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gre barron's part 2

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imponderable
weightless
impolitic
not wise
implore
beg
implode
burst inward
implausible
unlikely
implacable
incapable of being pacified
impious
irreverent
impinge
infringe
touch
confide with
impiety
irreverence
lack of respect for God
impetus
moving force
incentive
stimulus
impetuous
violent
hasty
rash
impervious
impenetrable
incapable of being damaged or distressed
imperturbable
calm
placid
impertinent
insolent
rude
imperious
domineering
haughty
imperative
absolutely necessary
critically important
impenitent
not repentant
impending
nearing
approaching
impel
drive or force onward
impede
hinder
block
impecunious
without money
impeccable
faultless
impeach
charge with crime in office
indict
impassive
without feeling
imperturbable
stoical
impalpable
imperceptible
intangible
impale
pierce
impair
injure
hurt
immutable
unchangeable
immure
imprison
shut up in confinement
immolate
offer as a sacrifice
immaculate
spotless
flawless
absolutely clean
imbue
saturate
imbroglio
complicated situation
painful or complex misunderstanding
entanglement
confused mass (as of papers)
imbibe
drink in
illusory
deceptive
not real
illimitable
infinite
ignominy
deep disgrace
shame or dishonor
ignoble
unworthy
not noble
ignite
kindle
light
igneous
produced by fire
volcanic
idyllic
charmingly carefree
simple
idolatry
worship of idols
excessive admiration
idiosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature
eccentricity
iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
ichthyology
study of fish
hypocritical
deceiving
hyperbole
exaggeration
overstatement
husband
use sparingly
conserve
save
hurtle
crash
rush
humus
substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
hummock
small hill
humility
humbleness of spirit
humdrum
dull
monotonous
hue and cry
outcry
hue
color
aspect
hubris
arrogance
excessive self-conceit
hubbub
confused uproar
hover
hang about
wait nearby
hovel
shack
small wretched house
hortatory
encouraging
exhortive
horde
crowd
hoodwink
deceive
delude
hone
sharpen
homily
sermon
serious warning
homespun
domestic
made at home
homeostasis
tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
homage
honor
tribute
holster
pistol case
hoax
trşck
practical joke
hoary
white with age
hoard
stockpile
accumulate for future use
histrionic
theatrical
hirsute
hairy
hireling
one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)
hindmost
furthest behind
hilarity
boisterous mirth
hibernate
sleep throughout the winter
hibernal
wintry
hiatus
gap
pause
hew
cut to pieces with ax or sword
herpetologist
one who studies reptiles
hermitage
home of a hermit
hermetic
airtight
obscure and mysterious
heinous
atrocious
hatefully bad
heedless
not noticing
disregarding
heckler
person who verbally harasses others
headstrong
stubborn
willful
unyielding
headlong
hasty
rash
hazy
slightly obscure
haughtiness
pride
arrogance
hatch
deck opening
harry
harass
annoy
torment
raid
harrowing
agonizing
distressing
traumatic
harping
tiresome dwelling on a subject
hardy
sturdy
robust
able to stand inclement weather
harbor
provide a refuge for
hide
harbinger
forerunner
harangue
long passionate and vehement speech
hapless
unfortunate
hap
chance
luck
hamper
obstruct
haiting
hesitant
faltering
hallowed
blessed
consecrated
hale
healthy
halcyon
calm
peaceful
haggle
argue about prices
haggard
wasted away
gaunt
hackneyed
commonplace
trite
hackles
hairs on back and neck, esp. of a dog
habituate
accustom or familiarize
addict
gyroscope
apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
guy
cable or chain attached to sth that needs to be braced or steadied
gusty
windy
gusto
enjoyment
enthusiasm
gullible
easily deceived
gull
trick
hoodwink
guise
appearance
costume
guileless
without deceit
guile
deceit
duplicity
wiliness
cunning
guffaw
boisterous laughter
gruff
rough-mannered
gruesome
grisly
horrible
grueling
exhausting
gruel
thin
liquid
porridge
grudging
unwilling
reluctant
stingy
grovel
crawl or creep on the ground
remain prostrate
grouse
complain
fuss
grotto
small cavern
grisly
ghastly
grimace
a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
grill
question severely
gregarious
sociable
gratuity
tip
gratuitous
given freely
unwarranted
uncalled for
gratis
free
gratify
please
grate
make a harsh noise
have an unpleasant effect
shred
grapple
wrestle
come to grips with
grandiose
pretentious
high-flown
impressive
grandiloquent
pompous
bombastic
using high-sounding language
graduated
arranged by degrees
gourmand
epicure
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
gouge
tear out
overcharge
gossamer
sheer
like cobwebs
gory
bloody
gorge
stuff oneself
gorge
narrow canyon
steep, rocky cleft
goad
urge on
gnome
dwarf
underground spirit
gnarled
twisted
glutton
someone who eats too much
glutinous
sticky
viscous
glut
overstock
fill to excess
glower
scowl
glossy
smooth and shining
gloss over
explain away
gloat
express evil satisfaction
view malevolently
glimmer
shine erratically
twinkle
glib
fluent
facile
slick
glean
gather leavings
glaze
cover with a thin and shiny surface
glaring
highly conspicuous
harshly bright
gist
essence
girth
distance around sth
circumference
gingerly
very carefully
giddy
light-hearted
dizzy
gibe
mock
gibberish
nonsense
ghastly
horrible
gesticulation
motion
gesture
gestate
evolve, as in prenatal growth
gerrymander
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
gerontocracy
government ruled by old people
germinate
cause to sprout
sprout
germinal
pertaining to a germ
creative
germane
pertinent
bearing upon the case at hand
genuflect
band the knee as in worship
gentry
people of standing
genteel
well-bred
elegant
geniality
cheerfulness
kindness
sympathy
generality
vague statement
gawk
stare foolishly
look in an open-mouthed awe
gavel
hammerlike tool
mallet
gaunt
lean and angular
barren
gaudy
flashy
showy
gauche
clumsy
coarse and uncouth
garrulous
loquacious
wordy
talkative
garnish
decorate
garner
gather
store up
garish
overbright in color
gaudy
gargoyle
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
gargantuan
huge
enormous
garbled
mixed up
jumbled
distorted
gape
open widely
gamut
entire range
gamely
in a spirited manner
with courage
gambot
romp
skip about
leap playfully
gambit
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
galvanize
stimulate by shock
stir up
revitalize
gall
bitterness, nerve
annoy, chafe
gale
windstorm
gust of wind
emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
gait
manner of walking or running
speed
gainsay
deny
gadfly
animal biting fly
irritating person
fusillade
simultaneous firing or outburst
furtive
stealthy
sneaky
furor
frenzy
great excitement
funereal
sad
solemn
fulsome
disgustingly excessive
fulcrum
support on which a lever rests
frugality
thrift
economy
fructify
bear fruit
froward
stubbornly contrary
obstinately disobedient
frond
fern leaf
palm or banana leaf
frolicsome
prankish
gay
frivolous
lacking in seriousness
self-indulgently carefree
relatively unimportant
fritter
waste
frigid
intensely cold
frieze
ornamental band on a wall
fret
be annoyed or vexed
frenzied
madly excited
frenetic
frenzied
frantic
fray
brawl
fraught
filled or charged with
causing emotional distress
fraudulent
cheating
deceitful
frail
weak
fractious
unruly
disobedient
irritable
fracas
brawl
melee
founder
fail completely
sink
fortitude
bravery
courage
forthright
straightforward
direct
frank
forte
strong point or special talent
forswear
renounce
abandon
forsake
desert
abandon
renounce
forlorn
sad and lonely
wretched
forgo
give up
do without
forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
forensic
suitable to debate or courts of law
foreboding
premonition of evil
forebears
ancestors
ford
place where a river can be crossed on foot
forbearance
patience
foray
raid
fop
dandy
man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
foolhardy
rash
foment
stir up
instigate
foliage
masses of leaves
foist
insert improperly
palm off
foil
defeat
frustrate
foil
contrast
foible
weakness
slight fault
fluted
having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
fluster
confuse
fluke
unlikely occurrence
stroke of fortune
flout
reject
mock
