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GRE idk 01
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| diminutive | (a.) smaller than average |
| caustic | (a.) harsh or corrosive |
| incredulous | (a.) skeptical |
| stolid | (a.) unemotional, not easily excited |
| inveterate | (a.) firmly established in a habit |
| nebulous | (a.) unclear or vague |
| sinuous | (a.) full of curves; twisting and turning |
| clandestine | (a.) done secretly |
| determinate | (a.) having distinct limits |
| fallacious | (a.) misleading; based on incorrect information |
| overweening | (a.) arrogant; excessive |
| impetuous | (a.) characterized by excessive haste and lack of deliberation; moving with great force and energy |
| insidious | (a.) slowly and subtly harmful |
| onerous | (a.) burdensome; oppressive |
| apocryphal | (a.) of questionable authenticity |
| ingenuous | (a.) innocent, naive; honest |
| winsome | (a.) charming |
| ephemeral | (a.) lasting a short time |
| garrulous | (a.) talking too much; wordy |
| inchoate | (a.) just beginning to develop; lacking structure or organization |
| prodigal | (a.) extravagantly wasteful |
| perfunctory | (a.) done hastily and without attention to detail; indifferent |
| perfidious | (a.) intending to betray |
| choleric | (a.) easily angered, irascible |
| emollient | (a.; n.) soothing; a soothing substance |
| pedantic | (a.) overly concerned with formal rules and details |
| fatuous | (a.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
| acrid | (a.) sharp; bitter; foul smelling |
| insipid | (a.) dull; lacking flavor |
| decorous | (a.) characterized by proper manners and conduct |
| pellucid | (a.) transparent; clear in meaning |
| obsequious | (a.) attempting to win favor by flattery and submissiveness, fawning |
| exigent | (a.) critical, requiring immediate action |
| estimable | (a.) deserving of respect |
| dauntless | (a.) fearless; not discouraged |
| pertinacious | (a.) holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs |
| captious | (a.) overly critical and complaining |
| ineffable | (a.) impossible to describe in words |
| credulous | (a.) too trusting; gullible |
| ostensible | (a.) represented or appearing in one way, but not necessarily that way in reality |
| deleterious | (a.) harmful; hurtful; noxious |
| mercurial | (a.) tending to change mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably |
| saturnine | (a.) melancholy, gloomy, morose |
| taciturn | (a.) reserved and generally quiet |
| sedulous | (a.) working diligently and carefully |
| sublime | (a.) beautiful, heavenly, inspiring awe |
| dilatory | (a.) intended to delay |
| verdant | (a.) green with vegetation; green; inexperienced |
| tortuous | (a.) highly intricate; winding |
| restive | (a.) hard to manage |
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