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GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dilettante | dabbler |
| exhort | encourage |
| gumption | resourcefulness |
| lugubrious | overly sad |
| errant | straying from course |
| tractable | easily managed |
| internecine | marked by internal strife |
| objurgate | scold harshly |
| wanton | showing no limits |
| cogent | convincing |
| checkered | disreputable/having shame/dishonor |
| balk | refuse to accept |
| umbrage | offense |
| piquant | pungent in taste |
| heretic | dissenter |
| bumbling | clumsy |
| turgid | pompous,tedious |
| ineluctable | unavoidable |
| glib | insincere |
| parvenu/arriviste | upstart/ recent social-climber |
| qualm | uneasiness |
| contingent | small group |
| quail | draw back in fear |
| brazen | not shame/bold |
| macabre | gruesome/horrible |
| finagle | get through trickery |
| untrammeled | not limited |
| embroiled | in an argument |
| incumbent | necessary |
| provincial | unsophisticated |
| fractious | irritable |
| dissemble | act deceitfully |
| grovel | show fear |
| panache | distinctive style |
| derelict | avoiding duties |
| churlish | ill-mannered |
| coterminous | equal in scope |
| demure | modest/shy |
| tendentious | bias in view |
| doughty | brave/bold |
| desideratum | necessity |
| cavalier | not caring |
| obsequious | overly obedient |
| devolve | delegate |
| appurtenant | support |
| fleece | deceive |