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GRE Group 3

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viscous
adj.

thick; sticky
urbane
adj.

sophisticated; refined; elegant
sanction
n.

authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
quaff
v.

to drink deeply
putrefy
v.

to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
prodigious
adj.

abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
preen
v.

to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
peruse
v.

to examine with great care
opaque
adj.

impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
odious
adj.

evoking intense aversion or dislike
morose
adj.

sad; sullen; melancholy
inveigle
v.

to obtain by deception or flattery
intransigent
adj.

refusing to compromise
innocuous
adj.

harmless; causing no damage
inert
adj.

unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
incipient
adj.

beginning to come into being or to become apparent
impecunious
adj.

lacking funds; without money
heretical
adj.

violating accepted dogma or convention
harangue
v.

to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
gregarious
adj.

sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
furtive
adj.

marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
fallacy
n.

an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
exonerate
v.

to remove blame
esoteric
adj.

intended for or understood by a small, specific group
enigmatic
adj.

mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
empirical
adj.

based on observation or experiment
emollient
adj.

soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh
elegy
n.

a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
ebullience
n.

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
dogmatic
adj.

stubbornly opinionated
disinterested
adj.

indiferent; free from self-interest
discretion
n.

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
didactic
adj.

intended to teach or instruct
demur
v.

to question or oppose
dearth
n.

smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
contrite
adj.

regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
complaisance
n.

the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
cogent
adj.

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
chary
adj.

wary; cautious; sparing
caustic
adj.

burning or stinging; causing corrosion
catalyst
n.

a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
a person or thing that causes change
castigation
n.

severe criticism or punishment
canon
n.

an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
cacophony
n.

harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
burgeon
v.

to grow rapidly or flourish
avarice
n.

greed, esp. for wealth
aesthetic
adj.

dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
adulation
n.

excessive praise; intense adoration
accolade
n.

an expression of praise
abate
v.

to lessen in intensity or degree
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