HIT Parade - GRE - Princeton Review

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  1. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  2. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  3. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  4. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  5. deviance
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  6. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  7. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  8. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  9. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  10. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  11. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  12. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  13. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  14. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  15. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  16. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  17. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  18. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  19. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  20. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  21. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  22. belie
    be in contradiction with
  23. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  24. obviate
    do away with
  25. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  26. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  27. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  28. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  29. articulate
    express or state clearly
  30. distention
    the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
  31. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  32. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  33. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  34. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  35. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  36. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  37. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  38. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  39. inopportune
    not suitable for a purpose
  40. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  41. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  42. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  43. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  44. furtive
    secret and sly
  45. exacerbate
    make worse
  46. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  47. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  48. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  49. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  50. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  51. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  52. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  53. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  54. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  55. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  56. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  57. sanction
    official permission or approval
  58. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  59. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  60. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  61. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  62. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  63. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  64. rescind
    cancel officially
  65. propitiate
    make peace with
  66. laconic
    brief and to the point
  67. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  68. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  69. corroborate
    give evidence for
  70. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  71. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  72. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  73. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  74. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  75. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  76. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  77. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  78. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  79. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  80. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  81. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  82. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  83. propensity
    a natural inclination
  84. prone
    having a tendency
  85. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  86. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  87. plethora
    extreme excess
  88. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  89. calibrate
    make fine adjustments for optimal measuring
  90. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  91. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  92. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  93. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  94. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  95. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  96. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  97. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  98. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  99. intemperance
    excess in action and immoderate indulgence of appetites
  100. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  101. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  102. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  103. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  104. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  105. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  106. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  107. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  108. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  109. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  110. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  111. porous
    full of holes
  112. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  113. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  114. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  115. cower
    crouch or curl up
  116. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  117. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  118. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  119. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  120. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  121. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  122. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  123. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  124. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  125. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  126. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  127. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
Created on 六月 12, 2012 (updated 七月 9, 2012)

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