GRE IV
Terms
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- derision
- scorn; redicule, contemtuous treatment
- diatribe
- a harsh denunciation
- enervate
- to weaken; reduce in vitality
- laconic
- using few words; terse
- mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
- mundane
- of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
- nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
- neologism
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a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
- obdurate
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unyeilding; hard hearted; intractable
- obfuscate
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to deliberately make obscure; to make confusing
- obsequious
- exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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obtuse
- lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
- obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
- occulude
- to obstruct or block
- onerous
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troubling; burdensome
- opprobium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
- redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
- refulgent
- radiant; shiny; brilliant
- relegate
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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
- renege
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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
- repudiate
- to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
- rescind
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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
- reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
- reverent
- marked by, feeling, or expressing profound awe and respect
- salubrious
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promoting health and well-being
- stoic
- indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
- surfeit
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excess; overindulgence
- tenuous
- having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
- torpid
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lethargic; sluggish
- transient
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief