GRE word list B-07

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  1. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  2. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  3. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  4. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  5. Ingénue
  6. mendacious
    given to lying
  7. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  8. protean
    taking on different forms
  9. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  10. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  11. archives
    collection of records especially about an institution
  12. cliché
    a trite or obvious remark
  13. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  14. flustered
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
  15. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  16. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  17. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  18. protégé
  19. soporific
    inducing sleep
  20. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  21. articulate
    express or state clearly
  22. clientele
    customers collectively
  23. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  24. fly-by-night
    (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
  25. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  26. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  27. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  28. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  29. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  30. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  31. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  32. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  33. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  34. forensic
    used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court
  35. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  36. merge
    mix together different elements
  37. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  38. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  39. specious
    plausible but false
  40. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  41. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  42. coddle
    cook in nearly boiling water
  43. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  44. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  45. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  46. metaphorically
    in a metaphorical manner
  47. peerless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  48. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  49. speckled
    having a pattern of dots
  50. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  51. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  52. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  53. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  54. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  55. innovate
    bring something new to an environment
  56. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  57. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  58. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  59. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  60. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  61. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  62. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  63. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  64. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  65. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  66. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  67. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  68. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  69. spurious
    plausible but false
  70. verbosity
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
  71. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  72. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  73. docile
    easily handled or managed
  74. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  75. insentient
    lacking consciousness, responsiveness, or emotions
  76. milieu
    the environmental condition
  77. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  78. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  79. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  80. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  81. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  82. collage
    a paste-up of pieces to form an artistic image
  83. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  84. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  85. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  86. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  87. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  88. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  89. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  90. vestigial
    not fully developed in mature animals
  91. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  92. collate
    assemble in proper sequence
  93. dolt
    a person who is not very bright
  94. frugal
    avoiding waste
  95. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  96. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  97. perceptive
    of or relating to awareness via the senses
  98. pyromania
    an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
  99. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  100. vignette
    a brief literary description
Created on 六月 23, 2011 (updated 六月 23, 2011)

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