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GRE WL 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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