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GRE top words 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| irascible | Attila the Hun's ____ and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives. |
| inimical | Even though the children had grown up together, they were ____________ to each other at school. |
| inimical | hostile, unfriendly |
| corroborate | Fingerprints ________ the witness's testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim's apartment. |
| corroborate | to provide supporting evidence |
| attenuate | The Bill of Rights ____________ the traditional power of governments to change laws at will |
| attenuate | to reduce in force or degree; to weaken |
| irascible | easily made angry |
| opprobrium | public disgrace |
| opprobrium | After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter _________ |
| perfidious | willing to betray one's trust |
| perfidious | The actress's __________ companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist. |
| perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent |
| perfunctory | The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a _______ smile. |
| stolid | unemotional; lacking sensitivity |
| stolid | The prisoner appeared ________ and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence. |
| taciturn | silent, not talkative |
| taciturn | The clerk's ______ nature earned him the nickname "Silent Bob." |
| reticent | disposed to be silent or not to speak freely |
| reticent | She seemed _______ which made me wonder what threats had been made to her to make her so silent. |
| peruse | to read with thoroughness or care |
| peruse | He obviously had ___________ the document and thus was ready for the case at hand. |
| neologism | a newly coined word, phrase or expression |
| neologism | With the ubiquitous use of the internet there have been many __________ introduced into our vocabularies. |
| panegyric | formal or elaborate praise at an assembly |
| panegyric | The senator offered a ____________ about the the candidate about to be named the presidential candidate for the the party. |
| malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official |
| malfeasance | Aren't we tired of the news being filled with _____________ of our elected officials? |
| malapropism | humorous misuse of a word |
| malapropism | Art Linkletter featured the _____________ of the children that just made the audience laugh. |
| egress | going out; way out |
| egress | The ____________ was narrow, but they could escape that way. |
| heterodox | different from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines |
| heterodox | His _______________ views were very unsettling to the vestry. |
| arrant | (dated) complete, utter |
| arrant | What ________ nonsense! |
| preclude | to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of |
| preclude | The secret nature of his work ___________ official recognition. |
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