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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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1. Swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
unsightly
throb
podiatrist
bravado
2. Deceive - persuade - or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
rumble
wheedle
miserly
epaulet(epaulette)
3. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
parable
bereavement
disport
fallow
4. Strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
clap
guileless
cohorts
exchequer
5. (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
emollient
potential
condescend
distort
6. Deny
behemoth
subterfuge
hygiene
gainsay
7. Call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
assurance
fanfare
depose
shackle
8. Protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest
pedagogue
remonstrate
incarnate
toga
9. Salary; payment for an office; compensation
hummock
unerringly
natal
emolument
10. (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
die
application
heterodox
incriminate
11. (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed
slough
fledgling(fledgeling)
scaffold
reciprocate
12. Essential; inherent; built-in
intrinsic
tart
hurtle
fancier
13. Sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
rue
feature
legerdemain
indifferent
14. Physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics
ram
apotheosis
tranquillity
pediatrician
15. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
pomposity
nuptial
exploit
parchment
16. Bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate
celibate
behemoth
dissident
overbearing
17. Something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring
perennial
reminiscence
abstemious
morbid
18. (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
prurient
obeisance
amalgamate
lackadaisical
19. Attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
annex
tempo
retribution
monochromatic
20. Run away secretly with the intention of getting married
consolidation
impalpable
elope
sully
21. Agree
grumble
tantamount
tiller
accede
22. Suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
histrionic
guise
discriminate
forensic
23. Area of thick hard skin
painstaking
parasite
callus
skim
24. Possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy
executor
tenancy
hypnosis
flagrant
25. Design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
monogram
scion
indentation
incite
26. Introduce as a subject; moot; open up
drivel
vaunted
convex
broach
27. Extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress;
invincible
cordon
geniality
rake
28. Joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
vulpine
disputatious
inverse
bantering
29. Descent; ancestry
grandiloquent
rubric
lineage
despondent
30. Specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
solvent
torrid
expertise
articulate
31. Marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
rumble
addendum
ceremonious
frantic
32. Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
levee
rag
opportunist
corroborate
33. Boast
brag
inopportune
marrow
chicanery
34. Clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)
devious
sybarite
nullify
vociferous
35. Ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform - etc.)
epaulet(epaulette)
palette
outlandish
tart
36. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
junta
ordinance
exuberance
billow
37. Copy
slag
rustic
low
replica
38. Dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)
pediatrician
imperturbable
refectory
homespun
39. Leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my
physiological
maxim
bound
larder
40. Separate; part; CF. asunder
sunder
numismatist
desultory
broach
41. Upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
verisimilar
gratify
distraught
cede
42. Ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art
pretentious
befuddle
breach
plausible
43. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
precept
uninhibited
bid
dapper
44. Extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
monochromatic
derision
deluge
destitute
45. Dead; no longer in use or existence
ordeal
adverse
defunct
intrigue
46. Rustic; pastoral
bouillon
bucolic
fulcrum
balk
47. Abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
season
tract
scurrilous
blue
48. Manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
unbridled
ostentatious
virile
maroon
49. Black form of carbon used in lead pencils
cynosure
graphite
liability
garnish
50. Slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
halting
fanciful
smattering
brusque