GRE Vocabulary — Group 5 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Iconoclast? Easily fooled or tricked because of being too trusting. Made up of parts or elements that are very different from one another. To attack or cast doubt on someone's honesty, character, or motives, usually through pointed argument. A person who challenges or attacks widely accepted beliefs, traditions, or institutions.

2. Which definition matches Haughty? So overused that it has lost all originality and impact; clichéd. Exaggerated language not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Arrogantly proud and looking down on others as inferior. Happening by accident, without intention or awareness.

3. Which definition matches Ignominious? Out of place; not fitting with its surroundings or with what would normally be expected. Overly theatrical or dramatic in a way that seems exaggerated and insincere. Habitually lazy; inclined to avoid effort or activity. Bringing public shame or disgrace, especially through a humiliating failure.

4. Which definition matches Indefatigable? Never growing tired, no matter how much effort or time a task requires. Overly theatrical or dramatic in a way that seems exaggerated and insincere. To attack or cast doubt on someone's honesty, character, or motives, usually through pointed argument. Easily fooled or tricked because of being too trusting.

5. Which definition matches Gullible? The pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification as the most important goal in life. Easily fooled or tricked because of being too trusting. Arrogantly proud and looking down on others as inferior. Happening by accident, without intention or awareness.

6. Which definition matches Hackneyed? Out of place; not fitting with its surroundings or with what would normally be expected. So overused that it has lost all originality and impact; clichéd. Habitually lazy; inclined to avoid effort or activity. Arrogantly proud and looking down on others as inferior.

7. Which definition matches Impugn? Happening by accident, without intention or awareness. So overused that it has lost all originality and impact; clichéd. Impossible to stop, persuade, or turn aside from a relentless course. To attack or cast doubt on someone's honesty, character, or motives, usually through pointed argument.

8. Which definition matches Harbinger? A person or thing that signals or foreshadows something about to happen. Too intense or overwhelming to be expressed adequately in words. Impossible to calm down or satisfy; relentlessly unforgiving. Happening by accident, without intention or awareness.

9. Which definition matches Idiosyncratic? Out of place; not fitting with its surroundings or with what would normally be expected. Bringing public shame or disgrace, especially through a humiliating failure. Peculiar to a specific individual, reflecting a personal quirk rather than any general pattern. Commanding others in a haughty, entitled manner, as though obedience is owed automatically.

10. Which definition matches Indolent? Habitually lazy; inclined to avoid effort or activity. Impossible to stop, persuade, or turn aside from a relentless course. So overused that it has lost all originality and impact; clichéd. Overly theatrical or dramatic in a way that seems exaggerated and insincere.