GRE Hit Parade 2
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- extemporaneous
- adj; imporvised; done without preparation
- catalyst
- noun; a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
- cacophony
- noun; harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
- facetious
- adj; playful; humorous
- castigation
- noun; severe criticism or punushment
- bombast/bombastic
- noun/adjective: self-evident or pompous writing or speech; pompous;grandiloquent.
- bucolic
- adjective; rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
- capricious
- adjective; inclined to change one's mind implusively; erratic; unpredictable
- burgeon
- verb; to grow rapidly; to flourish
- canon
- noun; an established set of principles or code of laws, oftern religious in nature
- canonical
- adjective; following or in agreement with orthodox requirements
- complaisance
- noun; the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
- caustic
- adjective; burning or stinging; causing corrosion
- chary
- adjective; wary; cautious
- cynicism
- noun; an attitude or quality of belief that all people are otivated by selfishness
- censure
- verb; to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
- cogent
- adj; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
- chicanery
- noun; trickery or subterfuge
- culpable
- adj; deserving blame
- contrite
- adj; regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
- contentious
- adj; argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
- connoisseur
- noun; an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
- convention
- noun; a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
- credulous
- adj; tending to believe too readily; gullible
- convoluted
- adj; complex or complicated
- dearth
- noun; smallness of quanitity or number;, scarcity; a lack
- ebullience
- noun; the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
- demur
- verb; to question or oppose
- decorum
- noun; polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
- derision
- noun; scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
- diatribe
- noun; a harsh dununciation
- desiccate
- verb; to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
- dilettante
- noun; one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
- didactic
- adj; intended to teach or instruct
- disabuse
- verb; to undeceive; to set right
- dogmatic
- adj; stubbornly opinionated
- discretion
- noun; cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
- fallacy
- noun; an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
- discordant
- adj; conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
- disparage
- verb; to slight or belittle
- disinterested
- adj; indifferent; free from self-interest
- dissemble
- verb; to disguise or conceal; to mislead
- disparate
- adj; fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
- divulge
- verb; to disclose something secret
- eccentric
- adj; departing from norms or conventions
- emollient
- adj; soothing, expecially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
- effrontery
- noun; extreme boldness; presumptuousness
- eclectic
- adj; composed of elements drawn from various sources
- eloquent
- adj; well-spoken; expressive; articulate
- elegy
- noun; a mournful poem, expecially one lamenting the dead
- empirical
- adj; based on observation or experiment
- endemic
- adj; characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
- ennui
- noun; dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
- enervate
- verb; to weaken, to reduce in vitality
- enigmatic
- adj; mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
- esoteric
- adj; intended for or understood by a small, specific group
- erudite
- adj; very learned; scholarly
- ephemeral
- adj: brief; fleeting
- equivocate
- verb; to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
- exacerbate
- verb; to make worse or more severe
- exonerate
- verb; to remove blame
- eulogy
- noun; speech honoring the dead
- evanescent
- adj; tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
- exigent
- adj; urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
- exculpate
- verb; exonerate; to clear of blame