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GRE Hit Parade Grp 1
GRE Hit Parade Group 1 from Princeton Review
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
| aberrant | deviating from the norm |
| alacrity | eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| approbation | an expression of approval or praise |
| assuage | to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
| austere | without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
| axiomatic | taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
| canonical | following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
| capricious | inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
| chicanery | trickery or subterfuge |
| convoluted | complex or complicated |
| effrontery | extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
| enervate | to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
| ennui | dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| equivocate | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| erudite | very learned; scholarly |
| exculpate | exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent | urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| extemporaneous | improvised; done without preparation |
| filibuster | intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| fulminate | to loudly attack or denounce |
| ingenuous | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| inured | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| magmanimous | generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
| nascent | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| neologism | a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| noxious | harmful, injurious |
| obtuse | lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
| obviate | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| onerous | troubling; burdensome |
| paean | a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
| perfidy | intentional breach of faith; treachery |
| perfunctory | cursory; done without care or interest |
| perspicacious | acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
| precipitate | acting with excessive haste or impulse |
| predilection | a disposition in favor of something; preference |
| prevaricate | to deliberately aoid the truth; to mislead |
| recant | to retract; esp. a previously held belief |
| reticent | quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
| solicitous | concerned and attentive; eager |
| sordid | characterized by filth, grime or squalor; foul |
| tortuous | winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
| truculent | fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
| veracity | truthfulness, hinesty |
| virulent | extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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