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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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1. Of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet
prophetic
cuisine
oaf
demotic
2. Life-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background
flush
diorama
missile
vital
3. Hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
fetish(fetich)
sluice
callous
vulnerable
4. Song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
anarchist
anthem
dote
holocaust
5. Unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved
unwarranted
proscribe
gourmet
incessant
6. One that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
devious
sleeper
belittle
fuss:
7. Study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation
mortar
penology
sojourn
pore
8. Rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
ecstasy
sacrosanct
ecosystem
hypnosis
9. Cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
elixir
pedagogue
figurative
flout
10. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
mountebank
grouch
adhere
outlook
11. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
actuarial
castrate
servile
egress
12. Having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
factotum
rolling
avert
uninhibited
13. Move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army
bolt
gibe
maraud
parvenu
14. Temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
partiality
scaffold
pilfer
tart
15. Shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
genre
remission
repugnance
totter
16. Formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
inconsequential
vulnerable
stately
miscreant
17. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
attire
d'ebris
tipple
construe
18. Powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
potent
unassuming
torrent
insubstantial
19. Disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
disjointed
imponderable
parody
topple
20. Swelling out in waves; surging
contrived
tryst
symbiosis
billowing
21. Surrender; give up all resistance
capitulate
drudge
faculty
speck
22. Resulting from compulsion
obligatory
remorse
compulsive
Shangri-la
23. Kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
arbitrary
oculist
gracious
palatial
24. Pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
ingrate
exculpate
conifer
sordid
25. Sorrowful; N. dolor
proclivity
ordeal
dolorous
artifice
26. Aversion; dislike or opposition
antipathy
liability
bump
vanguard
27. Contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron
distant
crypt
infamous
base
28. Brownish yellow
tawny
dilate
centigrade
mock
29. Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
opportunist
harbinger
inequity
spate
30. Druggist; pharmacist
apothecary
staccato
stint
despondent
31. Pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner
oust
precursor
strut
spate
32. Loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
erroneous
blare
parity
vampire
33. Security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
obligatory
collateral
nuance
quaff
34. Reproduce; duplicate
connoisseur
gaudy
antagonism
replicate
35. Suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
charm
flaccid
swamp
imply
36. Withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile
hackles
intermediary
refraction
retract
37. Disturb the composure of; confuse
prize
transgression
discompose
topple
38. In love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
deflect
enamored
arrogance
voluminous
39. Tropical hurricane or cyclone
monetary
noisome
abash
typhoon
40. Gold and silver in the form of bars
bullion
affected
paraphrase
gazette
41. Avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
eschew
prosperous
heedless
engender
42. Having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.
sour
regiment
impious
anchor
43. Acting without dialogue; V.
takeoff
pantomime
conclave
tarantula
44. Upward; high up in the air
tractable
apparent
aloft
clangor
45. Home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
domicile
temporal
imminent
infinitesimal
46. Applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
cynical
coin
kindred
acclaim
47. Introductory statement
abeyance
perforate
reticent
preamble
48. Restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
torso
embroider
renounce
constraint
49. Topple; N.
economy
overthrow
edifice
annihilate
50. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
prosaic
asinine
irrefutable
commune