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GRE Top 20 Words
Unit 1 Chorus Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anomaly | Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| Equivocal | Open to more than one interpretation, ambiguous |
| Lucid | Expressed clearly, easy to understand, bright or luminous |
| Assuage | Make less intense, satisfy an appetite or desire |
| Erudite | Having or showing great knowledge or learnin |
| Opaque | Not able to be seen through, not transparent |
| Enigma | A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand |
| Fervid | Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree or burning hot or glowing |
| Placate | Make someone less angry or hostile |
| Precipitate | Cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or prematurely or cause to be deposited in solid form from a substance or acting suddenly without careful consideration |
| Zeal | Great energy or enthusiasm in pusuit of a cause or objective |
| Abstain | Retrain oneself from doing or enjoying something |
| Audacious | Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks, showing an impudent lack of respect |
| Desiccate | Remove the moisture from, typically in order to preserve it or lacking interest, passion or energy |
| Gullible | Easily pursued to believe something, credulous |
| Laudable | Deserving praise or commendation |
| Pendant | An artistic, literary or musical composition intended to match or complement another |
| Vacillate | Alternate or waiver between different opinions or actions |
| Adulterate | Render poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one |
| Capricious | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior |
| Engender | Cause or give rise to a feeling, situation or condition |
| Homogeneous | Of the same kind or alike |
| Loquacious | Tending to talk a great deal |
| Pragmatic | Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations |
| Volatile | Easily evaporate at normal temperatures, liable to change rapidly and unpredictablly, especially for the worse |
| Apathy | Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern |
| Corroborate | Confirm or give support to |
| Ephemeral | Lasting for a very short time |
| Laconic | Using very few words |
| Mitigate | Make less severe, serious or painful |
| Propriety | The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior of morals |
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