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Manhattan GRE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| moribund | near death |
| ascendant (adj) | superior, predominant |
| unflagging | tireless |
| defunct | 1. no longer in effect or use 2. no longer in existence |
| sated | satisfied |
| inveigle | to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk |
| opine | to hold or express and opinion |
| needle | to prod or goad someone to a specified action |
| fulminate | to issue denunciations |
| protege | a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty |
| serf | a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner |
| entropy | a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder |
| cerebrate | to use the mind |
| mien | air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc. |
| penitent | feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing; repentant; contrite |
| loom | come into view in indistinct and enlarged form |
| ecumenical | general, universal |
| libelous | maliciously defamatory |
| avowed | declared |
| ulterior | intentionally kept concealed |
| recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
| decrepitude | dilapidated state; feebleness, especially from old age |
| recriminate | to bring a counter-charge against an accuser |
| apotheosis | 1. ideal example; epitome 2. elevation of a person to the status of a god |
| aggrandize | to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge |
| bluster | to roar and be tumultuous, as wind |
| unaffected | sincere; genuine |
| truculent | savagely brutal |
| odious | detestable |
| salutary | favorable to or promoting health |
| delectable | highly pleasing |
| intuit | to know or receive by intuition |
| propitiate | appease |
| claque | a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer |