GRE 9

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  1. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  2. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  3. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  4. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  5. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  6. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  7. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  8. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  9. arabesque
    an intricate ornament that interlaces simulated foliage
  10. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  11. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  12. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  13. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  14. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  15. contemn
    look down on with disdain
  16. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  17. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  18. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  19. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  20. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  21. corrigible
    capable of being corrected or set right
  22. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  23. cozen
    be dishonest with
  24. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  25. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  26. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  27. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  28. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  29. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  30. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  31. dilate
    become wider
  32. dilatory
    wasting time
  33. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  34. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  35. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  36. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  37. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  38. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  39. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  40. episodic
    divided into or composed of distinct scenes or events
  41. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  42. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  43. equable
    not varying
  44. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  45. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  46. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  47. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  48. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  49. foment
    try to stir up
  50. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  51. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  52. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  53. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  54. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  55. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  56. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  57. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  58. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  59. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  60. inimitable
    matchless
  61. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  62. innervate
    stimulate to action
  63. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  64. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  65. Luddite
    any opponent of technological progress
  66. mettlesome
    having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit
  67. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  68. milk
    exploit as much as possible
  69. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  70. mince
    make less severe or harsh
  71. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  72. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  73. ossify
    become bony
  74. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  75. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  76. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  77. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  78. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  79. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  80. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  81. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  82. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  83. personable
    pleasant in manner and appearance
  84. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  85. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  86. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  87. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  88. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  89. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  90. seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically
  91. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  92. sere
    having lost all moisture
  93. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  94. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  95. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  96. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  97. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  98. tractable
    easily managed
  99. transient
    lasting a very short time
  100. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
Created on 七月 15, 2012 (updated 七月 24, 2012)

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