Flashcards: GRE Hit Parade Group 3
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malfunction on March 31, 2009
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2009 GRE Hit Parade Group 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acumen | (noun) keen, accurate judgment or insight |
| adulterate | (verb) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
| amalgamate | (verb) to combine several elements into a whole |
| archaic | (adj) outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time |
| aver | (verb) to state as fact; to declare or assert |
| bolster | (verb) to provide support or reinforcement |
| bombastic | (adj) pompous; grandiloquent |
| diatribe | (noun) a harsh denunciation |
| dissemble | (verb) to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
| eccentric | (adj) departing from norms or conventions |
| endemic | (adj) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
| evanescent | (adj) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
| exacerbate | (verb) to make worse or more severe |
| fervent | (adj) greatly emotional or zealous |
| fortuitous | (adj) happening by accident or chance |
| germane | (adj) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| grandiloquence | (noun) pompous speech or expression |
| hackneyed | (adj) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
| halcyon | (adj) calm and peaceful |
| hedonism | (noun) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses |
| hegemony | (noun) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
| iconoclast | (noun) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
| idolatrous | (adj) given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
| impassive | (adj) revealing no emotion |
| imperturbable | (adj) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
| implacable | (adj) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
| impunity | (noun) immunity from punishment or penalty |
| inchoate | (adj) in an initial stage; not fully formed |
| infelicitous | (adj) unfortunate; inappropriate |
| insipid | (adj) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
| loquacious | (adj) extremely talkative |
| luminous | (adj) characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
| malevolent | (adj) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| malleable | (adj) capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
| mendacity | (noun) the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
| meticulous | (adj) characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
| misanthrope | (noun) a person who dislikes others |
| mitigate | (verb) to soften or lessen |
| obdurate | (adj) hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion |
| obsequious | (adj) overly submissive and eager to please |
| occlude | (verb) to obstruct or block |
| opprobrium | (noun) disgrace; contempt; scorn |
| pedagogy | (noun) the profession or principles of teaching or instructing |
| pedantic | (adj) overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge |
| penury | (noun) an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty |
| pervasive | (adj) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
| pine | (verb) to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor |
| pirate | (verb) to illegally use or reproduce |
| pith | (noun) the essential or central part |
| pithy | (adj) profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point |
| placate | (verb) to soothe or pacify |
| platitude | (noun) a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
| plummet | (verb) to plunge or drop straight down |
| polemical | (adjective) controversial; argumentative |
| prodigal | (adj) lavish; wasteful |
| profuse | (adj) given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
| proliferate | (verb) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
| queries | (noun) questions; inquiries; doubts in mind; reservations |
| querulous | (adj) inclined to complain; irritable |
| rancorous | (adj) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| recalcitrant | (adj) obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
| repudiate | (verb) to reject the validity of |
| rescind | (verb) to invalidate; to repeal; to retract |
| reverent | (adj) marked by feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe & respect |
| rhetoric | (noun) effective writing or speaking |
| salubrious | (adj) healthful |
| solvent | (adj) able to meet financial obilgations; able to dissolve another substance |
| specious | (adj) deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
| spurious | (adj) lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
| subpoena | (noun) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
| succinct | (adj) brief; concise |
| superfluous | (adj) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
| surfeit | (noun/verb) an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
| tenacity | (noun) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
| tenuous | (adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
| tirade | (noun) long harsh speech or verbal attack |
| transient | (adj) fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
| zealot | (noun) someone passionately devoted to a cause |
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