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GRE SEC 11-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Zealot (n) | someone passionately devoted to a cuase |
| Zephyr (n) | a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial |
| Abate (v) | to deuce in amount, degree, or severity |
| Abeyance (n) | temporary suppression or suspension |
| Abstain (v) | to choose not to do something |
| Abjure (v) | to reject; abandon formally |
| Abyss (n) | an extremely deep hole |
| Accretion (n) | a growth in size; an increase in amount |
| Acidulous (adj) | sour in taste or in manner |
| Acme (n) | highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable |
| Ardor (n) | intense and passionate feeling |
| Dither (v) | to act confusedly or w/o clear purpose |
| Deface (v) | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| Aberrant (adj) | deviating from ewhat is normal or expected |
| Assuage (v) | to make something unpleasant less severe |
| Diffident (adj) | lacking self-confidence |
| Diatribe (n) | an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Ameliorate (v) | to make better; to improve |
| Arbitrary (adj) | determined by chance or impulse |
| Ambiguous (adj) | doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways |
| Abdicate (v) | to give up a position, right, or power |
| Dilettante (n) | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topis |
| Deference (n) | respect; courtesy |
| Arbitrate (v) | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| Repose (n) | relaxation; leisure; calmness |
| Repudiate (v) | to reject the validity of; deny; renounce |
| Requite (v) | to return or repay |
| Restive (adj) | impatient, uneasy, or restless |
| Reticent (adj) | silent; reserved; cool; introverted |
| Rhetoric (n) | effective writing or speaking; eloquence |
| Ribald (adj) | humorous in a vulgar way |
| Rococo (adj) | very highly ornamented; intricate; ornate |
| Rustic (adj) | rural; bucolic; pastoral |
| Replete (adj) | abundantly supplied; complete |
| Repast (n) | meal or mealtime; banquet; feast |
| Rejoinder (n) | response; resort; riposte |
| Redress (n) | relief from wrong or injury |
| Quixotic (adj) | overly idealistic; impractical; capricious; impulsive |
| Quotidian (adj) | occurring daily; commonplace |
| Raconteur (n) | witty, skillful, storyteller |
| Rarefy (v) | to make thinner or sparser; attenuate; thin |
| Syncopation (n) | temporary irregularity in musical rhythm |
| tacit (adj) | done w/o words |
| taciturn (adj) | silent; not talkative |
| pulchritude (n) | beauty |
| pungent (adj) | sharp and irritating to the senses |
| variegated (Adj) | varied; marked with the different colors |
| symbiosis (n) | cooperation; mutual helpfulness |
| pugilism (n) | boxing; fighting; sparring |
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