GRE 02
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fulminate | to loudly attack or denounce |
| recant | to retract, esp a previously held belief |
| exigent | urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| perennial | recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
| irascible | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| approbation | an expression of approval or praise |
| arduous | strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
| waver | to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
| onerous | troubling; burdensome |
| paean | a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
| parody | a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
| veracity | truthfulness, honesty |
| assuage | to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify |
| audacious | daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
| extemporaneous | improvised; done without preparation |
| solicitous | concerned and attentive; eager |
| nascent | coming into being in early developmental stages |
| equivocate | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| tortuous | winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
| nebulous | vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| chicanery | trickery or subterfuge |
| connoisseur | an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
| capricious | inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
| inured | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| obsequious | characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning |
| complaisant | inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; |
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