GRE words with surprising secondary meanings
This study set covers GRE vocabulary words that have surprising secondary meanings, which can enhance understanding and usage in context. Ideal for advanced learners looking to deepen their language skills.
Quiz(32 questions)
1. What does 'sanction' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(32)
Words with Unexpected Connotations(16)
stringent
strict or severe
mollify
to soothe or calm
pecuniary
related to money
candid
honest or frank
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic
garrulous
excessively talkative
obsequious
excessively eager to please
salient
prominent or important
impugn
to challenge or question
noxious
harmful or toxic
ubiquitous
present everywhere
quixotic
idealistic but impractical
dichotomy
a division into two contrasting parts
esoteric
understood by a small number of people
vicarious
experienced through another's actions
ludicrous
absurd or ridiculous
Contextual Nuances(16)
sanction
to approve or to impose a penalty
weather
to withstand or to change due to atmospheric conditions
oversee
to supervise or to look over something
clip
to cut off or to attach (as in a paper clip)
strike
to hit or to stop (as in a worker strike)
novel
a long narrative fiction or new/inventive
left
the direction or remaining after parting
mean
to signify or to be unkind
current
happening now or the flow of electricity/water
bound
certain to happen or tied up
content
satisfied or the subject matter
address
to speak to or the location of a place
date
a specific time or a romantic meeting
interest
the cost of borrowing money or curiosity about something
project
to plan or to throw forward (like an image)
grand
impressive or a thousand (as in grand dollars)
Questions in this Study Set(32)
1. What does 'sanction' mean?
2. What does 'stringent' mean?
3. Which word means 'to withstand or to change due to atmospheric conditions'?
4. Which word means 'to soothe or calm'?
5. What does 'oversee' mean?
6. In the context of finance, which word would apply: 'related to money'?
7. Which word means 'to cut off or to attach (as in a paper clip)'?
8. What does 'candid' mean?
9. What does 'strike' mean?
10. Which word means 'cheerfully optimistic'?
11. Which word means 'a long narrative fiction or new/inventive'?
12. What does 'garrulous' mean?
13. What does 'left' mean?
14. Which word indicates 'excessively eager to please'?
15. Which word means 'to signify or to be unkind'?
16. What does 'salient' mean?
17. What does 'current' mean?
18. Which word means 'to challenge or question'?
19. Which word means 'certain to happen or tied up'?
20. What does 'noxious' mean?
21. What does 'content' mean?
22. Which word means 'present everywhere'?
23. Which word means 'to speak to or the location of a place'?
24. What does 'quixotic' mean?
25. What does 'date' mean?
26. Which word describes 'a division into two contrasting parts'?
27. Which word means 'the cost of borrowing money or curiosity about something'?
28. What does 'esoteric' mean?
29. What does 'project' mean?
30. Which word means 'experienced through another's actions'?
31. Which word means 'impressive or a thousand (as in grand dollars)'?
32. What does 'ludicrous' mean?
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