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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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1. Depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude
sallow
untoward
aloof
turpitude
2. Severely critical
censorious
disclaim
laggard
upbraid
3. Official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.
license
unwarranted
incompatible
parish
4. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
vulnerable
bristling
hostage
bourgeois
5. Shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
audacious
affiliation
analogous
occlude
6. Irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome
equine
nettle
sparse
deference
7. Expand; swell out
distend
bump
grouch
impermeable
8. Life after death
hereafter
incubus
replicate
arboreal
9. Cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
rasp
exclaim
affliction
commandeer
10. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
reaper
hackles
verisimilitude
typhoon
11. Private secret meeting
avenge
conclave
stun
intoxicate
12. Public revelation of something discreditable
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13. Related to a school; not practical or directly useful
unassuaged
prattle
academic
desolate
14. Existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
mire
primordial
billow
jest
15. Ornamental clasp; pin
brooch
foreboding
exacerbate
doggerel
16. Evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
compatible
misanthrope
carcinogenic
machinations
17. Mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
primal
aboriginal
gibe
pillory
18. Contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
scurvy
recalcitrant
fusion
intangible
19. Skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
mange
seep
epithet
entomology
20. Tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
utopia
brook
quibble
ossify
21. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
nutritious
copious
impuissance
extradition
22. Control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height
bane
dominate
wholesome
posture
23. Complain bitterly; scold; rant; Ex. the weaker railing against injustices
rail
propitiate
platitude
reticent
24. Chief; first; Ex. archbishop
thespian
disjunction
prominent
arch-
25. Express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
patronize
exude
botch
condole
26. Chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
ovation
discord
list
fermentation
27. Split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow
sartorial
effectuate
forfeit
rend
28. Something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
memento
implication
coeval
fluctuate
29. Eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
crevice
wanderlust
frock
vision
30. Great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
allegory
cataract
steadfast
falsify
31. Act of dissecting living animals
dominate
asteroid
indisputable
vivisection
32. Make thin; weaken
attenuate
expunge
propensity
sprightly
33. Relating to space
spatial
soar
consistency
catalyst
34. Trifles; unimportant matters
trivia
notch
ludicrous
evasive
35. Malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled
anguish
mammoth
ductile
throng
36. Postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of
precipice
controvert
hurtle
reprieve
37. Highly skilled artist (esp. in music); Ex. piano virtuoso
virtuoso
febrile
knell
disaffected
38. Native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
ultimate
centrifuge
grate
indigenous
39. Dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.
affinity
haggard
abide
vivisection
40. Crushed oats used for making porridge
oatmeal
choleric
stratagem
diffuse
41. Strong longing to travel
debut
wanderlust
imperceptible
tyranny
42. Strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
flay
studied
douse
fracas
43. Special talent; art
insomnia
skulduggery(skullduggery)
vortex
knack
44. Freeze; coagulate
quiver
accommodate
congeal
elegy
45. Wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost
ford
pugnacity
pandemonium
husbandry
46. Foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal
potentate
paramount
latitude
parley
47. Used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease
virtue
acidulous
prophylactic
retaliate
48. Person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money - coins - and medals
quietude
alimony
insightful
numismatist
49. Of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others
martial
humble
tirade
mimicry
50. Superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
anathema
depravity
transitory
redundant