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GRE Multiple Choice Questions - List 3

GRE - Flashcards - Multiple Choice Questions - SHOW ME LIST 3

Definition:

(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror #######ed her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

(verb) make less sharp; "####### the knives"

(verb) make less intense; "#######ed emotions"

(verb) make dull or #######; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

(verb) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

(adjective satellite) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the ####### truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

(adjective satellite) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "####### talking and straight shooting"; "a ####### New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh

(adjective satellite) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a ####### instrument"

(adjective satellite) having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a ####### pencil"

 

** Please Select the best Word that fits the definition in the left column

AUSTERE
BELITTLE
BENIGN
BIASED
BLUNT