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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. Lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
flippant
ford
rotundity
frolicsome
2. Outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
token
quandary
cacophonous
revert
3. Action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy
toss
agrarian
promontory
stealth
4. Expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song
perversion
rasp
nonentity
plaintive
5. Pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
colloquial
uniformity
diabolical
pragmatic
6. Lazy person
advocacy
sluggard
detain
bucolic
7. Arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws - rules - established social customs
motley
modulate
choice
codify
8. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. staccato applause
staccato
milieu
qualify
gouge
9. Occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class
axiom
subordinate
welter
partisan
10. Abnormal or deviant
nubile
aberrant
exhilarating
wanderlust
11. Saying farewell; expression of leave-taking
prolixity
valediction
discompose
urgent
12. Silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise
stilted
punctilious
muted
pandemonium
13. Map-maker
makeshift
overwrought
cartographer
chortle
14. Sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
plaudit
quaff
rarefied
hone
15. Pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease
pervert
pathological
absolute
frolicsome
16. Fortress
illusory
citadel
suspend
symmetry
17. Large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
volition
swarm
conducive
remediable
18. Ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad
climactic
camp
mediocre
histrionic
19. Poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows
jab
causal
queue
compatible
20. Assent; agree passively; comply without protest
insuperable
acquiesce
skittish
effeminate
21. Insane
distract
gargoyle
venial
demented
22. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
secession
exorbitant
tyro
overthrow
23. Give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
listless
chaotic
traduce
embody
24. Plan of a trip; record of a trip
cerebration
maroon
itinerary
asperity
25. Family descent; ADJ. ancestral
runic
ancestry
antediluvian
frustrate
26. Presumptuous or bold
integrate
mural
forward
marsupial
27. Blood-vessel; CF. vein
artery
homily
slur
obsequy
28. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
precarious
lionize
defrock
convert
29. Frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
furor
sentient
constitution
pulsate
30. Practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things
pragmatist
jurisdiction
rasp
holocaust
31. Angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
cognitive
conveyance
cherubic
arrears
32. Lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
parsimony
quarantine
languid
degradation
33. Obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
amplify
impregnate
incumbent
irreproachable
34. Walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
rout
simper
ragamuffin
amble
35. Person receiving protection and support from a patron
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36. Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person
trifle
beatific
pharisee
treatise
37. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
wanderlust
retrospective
chaffing
catharsis
38. Conventions; moral standards; moral customs
prodigy
calamity
mores
myriad
39. Deep dish for serving soup
calumny
tureen
pry
gawk
40. Official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people
pulmonary
tribune
sophisticated
rubric
41. Accustom or familiarize; addict
habituate
alias
clangor
steep
42. Providing nourishment
dysentery
benefit
nutritious
beguile
43. Cause; produce; create
generate
confine
dross
untoward
44. Last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
titillate
myriad
ultimatum
consequential
45. Outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly
outwit
catechism
dissuade
disinclination
46. Eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
dismiss
notch
bloated
prime
47. Combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
macerate
pugnacity
taciturn
generality
48. Intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
fashion
extemporaneous
rummage
daunt
49. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate
opulence
impermeable
amalgam
viable
50. Trick to deceive; stratagem
vivacious
frolicsome
stealth
ruse