GRE Group 4
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- opprobrium
- disgrace; contempt; scorn
- idolatrous
- given to intense or excessive devotion to something
- fervent
- greatly emotional or zealous
- acerbic
- having a sour or bitter taste or character
- intepid
- steadfast and courageous
- credulous
- tending to believe too readily; gullible
- impetuous
- hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
- mollify
- to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
- laconic
- using few words; terse
- bombast
- self-important or pompous writing or speech
- pedantic
- the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
- implacable
- not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
- imminent
- about to happen; impending
- phlegmatic
- calm; sluggish; unemotional
- obsequious
- exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
- halcyon
- calm and peaceful
- sedulous
- diligent; persistent; hard-working
- garrulous
- pointlessly talkative; talking too much
- distribe
- a harsh denunciation
- obstinate
- stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
- flout
- to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention
- fortuitous
- happening by fortunate accident or chance
- glib
- marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
- ostentatious
- characterized by given to pretentiousness
- germane
- relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
- indifferent
- having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
- salubrious
- promoting health or well-being
- obfuscate
- to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
- pirate
- to illegally use or reproduce
- bombastic
- pompous; grandiloquent
- pragmatic
- practical rather than idealistic
- amenable
- agreeable; responsive to suggestion
- pervasive
- having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
- amalgamate
- to combine several elements into a whole
- polemical
- controversial; argumentative
- mendacity
- the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
- maverick
- an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
- hubris
- arrogant presumption or pride
- obdurate
- unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
- malleable
- capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
- solvent
- able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
- meticulous
- characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
- rhetoric
- the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
- fawn
- to flatter or praise excessively
- imperturbable
- marked by extreme clam,
- bolster
- to provide support or reinforcement
- pervade
- to permeate throughout
- soporific
- causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
- mercurial
- characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
- plethora
- an overabundance; a surplus
- rancorous
- characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment