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GRE vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attenuate | weaken; to reduce in force or degree |
| credulous | too trusting; gullible |
| diffident | lacking self confidence |
| discern | perceive; recognize |
| disparate | fundamentally different; entirely unalike |
| dissemble | to present a false appearance; disguise |
| engender | to produce, bring about |
| equivocate | express double meaning in order to mislead |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate; can not be affected |
| impetuous | quick to act with out thinking |
| inchoate | not fully formed; disorganized |
| ingenuous | child like simplicity |
| inundate | to over whelm |
| laconic | using few words |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obsequious | overly submissive; eager to please |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| onerous | troublesome and oppressive; burdensome |
| opprobrium | public disgrace |
| perfidious | willing to betray ones trust |
| perfunctitory | done routinely |
| propitiate | appease |
| reticent | silent; reserved |
| specious | deceptively attractive |
| stolid | unemotional; lacking sensitivity |
| torpor | extreme mental and physical sluggishness |