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GRE WL 7
Question | Answer |
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archetype | classic example of |
clemency | mercy |
disinterested | unbiased |
flout | defy, reject |
ingenue | naive, unsophisticated person |
mendacious | given to lying |
paucity | shortage |
protean | changeable, versatile, variable |
sophomoric | juvenile, immature |
venal | corrupt, can be bribed |
disparage | criticize, belittle |
ingrate | ungrateful person |
mercenary | concerned only with money |
peccadillo | minor weakness, trivial offence |
protege | person under protection of, or guided by another |
soporific | inducing sleep |
veneer | surface coating |
disparity | an inequality |
fly-by-night | unreliable, disreputable |
inimical | hostile |
mercurial | volatile, changeable |
pedant | person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning |
sparse | spare, bare, meager |
venerate | revere, worship |
artifice | deception, trickery |
coalesce | come together, merge |
dispassionate | neutral, objective |
forensic | concerned with argument or debate (esp for legal evidence) |
innate | inherited, inborn |
pedestrian | common, mundane, banal |
provincial | unsophisticated, narrow-minded |
specious | superficially plausible, but actually false |
venial | minor, unimportant. easily excused or forgiven. a venial offense |
artisan | craftsman |
coddle | pamper, fuss over, indulge |
disseminating | circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information) |
fortitude | bravery |
innocuous | harmless, inoffensive |
peerless | without equal |
prudent | cautious, wise |
veracity | truthfulness |
ascetic | without luxuries, severely simple |
coercion | force |
diurnal | active in daytime |
fortuitous | happening by chance |
innovate | create, introduce something new |
pejorative | derogatory |
puerile | childish |
sporadic | not continuous, intermittent |
verbose | talkative, long-winded, rambling |
assiduous | thorough, diligent |
cogent | lucid, well argued |
divert | 1. entertain, 2. distract, 3. cause a detour |
fractious | 1. irritable, 2. (of an organization) difficult to control |
inscrutable | mysterious, impenetrable |
mettle | courage, bravery, valor |
pellucid | transparently clear |
punctilious | paying attention to small details |
spurious | false |
verbosity | using too many words |
assuage | to calm. to satisfy (an appetite or desire) |
cogitate | think over something, ponder |
docile | gentle and easily lead, submissive |
fraudulent | fake, false |
insentient | incapable of feeling or understanding things, inanimate |
milieu | environment |
pensive | in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply |
purloin | steal |
stagnant | still, not moving |
vertigo | dizziness |
astute | perceptive, sharp-witted |
dogmatic | having stubbornly held opinions |
frivolous | not serious |
insipid | dull, bland, boring |
mire | swamp, muddy ground |
penury | poverty |
pusillanimous | cowardly |
staid | dull, sober, serious |
vestigial | not developed |
asylum | place of refuge or safety |
collate | arrange in order |
dolt | stupid person |
instigate | to start, provoke |
misanthrope | hater of the rest of mankind |
pyromania | compulsion to start fires |
vignette | small sketch |