gre 6-29
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RefulgentInterdict on June 30, 2011
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 throng | (n) a large, densely packed crowd |
| wanderlust | (n) a strong desire to travel/wandering |
| incorrigible | (adj) not manageable; unruly; incapable of being corrected |
| tipple | (v) to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts |
| wangle | (v) to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| yore | (n) time past and especially long past |
| nettle | (v) to annoy sharply |
| indemnify | (v) to secure/compensate against hurt, loss, or damage |
| inerrancy | (n) exemption from error; infalliability |
| cordial | (adj) warm and friendly; serving to invigorate; stimulating |
| niggardly | (adj) grudging and petty in giving or spending; meanly small |
| cordon | (n) a line or circle of guards preventing access to or from an area |
| cornice | (n) an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling |
| mountebank | (n) a person who deceives others esp out of their money |
| corrugated | (adj) having ridges and grooves |
| zephyr | (n) a soft gentle breeze |
| dotage | (n) the state of having the intellect impaired esp through old age |
| mulct | (n) a fine or compulsory payment |
| obsidian | (n) a hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by lava |
| archipelago | (n) a group of islands |
| apiary | (n) a place where bees are kept |
| odiferous | (adj) odorous; morally offensive |
| aplomb | (n) self confidence or assurance, esp. when in a demanding situation |
| heedless | (adj) showing a reckless lack of care or attention |
| beleaguer | (v) beset with difficulties |
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