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Nicole Set #1
GRE Vocabulary
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| NOTORIETY for being dishonest (adj. notorious) | FAME for being dishonest |
| EMINENCE as a doctor (adj. eminent) | DISTINCTION as a doctor |
| TUMULTUOUS period in history, TUMULTUOUS applause (n. tumult) | STORMY period in history, NOISY applause |
| PROVIDENTIAL coincidence (n. providence) | LUCKY coincidence |
| TEMPERANCE in eating and drinking (adj. temperate) | MODERATION in eating and drinking |
| smiled almost IMPERCEPTIBLY (adj. imperceptible) | smiled almost UNNOTICEABLY |
| PRECARIOUSLY ill (adj. precarious) | DANGEROUSLY ill |
| AMELIORATED the suffering, AMELIORATED the conditions (v. ameliorate) | REDUCED the suffering, IMPROVED the conditions |
| ASCERTAINED the truth (v. ascertain) | FOUND OUT the truth |
| EXACERBATED the problem (v. exacerbate) | MADE the problem WORSE |
| DERIVATIVE television series, a DERIVATIVE OF mercury ( v. derive) | UNORIGINAL television series, a SUBSTANCE CREATED FROM mercury |
| DETRIMENTAL to the environment (n. detriment) | HARMFUL to the environment |
| the company's business ETHOS, the writer's ETHOS | the company's business CULTURE, the writer's BELIEVABILITY |
| STEEPED IN the past, STEEPED IN mystery (v. steep) | HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY the past, FULL OF mystery |
| a DISTINCTIVELY sharp taste (adj. distinctive, distinct) | a UNIQUELY sharp taste |
| INTEGRATING our plans (v. integrate, n. integration) | COMBINING our plans |
| ILLUMINATED how dependent we are (v. illuminate, n. illumination) | HIGHLIGHTED how dependent we are |
| LANDFAST ice | ice CONNECTED YEAR-ROUND TO SHORE |
| INNOVATIVE solutions (v. innovate, n. innovation) | ORIGINAL solutions |
| TRIFLING matter (n. trifle) | INSIGNIFICANT matter |
| ORTHODOX approach | STANDARD approach |