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GRE Hit Parade 1
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By: Jennifer Mitton
Created: 2011-07-21
Size: 228 flashcards
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Created: 2011-07-21
Size: 228 flashcards
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Abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.
Aberrant
deviating from the norm
Alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
Anomaly
deviation from the normal order
Approbation
An expression of approval or praise.
Arduous
strenuous taxing; requiring significant effort
assuage
to ease or lesson to appease or pacify
Audacious
daring and fearless ; recklessly bold
Austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
Axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self evident truth
canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards.
Capricious
inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable.
Censure
to criticize severley; to officialy rebuke
chicanry
trickery or subterfuge
connoisseur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
convoluted
complex or complicated
Abate
To lessen in intensity or degree.
Accolade
An expression of praise.
adulation
excessive praise; intense adoration
Aesthetic
dealing with , appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful.
Ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
Ascetic
one who practices rigid self denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion.
Avarice
greed, esp. for wealth
axiom
a universally recognized principle.
burgeon
to grow rapidly or flourish
bucolic
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants.
Cacophany
harsh jarring discordant sound; dissonance
canon
An established set of principles or code of law, often religious in nature.
castigation
severe criticism or punishment
catalyst
a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change.
caustic
burning or stinging; causing corrosion
chary
wary; cautious; sparing
cogent
appealing forcibly to mind or reason; convincing
Disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
disparate
fundamentally distint or dissimilar
effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
eloquent
well spoken, epressive, articulate
ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
erudite
very learned; scholarly
exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
laud
to praise highly
lucid
clear; easily understood
magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
martial
associated with war and the armed forces
mundane
of the world; typical or concerned with the ordinary
Nascent
coming into being; in early developmental stages
nebulous
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
neologism
a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
noxious
harmful, injurious
obtuse
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expresssion
onerous
troubling, burdensome
paean
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Parody
A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art.
Perennial
recurrent through the year or many years happening repeatedly
Perfidy
intentional breach of faith; treachery
perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
Perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
prattle
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
precipitate
acting with excessive haste or impulse
precipitate
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
prescience
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
recant
to retract, a previously held belief
refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
relegate
to forcibly assign to a lower place or position
reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
sordid
characterized by filth, grime squalor; foul
sporadic
occuring only occasionally or in scattered instances
squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
static
not moving active or in motion; at rest
stupefy
to stun, baffle or amaze
stymie
to block or thwart
synthesis
combination of parts to make a whole
torque
force that causes rotation
tortuous
winding twisting excessively complicated
truculent
fierce and cruel eager to fight
veracity
truthfullness honesty
virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or a pursuit; ravenous
waver
to move to and fro to sway to be unsettled in opinion.
complaisance
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
contentious
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement.
contrite
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
culpable
deserving blame
dearth
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
demur
to question or oppose
didactic
intended to teach or instruct
discretion
caustious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
disinterested
free of bias or self interest; impartial
dogmatic
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles.
ebullience
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
eclectic
composed of elements drawn from various sources
elegy
a mournful poem one lamenting the dead
emollient
soothing esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin
empirical
based on observation or experiment
enigmatic
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
ephemeral
brief, fleating
esoteric
intended for or understood only by a small group
eulogy
a speech honoring the dead
exonerate
to remove blame
facetious
playful; humourous
fallacy
an invalid or incorrect notion
furtive
marked by stealth; covert
gregarious
sociable outgoing enjoying the company of other people
harangue
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
heretical
violating accepted dogma or convention
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech
impecunious
lacking funds without money
incipient
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
inert
unmoving; lethargic, sluggish
innocous
harmless causing no damage
intransigent
refusing to compromise
inveigle
to obtain by deception or flattery
morose
sad sullen melancholy
odious
evoking intense aversion or dislike
opaque
impentrable by light not reflecting light
oscillation
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady uninterrupted rhythm.
penurious
penny pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
pernicious
extremely harmful; potentially causing death
peruse
to examine with great care
pious
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
precursor
one that preceds and indicates or announces another
preen
to dress up; to primp to groom oneself with elaborate care
prodigious
abundent in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
prolific
producing large volumes or amounts ; productive
putrefy
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor.
quaff
to drink deeply
quiescence
stillness motionless quality of being at rest
redoubtable
awe inspiring; worthy of honor
sanction
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to.
satire
a literary work that riducules or criticizes a human vice through humor or dericision
squalid
sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
stoic
indiferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
supplant
to take the place of ; supersede
torpid
lethargic; sluggish; dormant
ubiquitous
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
urbane
sophisticated; refined; elegant
vilify
to defame; to characterize harshly
viscous
thick; sticky
acumen
keen, accurate judgment or insight
adulterate
to reduce purity by combing with inferior ingredients
amalgamate
to combine several elements into a whole
archaic
outdated; associated with an earlier perhaps more primitive time
aver
to state as a fact; to declare or assert
bolster
to provide support or reinforcement
bombastic
pompous; grandiloquent
diatribe
a harsh denunciation
dissemble
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
eccentric
departing from norms or conventions
endemic
characteristic of or often found in a particulalr locality, region, or people
evanescent
tending to dissappear like vapor; vanishing
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
fervent
greatly emotional or zealous
fortuitous
happening by accident or chance
germane
relevant o the subject at hand; appropriate subject matter
grandiloquence
pompous speech or expression
hackneyed
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
halcyon
calm and peaceful
hedonism
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses.
hegemony
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others.
iconoclast
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.
idolatrous
given to intense or excessive devotion to something.
impassive
revealing no emotion.
imperturbable
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness.
implacable
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed.
impunity
immunity from punishment or penalty
inchoate
in an initial stage; not fully formed.
infelicitous
unfortunate; inapproriate
insipid
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
loquacious
extremely talkative
lionization
to treat as or make into a celbrity
marginilization
social process of becoming or being relegated to the frindge of society.
luminous
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
malevolent
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred.
malleable
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
mendacity
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
meticulous
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail.
misanthrope
one who hates all other humans
mitigate
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
obdurate
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
obsequious
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
occlude
to obstruct or block
opprobrium
disgrace contempt scorn
pedagogy
the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
pedantic
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show offish about ones knowledge penury noun.
pervasive
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
pine
to yearn intensely ; to languish to lose vigor.
pirate
to illegally use or reproduce
pith
the essentail or central part
pithy
precise and brief
placate
to appease; to calm by making concessions
platitude
a superficial remark esp. one offered as meaningful
plummet
to plunge or drop straight down.
polemical
conterversial; argumentative
Arcane
understood only by a few
laconic
using few words; concise
taciturn
disinclined to talk reserved in speech
mendacity
untruthfullness
prevarication
the act of lying.
insular
of relating to or constituting an island
unpropitous
unfavorable , inauspicious.
impediment
a hinderence or obstruction
erstwhile
former
repository
storage
servile
willingness to please or serve others
fawning
to exhibit affection or attempt to please.
galvanizing
exciting
baleful
deadly
blithely
with out care
Palaver
meaningless, chatter
blather
meaningless, chatter
chasticize
scold
froward
not easily controlled
syabuantes
people devoted to luxury
wantons
people devoted to luxury
salutory
beneficial; useful
About this deck
By: Jennifer Mitton
Created: 2011-07-21
Size: 228 flashcards
Views: 442
Created: 2011-07-21
Size: 228 flashcards
Views: 442
About StudyBlue
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