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GRE WL 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acrid | sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes) |
| boorish | ill-mannered |
| epistle | a letter (form of communication) |
| heresy | against orthodox opinion |
| lance | spear, spike, javelin |
| obscure | difficult to understand, partially hidden |
| poignant | deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions |
| respite | a break, intermission |
| terse | concise, to the point |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| debility | weakness, incapacity |
| epistolary | concerned with letters, through correspondence |
| hiatus | interruption, pause |
| languid | tired, slow |
| obscured | hidden, covered, buried |
| resplendent | shining, glowing |
| acuity | sharpness (mental or visual) |
| braggart | someone who boasts |
| debunking | exposing false claims or myths |
| hidebound | rigid in opinions |
| languish | decay, fade away, get weaker |
| obsequious | servile, submissive |
| polemical | causing debate or argument |
| restorative | a tonic |
| adamant | forceful, inflexible |
| brawny | muscular |
| decathlon | an athletic competition with ten events |
| equivocate | speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth |
| larceny | theft, robbery, stealing |
| ponderous | weighty, slow and heavy |
| retention | preservation, withholding |
| timorous | cowardly, fearful |
| adroit | skillful |
| decorum | dignified, correct behavior |
| hinder | obstruct |
| largess | generosity |
| obsolete | no longer valid, out of date |
| pontificate | speak pompously or dogmatically |
| reticent | restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative |
| tirade | stream of verbal abuse |
| adulation | strong admiration, worship |
| bristle | to show irritation |
| histrionic | theatrical, exaggerated |
| laud | praise |
| obstreperous | noisy and boisterous |
| portend | foretell, be a sign or warning that something is likely to happen |
| retraction | withdrawal, cancellation of a statement |
| adversity | hardship |
| broach | start to discuss, approach |
| deference | respect |
| esoteric | obscure and difficult to understand |
| hoary | old |
| lavish | on a grand scale, wasteful |
| obtuse | mentally dull |
| portent | a warning sign, omen |
| revere | worship |
| tome | large book |
| advocate | support |
| brusque | blunt, abrupt |
| defoliate | cause leaves to fall off |
| espouse | promote, take up, support |
| hone | sharpen, increase, whet |
| lax | careless, not strict |
| obviate | avoid, make unnecessary |
| poseur | someone who puts on an act |
| riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| torpid | inactive, lazy, stagnant |
| bulwark | fortification, barricade, wall |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| etymology | the study of word origins |
| hyperbole | grossly exaggerated speech |
| odious | hateful |
| posterity | future generations |
| rife | common |
| torpor | dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity |
| affable | friendly, social, easygoing |
| bureaucracy | officialdom |
| degradation | deprivation, poverty, debasement |
| eulogy | praise |
| legion | in large numbers |
| officious | domineering, intrusive, meddlesome |
| posthumous | after death |
| rigor | thoroughness |
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