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GRE words oct 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abasement | humiliation; degradation |
| Abjure | renounce; swear to refrain from something |
| Abrogate | cancel; deny; repeal |
| Abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure |
| Admonitory | scolding |
| Antediluvian | outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
| Aphoristic | expressed tersely |
| Aplomb | Self-confidence or assurance, esp. when in a demanding situation. |
| Artless | without effort; without trickery; simple |
| Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
| Beguile | mislead; lure |
| Beleaguer | besiege; attack |
| Bilk | cheat; defraud |
| Boorish | ill-mannered |
| Cadge | get by begging |
| Callow | immature |
| Capacious | spacious |
| Celerity | speed |
| Circumvent | avoid |
| Deign | condescend |
| Descry | to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of |
| Discursiveness | long windedness; indirectness |
| Disquiet | a feeling of worry or anxiety |
| Efface | wipe out; remove all trace of |
| Effrontery | daring; audacity (has a negative connotation) |
| Extol | praise |
| Inerrancy | infallibility; inability to make mistakes |
| Iniquitous | evil; unjust |
| Inscrutable | mysterious; impenetrable |
| Intemperate | excessive; immoderate |
| Inveterate | habitual |
| Languid | tired; slow |
| Largess | generosity |
| Latent | hidden; real but undeveloped |
| Levity | flippancy; joking about serious matters |
| Lugubrious | sad; gloomy |
| Ostensible | Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so |
| Paragon | a perfect example |
| Parry | ward off; avoid |
| Pathos | evoking sadness or pity |
| Penchant | inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection |
| Peripatetic | nomadic; moving from place to place |
| Picayune | insignificant; of little value |
| Pillory | punish by ridicule |
| Plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| Portend | foretell |
| Portent | a warning sign; omen |
| Portly | large, dignified |
| Potable | suitable for drinking |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Presage | forewarn of; indicate |
| Presentiment | a feeling that something might happen |
| Proscribe | forbid |
| Pugnacious | aggressive, ready to fight |
| Purloin | steal |
| Raze | destroy |
| Repine | fret; be discontented |
| Replete | full |
| Reproof | scolding; criticism |
| Resplendent | shining; glowing |
| Scotch | to prevent; stop; disable |
| Staid | dull; sober; serious |
| Strident | loud and harsh |
| Tawdry | of little value; gaudy |
| Toady | sycophant; flatterer |
| Torrid | hot and steamy |
| Truant | shirker; someone absent without permission |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Unctuous | oily; using excessive flattery |
| Vapid | dull; uninspiring |
| Vicissitude | unexpected change in fortune or circumstances |
| Willful | stubborn OR deliberate/intentional |
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