Englisch GRE Teil 1

Question 1

Presumptuous - assuming too much/ arrogant

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Question 2

Palpable - easily felt/ easily perceived

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Question 3

Pretentious - pompous/ self-important

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Question 4

Scrutinize - examine carefully

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Question 5

Unfetter - set free

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Question 6

Annex (n) - a building which is an addition to an existing building

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Question 7

Censure - blame

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Question 8

Didactic - intended to teach/ instructive

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Question 9

Extrinsic - irrelevant/ on the outside

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Question 10

Inconsequential - unimportant/ insignificant/ negligible

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Question 11

Malediction - a curse

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Question 12

Prevaricate - speak misleadingly and evasively

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Question 13

Scuttle - sink

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Question 14

Unfrock - to remove a priest from his position

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Question 15

Annex (v) - take possession of/ seize/ capture

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Question 16

Cerebral - intellectual

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Question 17

Diffident - lacking confidence

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Question 18

Fallacious - false

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Question 19

Inconspicuous - not easily seen/ subtle/ not noticeable

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Question 20

Malefactor - a wrong-doer

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Question 21

Paradigm - 1. example/ 2. model/ 3. way of looking at things

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Question 22

Seminary - an institution in which priests are trained

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Question 23

Unprecedented - never having happened before

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Question 24

Anomaly - something which does not fit in a pattern/ irregularity

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Question 25

Certitude - certainty

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Question 26

Digress - wander off the subject

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Question 27

Falter - hesitate/ waver

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Question 28

Indelible - cannot be wiped out

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Question 29

Malinger - deliberately avoid work/ shirk

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Question 30

Paradox - apparently contradictory statement

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Question 31

Proclivity - tendency towards

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Question 32

Unscathed - unharmed/ intact/ without a scratch

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Question 33

Antagonism - hostility/ strong opposition

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Question 34

Charlatan - trickster who claims knowledge he doesnt have

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Question 35

Dike - dam/ embankment

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Question 36

Fanatical - obsessive/ fixated

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Question 37

Indifferent - 1. neutral/ 2. not outstanding

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Question 38

Malingerer - person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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Question 39

Paragon - a perfect example

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Question 40

Procrastinate - delay/ put off

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Question 41

Sentinel - guard/ sentry

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Question 42

Fanaticism - passion/ excessive devotion

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Question 43

Indigenous - native to a particular area

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Question 44

Malleable - flexible/ can be shaped

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Question 45

Paramount - of supreme importance

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Question 46

Prodigal - wasteful/ extravagant

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Question 47

Sequester - isolate

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Question 48

Upbraid - scold/ tell off/ reprimand

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Question 49

Antediluvian - outdated/ prehistoric/ very old-fashioned

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Question 50

Chastises - punishes

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Englisch GRE (Subject) / Englisch GRE Teil 1 (Lesson)