GRE words that look alike vocabulary
Explore GRE vocabulary words that look alike but have different meanings, helping students distinguish between similar terms for better comprehension and usage in context.
Quiz(56 questions)
1. What does 'affect' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(56)
Similar Sounding Words(16)
affect
to influence
effect
a result
complement
to complete
compliment
a praise
principal
main or primary
principle
a fundamental truth
cite
to quote
site
a location
capital
a city that is the seat of government
capitol
a building where a legislative assembly meets
discreet
careful or prudent
discrete
separate or distinct
flaunt
to show off
flout
to disregard or defy
imply
to suggest indirectly
infer
to deduce or conclude
Commonly Confused Words(20)
affect
to influence
effect
a result
complement
to complete
compliment
a praise
stationary
not moving
stationery
writing materials
desert
to abandon
dessert
a sweet course
principle
a fundamental truth
principal
the head of a school
eminent
famous and respected
imminent
about to happen
cite
to quote
site
a location
arbitrary
based on random choice
disinterested
unbiased
uninterested
not interested
flaunt
to show off
flout
to disregard
licence
a permit
Subtle Meaning Variations(20)
affect
to influence
effect
a result
compliment
a praise
complement
to complete
eminent
distinguished
imminent
about to happen
principle
a fundamental truth
principal
the head of a school
stationary
not moving
stationery
writing materials
discreet
careful, unobtrusive
discrete
distinct, separate
imply
to suggest indirectly
infer
to deduce from evidence
proceed
to continue
precede
to come before
censure
to express disapproval
censor
to suppress content
descrete
discrete, separate
illicit
illegal
Questions in this Study Set(56)
1. What does 'affect' mean?
2. What does 'affect' mean?
3. What does 'affect' mean?
4. Which word means 'a result'?
5. Which word means 'a result'?
6. Which word means 'a result'?
7. What does 'complement' mean?
8. In the sentence, 'Her kind words were a lovely ______.', which word fits?
9. In the context of completing something, which word is appropriate?
10. Which word means 'to praise'?
11. What does 'complement' mean?
12. What does 'compliment' mean?
13. What does 'stationary' mean?
14. Which word means 'distinguished'?
15. Which word means 'main or primary'?
16. Which word means 'writing materials'?
17. What does 'imminent' mean?
18. What does 'principle' refer to?
19. What does 'desert' mean?
20. In the context of 'A key ______ of the theory is...', which word fits?
21. Which word means 'to quote'?
22. Which word means 'a sweet course'?
23. Which word means 'the head of a school'?
24. What does 'site' mean?
25. What does 'principle' mean?
26. What does 'stationary' mean?
27. What does 'capital' mean?
28. Which word means 'the head of a school'?
29. Which word means 'writing materials'?
30. Which word refers to 'a building where a legislative assembly meets'?
31. What does 'eminent' mean?
32. In a cautious discussion, one should be ______ about sensitive topics. Which word fits?
33. What does 'discreet' mean?
34. Which word means 'about to happen'?
35. What does 'discrete' mean?
36. Which word means 'separate or distinct'?
37. What does 'cite' mean?
38. What does it mean to 'imply' something?
39. In the context of showing off, which word is correct?
40. Which word means 'a location'?
41. Which word means 'to deduce from evidence'?
42. What does 'flout' mean?
43. What does 'arbitrary' mean?
44. What does 'proceed' mean in the context of a conversation?
45. What does 'imply' mean?
46. Which word means 'unbiased'?
47. Which word means 'to come before'?
48. Which word means 'to deduce or conclude'?
49. What does 'uninterested' mean?
50. What does 'censure' mean?
51. Which word means 'to show off'?
52. Which word means 'to suppress content'?
53. What does 'flout' mean?
54. What does 'illicit' mean?
55. Which word means 'a permit'?
56. What does 'censor' mean?
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