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Hit Parade Group 5

Cracking The GRE 2009

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alloy to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
appropriate to take for one's own use, confiscate
arrest to suspend; to engage
arresting holding one's attention: as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait
august majestic, venerable
bent leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency: He had a naturally artistic bent.
broach bring up, announce, begin to talk about
brook to tolerate, endure, countenance
cardinal major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot
color to change as if by dyeing
consequential pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)
damp to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
die a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay to test or try; attempt, experiment
exact to demand, call for, require, take
fell to cause to fall by striking
fell inhumanely cruel
flag to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
flip sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
ford to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
grouse to complain or grumble
guy a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy
intimate to imply, suggest, or insinuate
list to tilt or lean to one side
lumber to move heavily and clumsily
meet fitting, proper
milk to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
mince pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully
nice exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
obtain to be established, accepted, or customary: Those standards no longer obtain.
occult hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
pedestrian commonplace, trite, unremarkable
pied multicolored, usually in blotches
pine to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
plastic moldable, pliable, not rigid
pluck courage, spunk, fortitude
prize to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils: The information was prized from him.
rail to complain about bitterly
rent torn, past of rend
rent an opening or tear caused by rending fabric
quail to lose courage, turn frightened
qualify to limit
sap to enervate or weaken the vitality of
sap a fool or nitwit
scurvy contemptible, despicable
singular exceptional, unusual, odd
stand a group of trees
steep to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep.
strut the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
table to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
tender to proffer or offer
waffle to equivocate; to change one's position
wag wit, joker: Groucho Marx was a well-known wag.
alloy to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
appropriate to take for one's own use, confiscate
arrest to suspend; to engage
arresting holding one's attention: as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait
august majestic, venerable
bent leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency: He had a naturally artistic bent.
broach bring up, announce, begin to talk about
brook to tolerate, endure, countenance
cardinal major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot
color to change as if by dyeing
consequential pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)
damp to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
die a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay to test or try; attempt, experiment
exact to demand, call for, require, take
fell to cause to fall by striking
fell inhumanely cruel
flag to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
flip sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
ford to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
grouse to complain or grumble
guy a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy
intimate to imply, suggest, or insinuate
list to tilt or lean to one side
lumber to move heavily and clumsily
meet fitting, proper
milk to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
mince pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully
nice exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
obtain to be established, accepted, or customary: Those standards no longer obtain.
occult hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
pedestrian commonplace, trite, unremarkable
pied multicolored, usually in blotches
pine to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
plastic moldable, pliable, not rigid
pluck courage, spunk, fortitude
prize to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils: The information was prized from him.
rail to complain about bitterly
rent torn, past of rend
rent an opening or tear caused by rending fabric
quail to lose courage, turn frightened
qualify to limit
sap to enervate or weaken the vitality of
sap a fool or nitwit
scurvy contemptible, despicable
singular exceptional, unusual, odd
stand a group of trees
steep to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep.
strut the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
table to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
tender to proffer or offer
waffle to equivocate; to change one's position
wag wit, joker: Groucho Marx was a well-known wag.
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