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GRE Vocab
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gre
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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. Characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress
temperament
forensic
steep
shrewd
2. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
historic
lumber
exploit
renovate
3. Vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote
blackball
infantile
decry
adherent
4. Legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
rightful
holster
denigrate
faculty
5. On or relating to the earth
arduous
flail
dispirited
terrestrial
6. Queer and amusing
plasticity
sublime
expatriate
droll
7. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
causal
acclivity
paraphernalia
impede
8. Ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform - etc.)
epaulet(epaulette)
cull
tout
naivet'e(naivety)
9. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
ingenuous
fervor
calamity
repast
10. Without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
propensity
impromptu
gape
sagacious
11. Shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
gory
wag
practicable
precipice
12. Prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer
madrigal
regimen
touchy
incendiary
13. Brief and to the point; using few words; terse
disfigure
disinter
indolent
laconic
14. Irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
incredulous
indefatigable
eccentric
bully
15. Bearlike; pertaining to a bear
diadem
ursine
clairvoyant
immure
16. Punish as by beating; criticize severely
gnarl
chastise
beeline
inimitable
17. Comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
lackluster
swarthy
frond
fathom
18. Direct financial aid by government - etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy
subsidy
sovereignty
transparent
sacrosanct
19. Significance; importance; meaning
ponderous
import
arboreal
beleaguer
20. Width; extent
breadth
propagate
congeal
expatiate
21. Meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation
asylum
frock
denotation
succor
22. Spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
incentive
dissimulate
contend
accelerate
23. Give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
psychic
smudge
relinquish
gadfly
24. Program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket
discomfit
docket
tribute
paleontology
25. School for training future ministers; secondary school - especially for young women
seminary
nutritious
proxy
exclaim
26. Disagree
vigilant
obtrude
serrated
dissent
27. Spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells - ideas - feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
pervasive
dowry
mirage
depreciate
28. Refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
commodious
nib
sagacious
abstain
29. Restore to a previous condition or position
jaundiced
reinstate
facile
barb
30. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
resplendent
improvident
intoxicate
attire
31. Person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
quintessence
magnate
introspective
farce
32. Capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
sentient
enhance
vivacious
liability
33. Bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
erode
peevish
vertigo
contrivance
34. Supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
litany
supersede
inquisitive
facetious
35. Exceed
endemic
prepossessing
surpass
malodorous
36. Change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative
innovation
abolish
reverent
referendum
37. Plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
proletarian
despoil
cuisine
animadversion
38. Set off; start
contravene
consistency
replica
trigger
39. Model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
empirical
sadistic
paragon
amorous
40. Surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
stanch
encompass
uproarious
arrears
41. Conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
smirk
desperado
phenomena
lope
42. Maze
artifacts
deploy
vent
labyrinth
43. Mar; disfigure
fugitive
deface
barrister
contiguous
44. Low - guttural - menacing sound (as of a dog)
growl
beseech
metallurgical
fitful
45. Sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
sequester
hibernate
mnemonic
actuarial
46. Beg
doze
implore
plummet
asteroid
47. Suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food
citadel
mayhem
arbiter
dyspeptic
48. Filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
elated
litotes
intransigence
memento
49. Crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
pastiche
hurtle
provision
propinquity
50. Fearful; discerning
apprehensive
domineer
bust
outmoded