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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. Slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
varnish
dolt
perturb
halfhearted
2. (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts
paean
antiseptic
actuarial
raucous
3. Give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
stupor
eschew
incur
relinquish
4. Lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
expropriate
caste
disproportion
court
5. Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
fusion
hail
patronize
graphic
6. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
commonplace
discompose
anecdote
baleful
7. Expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song
nicety
brochure
plaintive
bombast
8. Unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
fauna
irrevocable
amend
machinations
9. Beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct
elusive
quadruped
irreproachable
malefactor
10. Flowing into
influx
unruly
serpentine
pragmatic
11. One who spoils the pleasure of others
petrify
elusive
gibberish
spoilsport
12. Express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
condole
bawdy
flounder
vertebrate
13. Impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco
levy
humane
ventilate
fulcrum
14. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
acrimonious
lace
syllogism
limber
15. Strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
incursion
gust
stamina
pummel
16. Touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
amiss
incompatible
contempt
petulant
17. Deceive
epistemologist
grudge
delude
duress
18. Inharmonious; N. incompatibility
ostensible
shrewd
incompatible
regent
19. Outstanding; superior
comprehensive
tessellated
grandiloquent
preeminent
20. In a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
gamely
inaugurate
buxom
flux
21. Short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors
miscreant
flirt
snip
theocracy
22. Chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
eugenic
fermentation
despot
equine
23. Echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.
exult
expound
reverberate
appellation
24. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
aver
mat
ulcer
ratiocination
25. Send (something) spinning - often into the air - by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
replica
flip
camaraderie
ameliorate
26. Dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
intrude
stodgy
defrock
incongruity
27. Substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
coax
substantive
gross
mime
28. Mental calmness
composure
corpulent
baleful
labyrinth
29. Abolish
felon
dapper
abrogate
conjure
30. Bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave
oatmeal
facetious
valor
stickler
31. Trembling; wavering
airy
tremulous
babble
ethos
32. Food of the gods
retrospective
definitive
ambrosia
pervasive
33. Record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
piety
inured
log
titanic
34. Commit an offense; do (something wrong)
gawk
mute
perpetrate
missile
35. Offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound
exegesis
tender
equinox
influx
36. Suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
indicative
parable
abhor
muster
37. Conspicuously wicked - bad - or offensive; blatant; outrageous
prosaic
flagrant
remorse
bilious
38. Powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
potent
regeneration
jab
magnate
39. Lure or bait; V.
expiate
decoy
exploit
cadence
40. Sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate
wade
gerrymander
quirk
unassuaged
41. Freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
illusive
impunity
florid
roseate
42. Untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
renown
besiege
enumerate
dowdy
43. Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension
preclude
apprehend
devotee
matriarch
44. Agree; be in harmony with; gibe
jibe
leery
specious
introspective
45. Enhance the flavor of by adding a spice - etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning
adjutant
concord
egregious
season
46. Swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
bravado
disputatious
precinct
tenacious
47. 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
ascribe
abhor
plait
ruminant
48. Healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health
austere
irreproachable
ratiocination
salubrious
49. Deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
cataclysm
subpoena
erroneous
sinister
50. (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral
upright
crest
uncouth
partial