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Gre Study 2

TermDefinition
Ingenuous Frank and candid
Censure To criticize; to officially rebuke
Stymie To block; to thwart
Abate To lessen the intensity or degree
Accolade An expression of praise
Adulation Excessive praise; intense adoration
Aesthetic (adj.) Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
Ameliorate To make better or more tolerable
Ascetic One who practices rigid self denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
Avarice Greed, esp. for wealth
Axiom A universally recognized principle
Burgeon To grow rapidly or flourish
Bucolic Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
Cacophony Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
Caustic Burning or stinging; causing corrosion
Cogent Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
Contentious Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
Contrite Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
Dearth Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
Demur To question or oppose
Didactic Intended to teach or instruct
Discretion Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
Disinterested Free of bias or self interest; impartial
Dogmatic Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
Ebullience The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
Eclectic Composed of elements drawn from various sources
Elegy A mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
Emollient Soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying ; an agent that soften and smoothes skin
Empirical Based on observation and experiment
Enigmatic Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
Ephemeral brief; fleeting
Esoteric Intended for or understood by a small, specific group
Exonerate To remove blame
Facetious Playful; humorous
Fallacy An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
Furtive Marked by stealth; convert; surreptitious
Gregarious Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
Harangue To deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long; pompous speech
Heretical Violating accepted dogma or convention
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement, often used as figure of speech
Impecunious Lacking funds; without money
Incipient Beginning to come into being or become apparent
Inert Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
Innocuous Harmless; causing no damage
Intransigent Refusing to compromise
Inveigle To obtain by deception or flattery
Penurious Penny pinching; excessively thrifty ; ungenerous
Pernicious Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
Pious (piety) Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
Preen To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
Prodigious Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
Prolific Producing large volumes or amounts; productive
Quaff To drink deeply
Quiescence Stillness;motionlessness; quality of being at rest
Redoubtable Awe- inspiring; worthy of honor
Sanction Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance ; to give permission or authority
Satire A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
Squalid Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
Stoic Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
Supplant To take the place of; to supersede
Torpid Lethargic; sluggish; dormant
Ubiquitous Existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
Urbane Sophisticated; refined; elegant
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