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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. Waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation
ploy
filth
vacillate
stratum
2. Shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
propellant(propellent)
clamber
ecosystem
luminous
3. Deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
vicar
hummock
amass
taunt
4. Change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China
smudge
nutrient
apiarist
vicissitude
5. Evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement
multilingual
apparent
idiom
jug
6. Gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia
obdurate
caption
graphic
melancholy
7. Wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity
laud
finesse
nova
sagacious
8. Swimming
methodical
rancid
natation
nicety
9. Mass for the dead; dirge
foolhardy
obtrude
senility
requiem
10. Ability to identify with another's feelings - ideas - etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
fraught
spectral
engaging
empathy
11. Opponent; enemy
adversary
sturdy
turbulence
musky
12. Shorten
habitat
abbreviate
compensatory
smudge
13. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
comity
gorge
avuncular
cadence
14. Decay; fall to a lower level (of morality - civilization - or art); ADJ. decadent
primate
decadence
asylum
bog
15. Boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
osseous
staccato
churlish
plumber
16. Throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
invulnerable
jettison
formidable
concord
17. Outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)
comeback
trappings
debut
ventriloquist
18. Very cautious; watchful
flotsam
wary
bristle
implication
19. Peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake
exertion
regatta
hostage
placid
20. Instruct; correct morally
succumb
odious
edify
incorrigible
21. Trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
atrocity
peon
denotation
barterer
22. Excessive indulgence of one's own desire
iota
eccentricity
self-indulgence
hamper
23. Agreement
venue
saga
assumption
accord
24. Fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
loath
solace
jingoist
grotesque
25. Mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth - power - or importance
synchronous
megalomania
slapdash
inundate
26. Behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
flirt
arraign
perfidious
lofty
27. Crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
proscenium
foil
quash
asymmetric
28. Not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim
contrived
objective
nurture
substantial
29. Disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
reprimand
incapacitate
accost
savor
30. Stand - sit - or lie in a lazy - relaxed way
lounge
suborn
timorous
surmise
31. Inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone
culprit
prone
ramification
kindred
32. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
retiring
distant
contagion
gist
33. Lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
projectile
optimum
chip
fathomless
34. Mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough
knead
amicable
ghastly
moodiness
35. Large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge - swell - roll in billows
billow
nectar
pastiche
chronic
36. Felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate
visceral
potable
existential
residual
37. Ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
retentive
mirage
fiat
grisly
38. Place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
catapult
sheathe
recession
avalanche
39. Unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead
mentor
grotto
downcast
stygian
40. Adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
embellish
synchronous
pterodactyl
prelate
41. Language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
acute
curb
jargon
dirge
42. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
implicate
migratory
sullen
licentious
43. Violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong
ungainly
ursine
transgression
esoteric
44. Teach (ideas or principles); instill
low
inculcate
reminiscent
errant
45. Diligent; hard-working; N. industry
bombardment
apothegm(apophthegm)
apex
industrious
46. Small planet
slap
armada
egoism
asteroid
47. Denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
mediocre
recipient
flamboyant
disavowal
48. Sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply
hilarity
skim
headlong
tart
49. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
unguent
squat
chimerical
concur
50. Violent scoundrel; bully
congenial
mingle
ruffian
oust