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GRE Vocab
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1. Move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
mundane
acne
antecedents
lag
2. Fixed portion; V: distribute as rations
insensate
terse
slap
ration
3. Anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
indignation
impudence
neophyte
odorous
4. Wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy
vagrant
matin'ee(matinee)
defrock
gastronomy
5. Prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
indulgent
plummet
militia
protract
6. Domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor
ursine
imperious
ludicrous
irascible
7. Person administering capital punishment
subsidiary
executioner
asteroid
metamorphosis
8. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
carping
evince
hive
exuberance
9. Border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
margin
metamorphosis
beguile
expiate
10. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
sate
swathe
skiff
exploit
11. Do drudgery; N: person who drudges
remiss
aghast
drudge
polemical(polemic)
12. Smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
glossy
drone
grim
generality
13. Group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir
riveting
retrieve
mete
choir
14. Science of law
satire
jurisprudence
tinge
Epicurean
15. Give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
psychiatrist
larder
harbor
integrity
16. Anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash
regimen
eon(aeon)
ration
refuse
17. Shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
eulogistic
glimmer
indigence
intuition
18. Esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener
arcane
diva
grim
presentiment
19. Expand; swell out
gargantuan
distend
spoof
lofty
20. Straightforward; direct; frank
insalubrious
forthright
helm
guile
21. Exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice
satire
artful
execute
martinet
22. Supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child
skirmish
putative
disjointed
vestige
23. Clearly different; clearly noticed
incendiary
partisan
dissuade
distinct
24. Gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
dogmatic
encroachment
coiffure
debonair
25. Treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
acme
kismet
insidious
degenerate
26. (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
plight
deference
haunt
quixotic
27. Issue forth; come out
emanate
codicil
braggadocio
lunar
28. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
mischief
plebiscite
invalidate
vanguard
29. Wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost
pandemonium
resonant
anthem
comprehensive
30. Person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
arbiter
mite
psyche
abide
31. Tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
talisman
verve
obelisk
reactionary
32. Use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
husband
jargon
rhapsody
stereotype
33. Please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
palm
spurn
enrapture
homeostasis
34. Pitiless; merciless; cruel
cursory
abide
hegemony
ruthless
35. Soil; defile; make dirty
propensity
vying
besmirch
ashen
36. Line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot
sordid
pedigree
inconsistency
umbrage
37. Temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
prominent
indigent
remission
pathos
38. Harmony; agreement
consonance
tablet
jocular
magnitude
39. Poverty
unbridled
executive
indigence
graze
40. Authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental - nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
dictum
padre
lassitude
bedizen
41. Less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger
complaisant
embroider
calamity
subdue
42. State of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty
rapture
loll
suspense
annex
43. Clear beef (or meat) soup
bouillon
stem
tribute
verbatim
44. Secure from corruption - attack - or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability
dispirited
touchy
inviolable
stultify
45. Questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
detraction
inquisitor
euphoria
unprepossessing
46. Having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
dismantle
oblivion
conclusive
uninhibited
47. Providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident
provident
jocose
jovial
viper
48. Sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
doze
vigilant
fit
lode
49. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
raffle
bawdy
torso
polemic
50. Sleep lightly; nap
affected
rift
propensity
doze
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