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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. Black form of carbon used in lead pencils
leash
permissive
graphite
variegate
2. Conquer; bring under control
subjugate
brocade
sophisticated
infiltrate
3. Something fit to be eaten
bawdy
gross
comestible
uniformity
4. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
bauble
adhere
waive
raconteur
5. Obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness
immobility
peccadillo
oblivion
deprecate
6. Trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
contiguous
stumble
warranted
denigrate
7. Defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
incident
sear
canto
sully
8. Able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof
impassive
reinstate
dribble
tangible
9. Apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
lubricate
rare
detrimental
conspiracy
10. Contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
belie
infinitesimal
motto
scotch
11. Throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
tipple
fraudulent
smug
jettison
12. Traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling
usury
dexterous
recast
quisling
13. Intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot
perpetual
knotty
preponderance
jocular
14. (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power
refectory
plenary
debauch
obstinate
15. Position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion
squalor
championship
ensconce
stratified
16. Understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
benign
requiem
fruition
litotes
17. Shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
refraction
navigable
undermine
nuance
18. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
incidence
indissoluble
pernicious
palatial
19. Rejoice
debar
niggle
exult
stifle
20. Remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
commemorative
conservatory(conservatoire)
expeditious
deface
21. Skin of an animal
monolithic
mutinous
outskirts
hide
22. Division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
healthful
schism
chase
retrieve
23. Weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath
environ
conundrum
undermine
prompt
24. Paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V.
varnish
sere
coax
nonentity
25. Member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)
morose
continence
boon
proletarian
26. Strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
defrock
predilection
raspy
lace
27. Lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
careen
prestige
extrude
quiescent
28. Wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
omnipresent
atrophy
querulous
aria
29. Legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor
chancellor
coagulate
founder
retrospective
30. Moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
rectitude
cession
carafe
tumid
31. 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
fictitious
obligatory
harbor
petty
32. Unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings
inkling
sentient
uninhibited
barb
33. Think over; ponder
insatiable
delve
cogitate
dribble
34. Charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
impeach
relish
monumental
finicky
35. Lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)
regal
begrudge
cameo
prevaricate
36. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
deft
contingent
privation
mannered
37. Yielding to another; ceding
descry
halting
cession
dereliction
38. Favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
bogus
desultory
taciturn
nepotism
39. Diligent
assiduous
debutante
centaur
voodoo
40. Pertaining to mental dearrangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder
psychopathic
misogynist
levee
unbridled
41. Shrink; reduce gradually
tension
palimpsest
dwindle
warble
42. Malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled
harangue
nauseate
ductile
junta
43. Clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.
notoriety
entrepreneur
tenacious
raiment
44. Public records; place where public records are kept
parasite
corpus
archives
carat(karat)
45. Steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap
afterlife
grudging
plagiarize
cogent
46. Church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
retract
privy
prelate
retaliate
47. Lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car
solstice
ascribe
erudite
raffle
48. (of a boat) turn over
nullify
capsize
camaraderie
peripatetic
49. Lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
gleam
apathy
lubricate
saunter
50. Mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
artery
tessellated
apparent
gruel