show contempt for
flounder
struggle and trash about
proceed clumsily or falter
flotsam
drifting wreckage
florid
ruddy
reddish
flowery
floe
mass of floating ice
flit
fly
dart lightly
pass swiftly by
flippant
lacking proper seriousness
flinch
hesitate
shrink
flick
light stroke as with a whip
fleece
plunder
fleece
wool coat of a sheep
fledgling
inexperienced
fleck
spot
flay
strip off skin
plunder
whip
attack with harsh criticism
flaunt
display ostentatiously
flamboyant
ornate
flair
talent
flail
thresh grain by hand
strike or slap
toss about
flag
droop
grow feeble
flaccid
flabby
fitful
spasmodic
intermittent
fissure
crevice
firebrand
hothead
troublemaker
finicky
too particular
fussy
finesse
delicate skill
filing
particle removed by a file
filigree
delicate lacelike metalwork
filibuster
block legislation by making long speeches
filial
pertaining to a son or daughter
filch
steal
figment
invention
imaginary thing
fidelity
loyalty
fickle
changeable
faithless
fiat
command
authorization
fetter
shackle
fetid
malodorous
foul-smelling
fester
rankle
produce irritation or resentment
fervor
glowing ardor
intensity of feeling
fervid
ardent
fervent
ardent
hot
ferment
agitation
commotion
ferret
drive or hunt out of hiding
feral
not domestic
wild
felon
person convicted of a grave crime
fell
cruel
deadly
felicity
happiness
appropriateness of a remark
felicitous
apt
suitably expressed
well chosen
feint
trick
shift
sham blow
feign
pretend
fecundity
fertility
fruitfulness
feckless
feeble and ineffective
careless and irresponsible
febrile
feverish
faze
disconcert
dismay
fawning
trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering or cringing
fatuous
brainless
inane
foolish yet smug
fathom
comprehend
investigate
fastidious
difficult to please
squeamish
farce
broad comedy
mockery
fancy
notion
whim
inclination
fancier
breeder or dealer of animals
falter
hesitate
fallow
plowed but not sowed
uncultivated
fallacious
false
misleading
factotum
handyman
person who does all kinds of work
factitious
artificial
sham
facetious
joking (often appropriately)
humorous
facet
small plane surface (of a gem)
a side
facade
superficial or false appearence
exult
rejoice
exude
discharge
give forth
exuberance
overflowing abundance
joyful enthusiasm
flamboyance
lavishness
extrude
force or push out
extrinsic
external
not essential
extraneous
extricate
free
disentangle
extrapolation
projection
conjecture
extraneous
not essential
superfluous
extort
wring from
get money by threats
extol
praise
glorify
extirpate
root up
extenuate
weaken
mitigate
extemporaneous
not planned
impromptu
extant
still in existence
expurgate
clean
remove offensive parts of a book
expunge
cancel
remove
exposure
risk
unmasking
act of laying sth open
expostulation
protest
remonstrance
expository
explanatory
serving to explain
exploit
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
expletive
interjection
profane oath
expiate
make amends for a sin
expedite
hasten
expedient
suitable
practical
politic
expatiate
talk at length
expansive
outgoing and sociable
broad and extensive
able to increase in size
exorbitant
excessive
exonerate
acquit
exculpate
exodus
departure
exiguous
small
minute
exigency
urgent situation
pressing needs or demands
state of requiring immediate attention
exhume
dig out of the ground
remove from the grave
exhort
urge
exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing
cheering
exertion
effort
expenditure of much physical work
exegesis
explanation, esp. of bibilical passages
execrate
curse
express abhorrence for
execrable
very bad
exculpate
clear from blame
excoriate
scold with biting harshness
strip the skin off
excise
cut away
cut out
exceptionable
objectionable
exasperate
vex
exacerbate
worsen
embitter
ewe
female sheep
evoke
call forth
evocative
tending to call up (emotions, memories)
evince
show clearly
evasive
not frank
eluding
evanescence
fleeting
vanishing
euphoria
feeling of exaggerated (or unfounded) well-being
euphony
sweet sound
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
eulogy
expressio of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
eulogistic
