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GRE Vocab Group 2

Terms

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disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
bucolic
pastoral, rustic; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
axiomatic
possessing self-evident truth; taken as a given
effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
lucid; adj
sane, rational
oscillation; noun
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
paean; noun
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
penurious; adj
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
perfidy; noun
intentional breach of faith; treachery
pernicious; adj
extremely harmful; potentially causing death
precipitate; adj
acting with excessive haste or impulse
perspicacious; adj
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment; acutely insightful and wise
pious; adj
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
precipitate; verb
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
precursor; noun
one that precedes and indicates or announces another
predilection; noun
a disposition in favor of something; preference
prolific; adj
producing large volumes or amounts; productive
qualms; noun
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy;Qualm is a disturbing feeling of uneasiness and self-doubt
quiescence;noun
stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest; dormancy
recant; verb
to retract; esp. a previously held belief
redoubtable; adj
arousing fear, awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
reticent; adj
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
satire; noun
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
sordid; adj
characterized by filth, grim, or squalor; foul; squalid
squalid; adj
sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect or poverty; morally repulsive
squander; verb
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
stoic; adj
indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
stymie; verb
to block; thwart
stymie; noun
a position or condition in which you find yourself;
supplant; verb
to take the place of; supersede; replace, usurp
synthesis; noun
the combination of parts to make a whole
torpid; adj
lethargic; sluggish; dormant; apathetic; biological suspended animation or hibernation
torque; noun
a force that causes rotation
ubiquitous; adj
existing everwhere at the same time; constantly encoutnered; widespread
veracity; noun
truthfulness; honesty
vilify; verb
to defame; to characterize harshly, spread negative information about
virulent; adj
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic, hateful
abscond; verb
to depart clandestinely; to steal away and hide
ameliorate; verb
to make tolerable; to make better
arduous; adj
strenuous; taxing; requiring a lot of effort
ascetic; noun
one who practices rigid self-denial; esp in an act of religious devotion
axiom; noun
universally recognized principle
canonical; adj
in agreement or following accepted and conventional standards
contentious; adj
argumentative; quarelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
convoluted; adj
intricately complicated; complex
culpable; adj
deserving of blame; blameworthy
eclectic; adj
composed of elements from various sources
ephemeral; adj
brief; fleeting
erudite; adj
scholarly, very learned
eulogy; noun
speech of praise for the dead
extemporaneous; adj
improvised, done w/ out preparation
facetious; adj
playful, humorous

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