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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. Discomposed; confused
exquisite
vogue
irreproachable
discombobulated
2. Confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
besiege
verity
irksome
disconcert
3. Drive out evil spirits
sully
gerrymander
gloat
exorcise
4. Having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
cavil
determinate
grueling
calligraphy
5. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts
solder
monograph
crust
reek
6. Enjoy; have a distinctive flavor - smell - or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality
savor
abrasive
demographic
vignette
7. Inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)
bode
ramble
oblivious
prefatory
8. Untarnished; CF. sully
bogus
unsullied
rend
obnoxious
9. Model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
virulent
disenfranchise
paragon
tickle
10. Foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome
padre
pr'ecis
noisome
increment
11. Expression of praise - often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
headstrong
astigmatism
incrustation
eulogy
12. (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
unequivocal
wheedle
diverge
felicitous
13. Pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
swear-word
doff
coddle
lance
14. 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
plethora
parity
sonnet
fluke
15. Scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
venison
flounder
histrionic
chide
16. Throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
lucid
jettison
quotidian
frock
17. Move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
glib
tenure
fumble
verdigris
18. Smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste
hale
incline
paste
humanitarian
19. Pardon (an offense)
derivative
absolve
guise
forte
20. Mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth - power - or importance
arboreal
megalomania
mendacious
condescend
21. Expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth
vibrant
sublimate
potential
dehydrate
22. Wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
errant
flowery
couple
inconsistency
23. Block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
doom
thwart
choir
sumptuous
24. Error; stupid mistake
awry
effervescence
blunder
exult
25. Echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.
stun
court
reverberate
delirium
26. Ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
nib
sidetrack
apothecary
grisly
27. Having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer
brittle
pluck
prerogative
musky
28. Freedom from narrow limitations
deplore
miscellaneous
prude
latitude
29. Obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.
patent
ebullient
infamous
finished
30. Silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound - color - shade of
personify
prop
mute
panache
31. Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
preempt
braggart
expatriate
lap
32. Fleet of warships
cant
armada
gape
misgivings
33. Highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d''etat; CF. coup de gr^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
rend
prance
coup
covenant
34. Miser; stingy person
pertinacious
tureen
skinflint
diverse
35. Approach; tend to meet; come together
converge
scoff
squander
obsequious
36. Live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan
irreverence
vegetate
belittle
bent
37. One who foretells the future
sojourn
sleek
clap
soothsayer
38. Small ring; band of gold - silver - jewel - etc. (worn on the head - arms - or neck as decoration)
reverie
circlet
nebulous
obscure
39. Trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
buccaneer
droop
jug
dally
40. Story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
choir
cantata
corrode
jaunt
41. Great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
ingenue
disputatious
rapture
irony
42. Operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people - forces - etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
avalanche
unruly
manipulate
scourge
43. Reprove severely; rebuke; N.
sardonic
reprimand
tedium
leave-taking
44. Scold strongly
flay
mentor
pivotal
berate
45. Fame; ADJ. renowned
gratify
unfledged
renown
prod
46. Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
gadfly
desultory
anchor
multifarious
47. Eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
fraught
vision
shed
margin
48. Piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
labyrinth
firebrand
loft
travesty
49. Winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road
inveigle
tortuous
grotto
decant
50. Pirate
parody
outlandish
murmur
buccaneer