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GRE vocab set4

TermDefinition
abstain 1. Restrain oneself from doing sth 2. Formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion
approbation approval or praise
cherish 1. protect and care for (someone) lovingly. 2. keep (a hope or ambition) in one's mind.
corroborate confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
disparate essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
emulate match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
enervate make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
ephemeral lasting for a very short time.
fervid intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
garrulous excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
incendiary 1. tending to stir up conflict. 2. (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
inimical tending to obstruct or harm.
intimate 1. closely acquainted; familiar. 2. state or make known.
invigorate invigorate give strength or energy to
mitigate make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
obsolete no longer produced or used; out of date
opaque 1. not able to be seen through; not transparent. 2. (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand.
paradigmatic 1. serving as a typical example of something. 2. of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
pedantic excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
placid 1. not easily upset or excited. 2. calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity.
polemical of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech.
precipitate cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or
profundity great depth of insight or knowledge.
prophetic accurately predicting what will happen in the future.
prudent acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
punctilious showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
recondite (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
scrupulous (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
tranquil free from disturbance; calm
vacillate waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
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