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GRE vocab
from Barron's & practice tests
Term | Definition |
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petulant | rude; bad-tempered |
abstemious | moderate in appetite |
obfuscation | confusion |
tepid | unenthusiastic |
kismet | luck |
imbroglio | complicated situation; confusion |
excoriate | denounce |
bemuse | confuse |
taciturnity | uncommunicative; reluctance to speak |
tacit | implied |
aplomb | self-assurance |
derision | harsh criticism |
felicitous | appropriate; well-chosen |
stentorian | loud and powerful (voice) |
vociferous | forceful; vehement |
garrulous | wordy |
imperturbation | calmness |
diaphanous | delicate; translucent |