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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. Distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp
pronounced
embargo
executioner
swipe
2. Absentminded; distracted
distrait
scrupulous
hue
lassitude
3. Unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible
pinch
incisive
hindsight
insensible
4. Surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
sonorous
outskirts
besiege
conclave
5. Someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
dupe
pulchritude
expertise
conjugal
6. Repeat
capitulate
reiterate
glossy
coercion
7. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill
multiplicity
pragmatic
confound
implode
8. Control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height
dominate
obloquy
intrigue
conducive
9. Abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
feature
scurrilous
insidious
insolence
10. (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage
hap
mannerism
confidence
traumatic
11. Arise from; originate from
depravity
calculated
stem_from
hallowed
12. Following in time or order; later
toady
vendetta
subsequent
expound
13. Peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame
vainglorious
pinnacle
fuss:
responsiveness
14. Raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
personable
impervious
pulpit
censorious
15. Tired after long work; V.
litigation
juridical
limpid
weary
16. Strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
elicit
sheathe
defrock
manipulate
17. Social blunder
tantalize
horde
prelate
gaffe
18. Climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones
scale
unregenerate
hieroglyphic
discord
19. Serving to warn
ejaculation
lumber
tatter
premonitory
20. Able to walk
retrograde
misogamy
vestige
ambulatory
21. Brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
dupe
pretend
resplendent
geriatrics
22. Disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
disenfranchise
unerringly
manumit
salvage
23. Official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people
apiary
colander
braggart
tribune
24. Evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
bland
machinations
fruitful
platitude
25. Abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
renounce
helm
nullify
morgue
26. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass
inchoate
deposition
conjecture
germane
27. Stoppage
anneal
defer
symmetry
cessation
28. Scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
subsistence
truism
glower
hygiene
29. Enigmatic; mysterious
sphinx-like
summation
lexicon
coquette
30. Consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
iniquitous
treatise
douse
anoint
31. Disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
catechism
provincial
recalcitrant
antipathy
32. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside
abjure
parasite
fissure
sophisticated
33. Token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit
inexorable
memento
consonant
submerge
34. Raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
braggart
libidinous
propagate
rostrum
35. Refer
advert
premise
convention
sturdy
36. Willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
submissive
vain
parley
inhibited
37. Providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis
expunge
synoptic
exuberance
maniacal
38. Place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work
germinate
submerge
acme
forward
39. (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.
dull
lectern
insidious
appease
40. Lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial
insubstantial
atrophy
beneficiary
confluence
41. Imprison
grate
incarcerate
vital
protuberance
42. Having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column
vertebrate
furrow
gloat
console
43. Move hastily; hurry; move briskly
handsome
ineffectual
amble
scurry
44. Deceive
cajole
delude
docile
satellite
45. Tip
consanguinity
gratuity
hermitage
peremptory
46. Replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
modish
recondite
supersede
crescendo
47. Exclamation; Ex. 'Ouch''
interjection
premeditate
transition
shuffle
48. Having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
aspire
vagrant
blunt
indigenous
49. Having no equal; incomparable
wag
peerless
rout
immutable
50. Solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome
awe
alcove
regicide
hive