Top GRE Words (2010-2011) Set 1 of 9
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yvonnehr on January 26, 2011
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Top GRE Words (2010-2011) Set 1 of 9.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| audacious | fearless and daring |
| austere | severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| bolster | to support; to prop up |
| capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
| catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| dilatory | intended to delay |
| dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| discern | to perceive; to recognize |
| exigent | urgent; requiring immediate action |
| explicit | clearly state or shown; forthright in expression |
| frugality | a tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| implacable | unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
| naive | lacking sophistication or experience |
| paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |
| perfidious | willing to betray one's trust |
| placate | to soothe or pacify |
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