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17. 285 - 295
GRE Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| grating | irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping. |
| grievous | causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous. |
| grovel | creep or crawl with one's face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself. |
| hallmark | a mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc., any distinguishing characteristic. |
| hand-wringing | grasping, squeezing, etc., of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue. |
| hapless | unlucky, unfortunate. |
| hedge | avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one's mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side. |
| hew | strike, chop, or hack (as with an ax, sword, etc.); make or shape something (such as a statue) with a cutting tool. |
| hoary | very old, gray, or white as from old age. |
| homage | honor or respect demonstrated publicly. |
| hoodwink | trick, deceive. |
| hotly | in an intense, fiery, or heated way. |
| husband | manage prudently, sparingly or economically; conserve. |
| ignoble | not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality. |
| imbue | permeate or saturate, as a dye in a fabric; influence throughout. |
| impasse | position or road fro which there is no escape; deadlock. |
| impious | not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly. |
| incarnadine | blood red or flesh-colored. |
| inconstancy | fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason. |
| inculcate | teach persistently, implant (an idea) in a person. |
| inexorable | relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading. |
| infallible | incapable of error; certain. |
| ingrate | ungrateful person. |
| ingratiate | make an effort to gain favor with. |
| inordinate | excessive, not within proper limits, unrestrained. |
| inquest | legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death; the results of such an inquiry. |
| insurrection | rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority. |
| inter | bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb. |
| interplay | interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence. |
| investiture | investing; formally giving someone a right or title. |
| jettison | discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency. |
| jingoism | excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy. |
| kindle | ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse, inflame. |
| knell | The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc.; to make such a sound. |
| larceny | theft. |
| largesse | generosity, the giving of money or gifts (especially with the implication that the giver is a bit superior to the recipient). |
| lax | not strict; careless, loose, slack. |
| leery | suspicious or wary. |
| legerdemain | slight-of-hand (magic as performed by a magician); trickery or deception. |
| licentious | sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules. |
| lionize | treat like a celebrity. |
| lissome | flexible, supple, agile. |
| listless | spiritless, lacking interest or energy. |
| livid | furiously angry, enraged. |
| lugubrious | mournful. gloomy (sometimes in an exaggerated way). |
| lurid | gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained. |
| magnate | very important or influential person, especially in business. |
| malediction | a curse. |
| manifest | obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye; to show , make clear, or prove. |
| mannered | having a particular manner, especially an artificial one. |
| mar | damage, spoil, ruin. |
| martinet | person who adheres to rules extremely closely; strict disciplinarian. |
| maudlin | excessively sentimental, showing sadness or some other emotion in a foolish or silly way. |
| maxim | a general truth or fundamental principle, especially expressed as a proverb or saying. |
| metaphysical | concerned with abstract thought related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse. |
| milieu | environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops. |
| mired | stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled. |
| mirth | jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter. |
| missive | letter, written message. |
| modish | stylish, contemporary. |
| molt | shed or cast off, especially to regularly shed skin, feathers,etc. (as a snake). |
| monastic | relating to or resembling a monastery, especially by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries. |
| munificent | generous, giving liberally. |
| myopic | near-sighted; lacking long-term thinking; short-sighted. |
| nettle | irritate, sting, or annoy. |
| nominal | trivial, so small as to be unimportant; in name only, so-called. |
| nontrivial | important or big enough to matter. |
| normative | implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing value judgments or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing that which is happening). |
| oblique | slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive. |
| opine | express an opinion. |
| orotund | full, rich, and clear of (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic. |
| overwrought | overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone. |
| palatial | suitable for or resembling a palace, magnificent. |
| panache | flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting. |
| panoply | splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array. |
| pare | peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife), reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts. |
| parley | discussion, negotiation, especially between enemies; to have such a discussion. |
| pastiche | mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically. |
| pathogenic | capable of producing disease. |
| peddle | travel around while selling; sell illegally; give out or disseminate. |
| pejorative | disparaging, derogatory, belittling; a name or word that is disparaging. |
| penitent | regretful, feeling remorse for one's sins or misdeeds; a person who feels this way. |
| penumbra | outer part of a shadow from an eclipse; any surrounding region, fringe, periphery; any area where something "sort of" exists. |
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