GRE set 2

Question 1

covert

Answer 1

1. hidden/secret

2. a group of bushes and small trees growing close together in which animals can hide

Question 2

covetous

Answer 2

wanting to have something too much, especially something that belongs to someone else

Question 3

cozen

Answer 3

to trick or deceive someone

Question 4

craven

Answer 4

not brave

Question 5

credence

Answer 5

the belief that something is true

Question 6

credo

Answer 6

a set of beliefs that influences the way you live

Question 7

DAUNT

Answer 7

to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something

Question 8

dearth

Answer 8

1. an amount of something that is too small

2. a situation when there is not enough of something

Question 9

debauchery

Answer 9

bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.

Question 10

decorum

Answer 10

behaviour that is controlled, calm, and polite

Question 11

default

Answer 11

1. a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
2. the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action

Question 12

deference

Answer 12

respect and politeness

Question 13

defunct

Answer 13

no longer existing

Question 14

delineate

Answer 14

to mark the border of sth

to describe sth completely in detail

Question 15

demography

Answer 15

a group of people, for example, customers, who are similar in age, social class, etc