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GRE
Stack 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bolster | support, prop up |
| bombastic | using inflated language, not simple |
| banality | lack of originality |
| aver | assert confidently, declare |
| daunt | intimidate |
| attenuate | weaken or lessen |
| autonomy | political or personal independence |
| astringent | harshly biting, sharp and penetrating, bitter in taste |
| impervious | incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| transgression | vioalation of law, exceeding of bounds; sin |
| veneration | profound respect |
| prohibitive | tending to prevent or discourage somethings purchase or use: expensive |
| propensity | natural tendency |
| loquacious | talkative |
| implacable | unable to be appeased; merciless; relentless |
| flag | become unsteady |
| innocuousness | harmlessness |
| perennial | lasting many years |
| metamorphosis | change of form |
| refractory | resistant to treatment; stubborn |
| bane | cause of ruin or misery |
| castigation | verbal punishment |
| cacophonous | unpleasant sounding |
| irascible | quick to become angry |
| misanthrope | one who hates or distrusts people |