Test your GRE Vocabulary Knowledge - GRE Vocabulary Test Part 13

[@utkarshmaheshwari1821]

Loved the Michael Scott quote.

[@vib2810]

Quick mnemonic: Countenance: allowed (father ALLOWED son to go play after he counted to 10) Got 29/30, Missed Credible Convincing!!

[@sabrinesabrina7255]

HOW U PREPARED PLEASE? u used only these videosz?

[@AndriaGibbs]

@@sabrinesabrina7255 did you take the exam yet?

[@AdityaGupta-vu9hl]

invidious has also been defined as actions done to cause harm or to generate envy....so envious should also be an apt option what i feels?

[@ashan.7396]

Excellent Greg keep it up and do more of these thanks :) huge fan

[@mahekmishra8627]

won't superficial in this case also point to abstract as an answer, instead of cursory?

[@aman4434]

Just discovered this series(and your channel), this is great! If I am aiming for a 160-165 in the verbal section, approximately how many out of 30 do I need to be getting right? I am getting 25-28 right out of 30 in the 4 I have done so far.

[@iDenyTalent]

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[@aman4434]

@@iDenyTalent what

[@novan0064]

@@aman4434 how much u scored, bloke?

[@aman4434]

@@novan0064 got 160 in verbal

[@novan0064]

@@aman4434 bro overall score please. I'm preparing for my aug 4 exam gimme some suggestions. @_the_novan

[@aria5935]

Excellent video! I have a question. #24, the word invidious also has the measning of "envious" according to the dictionary. Why the word envious is not the answer here? Thanks

[@gregmat8036]

I looked it up and don’t see the envious definition

[@aria5935]

@@gregmat8036 www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invidious

[@gregmat8036]

Interesting! The dictionary I saw didn’t mention that. I’ll do more research.

[@varunmanjunath6204]

greg is too good

[@smacky1966]

It seems to me that Baroque could mean disjointed. If a woman is beautiful in a baroque sort of way, it means that her features don't match the typical standards of beauty, for example, she may have a prominent nose but somehow the disjointed look works. Merriam Webster seems to back this up with its third definition of baroque-irregularly shaped. Thoughts?

[@xenovialara5028]

27 second attempt overt= blatant , countenanced =allowed , cursory = superficial

[@rashmi2588]

Hi! I have been sincerely following all lessons. In past lessons, we discussed recondite means random or obscure.. then in lesson 7, we learned arbitrary is random. Then here obscure should be arbitrary right? Why is it unknown? How will I know the difference?

[@DFOI993]

Oh god, here i go again. Recondite means having little knowledge of something and not random (It is usually used in term of having knowlegdge of a particular subject), Arbitary means random you are correct here. Obscure means unknown or something that you are not able to understand. All three words are totally different. I wonder how well you did on your GRE, were you able to cross 155 in verbal?

[@applepeel1662]

@@DFOI993 You're wrong. Recondite is a synonym of obscure and they're not different words. Other good-to-know synonyms are arcane, esoteric and abstruse. However, arbitrary does mean random and doesn't fit well with the meaning of obscure.

[@DeepakSharma-cm4jc]

countenance can be encourage also...it is given by meriam webster

[@AndriaGibbs]

I selected that because I forgot the meaning behind the word but he's looking for the BEST answer choice.

[@ahmedazzam3807]

extremely useful and helpful. you deserve adulation for that really great work. ❤💗😍😗😘

[@shubhamagrawal2187]

20/30. Thanks!!

[@ericccx]

Mr. Mat! In Vocabulary Test Part 12, though debatable, since "canny" means careful also, since sharp was more closely related in the sense of the definition canny, I didn't oppose it. However, for "invidious" though unpleasant is also an appropriate definition, envious would be the more accurate choice. The word invidious is derived from the latin word "invidiosus" which translates to envy, which the definition/synonym can be more commonly prioritized through Merriam-Oxford and Google.

[@ericccx]

Not to misconstrue, because I absolutely love your videos and have learned extensively from it. Just those questions were unfair!

[@ishwarimulkalwar9296]

envious means you are experiencing envy, not motivating envy in others. envious makes no sense in the context of the statement

[@raihans2991]

I really appreciate the black background.

[@elahesfr4339]

As always , Great :)

[@amankrishna751]

Hey Greg, The word 'numinous' (#1) is a synonym to 'mysterious' as per "google" dictionary. Though, I think that 'spiritual' is a stronger and better answer though. Feel a bit cheated from a perfect score on this one. *lol*

[@lijoy8562]

The song is in Chinese. What a surprise!

[@somyajain4545]

29/30 thank you Greg :)

[@AnalyticaAFKJourney]

Here's a question for you, which is more useful for the GRE, the verb form of countenance or the noun form? (Facial expression vs. approval/tolerance)

[@gregmat8036]

I’d say the latter because I think the former is better known. Also, with the ‘ance’ suffix, people might assume it’s a noun and get tripped up.

[@Tilmaamaha_Caafimaadka]

Thank you

[@ajinkyakale830]

25/30. Trying👍🏻

[@sawsanot4550]

could you please check the word canny! see on google translation it also means cautious or careful! or do you think google translation is not very accurate. this is the first time I experience this conflict with google translation and hopefully not all my translations are wrong :(

[@ayushkokande093]

28/30, missed illusory and invidious

[@ronaldobraga7145]

My best score 25/30!

[@JsPiano]

First 30/30!

[@holarryho]

Did not expect chinese rap as the intro song lmao

[@sparshgarg8362]

How obscure means Unknown?

[@taskmaster9016]

affinity has another meaning which is something similar to each other, that's a trap that gre could use.

[@shritisingh2382]

Got 27/30

[@theesunnlightt2268]

29/30 :)

[@aiglecurtis7227]

25/30

[@STFUdapperkid]

10. critical - means necessary no/.

[@juhipatel892]

24/30

[@md.mahafujhossain3290]

14

[@mahsinhasanasif]

27/30

[@md.fahimkhan730]

26

[@novan0064]

16/30..

[@najibpantho5847]

Same. How much did you get in the main exam I wonder?!

[@123456nusha12345]

19

[@ceciliaw1065]

is that higher brothers lolol

[@xemenal.135]

28/30 subtle= muted illusory =nonexistent

[@williamwallace4080]

Did you guess the much harder words..?

[@hasinrayhan2044]

21/30 :(

[@ishikami174]

24/30

[@mdabdullahbinsamad8786]

27/30

[@kassidyklein2634]

26/30

[@raunaksingh8913]

27/30

[@sankalpifs]

28/30