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GRE Hit parade 1

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  1. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  2. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  3. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  4. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  5. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  6. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  7. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  8. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  9. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  10. blabber
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  11. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  12. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  13. chatter
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  14. chatter
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  15. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  16. clack
    a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
  17. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  18. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  19. delegation
    a group of representatives
  20. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  21. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  22. disinclined
    unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
  23. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  24. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  25. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  26. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  27. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  28. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  29. enured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  30. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  31. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  32. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  33. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  34. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  35. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  36. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  37. extravagantly
    in a rich and lavish manner
  38. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  39. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  40. gabble
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  41. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  42. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  43. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  44. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  45. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  46. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  47. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  48. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  49. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  50. maunder
    speak in a rambling or incoherent way
  51. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
  52. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  53. nascent
    being born or beginning
  54. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  55. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  56. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  57. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  58. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  59. piffle
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  60. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  61. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  62. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  63. presumptuousness
    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
  64. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  65. prolonged
    relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
  66. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  67. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  68. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  69. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  70. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  71. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  72. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  73. static
    not in physical motion
  74. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  75. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  76. temperament
    your usual mood
  77. tittle-tattle
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  78. torque
    a twisting force
  79. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  80. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  81. twaddle
    pretentious or silly talk or writing
  82. undue
    not appropriate or proper in the circumstances
  83. unsubstantiated
    unsupported by other evidence
  84. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  85. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  86. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Created on 十月 23, 2010 (updated 十月 24, 2010)

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