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magoosh GRE words

Terms in this set (39)

churlish
rude
dissemble
front on a false face
cosmopolitan
big city or sophisticated
aplomb
(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

calmness.
prevarication
to lie
histrionics
(n) exaggerated emotional behavior; theatrics; dramatics; hysterics
dissimilitude
diversity
labyrinthe
like a maze, very convoluted and intricate
terse
concise; to the point
contemporary
(adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time
ignominy
(n.) shame and disgrace
tepid
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
reverential
deeply respectful; worshipping
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Tauntamount
same as
heresy
(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
eccentricity
(n.) strange and unconventional behavior
(syn.) oddity, oddness (can still be traditional)
lionized
give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
ostracize
(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
vanguished
to defeat (war)
pauper
an extremely poor person
curmudgeon
a bad-tempered person
miser
one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
steadfast
(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
unseemly
(adj) improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness
brusque
(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
roundabout
indirect
perfunctory
done without care; in a routine fashion
enumerated
mention (a number of things) one by one
polemic
a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
ephemeral
lasting a very short time
bonanza
(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
defection
the desertion of one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one
amiable
(adj.) friendly, good-natured
melancholia
extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
gregarious
outgoing; sociable
ostentatious
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
arbitrary
(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
desultory
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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