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GRE Vocab
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gre
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bvat
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1. Mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
daze
blemish
agenda
mayhem
2. First in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
irksome
sect
primary
viable
3. Work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
mammal
infraction
surge
dabble
4. Hit with a sweeping motion; N.
bombast
swipe
annihilate
slack
5. Call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
overthrow
convoke
devout
imperative
6. Four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
irreverence
quadruped
comprise
makeshift
7. Strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
cipher
flail
queer
supplicate
8. Daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine
quotidian
exemplary
promontory
intoxicate
9. Beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct
bleak
propinquity
irreproachable
traverse
10. Having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
inevitable
extenuate
stun
cognate
11. Grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others
leash
lumen
provident
killjoy
12. Attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
stereotype
impute
malapropism
smother
13. Shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
filigree
denizen
mediate
luster
14. Raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
mammoth
foray
forensic
demolition
15. Be cautious (of)
aptitude
catharsis
beware
dwindle
16. Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
spatula
strident
magistrate
ventilate
17. Any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
monolithic
canker
requiem
unfaltering
18. Absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
imperative
unrequited
sheathe
myopic
19. Only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
elated
tangential
nectar
relent
20. Make valid; confirm; ratify
parched
tipple
gazette
validate
21. Last stop of railroad; end
reckon
terminus
inherent
hireling
22. Object (because of doubts - scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday
besiege
debonair
demur
somatic
23. Inflated; exaggerated
overblown
canter
gentle
partial
24. Bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
skittish
accessory
prepossessing
blasé
25. Mar the appearance of; spoil
sow
betray
figure
disfigure
26. Heavenly
celestial
stilted
breadth
congeal
27. Produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
symbiosis
maniacal
piquant
igneous
28. Clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
gauche
amplify
cathartic
calligraphy
29. Punish as by beating; criticize severely
carafe
chastise
mnemonic
enduring
30. Combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize
infiltrate
synthesis
imperial
ingrained
31. One that pays rent to use property owned by another
defect
demoniac(demoniacal)
jumble
tenant
32. Talent
quarantine
incognito
fetid(foetid)
flair
33. Place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.
sully
ford
cross
stealth
34. Illegitimate child
sinewy
disparity
bastard
rigor
35. Pitiless; merciless; cruel
detached
gory
ruthless
interim
36. Invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take
avantgarde
purveyor
mutinous
impregnable
37. Possessing good health; healthful
visage
aviary
healthy
referendum
38. Dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
tan
stodgy
crinkle
warrant
39. Government ruled by old people
complaisant
palatial
insalubrious
gerontocracy
40. Showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
hallucination
ostentatious
prolong
ecliptic
41. Droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
frolic
flag
mode
navigable
42. Additional object; useful but not essential thing
intrigue
accessory
referendum
monotony
43. Run away secretly with the intention of getting married
convoluted
amass
evanescent
elope
44. Ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
knoll
condescend
palliate
suffuse
45. Sudden sharp feeling of pain
pang
inveigle
inconsequential
profane
46. Take apart; disassemble
analgesic
ramp
dismantle
impertinent
47. Dress with vulgar finery
bedizen
retroactive
pugilist
harbor
48. Particle removed by a file
intelligentsia
precedent
default
filing
49. Deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
temperate
swerve
disinter
incipient
50. Wrinkle
steadfast
crinkle
expos'e
sinewy