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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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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
apologist
bowdlerize
perverse
indignation
2. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage
peon
susceptible
calumny
cloister
3. Something attached to but holding an inferior position
gouge
annihilate
adjunct
incumbent
4. Casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
cursory
accoutre
ostensible
braggadocio
5. Conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
proselytize
append
quadruped
smirk
6. Not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
convention
exempt
nuptial
kernel
7. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
dysentery
cadence
vassal
plumber
8. Room or space under the roof; attic
peregrination
d'ebris
loft
fitful
9. Pour off gently (wine or liquid)
clap
decant
predator
manifesto
10. Any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
devise
canker
pseudonym
quisling
11. One who studies the skin and its diseases
comity
dermatologist
virtual
countermand
12. Teacher; CF. child leader
vampire
splice
pedagogue
prelate
13. Produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash
squelch
posthumous
char
reaper
14. Nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment
rigor
nutrient
hew
submissive
15. Praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud
plaudit
grudging
methodical
minutiae
16. Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
grate
glutinous
qualms
disapprobation
17. Prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
proscribe
concave
amiss
sow
18. Playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully
thesis
reprehensible
jest
sensitization
19. Sorrowful; N. dolor
deploy
antecedents
nepotism
dolorous
20. Put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
implement
rivulet
impenitent
dingy
21. Let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
bate
jocular
vicar
rend
22. Pertaining to ships or navigation
doggerel
cursive
varnish
nautical
23. Border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
brusque
margin
equilibrium
animated
24. Shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
distort
diffidence
embody
missile
25. State of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
nimble
aspersion
implode
affliction
26. Examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
collate
piecemeal
buffet
trunk
27. Urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
chasten
ostentatious
resort
goad
28. Antiquated; extremely ancient
antediluvian
pore
pillory
sheaf
29. Quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind
bereft
sear
primary
nimble
30. Squander; waste foolishly; scatter
transgression
vile
sumptuous
dissipate
31. Student at a military school
virtue
bequeath
subjugate
cadet
32. Draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
piscatorial
resourceful
limn
nurse
33. Deceptive scheme; clever trick
credence
reputable
stratagem
blighted
34. Lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
careen
petulant
disabuse
aptitude
35. Marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle
unassuming
harbor
malapropos
indecisive
36. Become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.
goad
vociferous
blush
incompatible
37. Mob; noisy crowd
rabble
blue
mentor
supersede
38. One of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo - opossum - wombat
marsupial
tickle
malefactor
alimony
39. Paint or draw with dots or short strokes
diffuse
obsolete
stipple
dilapidated
40. Induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
abstruse
hypnosis
expurgate
euthanasia
41. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.
analgesic
torpedo
descry
paltry
42. Cautious; careful; prudential
prudent
provisional
protrude
entail
43. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
scoff
infirmity
omnivorous
threadbare
44. Lizard that changes color in different situations
chameleon
implacable
paste
remunerative
45. Able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material
elastic
unexceptionable
comprehensive
codicil
46. Suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
warble
evince
compassion
nurse
47. Warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
lampoon
cantankerous
excoriate
dire
48. (of weather) warm and damp
feral
muggy
disgorge
nausea
49. Burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus
ostracize
prototype
facilitate
incubus
50. Of or pertaining to the people
demotic
cozen
proponent
d'ecollet'e