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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. Ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.
grueling
advocacy
parry
bigotry
2. Native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
ejaculation
nuptial
indigenous
nutrition
3. Yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
cede
subservient
insipid
rasp
4. State confidently; declare as true
habitat
galley
mural
aver
5. Shell covering the back (of a turtle - tortoise - crab - etc.)
carapace
doggerel
sonnet
laggard
6. Too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
propulsive
fathomless
inception
pariah
7. All-knowing
slake
beatific
renown
omniscient
8. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
polar
hypochondriac
significant
distort
9. Behead
decapitate
hew
entree(entr'ee)
feral
10. Make use of - sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
abhor
exploit
conifer
fleet
11. Narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula
impending
infraction
incur
insularity
12. First in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence
dominant
primal
acne
lancet
13. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
fickle
expropriate
dowry
inconsequential
14. Minor fight; minor battle in war; V.
compound
skirmish
impregnable
awry
15. Change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group
shift
expropriate
ornate
rubble
16. State of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
repugnance
permissive
leash
decrepitude
17. Tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder
diorama
rile
palpable
venial
18. Smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
glossy
intuition
centaur
demented
19. Division of a long poem
orator
canto
thespian
lurid
20. Related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population
demographic
confine
ruddy
shuffle
21. Territory enclosed within an alien land
whine
privy
revoke
enclave
22. Deserter; traitor; ADJ.
odyssey
blemish
pendant(pendent)
renegade
23. Of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
palatial
itinerant
coin
tirade
24. Make valid; confirm; ratify
benefit
validate
circlet
impale
25. Make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib
lurk
slick
aromatic
falsify
26. Harmful; CF. obnoxious
dutiful(duteous)
noxious
mode
ascendancy
27. Rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again
conspiracy
healthful
capricious
resurge
28. Place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins
purgatory
title
physiological
bard
29. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
weather
quaff
censor
supernumerary
30. Joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
bantering
residue
knack
subsidy
31. Peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
amicable
flowery
idyllic
arboretum
32. Trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
parvenu
dally
impute
stammer
33. Small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society
dissuade
trance
cameo
microcosm
34. Throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly
pulsate
pine
jug
statutory
35. Matchless; not able to be imitated
astral
simplistic
inimitable
maleficient
36. Incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
petulant
inductive
partial
finale
37. All-powerful; having unlimited power
moribund
proximity
omnipotent
impunity
38. Serious speech - writing - or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.
nourish
soliloquy
discourse
piebald
39. Pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
doldrums
seep
probe
gale
40. Find out for certain; make certain
augment
ethnology
ascertain
maritime
41. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
sagacious
authoritarian
condign
retrospective
42. Barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
barrage
encompass
dribble
indices
43. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle
advocate
contortions
askew
fickle
44. Wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
welter
berate
marginal
evasive
45. Period of time
somber
epoch
ablution
averse
46. Unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
inveterate
tend
sentimental
unwonted
47. Doubts
punitive
citadel
misgivings
impeach
48. Lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
queer
maxim
impregnate
console
49. Lose animation or strength
submerge
furor
languish
simper
50. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea
nauseate
mutter
larder
bilk