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GRE WL 1
Question | Answer |
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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 |