GRE 3
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- acumen
- n keen, accurate judgement or insight
- adulterate
- v to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
- amalgamate
- v to combine serveral elements into a whole
- archaic
- adj outdated
- aver
- v to state as fact; to declare or assert
- bolster
- v to provide support or reiforcement
- bombastic
- adj pompous; grandiloquent
- diatribe
- n a harsh denunciation
- dissemble
- v to disguise ot conceal; to mislead
- eccentric
- adj departing from norms or conventions
- endemic
- adj characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
- evanescent
- adj tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
- exacerbate
- v to make worse or more severe (to exacerbate the problem)
- fervent
- adj greatly emotional or zealous
- fortuitous
- adj happening by accident or chance
- germane
- adj relevant to the subject at hand; appropraite in subject matter
- grandiloquence
- n pompous speech or expression
- hackneyed
- adj rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
- halcyon
- adj calm and peaceful
- hedonism
- n a devotion to pleasurable pursuits esp. pleasure to the senses
- hegemony
- n the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
- iconoclast
- n one who attacks or undermines traditional convnetions or institutions
- idolatrous
- adj intense or excessive devotion to something
- impassive
- adj revealing no emotion
- imperturbable
- adj marked by extreme calm; impassivity or steadiness
- implacable
- adj not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
- impunity
- n immunity from punishment
- inchoate
- adj an initial stage; not fully formed
- infelicitous
- adj unfortunate; inappropriate
- insipid
- adj lacking in taste or flavor; bland
- loquacious
- adj extremely talkative
- luminous
- adj characterized by brightness; the emission of light
- malevolent
- adj having or showing ill will; spite; hatred (opposite of benevolent)
- malleable
- adj capable of being shaped or formed
- mendacity
- n the condition of being untruthful
- meticulous
- adj characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
- misanthrope
- n one who hates all humans
- mitigate
- v to make or become less severe; to moderate
- obdurate
- adj unyielding; hardhearted
- obsequious
- adj exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
- occlude
- v to obstruct or block
- opprobrium
- n disgrace; contempt; scorn
- pedagogy
- n the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
- pedantic
- adj overly concerned with the details of learning or education; show offish about one's knowledge
- penury
- n poverty destitution
- pervasive
- adj having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout (a pervasive thought)
- pine
- v to yearn intensely; to languish
- pirate
- v to illegally use or reproduce
- pith
- n the essential or central part
- pithy
- adj precise and brief
- placate
- v to appease; to calm by making concessions
- platitude
- n a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
- plummet
- v to plunge or drop straight down
- polemical
- adj controversial; argumentative
- prodigal
- adj recklessly wasteful
- profuse
- adj given or coming forth abundantly
- proliferate
- v to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
- queries
- n questions; inquiries; reservations
- querulous
- adj prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
- rancorous
- adj characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment (a rancorous relationship)
- recalcitrant
- adj defiant of authority; difficult to manage (people who are recalcitrant may be incarcerated)
- repudiate
- v to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
- rescind
- v to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
- reverent
- adj marked by a feeling of profound awe and respect
- rhetoric
- n the art or study of using language for communication and persuasion
- salubrious
- adj promoting health or well being
- solvent
- adj able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
- specious
- adj plausible, but false; seeming true
- spurious
- adj lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
- subpoena
- n a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
- succinct
- adj breif; concise
- superfluous
- adj exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
- surfeit
- an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
- tenacity
- n persistent determination
- tenuous
- adj having little substance or strength ; flimsy or weak (a paper plate is tenuous)
- tirade
- n a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
- transient
- adj fleeting; passing quickly
- zealous
- adj fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause