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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. Be a sign of; foreshadow
mediate
maelstrom
prefigure
stymie
2. Tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
interim
barrister
arcane
brook
3. (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered
bluff
parasite
cull
navigable
4. Give or take milk at the breast or udder
repartee
denounce
suckle
die
5. Calmness of temperament; composure
carcinogenic
equanimity
nepotism
parody
6. Ash-colored; deadly pale
exhale
ashen
lurid
clientele
7. Sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
bigot
euphony
magnitude
pestle
8. Secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
trivia
saturnine
crypt
tablet
9. Wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid
depict
swamp
jug
latent
10. Of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline
tinge
perdition
limp
schematic
11. Massive; impressively large; built as a monument
blowhard
monumental
tonsure
prodigious
12. Sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
wangle
circumspect
stint
legerdemain
13. Shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
adversary
recuperate
confine
desperate
14. Of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony
nuptial
unceremonious
languish
exceptionable
15. Daily domestic task (such as cleaning - cooking - and shopping); unpleasant task
pendant(pendent)
refuse
distrait
chore
16. Detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
seemly
amalgam
loathe
elope
17. Become engaged to marry
betroth
faze
rout
steep
18. Detestable; extremely unpleasant
theoretical
seduce
badinage
abominable
19. Harmony; accord
address
encompass
concord
indemnify
20. (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous
tumid
curfew
entreat
collusion
21. Great mass of falling snow and ice
avalanche
profligate
incumbent
canker
22. Good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
poise
codify
opaque
macerate
23. Long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
ventriloquist
groove
nascent
gleam
24. Curse; express abhorrence for; detest
monetary
falsify
aperture
execrate
25. Hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search - especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
scavenge
talon
supine
blight
26. Rule over tyrannically
domineer
suitor
incumbent
astronomical
27. Give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim
burlesque
ecologist
waive
viand
28. Dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over
amphibian
gerrymander
myopic
pensive
29. Low - indistinct - continuous sound; V. CF. mumble
murmur
extrude
swarm
proximity
30. Cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
boorish
exclaim
annex
lumen
31. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
probity
balm
ratiocination
kismet
32. Call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
beware
convoke
broil
abbreviate
33. Break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt
renege
histrionic
corrosive
subordinate
34. Relieve (pain)
ultimate
venial
alleviate
allude
35. Walk through a substance - such as water - that impedes movement
wade
litany
privation
congeal
36. Nearness; ADJ. proximate
exegesis
proximity
beguile
memoir
37. Refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
skim
sublimate
clime
peon
38. Harmful
deleterious
rhapsody
gloss_over
aria
39. Possessing good health; healthful
healthy
synthetic
estranged
grovel
40. Person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money - coins - and medals
poultice
numismatist
litotes
sublimate
41. Daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine
hermetic
adhere
quotidian
clap
42. Drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
taint
derivative
anodyne
trough
43. Agreement
accord
gist
expatriate
repertoire
44. Argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
nefarious
sepulcher
haggle
restitution
45. Lacking in spirit or energy; languid
listless
inalienable
lexicographer
engender
46. Promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise
quixotic
constituency
canard
tout
47. Pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
arrogance
bulge
toady
insipid
48. Blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
hallowed
proxy
shyster
rustle
49. Pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
bliss
badger
broil
extrapolation
50. Outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
gargantuan
semblance
comport
impugn