GRE Master Words XII
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- Obtrude (v)
- push (oneself or one's idea) forward or intrude, extrude
- Parity (n)
- equality; close resemblance
- Palatial (adj)
- magnificent
- Opalescent (adj)
- iridescent; lustrous
- Pendant (adj)
- hanging down from something
- Parquet (n)
- floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
- Paradox (n)
- seemingly contradictory (but not necessarily so)
- Penance (n)
- self-inflicted punishment for sin
- Oratorio (n)
- dramatic poem set to music
- Paleontology (n)
- study of prehistoric life
- Palliate (v)
- ease pain; make less severe or offensive
- Pander (v)
- cater to the base desires of others
- Patrician (adj)
- noble; aristocratic
- Palimpsests (n)
- parchment used for a second time after original writings have been erased
- Ovoid (adj)
- egg shaped
- Penumbra (n)
- partial shadow (in an eclipse)
- Pediatrician (n)
- children's doctor
- Patent (adj)
- open for public to read; obvious
- Orthography (n)
- correct spelling
- Paragon (n)
- epitome of perfection
- Optician (n)
- maker and seller of eyeglasses
- Pendulous (adj)
- hanging; suspended
- Patina (n)
- green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished paintings
- Patois (n)
- local or provincial dialect
- Parley (n)
- conference
- Passé (adj)
- outmoded
- Panegyric (n)
- formal praise
- Obstreperous (adj)
- boisterous; noisy
- Pallet (n)
- small, poor bed
- Pathetic (adj)
- causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
- Occident (n)
- the West
- Pachyderm (n)
- thick skinned animal
- Pellucid (adj)
- limpid; easy to understand; transparent
- Odium (n)
- detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
- Omniscient (adj)
- all-knowing
- Panache (adj)
- flair; flamboyance
- Overweening (adj)
- presumptuous; arrogant
- Pensive (adj)
- dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative
- Peccadillo (n)
- slight offense
- Pell-mell (adv)
- disorderly, headlong
- Paroxysm (n)
- fit or attack of rage, laughter, pain
- Odious (adj)
- hateful; vile
- Pan (v)
- criticize harshly
- Paramour (n)
- illicit lover
- Pastiche (n)
- imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
- Pathos (n)
- tender sorrow; pity; quality in lit or art begetting such
- Pall (v)
- grow tiresome
- Pedant (n)
- scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
- Pastoral (adj)
- rural
- Optometrist (n)
- one who fits eyeglasses to treat eye disorder