GRE Set 2
Terms
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- stentorian (adj)
- Extremely loud; powerful.
- rostrum (noun)
- Stage for public speaking.
- atavistic (adj)
- Relating to old or established pattern; habitual, ingrained
- aegis (noun)
- Sponsorship; protection..
- palliate (verb)
- To treat so as to ease symptoms..
- pollyannish (adj)
- Irrepressibly or excessively optimistic, capable of seeing good in anyone.
- peripatetic (adj)
- Mobile, itinerant.
- effrontery (noun)
- Insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness.
- hermetic (adj)
- Completely sealed; airtight
- panegyric (noun)
- Eulogy, speech or writing in praise of someone
- gustatory (adj)
- Relating to the sense of taste..
- captious (adj)
- Apt or disposed to find fault.
- gambit (noun)
- An opening maneuver.
- proselytize (verb)
- To convert to some religion, system, or opinion.
- labile (adj)
- Adaptable, open to change
- discombobulated (adj)
- Confused, and maybe a little upset.
- feint (noun)
- A false show; a sham.
- obtrude (verb)
- To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation.
- raiment (noun)
- An article of dress; clothing in general.
- propitious (adj)
- Merciful; helpful; convenient; favorable..
- scurrilous (adj)
- Using indecent language; offensive.
- specious (adj)
- Seeming to be correct (or beautiful) when not really so.
- ponderance (noun)
- A great amount (of something. Could refer to weight, quantity, power, influence, etc.).
- obstreperous (adj)
- Clamorous; noisy; unruly - especially in raising opposition.
- fallow (adj)
- Left untilled or unsowed after plowing; uncultivated.
- strop (noun)
- A piece of leather used for sharpening.
- chimerical (adj)
- Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic
- ungainly (adj)
- Clumsy, awkward
- ineffable (adj)
- Indescribable, either because something cannot be expressed verbally, or because its description
- infidel (noun)
- One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith.
- coterie (noun)
- A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique
- premonition (noun)
- Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning.
- chary (adj)
- Cautious, wary, hesitant. Slow to accept or allow.
- veneer (noun)
- Thin outer coating, often referring to a thin layer of wood.
- inveigh (verb)
- To complain or criticize strongly
- halcyon (adj)
- Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
- expiation (noun)
- Atonement, the making of amends
- sinecure (noun)
- Office or appointment that requires little responsibility.
- cordon (verb)
- Surround with a barrier.
- stultify (verb)
- To make foolish
- torpor (noun)
- Apathy, profound lack of energy or activity, lethargy, lassitude.
- genuflect (verb)
- To bend the knee in prayer..
- ebullience (noun)
- Exhiliration or excitement..
- coda (noun)
- A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition
- mendicant (noun)
- A beggar
- philistine (noun)
- A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement
- stickler (noun)
- A person who insists on strict adherence to rules or observance of custom.
- furtive (adj)
- Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret.
- febrile (adj)
- Indicating fever, or derived from it.
- indefatigable (adj)
- Continuing without fatigue; untiring; unflagging
- auspice (noun)
- Patronage, assistance or protection (often given by a large entity to a smaller one); a sign or omen (as in prophecy).
- dilatory (adj)
- Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy.
- traduce (verb)
- To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.
- squabble (verb)
- To scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
- hoary (adj)
- White or gray from age
- carp (verb)
- To find fault; to criticize words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly.
- debacle (noun)
- A disaster or failure.
- prognosticate (verb)
- Predict; foretell.
- dowdy (adj)
- Not stylish; unattractive.
- pernicious (adj)
- Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; wicked.
- infernal (adj)
- Having the quality of hell.
- retrench (verb)
- To cut off; to pare away
- promontory (noun)
- A high point of land; a part that projects outward
- drivel (noun)
- Stupid talk; nonsense.
- unmitigated (adj)
- Without restraint or qualification
- besiege (verb)
- To beset or surround with armed forces
- imprecate (verb)
- To invoke evil upon; curse.
- straggle (verb)
- To stray or fall behind.
- frivolous (adj)
- Unworthy of serious attention; trivial; Inappropriate silly