GRE Set 5
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50 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| aggregate | the whole amount |
| alacrity | Cheerful willingness |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold |
| allay | to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve |
| alleviate | to relieve, make more bearable |
| alloy | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
| allure | the power to entice or attract through personal charm |
| amalgamate | joined together into a whole |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| thespian | a theatrical performer |
| timbre | the distinguishing quality of a sound |
| tirade | a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| toady | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
| tome | a (usually) large and scholarly book |
| torpor | laziness; inactivity; dullness |
| torque | a twisting force |
| tortuous | not straightforward |
| tout | to publicly praise or promote |
| tractable | (adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable |
| itinerary | a proposed route of travel |
| jaundiced | showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste |
| jibe | agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
| jocose | characterized by jokes and good humor |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way |
| junta | group of people united in political intrigue |
| juxtapose | to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast |
| kudos | an expression of approval and commendation |
| labile | open to change |
| laconic | brief and to the point |
| multifarious | having many aspects |
| mundane | belonging to this earth or world |
| necromancy | black magic |
| negate | prove negative; to cancel out |
| neologism | the act of inventing a word or phrase |
| neophyte | any new participant in some activity |
| nexus | the means of connection between things linked in series |
| nonplussed | filled with bewilderment |
| nostalgia | longing for something past |
| nostrum | an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness |
| ambivalence | mixed feelings or emotions |
| ambrosia | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods |
| ameliorate | to make better |
| amenable | agreeable, responsive |
| amenity | an item that increases comfort |
| amulet | a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil |
| anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred |
| analgesic | a medicine used to relieve pain |
| analogous | corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin |
| anarchy | a lack of government and law; confusion |
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