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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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1. Foreshadow; portend
blemish
bode
insubordination
tardy
2. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
vision
scad
geniality
renown
3. Change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative
sullen
overwrought
innovation
immutable
4. Tropical hurricane or cyclone
pastry
dally
delete
typhoon
5. Throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
oatmeal
palpitate
jocose
lull
6. Having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
ciliated
gesticulation
pedantic
offhand
7. Decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous
castrate
impenetrable
jab
gangrene
8. Take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption
chaffing
presume
anoint
doldrums
9. Abnormal; impaired
scuffle
regiment
bard
dys-
10. Despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander
conglomeration
vile
functionary
perquisite(perk)
11. Stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
parched
apoplexy
healthful
bevy
12. Bee-keeping
demolition
molt(moult)
apiculture
corporeal
13. Remainder
remnant
fledgling(fledgeling)
bizarre
vibrant
14. Capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
mercurial
empirical
scuffle
compendium
15. Dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
bantering
erotic
sleight
compensatory
16. Flexible; supple; pliable; V.
limber
astigmatism
wake
lackluster
17. Reveal; N. disclosure
centurion
decrepitude
disclose
feud
18. Sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone
functional
bellicose
monotony
lethal
19. Make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
addle
refrain
inveterate
ferment
20. Greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
cupidity
contiguous
oratorio
shunt
21. Having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
rout
confidence
philanderer
serrated
22. Burdensome
elusive
onerous
pr'ecis
plethora
23. Very wicked
tender
nefarious
inundate
muddle
24. Slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey
muggy
allure
shade
flick
25. Crowd (of people or things); V.
adage
throng
annotate
anthropomorphic
26. Rude - insensitive person
expansive
boor
protrude
libel
27. Precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties
nicety
assuage
exhume
ramification
28. Fight
jab
incandescent
wag
melee
29. Teacher; CF. child leader
enormity
malcontent
decimate
pedagogue
30. Hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
contravene
callous
frigid
mischief
31. Taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
inebriated
valor
quip
gait
32. Copy; write a copy of; N. transcription
ecclesiastic
intervene
transcribe
facade(fac{c}ade)
33. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
catharsis
muggy
lottery
disheveled
34. Offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
immolate
inebriate
righteous
unprepossessing
35. Slight offense or fault; CF. sin
limbo
peccadillo
prolong
tactile
36. Official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people
knave
dissuade
tribune
exempt
37. Destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
raze
phobia
evasive
enlist
38. Funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
dirge
retroactive
assumption
tarantula
39. Pedestal; raised platform
jeopardize
sleazy
sacrilegious
podium
40. Man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
torpedo
groom
mishap
mantle
41. Going from one state of action to another
gerrymander
visionary
transition
carping
42. All-powerful; having unlimited power
omnipotent
loll
badinage
compile
43. Evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
inebriated
lope
credential
betroth
44. Soothe an angry person
mollify
fundamental
pacify
geniality
45. Clearly different from others of the same kind
distinctive
listless
mason
overblown
46. Paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
causal
plaster
rig
indigent
47. Substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance
horde
solvent
stentorian
insurmountable
48. Division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college
connivance
uncanny
cynical
precinct
49. State of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed
disparity
turbulence
ornithologist
episodic
50. Withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
maelstrom
guffaw
incredulous
lope