praising
ethereal
light
heavenly
unusually refined
estimable
worthy of esteem
admirable
essay
make an attempt at
test
esoteric
hard to understand
known only to the chosen few
eschew
avoid
escapade
prank
flighty conduct
erudite
learned
scholarly
erratic
odd
unpredictable
errant
wandering
erode
eat away
equivocate
lie
mislead
attempt to conceal the truth
equine
resembling a horse
equestrian
rider on horseback
equanimity
calmness of temperament
composure
equable
tranquil
steady
uniform
epitome
perfect example or embodiment
epithet
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or a thing
epitaph
inscription in memory of a dead person
episodic
loosely connected
epigram
witty thought or saying, usually short
epicure
connoisseur of food and drink
ephemeral
short-lived
fleeting
eon
long period of time
an age
enunciate
utter or speak, especially distinctly
entreat
plead
ask earnestly
entrance
put under a spell
carry away with emotion
entice
lure
attract
tempt
enthrall
capture
enslave
ensconce
settle comfortably
enrapture
please intensely
enjoin
command
order
forbid
engross
occupy fully
enervate
weaken
endue
provide with some quality
endow
endorse
approve
support
encumber
burden
encroachment
gradual intrusion
encomium
high praise
eulogy
encomiastic
praising
eulogistic
emulate
imitate
rival
emolument
salary
compensation
emoillent
soothing or softening remedy
emetic
substance causing vomiting
emendation
correction of errors
improvement
embroil
throw into confusion
involve with strife
entangle
embroider
decorate with needlework
ornament with fancy or fictitious details
emboss
produce a design in raised relief
embezzlement
stealing
emanate
issue forth
emaciated
thin and wasted
elysian
relating to paradise
blissful
elusive
evasive
baffling
hard to grasp
elucidate
explain
enlighten
eloquence
expressiveness
persuasive speech
ellipsis
omission of words from a text
elixir
cure-all
sth invigorating
elicit
draw out by discussion
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
ejaculation
exclamation
egress
exit
egregious
notorious
conspicuously bad or shocking
effusive
pouring forth
gushing
effusion
pouring forth
effrontery
impudence
shameless boldness
sheer nerve
presumptuousness
effluvium
noxious smell
effigy
dummy
effete
lacking vigor
worn out
sterile
effervesence
inner excitement or exuberance
eerie
weird
edify
instruct
correct morally
eddy
swirling current of water, air, etc.
eclipse
darken
extinguish
surpass
eclectic
selective
composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
ebuillent
showing excitement
overflowing with enthusiasm
earthy
unrefined
coarse
dyspeptic
suffering from indigestion
duress
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
dupe
someone easily fooled
dulcet
sweet sounding
ductile
malleable
flexible
pliable
drudgery
menial work
dross
waste matter
drone
idle person
droll
queer and amusing
drivel
nonsense
dregs
sediment
wortless residue
drab
dull
lacking color
cheerless
downcast
disheartened
sad
douse
plunge into water
drench
extinguish
dour
sullen
stubborn
dote
be excessively fond of
show signs of mental decline
dotage
senility
dorsal
relating to the back of an animal
dormer
window projecting from roof
don
put on
dolt
stupid person
dunce
dolorous
sorrowful
doleful
mournful
causing sadness
doldrums
blues
listlessness
slack period
doggerel
poor verse
dodged
determined
stubborn
doff
take off
doddering
shaky
infirm from old age
divulge
reveal
divine
percieve intuitively
foresee the future
divest
strip
deprive
diversion
act of turning aside
pastime
diurnal
daily
distraught
upset
distrait
inattentive
distracted often by anxiety
distill
purify
refine
concemtrate
distend
expand
swell out
dissonance
discord
dissolution
disintegration
looseness in morals
dissipate
squander
waste
scatter
dissimulate
pretend
conceal by feigning
disapprobation
disapproval
condemnation
disaffected
disloyal
disabuse
correct a false impression
undeceive
dirge
lament with music
dire
disastrous
diorama
life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history
dint
means
effort
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