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Dec30
Text Completion: Medium questions - Manhattan Prep GRE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fortitude (n) | courage, resilience |
| equanimity (n) | composure, mental calmness Nothing could disturb his equanimity. |
| diffidence (n) | hesitance or resistance to speak or act through lack of self-confidence |
| consternation (n) | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| disportment (n) | something that diverts or amuses, diversion/amusement |
| canard (n) | unfounded rumors or stories |
| wheedling (a) | influencing or enticing by soft words or flattery |
| freewheeling (a) | acting without concern for rules or consequences |
| verdant (a) | green, covered in vegetation |
| supine (a) | passive; apathetic |
| unremitting (a) | persistent, relentless |
| frisson (n) | a brief moment of emotional excitement |
| murmur (n) | a low indistinct but often continuous sound a murmur of voices/complaints the murmur of the waves along the shore |
| panegyric (n) | formal speech or composition in praise of someone |
| mar (v) | ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of, spoil their relations were marred by disgraceful conflicts |
| ennui (n) | feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction, boredom |
| covetousness (n) | envious desire to possess something |
| virtuoso (n) | a person who has exceptional skill, expertise, or talent at some endeavor, esp. music or art |
| inept (a) | generally incompetent |
| foresake (v) | abandon |
| brook (v) | tolerate |
| beset (v) | surround |
| cull (v) | reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting or slaughter) of especially weak or sick individuals |
| sage (n) | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| prevaricate (v) | deviate from the truth, equivocate |
| raconteur (n) | person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| genial (a) | friendly, cheerful; displaying or marked by genius, genial insights |
| droll (a) | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| utterance (n) | something that someone says The senator's recent utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday. rebut: argue that a statement or claim is not true |
| deride (v) | ridicule |
| elude (v) | avoid |
| evince (v) | demonstrate |
| doggerel (n) | triviality or inferiority |
| repartee (n) | a quick and witty reply |
| as often as not | quite frequently or commonly |
| best (v) | get the better of, outdo bested by their opponents |
| mettlesome (a) | full of energy, animation, or courage, spirited |
| impetuous (a) | impulsive |
| heady (a) | intoxicating; exhilarating |
| largesse (n) | generosity |
| double-dealing (a) | duplicitous |
| backpedaling (a) | retreating from a position |
| sleight of hand (a) | skillful deception |
| plutocracy (n) | government by the wealthy |
| bugaboo (n) | something causing fear |
| occlusive (a) | tending to close off |
| intransigent (a) | uncompromising, obstinate |
| ostensible (a) | supposedly true, but not necessarily true |
| recalcitrant (a) | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint; difficult to manage or operate |
| monolithic (a) | inflexible, unchanging |
| compunction (n) | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt compunctions of conscience |
| scintilla (n) | minute quantity, trace or bit |
| surfeit (n) | excessive amount |
| pallet (n) | straw mattress; platform for storage, stacking, and moving of goods |
| havoc (a) | destructive |
| conflagration (n) | a large disastrous fire |
| pernicious (a) | greatly destructive, deadly, injurious, or harmful |
| evanescent (a) | fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor |
| surge (v) | rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value The stock market surged to a record high. |
| rankle (v) | cause irritation or bitterness in |
| insular (a) | characteristic of an isolated people; dwelling or situated on an island |
| countermand (n) | order that revokes a previous order |
| iniquitous (a) | unjust |
| halcyon (a) | calm, peaceful, or tranquil |
| circumlocution (n) | roundabout or evasive speech; use of more words than necessary |
| unheralded (a) | unannouced, unsung |
| bane (n) | curse, affliction |
| provenance (n) | origin, source Has anyone traced the provenances of these paintings? |
| plumb (v) | examine closely |
| dearth (n) | lack of |
| clangor (n) | loud racket or sustained noise |
| subdued (a) | (of color or light) not very bright, or (of sound) not very loud; lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength, e.g., subdued colors |
| undulating (a) | rising and falling in volume, pitch, or cadence |
| erstwhile (a) | former, in the past, previous |
| noisome (a) | noxious, harmful, or dangerous |
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