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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
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
catholic
uniformity
aseptic
horticultural
2. Neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
lucid
voyeur
manifold
dapper
3. Clearly different from others of the same kind
dissection
irreconcilable
cipher
distinctive
4. Enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
beneficial
scavenge
solecism
abyss
5. Random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
postmortem
haphazard
invoke
precept
6. Surface texture; completeness of execution
pore
finish
unilateral
dinghy
7. Steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap
plagiarize
rooster
infallible
prop
8. Reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply
slink
ornate
guileless
rejoinder
9. Equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry
prologue
paraphernalia
fussy
assert
10. Violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
apocalyptic
indict
stalemate
infringe
11. Ardent; zealous; hot
lugubrious
vaunted
martyr
fervid
12. Speed of music
smart
pendulous
aggrandize
tempo
13. Wrinkle
embrace
crinkle
nubile
irreverence
14. Work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera
capitulate
illusion
opus
equivocate
15. Firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances - he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance
cherubic
languor
assurance
unwonted
16. Increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
inept
gratuitous
callus
crescendo
17. Authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
suborn
magisterial
equanimity
aloof
18. Deceive - persuade - or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
meddlesome
obelisk
wheedle
deducible
19. Disorderly fight between two or more people
azure
scrimmage
compunction
unwitting
20. Overcome
surmount
knead
denounce
excerpt
21. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation
quash
repulsion
scintillate
molten
22. Slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
hazy
mealymouthed
foil
nectar
23. 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
stealth
synoptic
obsessive
24. Cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
clip
serendipity
abrasive
decadence
25. Metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice
perturb
die
apostate
ascendancy
26. Trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion
itinerant
vestige
allure
sonorous
27. Sleep lightly; nap
doze
apoplexy
rubric
disgruntle
28. Lie down
fortitude
recline
brusque
unison
29. Determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
dogged
pretension
stammer
usage
30. One guilty of a crime
fleck
capillary
culprit
psychosomatic
31. Superiority of power - quantity - etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power - weight - or importance; ADJ. preponderant
dissemble
gloss
hallucination
preponderance
32. Smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
simper
causal
mealymouthed
idiosyncrasy
33. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
ramification
striated
grovel
precocious
34. Banish to the country; dwell in the country
exuberance
genteel
rusticate
vile
35. Story - play - or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
cartographer
squash
allegory
reimburse
36. Meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork - ham - bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb
plumb
hydrophobia
impair
venison
37. Walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking
tramp
flinch
contest
amphitheater
38. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
capillary
comeback
ordain
frail
39. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
provincial
embark
eddy
incarcerate
40. Laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
shrew
grovel
dissonance
scoff
41. Violent scoundrel; bully
provisional
creep
ruffian
shift
42. Injure without breaking the skin; N.
docile
perspicuous
obstreperous
bruise
43. Move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
creep
synthesis
temper
homage
44. Courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
relapse
slack
fawning
piebald
45. Mournful; sorrowful
tarantula
indiscriminate
factotum
lugubrious
46. Circular building or hall covered with a dome
sacrilegious
marshal
reimburse
rotunda
47. Allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
outlook
permissive
limber
potion
48. Warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
dishearten
frustrate
wrinkle
admonish
49. Absence of governing body; state of disorder
leaven
anarchy
bulk
abjure
50. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more
effluvium
sophist
nonplus
usage