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GRE Vocab
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gre
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vocabulary
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bvat
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious
bait
unaccountable
distrait
amiss
2. Surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.
speck
sleigh
relic
unfledged
3. Use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
coercion
irrevocable
overbearing
opiate
4. Frighten; N. intimidation
infest
flicker
florescence
intimidate
5. Basic; primary; essential
appreciate
fundamental
bemused
gamely
6. Dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
surmount
rebuke
romp
sleight
7. Token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
hierarchy
superficial
stigma
tribute
8. Into parts; apart; V. sunder
allegory
vex
asunder
affliction
9. Form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
granulate
gesticulation
abysmal
thermal
10. Not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love
unrequited
mash
belligerent
aspersion
11. Causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.
promiscuous
rostrum
Machiavellian
problematic
12. Be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
finish
betray
servile
compact
13. Having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
exempt
molecule
effulgent
effete
14. Give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect - comply with - courteous
defer
incarcerate
psychic
overthrow
15. Long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous
guile
genesis
flinch
rancor
16. Negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
cite
wallow
derelict
demented
17. Ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N.
trample
manifestation
prize
snub
18. End; V. terminate
dwindle
dilute
abide
termination
19. Beginning; origin
parchment
replicate
genesis
scad
20. Retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete
cogitate
array
chortle
superannuated
21. Having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility
perdition
astral
versatile
forbearance
22. Native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
roster
infamous
indigenous
clairvoyant
23. No longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
outmoded
dais
glamor
rotundity
24. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
wiggle
saboteur
decelerate
flail
25. Miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
entice
sundry
lax
deign
26. Haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow - cilium
supercilious
serpentine
cite
marked
27. Embezzle
defalcate
oblique
amend
sublime
28. Boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
commemorate
churlish
indomitable
chisel
29. Ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.
hamper
vigilante
parry
eminent
30. Delicate; of very fine quality
interdict
entrance
choice
tether
31. Ardent; zealous; hot
palpitate
vehement
fervent
forge
32. Pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet
lionize
purse
preternatural
tractable
33. Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
sordid
pertinacious
nauseous
loath
34. Real being
contusion
entity
beget
prosaic
35. Irritate; vex; muddy
ploy
revert
rile
martyr
36. (of a boat) turn over
fell
fancied
capsize
elicit
37. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
delta
fanaticism
rotundity
diligence
38. Separate; part; CF. asunder
demolition
merit
sunder
roil
39. Change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis
metamorphosis
ravine
toady
vestige
40. Swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
bewitch
frieze
trifling
miasma
41. Deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
vulnerable
gourmand
grudge
annals
42. Uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
vise
prolixity
probity
volatile
43. Of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
palatial
lurid
progenitor
valor
44. Not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V.
sour
welter
gruesome
idle
45. Frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
psychic
discomfit
incredulous
skeptic
46. Very cautious; watchful
contaminate
wary
hinterlands
haunt
47. D'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
notoriety
debut
dyspeptic
smolder
48. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc.
delve
accoutre
gyroscope
roster
49. Direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
address
rational
vixen
callous
50. Abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious - luxuriate
loft
luxuriant
offhand
pantomime