GRE 6 easy defs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acumen | wise |
| adulterate | inpure |
| archaic | old |
| aver | agree |
| dissemble | disguise |
| eccentric | weird |
| evanescent | disappear |
| exacerbate | worsen |
| hackneyed | overused |
| hedonism | pleasure |
| iconoclast | tradition-attacker |
| impassive | unemotional |
| impunity | immunity |
| inchoate | partially formed |
| infelicitous | inappropriate |
| insipid | bland |
| loquacious | talkative |
| luminous | brightness |
| malevolent | hatred |
| misanthrope | people-hater |
| mitigate | to moderate |
| occlude | block |
| pedagogy | teacher |
| penury | poverty |
| pine | to yearn |
| pith | essential part |
| pithy | precise |
| placate | to appease |
| platitude | a superficial remark |
| prodigal | recklessly wasteful |
| profuse | extravagant |
| proliferate | grow abundantly |
| queries | questions |
| querulous | complains alot |
| recalcitrant | difficult to manage |
| repudiate | disown |
| rescind | retract |
| reverent | respectful feeling |
| specious | misleading |
| spurious | unauthentic |
| succinct | concise |
| superfluous | overdoing it |
| surfeit | excess |
| tenacity | persistant quality |
| tenuous | flimsy |
| tirade | long, critical speech |
| transient | brief |
| zealous | passionate |
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