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Hit Parade 4 for GRE

vocab for the GRE

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acerbic having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
aggrandize to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
alchemy a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals
amenable agreeable; responsive to suggestion
anachronism something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
astringent having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
contiguous sharing a border; touching; adjacent
convention a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
credulous tending to believe too readily; gullible
cynicism an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
decorum polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
derision scorn, ridicule, contemptuous behavior
desiccate to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
dilettante one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
disparage to slight or belittle
divulge to disclose something secret
fawn to flatter or praise excessively
flout to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
glib marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
hubris overbearing presumption or pride
imminent about to happen; impending
immutable not capable of change
impetuous hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive
indifferent having no interest or concern
inimical damaging; harmful; injurious
intractable not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
intrepid steadfast and courageous
maverick an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
mercurial characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in moon
mollify to calm or soothe
neophyte a recent convert; a beginner; a novice
obfuscate to make confusing
obstinate stubborn; uncompromising
ostentatious characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
pervade to permeate throughout
phlegmatic calm; sluggish; unemotional
pragmatic practical rather than idealistic
presumptuous presumptuous
pristine having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
proclivity natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition
profligate utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
propensity a natural inclination or tendency:
prosaic commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
pungent sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid
quixotic extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
quotidian daily; usual or customary; everyday
rarefy to make rare or rarer; make less dense
recondite dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter
refulgent shining brightly; radiant; gleaming:
renege to go back on one's word
sedulous diligent in application or attention; persevering
soporific causing or tending to cause sleep.
sparse thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense; thin
spendthrift a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
subtle thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor
tacit understood without being openly expressed; implied
terse neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy,
tout to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately.
trenchant incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting
unfeigned not feigned; sincere; genuine.
untenable incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis
vacillate to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
variegated varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors
vexation irritation; annoyance
vigilant keenly watchful to detect danger; wary
vituperate to use or address with harsh or abusive language
volatile evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor
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