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GRE VOCAB-- Set 1

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waver
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
veracity
truthfulness, honesty
trunculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
tortuous
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
torque
a force that causes rotation
synthesis
the combination of parts to make a whole
stymie
to block; thwart
stupefy
to stun, baffel, or amaze
static
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
relegate
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower position
refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
recant
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
prevaricate
to deliberately avoide the truth; to mislead
prescience
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
prediliction
a disposition in favor of something; preference
precipitate (v)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
precipitate (adj)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
prattle
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
perfidy
interntional breach of faith; treachery
perennial
recurrent throughout the year or many years; happening repeadedly
parody
a humerous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature or art
paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
onerous
troubling; burdensome
obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
obtuse
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in though or expression
noxious
harmful, injurious
neologism
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of use of new words or senses
nebulous
vauge; cloudy; lacking clearly devind form
nascent
coming into being; in early developmental stages
mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
martial
associated with war and the armed forces
magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
lucid
clear; easily understood
laud
to praise highly
irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounse
filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
erudite
very learned; scholarly
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate
effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
disparate
fundametnally distinct or dissimilar
discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
convoluted
compled or complicated
connoisseur
an infromed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
cononical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
assuage
to ease of less; to appease or pacify
arduous
stenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
approbation
an expression of approcal or praise
anomaly
deciation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
aberrant
deviating from the norm
abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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