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GRE 2

Terms

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emigrate
V to move to a new country; to move a new place to live; to expatriate
demagogue
a leader of the people but more a rabble rouser
enigma
N a mystery riddle
conjecture
To guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
emulate
Vt to strive to equal or excel usually through imitation emulator emulation emulous be emulous of
exhaustive
Adj thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking
concord
Harmony; agreement
curtail
to shorten; to cut short ...
distend
to swell; to extend a great deal
clique
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
exacerbate
V to make worse ;
deride
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
cogent
Powerfully convincing
empirical
Adj relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical ; ~philosophy Empiricism
covert
secret; hidden
condone
To overlook; to permit to happen
cognizant
Aware; conscious
comprehensive
Covering or including everything
culpable
deserving blame; guilty
congenital
A trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate
disparate
different; incompatible; unequal
egocentric
A selfish; believing that one is the center of everything n egoism egoistic -tical
consummate
Perfect; complete; supremely skillful
debacle
violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
euphemism
N a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
efface
Vt to erase; to rub away the features of eclipse Cf effaceable effacement
delude
to deceive
disdain
arrogant scorn; contempt
discrete
unconnected; separate; distinct
construe
To interpret
desultory
without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random
endemic
A native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous n endemicity
conducive
Promoting
circumvent
To frustrate as though by surrounding
dubious
A full of doubt; uncertain a ~ friend be ~ about cf dubitable
destitute
extremely poor; utterly lacking
cosmopolitan
at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
complicity
Participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
deleterious
harmful
concurrent
Happening at the same time; parallel
despondent
extremely depressed; full of despair
dilettante
someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler
digress
to stray from the main subject
epigram
N a brief and usually witty or satirical saying
deference
submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
circuitous
Round about; not following a direct path
dearth
lack; scarcity
concise
Brief and to the point; succinct
enervate
V to reduce the strength or energy of especially to do so gradually
contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome
disinterested
not taking sides; unbiased
erudite
Adj scholarly; deeply learned ;
exacting
Adj extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care
debauchery
wild living; excessive intemperance
emigrant
a n immigrate
docile
easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
duplicity
N the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception cf duplication duplicate a n v
conciliatory
Making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
deluge
a flood; an inundation
ebullient
A boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant; n ebullience-cy n ebullition
contrived
Artificial; labored
equivocal
Adj ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
coerce
To force someone to do or not to do something
despot
an absolute ruler; an autocrat
corollary
something that follows; a natural consequence
cliche
An overused saying or idea
circumscribe
To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict.
exemplify
V to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example
circumspect
Cautious
discriminate
to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate ;
dissolution
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
epitome
N a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm ;
dialectical
relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes
depravity
extreme wickedness or corruption
doctrinaire
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
edify
Vt to enlighten; to instruct especially in moral or religious matters; cfedifying
enormity
N extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
circumlocution
An indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
commensurate
Equal; proportionate
decorous
proper; in good taste; orderly
exasperate
V to annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of
decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of 10:1
definitive
conclusive; providing the last word
ephemeral
A lasting a very short time
decadent
decaying or decayed especially in terms of morals
clemency
Mercy; forgiveness; mildness
eccentric
A not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
complacent
Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
conjure
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
dogmatic
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something often a system of beliefs is beyond dispute
debilitate
to weaken; to cripple
daunt
to make fearful; to intimidate
contingent
Dependent; possible
deduce
to conclude from evidence; to infer
confluence
A flowing together especially of rivers; place where they begin to flow together
disparage
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about usually in a somewhat indirect way
comprise
To consist of; to be composed of cf constitute compose
evanescent
Adj fleeting; vanishing; happening for only the briefest period
connoisseur
An expert particularly in matter of art or taste
conventional
common; customary; unexceptional
defame
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
coup
a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group ;
exhort
V to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to
didactic
intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
collusion
Conspiracy; secret cooperation
espouse
V to support; to advocate
dictum
an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
exalt
V to raise high; to glorify
countenance
face; facial expression especially an encouraging one
complement
To complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
egalitarian
A believing in the social and economic equality of all people
egregious
A extremely bad; flagrant
compelling
Forceful; causing to yield
cynic
one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
disseminate
to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
discreet
prudent; judiciously reserved
contrite
Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful
equitable
Adj fair
congenial
Agreeably suitable; pleasant
esoteric
Adj hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
cursory
hasty; superficial
coherent
Holding together; making sense
covenant
a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
culinary
relating to cooking or the kitchen
engender
V to bring into existence; to create; to cause produce ment
criterion
standard; basis for judgment
ethereal
Adj heavenly as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether heavenly
consecrate
To make or declare sacred
credulous
eager to believe; gullible
consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
covet
to wish for enviously
culminate
to climax; to reach full effect
encroach
Vi to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass on upon
copious
Abundant; plentiful
degenerate
to break down; to deteriorate
condescend
To stoop to someone else level usually in an offensive way; to patronize
equanimity
N composure; calm
coalesce
To come together as one; to fuse; to unite ;
diffident
timid; lacking in self-confidence
eclectic
A choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources n cf eclecticism
dormant
A inactive; as though asleep; asleep ~volcano ~window
convivial
Fond of partying; festive
domestic
having to do with the household or family; not foreign
consensus
Unanimity or general agreement
colloquial
Conversational; informal in language
cognitive
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
cryptic
mysterious; mystifying; clandestine mysterious;
elliptical
Adj oval; missing a word or words; obscure
civil
Polite; civilized; courteous
deprecate
to express disapproval of
dissipate
to thin out drift away or dissolve; to cause to thin out drift away or dissolve; to waste or squander
elicit
Vt to bring out; to call forth ~a laugh from ~a reply elicitation n
discern
to have insight; to see things clearly to discriminate; to differentiate
delineate
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
denizen
inhabitant
contiguous
Side by side; adjoining
elusive
Adj hard to pin down; evasive elude V elusion
distinguish
to tell apart; to cause to stand out
Ellipsis
ellipsoid
enfranchise
V to grant the privileges of citizenship especially the right to vote
effusion
N a pouring forth Effuse v Effusive a
corroborate
to confirm; to back up with evidence
desiccate
to dry out
derogatory
disapproving; degrading
compendium
A summary; an abridgment

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