All GRE Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1271 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
All of the dust breathed in by coal miners has been shown to be quite __________ to their respiratory health.
benign
constructive
detrimental
maladroit
beneficial
detrimental
"Detrimental" is an adjective that means harmful or injurious.
Example Question #1272 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
If the waitress was a bit more __________ she could probably make more tips.
taciturn
brusque
churlish
personable
bellicose
personable
"Personable" is an adjective that means being pleasing in appearance or personality.
Example Question #1273 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Her typically __________ manner often made people unsure of her intent when she made a comment.
sincere
earnest
droll
boisterous
righteous
droll
The sentence describes the subject as making "people unsure of her intent." This means her "manner," described by the missing word, should be hard to understand or confusing in some way. "Droll," meaning dry and sarcastic, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1274 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
The character only appeared on the show __________ and was never a series regular.
partially
unfailingly
intermittently
recurrently
interminably
intermittently
The sentence notes the character "was never a series regular," but was the missing word. The correct answer therefore needs to mean "not regular." "Intermittently," meaning sporadic or irregular, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1275 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
The text message from her ex-boyfriend was quite __________: "We're done."
timid
verbose
bombastic
garrulous
terse
terse
A "terse" response is one that is brief, concise, or succinct.
Example Question #1276 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Because of the ferocity of his attack, it was clear that the child's intentions were __________.
banausic
malevolent
benignant
amiable
benevolent
malevolent
"Malevolent" is an adjective that means having a vicious will or showing hatred. If the child's attack was ferocious, it is clear his intentions would be malevolent.
Example Question #1277 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
It was clear that the child's pain was __________, since he was up and running around within moments of the injury.
enduring
perpetual
invariable
transient
diurnal
transient
"Transient" is an adjective that means fleeting or brief. If the child was up and running around soon after an injury, the pain would have been transient.
Example Question #1278 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Charlie earned consistent top marks, which made it clear to his professor that he one of her most __________ students.
assiduous
lackadaisical
apathetic
lethargic
malingering
assiduous
"Assiduous" is an adjective that means diligent, devoted, or hard-working.
Example Question #1279 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Early screening tests are important because the sooner cancer is identified, the more __________ the situation.
corrigible
futile
frangible
incorrigible
vain
corrigible
"Corrigible" is an adjective that means capable of being set right or corrected.
Example Question #1280 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Class often ran late, and it was difficult to take any sort of comprehensible or orderly notes with such a __________ professor.
laconic
defenestrated
pithy
terse
discursive
discursive
"Discursive" is an adjective that means passing from one topic to another, or rambling.