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Gre Study 3
Term | Definition |
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Amalgamate | To combine several elements into a whole |
Aver | To state a fact; to declare or assert |
Bolster (verb) | To provide support or reinforcement |
Bombastic | Pompous; grandiloquent |
Diatribe | A harsh denunciation |
Dissemble | To disguise or conceal; to mislead |
Eccentric | Departing form the norms or convention |
Evanescent | Tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
Exacerbate | To make worse or severe |
Fervent | Greatly emotional or zealous |
Germane | Relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
Grandiloquence | Pompous speech or expression |
Hackneyed | Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage. Like cliche |
Halcyon | Calm and peaceful |
Hedonism | Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses |
Hegemony | The consistent dominance of one state or group 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 initial stage; not fully formed |
Infelicitous | Unfortunate; inappropriate |
Insipid | Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge |
Loquacious | Extremely talkative |
Mendacity | The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
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 attractiveness |
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 | Poverty; destitution |
Pervasive | Having the tendency to permeate or spread through |
Pith | The essential or central part |
Pithy | Precise and brief |
Placate | To appease; to calm by making concession |
Platitude | A superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
Polemical | Controversial; argumentative |
Prodigal | Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
Profuse | Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
Proliferate | To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
Queries | Questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations |
Rancorous | Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
Recalcitrant | Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
Repudiate | To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
Reverent | Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect |
Salubrious | Promoting health or well-being |
Specious | Seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
Spurious | Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
Subpoena | A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
Succinct | Brief; concise |
Superfluous | Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
Surfeit | An overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
Tenacity | The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
Tenuous | Having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
Tirade | A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
Transient | Fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
Zealous | Fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause |
Pernicious | Unexpectedly harmful |
Caustic | Stinging; corrosive; sarcastic; biting |