GRE Verbal : GRE Verbal Reasoning
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Example Question #791 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
For his own safety, the accused criminal was __________ from the public's wrath in an undisclosed location.
fortified
cloistered
broached
reproved
breached
cloistered
The "accused criminal" is taken to "an undisclosed location" to avoid the "public's wrath." This means the "accused criminal" is being hidden away and isolated, the definition of "cloistered," which is the correct answer.
Example Question #104 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
His inability to succeed at chess __________ him of the idea he excelled at any game.
lavished
emboldened
engendered
disabused
disaffected
disabused
The subject thought he "excelled at any game," but his experience with chess was different. The correct answer needs to indicate that the subject was wrong. "Disabused," meaning to have someone's mind changed, is the best choice.
Example Question #105 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
The new laws __________ new issues none of its supporters believed would develop.
atoned
engrafted
averred
engendered
disabused
engendered
The "new laws" had things that developed despite what its supporters thought would happen. This means they caused or brought into being, the definition of "engendered," which is the correct answer.
Example Question #791 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
Fad diets are potenially harmful because they often involve __________ certain food groups, vital to a healthy body, and eventually lead to nutritional deficiency.
devouring
ignoring
consuming
abnegating
allowing
abnegating
"Consuming," "devouring," and "allowing" all indicate that dieters are encouraged to eat all the food groups, which is not the case. "Ignoring" could make sense, but "abnegating," meaning denying oneself, conveys the sense of active denial more and is the better choice.
Example Question #112 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
No amount of petting would __________ the crazed horse, which would have trampled everyone in sight if he had not been restrained.
provoke
inhibit
impede
mollify
aggravate
mollify
"Inhibit" and "impede," which both mean to hold back, do not make sense because the horse is already restrained from trampling everyone. To "aggravate" or "provoke," both meaning to excite, would only upset the horse more. Only "mollify," meaning soothe, is a good choice.
Example Question #113 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
The prisoner's display of remorse was so moving that the judge agreed to __________ her sentence.
mitigate
requite
censure
cozen
exacerbate
mitigate
Since the prisoner had remorse, or regret, for her crimes, it makes logical sense for the judge to reduce the prison sentence—so mitigate, to make less severe, works. Note that exacerbate is an antonym to mitigate.
Example Question #114 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
His newfound popularity __________ a great deal of jeaulousy among his old friends that were not as successful.
quashed
acquiesced
engendered
obviated
condoned
engendered
The sentence explicitly notes that the subject had "friends that were not as successful." This means that the subject's friends became jealous. "Engendered," meaning caused or brought into being, is the correct answer.
Example Question #115 : Verbs In One Blank Texts
Her desire for vengeance was __________ when misfortune befell her rival, and she let him be.
debilitated
embellished
slaked
importuned
acquiesced
slaked
Since "she let him be," the subject did not pursue her desire for vengeance any further. This indicates that her rival's misfortune was something that helped her desire go away. "Slaked," meaning quenched or satisfied, is the correct answer.
Example Question #793 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
In an attempt to appear more professional, the young woman __________ a business suit for her interview.
intimated
donned
rebutted
recanted
doffed
donned
The young woman is "attempting to appear more professional" with her "business suit." The use of a piece of clothing is the best clue to the answer. "Donned," meaning put on, usually in regards to an article of clothing, is the correct answer.
Example Question #792 : Gre Verbal Reasoning
A planetary transit occurs when one planet passes in front of another planet or the sun and temporarily __________ a portion of the farther planet’s disc.
Ratifies
Reifies
Refutes
Foments
Occludes
Occludes
"Occludes" means blocks from sight. It is the only word that fits.
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