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GRE vocab set4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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| obsolete | no longer produced or used; out of date |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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