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Hit Parade Group 1
GRE vocab
Question | Answer |
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abscond | verb-to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
aberrant | adjective-deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
alacrity | noun-eager and enthusiastic willingness |
anomaly | noun-deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous) |
approbation | noun-an expression of approval or praise |
arduous | adjective-strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
assuage | verb-to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
audacious | adjective-daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |
austere | adjective-without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
axiomatic | adjective-taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form:axiom) |
canonical | adjective-following or in agreement with accepted, traditional, standards (noun form: canon) |
capricious | adjective-inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
censure | verb-to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
chicanery | noun-trickery or subterfuge |
connoisseur | noun-an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
convoluted | adjective-complex and complicated |
disabuse | verb-to undeceive; to set right |
discordant | adjective-conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
disparate | adjective-fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
effrontery | noun-extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
eloquent | adjective-well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence) |
enervate | verb-to weaken; reduce in vitality |
ennui | noun-dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
equivocate | verb-to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal) |
erudite | adjective-very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition) |
exculpate | verb-exonerate; to clear of blame |
exigent | adjective-urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
extemporaneous | adjective-improvised; done without preparation |
filibuster | noun-intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
fulminate | verb-to loudly attack or denounce |
ingenuous | adjective-artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
inured | adjective-accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
irascible | adjective-easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
laud | verb-to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory) |
lucid | adjective-clear;easily understood |
magnanimity | noun-the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous) |
martial | adjective-associated with war and the armed forces |
mundane | adjective-of the world;typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
nascent | adjective-coming into being; in early developmental stages |
nebulous | adjective-vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
neologism | noun-a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
noxious | adjective-harmful, injurious |
obtuse | adjective-lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
obviate | verb-to anticipate and make unnecessary |
onerous | adjective-troubling, burdensome |
paean | noun-a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
parody | noun-a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
perennial | adjective-recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
perfidy | noun-intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious) |
perfunctory | adjective-cursory; done without care or interest |
perspicacious | adjective-acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity) |
prattle | verb-to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
precipitate (adj) | adjective-acting with excessive haste or impulse |
precipitate (verb) | verb-to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
predilection | noun-a disposition in favor of something; preference |
prescience | noun-foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient) |
prevaricate | verb-to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead) |
qualms | noun-misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
recant | verb-to retract, esp. a previously held belief |
refute | verb-to disprove; to successfully argue against |
relegate | verb-to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
reticent | adjective-quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
solicitous | adjective-concerned and attentive; eager |
sordid | adjective-characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
sporadic | adjective-occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
squander | verb-to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
static | adjective-not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
stupefy | verb-to stun, baffle, or amaze |
stymie | verb-to block; thwart |
synthesis | noun-the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize) |
torque | noun-a force that causes rotation |
tortuous | adjective-winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
truculent | adjective-fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
veracity | noun-truthfulness, honestly |
virulent | adjective-extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
voracious | adjective-having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
waver | verb-to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |