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GRE group 3
Hit parade, beyond hit parade 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| equipose | equilibrium |
| errant | traveling, peripatetic |
| eschew | to shun, avoid |
| estimable | worthy, formidable |
| evince | to show clearly |
| excoriate | to censure scathingly |
| exegesis | critical examination |
| exemplar | model, standard |
| expatiate | to discuss or write about at length |
| expostulate | to argue in order to correct or protest |
| expurgate | to purify, censor |
| exscind | to cut out |
| extant | existing; not destroyed |
| extirpate | to destroy |
| fallow | inactive; dormant |
| fatuous | silly |
| feckless | irresponsible |
| felicitous | well chosen, suitable |
| fetter | to put in chains |
| filigree | ornamental work |
| foment | to rouse, incite |
| forbearance | patience |
| forestall | to hinder |
| forswear | to renounce |
| fracas | noisy quarrel |
| fractious | quarrelsome, rebellious |
| frieze | semi-sculptural raised-surface ornamental facade to a building |
| froward | not willing to yield or comply |
| gainsay | to deny, dispute |
| gambol | to skip about playfully |
| gauche | crude, awkward, tasteless |
| gossamer | delicate; insincere |
| hallow | to create stress |
| heretical | unorthodox |
| heterodox | unorthodox |
| hirsute | hairy |
| homiletics | art of preaching |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished beliefs |
| idyll | carefree, light hearted romantic or pastoral episode |
| ignominious | shameful, undignified |
| imbroglio | difficult, embarrassing situation |
| impassive | expressionless |
| imperious | commanding, masterful |
| importune | to beg, nag |
| impugn | to attack or assail verbally |
| impute | to attribute to a source or cause |
| indefatigable | tirelessness |
| indolent | lazy, torpid |
| ineluctable | certain, inevitable |
| ingenuous | guiless, trusting |
| inherent | innate |
| inimical | hostile, adverse, unfriendly |
| canon | established set of principles or code of laws |
| castigation | severe criticism or punishment |
| cogent | convincing |
| complaisance | willingness to comply with the willingness of others |
| contrite | regretful; seeking forgiveness |
| dearth | smallness of quantity; scarcity |
| didactic | intended to teach or instruct; erudite |
| discretion | cautious reserve |
| dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated |
| ebullience | quality of lively or enthusiatic expression of thoughts and feelings |
| empirical | based on observation |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| esoteric | understood by a small group |
| furtive | stealth, covert |
| gregarious | sociable, outgoing |
| heretical | violating accepted dogma |
| impecunious | having no money |
| incipient | beginning to come about |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise |
| inveigle | to obtain by deception or flattery |
| odious | evoking intense aversion or dislike |
| peruse | to examine with great care |
| prodigious | abundant in size, force |
| sanction | authoritative approval; penalty |
| urbane | sophisticated, refined, elegant |
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