showing care for the consequences of an action
inept
having or showing no skill; clumsy
misguided
having or showing faulty judgment
gullible
easily deceived or tricked
dilettante
a person who takes up an art or activity for amusement
quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
fatuous
silly and pointless
obtuse
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
credulous
having too great a readiness to believe things
asinine
extremely foolish or stupid
folly
lack of good sense; foolishness
blunder
a careless mistake
charlatan
a person falsely claiming to have knowledge or skill
dullard
a slow or stupid person
Nuanced Terms(20)
Prudent
Wise and careful in making decisions
Sagacious
Having keen mental discernment and good judgment
Fatuous
Silly and pointless; lacking intelligence
Judicious
Having, showing, or done with good judgment
Imprudent
Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash
Astute
Having the ability to accurately assess situations or people
Inept
Having or showing no skill; clumsy or foolish
Discerning
Having or showing good judgment; perceptive
Myopic
Lacking foresight or intellectual insight
Sagacity
The quality of being wise or having good judgment
Dullard
A slow or stupid person; one who lacks intelligence
Perceptive
Having a good understanding of things; insightful
Nincompoop
A foolish or stupid person
Wisdom
The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment
Gullible
Easily deceived or tricked
Canny
Having good judgment, especially in money or business matters
Simpleton
A person who lacks common sense or intelligence
Savvy
Shrewd and knowledgeable; able to make good judgments
Boondoggle
A wasteful or pointless activity
Astuteness
The quality of being able to accurately assess people or situations
Questions in this Study Set(56)
1. What does 'sagacity' mean?
2. What does foolhardy mean?
3. What does 'prudent' mean?
4. Which word means 'careful and sensible'?
5. Which word means lacking experience or sophistication?
6. Which word means 'having keen mental discernment and good judgment'?
7. What does 'insightful' mean?
8. What does imprudent mean?
9. In the context of foolishness, what does 'fatuous' mean?
10. Which word means 'shrewd and perceptive'?
11. Which word means having or showing no skill?
12. What does 'judicious' mean?
13. What does 'judicious' mean?
14. What does misguided mean?
15. Which word means 'not showing care for the consequences of an action'?
16. Which word means 'knowledgeable and scholarly'?
17. Which word means easily deceived or tricked?
18. What does 'astute' mean?
19. What does 'perceptive' mean?
20. What does dilettante mean?
21. In which context would you describe someone as 'inept'?
22. Which word means 'aware and informed'?
23. Which word means exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical?
24. Which term means 'having or showing good judgment'?
25. What does 'sophisticated' mean?
26. What does fatuous mean?
27. What does 'myopic' mean?
28. Which word means 'careful to consider all circumstances'?
29. Which word means annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand?
30. Which word refers to 'the quality of being wise or having good judgment'?
31. What does 'enlightened' mean?
32. What does credulous mean?
33. If someone is referred to as a 'dullard', they are likely to be:
34. Which word means 'showing good judgment'?
35. Which word means extremely foolish or stupid?
36. What does 'perceptive' mean?
37. What does 'philosophical' mean?
38. What does folly mean?
39. Which word means 'a foolish or stupid person'?
40. Which word means 'based on logical thinking'?
41. Which word means a careless mistake?
42. What does 'wisdom' refer to?
43. What does 'sapient' mean?
44. What does charlatan mean?
45. If someone is described as 'gullible', they are:
46. Which word means 'understanding without reasoning'?
47. Which word means a slow or stupid person?
48. Which word means 'having good judgment, especially in money or business matters'?
49. What does 'adroit' mean?
50. What does 'simpleton' mean?
51. Which word means 'practical and realistic'?
52. Which word refers to 'shrewd and knowledgeable; able to make good judgments'?
53. What does 'analytical' mean?
54. What does 'boondoggle' mean?
55. Which word means 'watchful and alert'?
56. Which term means 'the quality of being able to accurately assess people or situations'?
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