GRE Vocab II 2
Terms
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- stenographer
- the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking dictation.
- pendant
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1 a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck.
⬢ a necklace with such a piece of jewelry.
⬢ a light designed to hang from the ceiling.
⬢ the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended.
⬢ Nautical a short rope hanging from the head of a ship's mast, yardarm, or clew of a sail, used for attaching tackles.
2 an artistic, literary, or musical composition intended to match or complement another : "the triptych's pendant will occupy the corresponding wall in the south transept." - myopic
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nearsightedness.
⬢ lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight : "historians have been censured for their myopia in treating modern science as a western phenomenon." - penurious
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1 extremely poor; poverty-stricken : "a penurious old tramp."
⬢ characterized by poverty or need : "penurious years."
2 parsimonious; mean : he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife. - pusillanimus
- showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
- hedonistic
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the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
⬢ the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life. - mendacity
- untruthfulness : "people publicly castigated for past mendacity."
- turpitude
- depravity; wickedness : "acts of moral turpitude."
- craven
- contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
- variegated
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exhibiting different colors, esp. as irregular patches or streaks : "variegated yellow bricks."
⬢ Botany (of a plant or foliage) having or consisting of leaves that are edged or patterned in a second color, esp. white as well as green.
⬢ marked by variety : "his variegated and amusing observations." - shale
- soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs.
- catacombs
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an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans.
⬢ an underground construction resembling or compared to such a cemetery. - aster
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1 a plant of the daisy family that has bright rayed flowers, typically of purple or pink.
New England aster
⬢ Genus Aster, family Compositae: numerous species, many of which bloom in autumn, including the wild purple New England aster ( A. novae-angliae).
2 Biology a star-shaped structure formed during division of the nucleus of an animal cell. - sophomoric
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore : "my sophomoric years."
⬢ pretentious or juvenile : "sophomoric double entendres." - reticent
- not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily : "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs."
- auger
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a tool with a helical bit for boring holes in wood.
⬢ a similar larger tool for boring holes in the ground. - denizen
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an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place : "denizens of field and forest."
⬢ Brit., historical a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country. - aboveboard
- legitimate, honest, and open : "certain transactions were not totally aboveboard."
- circuitous
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(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way : "the canal followed a circuitous route"
| figurative: "a circuitous line of reasoning." - conflagration
- an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
- eagle-eye
- a keen or close watch : "she was keeping an eagle eye on Laura."
- lionhearted
- brave and determined.
- allay
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diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry) : "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears."
⬢ relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger) : "some stale figs partly allayed our hunger." - potentate
- a monarch or ruler, esp. an autocratic one.
- benediction
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the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, esp. at the end of a religious service.
⬢ ( Benediction) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the Blessed Sacrament, held mainly in the Roman Catholic Church.
⬢ devout or formal invocation of blessedness : "her arms outstretched in benediction."
⬢ the state of being blessed : "he eventually wins benediction." - vixen
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a female fox.
⬢ a spiteful or quarrelsome woman. - gaggle
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a flock of geese.
⬢ informal a disorderly or noisy group of people : "the gaggle of reporters and photographers that dogged his every step." - turncoat
- a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.
- mendicant
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given to begging.
⬢ of or denoting one of the religious orders that originally relied solely on alms : "a mendicant friar." - impecunious
- having little or no money : "a titled but impecunious family."
- petulant
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(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered : "he was moody and petulant"
| a petulant shake of the head. - chortle
- laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle : "he chortled at his own pun."
- didactic
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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive : "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice."
⬢ in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way : "slow-paced, didactic lecturing." - pedant
- a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
- glower
- have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl : "she glowered at him suspiciously."
- aphorism
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a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.â€
• a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author. - haggard
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1 looking exhausted and unwell, esp. from fatigue, worry, or suffering : "I trailed on behind, haggard and disheveled."
2 (of a hawk) caught for training as a wild adult of more than twelve months. - encomium
- a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
- decorous
- in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained : "dancing with decorous space between partners."
- proscribe
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forbid, esp. by law
⬢ denounce or condemn
⬢ an outlaw (someone). - inane
- silly; stupid
- drudgery
- hard, menial, or dull work
- glib
- (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow : "she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib."
- elision
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the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I'm, let's, e ' en).
⬢ an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film
⬢ the process of joining together or merging things, esp. abstract ideas - laggard
- a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others : "there was no time for laggards."