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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. Languor; weariness; listlessness
coeval
presume
encroachment
lassitude
2. Loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.
linger
nectar
levity
makeshift
3. Boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity
circumlocution
vainglorious
terminus
monumental
4. Greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity
avid
eminent
acme
unsullied
5. Rich - figured(patterned) fabric
brocade
aspirant
porridge
centrifuge
6. Act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
credulity
incendiary
lance
outrage
7. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village
annuity
enmity
bouillon
obliterate
8. Expert at; very skilled
gerontocracy
corpulent
adept
bulk
9. Limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate
orthodox
modicum
contortions
aspersion
10. Support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
abscission
patronize
aerie(aery -eyrie -eyry)
irretrievable
11. Pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces
weather
bristling
laggard
dolt
12. Unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand
unconscionable
recourse
demur
vehement
13. Horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
evoke
ghastly
lampoon
import
14. Cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
amputate
servile
purveyor
supine
15. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard
touchstone
libertine
celibate
bacchanal
16. Slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey
unravel
simulate
shade
hue
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
garner
wax
plait
slither
18. Nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
drivel
cite
intrude
shoddy
19. Excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
dummy
nexus
denizen
rhapsody
20. Helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
redundant
lumber
poultice
conducive
21. Dangerous
disinterested
canker
cull
hazardous
22. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
bid
ingenue
maim
languid
23. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
argot
ambivalence
refuse
heckler
24. Persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement
induce
pending
incursion
aphorism
25. Drive out evil spirits
exorcise
jaundice
wax
stickler
26. Omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
ellipsis
promote
gratuity
philanthropist
27. One who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions
charisma
exceptionable
nihilist
pall
28. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.
ebullient
document
refrain
wean
29. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent
inarticulate
prosaic
vassal
bard
30. Relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion
revert
materialism
bantering
regiment
31. Arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation
cull
provocative
frolicsome
entail
32. Satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food
surfeit
ignominy
besmirch
penumbra
33. Bad-tempered; rude; cross
initiate
surly
plasticity
consort
34. Block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
filibuster
adherent
anchor
retrospective
35. Boaster; bragger
headlong
fructify
prolixity
braggart
36. Cautious; careful; prudential
ribald
prudent
coddle
benevolent
37. One who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
disband
litigation
vigilante
touchstone
38. Animal that ruminates; ADJ.
archetype
substantial
enfranchise
ruminant
39. Permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie
transparent
merit
indigenous
emissary
40. Constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
incoherent
natal
benefit
constitution
41. Contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch
taint
hull
mesmerize
diatribe
42. Of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge
solicitor
brunt
superficial
prerogative
43. Pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
indissoluble
sheer
conifer
bravado
44. Too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt
rickety
indisputable
fictitious
convoluted
45. Deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
acquittal
conventional
vestige
permeable
46. Bow (to show respect and obedience)
novelty
ruminate
finicky
obeisance
47. Surmise; guess; V.
deference
avid
upright
conjecture
48. Deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity
fresco
profound
mute
seasonable
49. Enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix
matriculate
urgent
acquittal
diffuse
50. Brief flash of light; glow; V.
stygian
gleam
apothegm(apophthegm)
intransigence