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GRE vocab week 1

Terms in this set (36)

inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
besiege
to overwhelm; to surround and attack
amalgamate
To mix, combine
Effrontery
Shameless boldness. I was shocked by muggers effrontery to kiss me after grabbing my bag.
Rarefy
To make thinner or to purify. The humidifier will rarefy the room by putting the moisture in the air
Diatribe
a bitter verbal attack (noun)
precipitate
To cause to happen, to throw or fall down (v) or occurring abruptly (adjective)
disabuse
to set right; to free from error. Let me disabuse you of your foolish notions of married life
Aver
(v.) to affirm, declare confidently. I aver that I want to go to business school.
Laconic
using few words
Enervate
to weaken. The enervating heat of sun can be hardly avoided in desert.
Morose
Sullen, gloomy
Eulogy
High praise, praising speech
intrepid
fearless
mollify
To soothe or calm
Anomalous
Abnormal
Abase
Degrade or humble. Kenney abases people.
burgeon
to grow or develop quickly. The market for her work has burgeoned in recent years
Sap
A gullible person (n). To deplete drain weaken (v)
occult
(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural
gainsay
to deny; dispute; oppose. Cersei gainsays that joeffry is Jamie's son
Pith
the essential or central part
Hackneyed
overused, cliched.
Plasticity
ability to be molded
ebullience
Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression
Artless
(adj.) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge
(adj.) Poorly or crudely made
(adj.) Without artificiality; natural, sincere
Artifice
craftiness; trickery, Or cleverness and skill
Din
loud noise
Precarious
Lacking stability, uncertain
default
To fail to meet an obligation
tortuous
Winding, or crooked and tricky. Highly involved or complex
Tenuous
Thin, flimsy
Profuse
Plentiful, copious.
propitiate
to win over, appease. The pagans thought sacrifice would help them propitiate the gods.
desiccate
to dry out, or to preserve food from drying
malediction
a curse
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