GRE Verbal Reasoning Questions
Sentence Equivalence Questions (Set 3)
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Questions 1 to 10 below are Sentence Equivalence Questions.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.
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1. The Countess dressed with a (an) ____ elegance which seemed to proclaim to the world just how distinguished she was.
 | studied |
| pronounced |
| ingenuous |
| understated |
| mannered |
| rococo |
2. It is a waste of time to ____ someone so dimwitted; he is too dull to recognize your barbs.
| disparage |
| ridicule |
| lampoon |
| laud |
| enlighten |
| train |
3. The teacher was so abstracted that she gave a ____ evaluation of what was really an interesting solution to the problem she had set.
| philosophical |
| cursory |
| detailed |
| considered |
| perfunctory |
| tangential |
4. Punishment for transgressions of the law ceases to have a deterrent effect if the punishment is frequently ____ .
| arbitrary |
| changed |
| waived |
| lenient |
| commuted |
| applied |
5. Not only love affects the eye of the beholder; other emotions also ____ the interpretation of the events that we witness.
| cloud |
| trigger |
| devalue |
| color |
| objectify |
| impact |
6. The human mind can often reject the most ____ data in favor of something that, though valueless, at least sounds familiar.
| anomalous |
| inconsequential |
| peripheral |
| pertinent |
| germane |
| visible |
7. ____ behavior never has the effect its practitioners hope for; the attempt to hide only draws attention to what is hidden.
| Misogynistic |
| Puritanical |
| Covert |
| Miserly |
| Prudish |
| Camouflaging |
8. He completed the work with unusual ____ ; his need to get out of the office overcame his habitual torpor.
| dispatch |
| grace |
| effectiveness |
| slovenliness |
| carelessness |
| celerity |
9. When Smithers took over as chairperson, her colleagues were looking forward to a less confrontational time on the board of governors, since they reasoned that no one else was likely to be as ____ as her predecessor.
| mordant |
| aggressive |
| flexible |
| bellicose |
| complaisant |
| jaundiced |
10. When faced with an urgent problem for which there is no immediately obvious solution, we tend to welcome any suggestion, however ____ , that might throw light on the dilemma.
| unusual |
| hackneyed |
| tentative |
| outrageous |
| illuminating |
| flimsy |