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GRE_3
GRE
Question | Answer |
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acumen (n) | keen, accurate judgment or insight |
adulterate (v) | to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
amalgamate (v); amalgamation (n) | to combine several elements into a whole |
archaic (adj) | outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time |
aver (v) | to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
bolster (v) | to provide support or reinforcement |
bombastic (adj); bombast (n) | pompous; grandiloquent |
diatribe (n) | a harsh denunciation |
dissemble (v) | to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
eccentric (adj) | departing from norms or conventions |
endemic (adj) | characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
evanescent (adj) | tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
exacerbate (v) | to make worse or more severe |
fervent (adj); fervor (n) | greatly emotional or zealous |
fortuitous (adj) | happening by accident or chance |
germane (adj) | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
grandiloquence (n); grandiloquent (adj) | pompous speech or expression |
hackneyed (adj) | rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
halcyon (adj) | calm and peaceful |
hedonism (n); hedonist (n) | devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses; someone who pursues pleasure |
hegemony (n) | the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
iconoclast (n) | one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
idolatrous (adj); idolatry (n) | given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
impassive (adj) | revealing no emotion |
imperturbable (adj) | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness |
implacable (adj) | not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
impunity (n) | immunity from punishment or penalty |
inchoate (adj) | in an initial stage; not fully formed |
infelicitous (adj) | unfortunate ; inappropriate |
insipid (adj) | without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
loquacious (adj); loquacity (n) | extremely talkative |
luminous (adj) | characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
malevolent (adj); malevolence (n) | having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
malleable (adj) | capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
mendacity (n); mendacious (adj) | the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
meticulous (adj) | characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
misanthrope (n); misanthropic (adj) | one who hates all other humans |
mitigate (v) | to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
obdurate (adj) | unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
obsequious (adj) | exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
occlude (v) | to obstruct or block |
opprobrium (n) | disgrace; contempt; scorn |
pedagogy (n) | the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing |
pedantic (adj) | overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge |
penury (n) | poverty; destitution |
pervasive (adj) | having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
pine (v) | to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor |
pirate (v) | to illegally use or reproduce |
pith (n) | the essential or central part |
placate (v) | to appease; to calm by making concessions |
platitude (n) | a superficial mark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
plummet (v) | to plunge or drop straight down |
polemical (adj) | controversial; argumentative |
prodigal (adj) | recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse, lavish |
profuse (adj) | given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
proliferate (v) | to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
queries (n) | questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations |
querulous (adj) | prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
rancorous (adj); rancor (n) | characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
recalcitrant (adj) | obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
repudiate (v) | to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
rescind (v) | to invalidate; to repeal to retract |
reverent (adj); reverence (n) | marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect |
rhetoric (n) | the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
salubrious (adj) | promoting health or well-being |
solvent (adj) | able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
specious (adj) | seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
spurious (adj) | lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
subpoena (n) | a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
succinct (adj) | brief; concise |
superfluous (adj) | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
surfeit (v) | an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
tenacity (n); tenacious (adj) | the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
tenuous (adj) | having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
tirade (n) | a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
transient (adj) | fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
zealous (adj) | fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause |
zealot (n) | zealous person |