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GRE WL 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | hate |
| bigot | narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
| enfranchise | give voting rights to |
| hamper | hinder, obstruct |
| kindle | to start a fire |
| noxious | harmful, poisonous, lethal |
| placid | calm, peaceful |
| renumeration | payment for work done |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| bilk | cheat; defraud |
| engender | cause |
| hangar | storage area for a plane |
| knotty | complex, difficult to solve |
| nuance | something new, a fine shade of meaning |
| renown | fame |
| tangent | going off the main subject |
| abasement | humiliation, degradation |
| billowing | swelling, fluttering, waving |
| cower | recoil in fear or servility, shrink away |
| harangue | noisy, attacking speech |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| nullify | to counter, make unimportant |
| plaintiff | petitioner (in court of law) |
| replete | full |
| abrogate | cancel, deny, repeal |
| blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiment |
| enigma | puzzle, mystery |
| harbingers | indicators, bringers of warnings |
| labryinthine | complicated, highly convoluted |
| plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| reprehensible | shameful, very bad |
| absolution | forgiveness, pardon, release |
| creditable | praiseworthy |
| ensconce | establish firmly in a postion |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| plausible | can be believed, reasonable |
| reprieve | a respite, postponement of a sentence |
| tawdry | of little value, gawdry |
| abstain | desist, go without, withdraw |
| blighted | damaged, destroyed, ruined |
| credulous | gullible, ready to believe anything |
| enshroud | cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance, pride |
| lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| plethora | an excess |
| repudiate | shun, eschew |
| tedium | boredom |
| abstemious | self denying, refraining from indulgence |
| blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
| crepuscular | active at dawn and dask |
| headstrong | stubborn, willful |
| lackluster | dull, monotonous, bland |
| objective | unbiased, not subjective |
| pliable | flexible, not stubborn |
| rescind | retract, repeal |
| temper | to moderate, soften |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, obscure |
| blunderbuss | 1. ancient weapon (type of gun), 2. clumsy person |
| envenom | to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
| hedonism | self indulgence, pleasure seeking |
| laconic | using few words, brief, to the point |
| oblique | indirect, slanting |
| plumage | feathers of a bird |
| resignation | acceptance of fate |
| tenacious | stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose |
| accolade | tribute, honor, praise |
| bolster | support, prop up |
| cryptic | puzzling, enigmatic |
| ephemeral | short-lived |
| lamentation | expression of regret or sorrow |
| obliterate | destroy, demolish, eradicate |
| plummet | fall suddenly and steeply |
| resolution | determination |
| acquiesce | to agree to, give in to |
| bombast | arrogant, pompous language |
| curtail | to cut short |
| epicure | someone who appreciates good food and drink |
| heed | listen to, pay careful attention to |
| lampoon | ridicule, spoof |
| podium | raised platform |
| resonant | echoing |
| tenuous | flimsy, not solid |
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