Kaplan Random 40 GRE 2011 Set 1 of 10
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Kaplan Random 40 GRE 2011 Set 1 of 10
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| COVEN |  group of witches |
| AMORTIZE | to diminish by installment payments |
| TRITE | shallow, superficial |
| SEPULCHRAL | typical of a place of burial |
| IGNOMINIOUS | disgraceful and dishonorable |
| PAEAN | a song of praise or thanksgiving |
| APLOMB | poise, confidence |
| PALLIATE | to make less serious, ease |
| POLEMIC | controversy, argument; verbal attack |
| SOMNAMBULIST | sleepwalker |
| ITINERANT | wandering from place to place, unsettled |
| PAROCHIAL | of limited scope or outlook, provincial |
| TYRO | beginner, novice |
| VACUOUS | empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless |
| ADROIT | skillful, accomplished, highly competent |
| MACHINATION | plot or scheme |
| PROVINCIAL | rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope |
| PROLIX | tedious; wordy |
| PERTINACIOUS | persistent, stubborn |
| INVETERATE | confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted |
| ZENITH | highest point, summit |
| VOCIFEROUS | loud, vocal, and noisy |
| NECROMANCY | black magic |
| GERMINATE | to begin to grow (as in a seed or idea) |
| SCURRILOUS | vulgar, low, indecent |
| IMPROMPTU | spontaneous, without rehearsal |
| INTERNECINE | deadly to both sides |
| OBFUSCATE | to confuse, obscure |
| DECLIVITY | downward slope |
| PNEUMATIC | relating to air; worked by compressed air |
| CHURLISH | rude |
| LEVITY | humor, frivolity, gaiety |
| KNELL | sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure |
| STRINGENT | imposing severe, rigorous standards |
| LIBIDINOUS | lustful |
| OMNIPOTENT | having unlimited power |
| NEBULOUS | vague, cloudy |
| ENCOMIUM | warm praise |
| CHAGRIN | shame, embarrassment, humiliation |
| SINUOUS | winding; intricate, complex |
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