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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. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
gory
veer
compliance
rancid
2. Chief; first; Ex. archbishop
fodder
rant
arch-
rumble
3. Having human form or characteristics
libel
tawny
jettison
anthropomorphic
4. Pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)
kismet
vindictive
valedictory
chip
5. Candid; blunt
grovel
outspoken
shimmer
dissection
6. Prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
salient
evince
ominous
economy
7. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)
menial
correlate
disclaim
flush
8. Pertaining to money
salubrious
comestible
pecuniary
dismember
9. Like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
rebuff
glacial
besiege
quash
10. Enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory
prodigious
inamorata
welter
meditation
11. Made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
migrant
beneficent
functional
inclined
12. Raised platform for speakers or other important people
megalomania
dais
merger
codicil
13. Empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
opus
compute
vacuous
offensive
14. Without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
debar
invocation
impassive
fret
15. (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical
appropriate
pragmatist
rational
uproarious
16. Number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold
score
executive
somnambulist
discursive
17. Braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail - ponytail
condiments
buttress
plait
onus
18. Excessively or elaborately decorated
ornate
expertise
fluctuate
devolve
19. Ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent
wag
sedulous
sovereign
resort
20. Disconcert; dismay; embarrass
garnish
ennui
purge
faze
21. Abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
recondite
shun
paragon
temporal
22. Tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G
implode
modulate
decant
wiggle
23. Devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
base
sensual
impertinent
mystic
24. Become unsteady and fall down
topple
sidetrack
colloquy
floe
25. Related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship
premonition
kindred
maverick
righteous
26. Report; record (in chronological order)
chronicle
bilious
transcribe
scoff
27. Deportment; connection
subversive
bearing
levy
temporize
28. Having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.
sour
slipshod
palatial
bid
29. Powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
thematic
renounce
surge
scheme
30. Rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
cognate
salvage
sportive
brook
31. Employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
fruition
cornucopia
realm
engaged
32. Able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof
benison
din
tangible
canter
33. Strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy
repertoire
clemency
ploy
mime
34. One opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes
optimist
laborious
pacifist
parquet
35. Disturb the composure of; confuse
usurp
idyll(idyl)
discompose
clip
36. Abnormal or deviant
ensconce
aberrant
groom
intangible
37. Imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
fictitious
hackneyed
amnesty
petulant
38. (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
fulsome
erudite
trenchant
relic
39. Questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety
incessant
ordinance
dubious
iridescent
40. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
feature
disavowal
irony
augury
41. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
horticultural
unprepossessing
concession
requisition
42. Pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
gustatory
filigree
embryonic
impale
43. Double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
dupe
duplicity
artisan
violate
44. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
licentious
badinage
virus
rag
45. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
materialism
antecedents
ambidextrous
totem
46. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
bluff
tithe
ravine
elastic
47. Quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch
tatter
volition
charm
infinitesimal
48. One who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry
polygamist
figure
grotesque
conscientious
49. Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
subversive
misadventure
humus
entice
50. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes
impeach
catharsis
premise
wean