GRE Vocab 1
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ColinAdamo on July 20, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sibilant | hissing; characterized by a hissing sound |
| acrid | sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible |
| palliative | Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure |
| taciturn | inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation |
| equanimity | mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; |
| ignominious | Marked by shame or disgrace |
| diaphanous | very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent |
| indigent | lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished |
| coruscate | to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam |
| desultory | lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected |
| posthumous | arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death |
| conflagration | a destructive fire, usually an extensive one |
| deprecatory | Expressing disapproval or criticism |
| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| saporous | full of flavor or taste; flavorful |
| erudite | characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
| jocose | given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful |
| puerile | childishly foolish; immature or trivial |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious |
| meretricious | alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry |
| favonian | Mild; benign |
| nacreous | having a pearly appearance |
| sonorous | loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound |
| limpid | free from obscurity; lucid; clear |
| opalescent | exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal |
| ribald | vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent |
| solipsism | extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption |
| equipoise | an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium. |
| incondite | ill-constructed; unpolished |
| incarnadine | blood-red; crimson; Of a fleshy pink color |
| langour | Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness |
| mirth | gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter |
| laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| torpor | lethargic indifference; apathy; sluggish inactivity |
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