GRE questions and vocab

Conflict between generations may be a problem that has persisted for centuries, but the nature and intensity of the conflict obviously _____ in response to changes in social and economic conditions increase disappear decline vary wane

vary

impasse

"Deadlock" suggests a lack of production, but not counterproductivity,

stalemate

"Deadlock" suggests a lack of production, but not counterproductivity,

exonerated

"absolved of guilt,"

interred

"buried,"

jejune

"childish" or "immature,"

inquistive

"curious"

staunchly

"dependably,"

debacle

"disaster,"

fiasco

"disaster,"

exonerate

"free from blame,"

vindicate

"free from blame,"

jovial

"happy" or "jolly,"

ingenous

"honest,"

acquitted

"judged not guilty,"

desultorily

"lacking in consistency,"

vitiating

"morally corrupting,"

assassinated

"murdered,"

enigma

"mystery."

abrogated

"officially revoked,"

repudiate

"refuse to accept,"

shunned

"rejected,"

obstacle

"roadblock,"

austerity

"somberness" dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood

arresting

"striking,"

obsolescence

"the quality of being outdated or "old-fashioned,"

eradicate

"to eliminate,"

recriminate

"to make a counteraccusation."

adulterate

"to weaken by adding inferior elements,"

uncouth

"vulgar,"

After a 12-year imprisonment under false treason charges, Alfred Dreyfus was justly ________, effectively putting an end to the French political scandal known as the Dreyfus Affair. Select the *two* answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning. abrogated exonerated acquitted interred assassinated shunned

1. acquitted 2. exonerated

In response to recent criticism of inhumane and unhygienic practices throughout the agricultural industry, farmers resolved to commission an advertising campaign portraying virtuous ranchers that would ________the industry. pick two: recriminate exonerate vindicate repudiate eradicate adulterate

1. repudiate 2. vindicate

The protest at the capital yesterday was an absolute _______; while the activists had the best of intentions, the demonstration showed a complete lack of organization and was actually counterproductive to their cause. Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning. stalemate debacle impasse fiasco obstacle enigma

1.debacle 2.fiasco

debilitating

discuss the potential consequences, good or bad, of the governor's decision

The (i)___________ of the old man's garb and home belied a (ii)___________ nature, and many people lamented his tendency to be outright juvenile in somber circumstances. For each blank select one entry from the corresponding choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. blank (i) blank (ii) austerity obsolescence poverty jovial jejune inquisitive

i. austerity ii. jejune

Due to his lengthy industry-friendly record, the governor was thought to be (i)______ pro-business. So it was (ii)______ when he announced the creation of a large environmental preserve at the expense of industry interests. However, his decision was not met with unqualified enthusiasm. Many astute observers noted the politically (iii)_______ motive of using the decision to court independent voters. For each blank select one entry from the corresponding choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. blank (i) blank (ii) blank (iii) desultorily unsustainably staunchly debilitating arresting vitiating ingenuous uncouth opportunistic

i. desultorily ii. arresting iii. opportunistic