GRE Jeopardy - Level 1 (Part 2)

Adjectives

100

Listless

Lacking energy or enthusiasm

200

Tawdry

Showy but cheap and of poor quality (gaudy)

300

Torrid

Full of difficulty or tribulation

400

Vapid

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland

500

Viscous

thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid

Noun

100

Pyre

A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony

200

Syncopation

A displacement of the beat or accents in music or rhythm, so that strong beats become weak and vice versa

300

Tome

a book, especially large heavy and scholarly (volume)

400

Vestige

A trace of something that is disappearing or doesn't exist any longer (remnant)

500

Waffle

Lengthy but trivial or useless talk or writing

Random

100

Rue

regret bitterly (lament)

200

Ruminate

Think deeply about something (mull over)

300

Mar

impair the quality or appearance of

400

Mirth

Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter (high spirits)

500

Overwrought

of a piece of writing or work of art, too elaborate or complicated in design 

More adjectives

100

Volitile

Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse (tense)

200

Wanton

of cruel or violent action that is deliberate and unprovoked (malicious)

300

Winsome

Attractive or appealing in appearance or character

400

Wizened

Shriveled or wrinkled with age (withered)

500

Wry

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking humor (ironic)

Random

100

Lurid

Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms (melodramatic)

200

Oblique

Not explicit or direct in addressing a point

300

Placate

Make someone less angry or hostile

400

Platitude

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful (cliche)

500

Prodigal

A person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return