GRE word list 5 (51-100)

antagonism
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Terms in this set (50)
antagonisticopposed; hostile; aggressivecharywary of; cautious about; reluctant to givedilatoryslow; falling behind with one's workfanaticismpassion; excessive devotionindigenousnative to a particular areamalleableflexible; can be shapedparamountof supreme importanceprodigalwasteful; extravagantsequestorisolateupbraidscold; tell off; reprimandantediluvianoutdated; prehistoric; very old-fashionedchastisespunishesdilemmapuzzling situationfastidiousoverly particular; finickyindolencelazinessmallet1. wooden hammer 2. stick used for poloparasite1. scrounger 2. animal which takes digested food from anotherprodigiousvery largeserendipityfortunate coincidence; unsought discoveryuproarioushilarious; hysterical; very funnyanthologya book which is a collection of poems or storieschicanerytrickerydilettanteperson who dabbles in a subject without serious studyfatuoussilly; foolishinducteenovice; beginnermanipulatableinfluenceable; controllableparcheddried upprofaneunholyserenecalm; peacefulupshotoutcomeanthropocentrismputting man at the center of one's philosophychimericalchangeable; unstablediligenthard-workingfeasiblepossible and practicableindulgentpampering; satisfying desiresmarreddamaged; spoiledpariahan outcast from societyprofanityswearing; cursingserratedjagged; saw-likeurbanesophisticated; suave