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GRE Vocabulary #2
GRE Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking |
| admonish | warn or reprove |
| adulterate | make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| aesthetic | artistic, able to appreciate the beautiful |
| connoisseur | person competent to act as a judge of art |
| contention | claim or thesis |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| contrite | penitent |
| embellish | adorn, ornament, enhance |
| empirical | based on experience |
| emulate | imitate or rival |
| endemic | prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area |
| inadvertently | unintentionally, by oversight, carelessly |
| inchoate | recently begun, rudimentary, elementary |
| incongruity | lack or harmony, absurdity |
| inconsequential | insignificant or unimportant |
| ostentatious | showy or pretentious |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| partisan | one-sided, prejudice, committed to a part |
| pathological | pertaining to a disease |
| reverent | respectful, worshipful |
| sage | person celebrated for wisdom |
| salubrious | healthful |
| sanction | approve or ratify |