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GRE VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| munificence | the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity |
| aggregate | formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies |
| reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily: she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs. |
| inimical | hostile, unfriendly |
| indellible | not able to be erased or removed; memorable |
| maganimity | having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit |
| perspicacious | wise; insightful; acutely intelligent |
| pilloried | to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse |
| esoteric | (adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret; ''Black Greek Life's rituals were so esoteric that only a few people on campus knew about the meetings.'' |
| prolifiic | producing many things; |
| idiom | a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words; It's raining cats and dogs |
| inviolable | never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored |
| Sanguine | confidently optimistic |
| acerbic | sharply critical or extremely sarcastic |
| diffident | modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. |
| fortuitous | happening by accident or chance rather than design |
| nadir | the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization. |
| apogee | the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination. |
| relegate | consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position. |
| posterity | Succeeding generations collectively |
| precocity | demonstrating talents at an age younger than people would expect you to have those talents; premature growth or development; early ripeness, especially of the mental powers |
| cravenness | the quality of being extremely cowardly |
| foolhardy | reckless and thoughtless. A foolhardy person does something dangerous without understanding or considering the risks |
| anachronistic | belonging to a period other than that being portrayed;belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned. |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts owed. |
| derelict | in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect; a person without a home, job or property |
| plucky | having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties |
| caprice | a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior |
| assiduity | constant or close attention to what one is doing. |
| pedagogy | the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. |
| disparate | separate, differing |
| vicarious | experienced through a second person |
| proselytize | convert (someone) to another religion, philosophy, or perspective |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| verbose | using or expressed in more words than are needed. "much academic language is obscure and verbose" |
| Soporific | sleep inducing |
| sybarite | a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury |
| anodyne | not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so; painkilling drugs or medicine |
| augury | a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen |
| epiphany | a sudden revelation |
| fastidious | overly concerned with details |
| punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
| libertine | a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a freethinker |
| pat | simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing. |
| inculpatory | blaming or incriminating |
| obdurate | unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding |
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