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GRE Vocab 1-50

GRE/SAT vocab prep from sheppard software

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Dubious uncertain, skeptical, doubtful, questionable
Singular unique, special, remarkable, exceptional
Sanctimonious means phony holy, exaggerated religious feeling, hypocritical devotion or piousness, often "holier than thou".
preempt to supercede, to replace by prior arrangement.
Frenetic frantic or frenzied, it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized.
Immutable unchangeable, permanent, steadfast
affinity a natural attraction or proclivity, a sense of kinship with something or someone, a strong sense of liking.
Compelling means forceful, having a powerful pull.
paradox a self-contradiction.
despot a tyrant, a king or dictator with absolute power who uses it oppressively.
Erudite means scholarly, extremely learned, intellectual.
deprecate to deplore, to express strong disapproval of.
vocation is a calling, a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward.
Auspicious means promising, boding well, heartening, encouraging.
languish means to experience prolonged inactivity in a way that weakens or depresses.
Credulous means gullible, eager to believe
Decorous means proper, dignified, in good taste
means airtight or tightly sealed, unaffected by anything outside itself.
Expedite means to facilitate, to help along, to speed the progress of, to make easier.
Impervious means unable to be penetrated, and thus protected from being influenced or touched by an outside force.
Apartheid rigid policy of racial segregation.
edify means to uplift, to benefit or instruct, especially morally.
fetter literally means to restrain, to shackle.
connoisseur someone who has refined taste in a given area, someone whose experience with something has made him or her an expert.
Compelling means forceful, having a powerful pull.
paradox a self-contradiction.
despot a tyrant, a king or dictator with absolute power who uses it oppressively.
Erudite means scholarly, extremely learned, intellectual.
deprecate to deplore, to express strong disapproval of.
vocation is a calling, a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward.
Auspicious means promising, boding well, heartening, encouraging.
languish means to experience prolonged inactivity in a way that weakens or depresses.
Credulous means gullible, eager to believe
Decorous means proper, dignified, in good taste
Created by: paigelaw
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