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GRE Vocab
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gre
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english
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vocabulary
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bvat
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Absentminded; distracted
domineer
gibberish
halfhearted
distrait
2. Serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
demur
veto
casualty
vivacious
3. Assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N.
devout
champion
pose
liability
4. One who studies the skin and its diseases
florescence
dermatologist
gradation
jest
5. Portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
delineate
monotony
amenities
psychiatrist
6. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity
virulent
genus
politic
perspicuity
7. Burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus
incubus
combustible
interrogate
cantata
8. Secure from corruption - attack - or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability
effectual
rectify
vital
inviolable
9. Smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity - fatuousness
refurbish
fatuous
overwhelm
filth
10. Strong; vigorous
robust
hallowed
resign
embargo
11. Not repentant
impenitent
communal
demur
disaffected
12. Deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
opportune
canine
misnomer
derivation
13. Call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God
befuddle
dyspeptic
misconstrue
invoke
14. Assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
pejorative
jest
industrious
premise
15. Slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
fuss:
detrimental
detraction
masochist
16. Slow down
decelerate
sibling
console
lucrative
17. Regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
rue
stickler
articulate
disparity
18. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
exuberance
fertile
aplomb
voyeur
19. Angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath
anachronism
irate
partial
dulcet
20. Conventions; moral standards; moral customs
dossier
balmy
mores
daze
21. Singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant
babble
incantation
flicker
excise
22. Crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl
plaintive
peripatetic
mash
qualified
23. Unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.
derivative
natation
unimpeachable
firebrand
24. Pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces
piscatorial
vivisection
primate
proclivity
25. Be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
indissoluble
fret
illimitable
scapegoat
26. Trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
confidant(confidante)
pastry
expenditure
catapult
27. Scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
furtive
savant
scheme
anomaly
28. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
tarantula
indignity
emolument
heterogeneous
29. Sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
dignitary
revulsion
nauseous
sublime
30. Harmful; damaging; N. detriment
rift
apprehensive
jetsam
detrimental
31. Power of endurance; strength; staying power
rendezvous
bearing
rigor
stamina
32. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
peripatetic
pernicious
oaf
rigor
33. Steadily loyal; unswerving; steady
rendezvous
dysentery
steadfast
hibernal
34. Disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
nutritious
subservient
bog
repugnance
35. Ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
pragmatist
slapdash
derision
appease
36. Fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
demoniac(demoniacal)
stamina
tribulation
dribble
37. Headland
vitriolic
promontory
lethal
malapropos
38. Killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers
brag
insubstantial
slander
slaughter
39. (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble
primal
galleon
spry
prolong
40. Of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet
vegetate
prophetic
exorcise
levy
41. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
grotesque
inevitable
treatise
fruitful
42. Entertain
regale
babble
flaccid
humor
43. Holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
pertinacious
brand
idle
reiterate
44. Loathe; hate
abominate
finished
remonstrate
detonation
45. Absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
vicar
rebate
assimilate
tureen
46. Contradict; oppose; violate (a rule - law - or custom); N. contravention
slur
presentiment
contravene
efface
47. Done with speed; quick; N. expedition
natal
expeditious
vainglorious
stock
48. Insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties
capitulate
insuperable
transparent
hamper
49. (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
variegated
loll
demographic
headstrong
50. Ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
deride
compliant
serendipity
welter