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GRE 3
Stack #197275
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| homogenous | 1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature 2 : of uniform structure or composition throughout <a culturally homogeneous neighborhood> |
| laconic | : using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious synonyms see concise |
| laudable | : worthy of praise : commendable |
| loquacious | 1 : full of excessive talk : wordy 2 : given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous synonyms see talkative |
| mitigate | 1: to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify <aggressiveness may be mitigated or…channeled — Ashley Montagu>2 a: to make less severe or painful : alleviate b: extenuatesynonyms see relieve |
| pedant | 1obsolete : a male schoolteacher2 a: one who makes a show of knowledge b: one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c: a formalist or precisionist in teaching |
| pragmatic | 1archaic a (1): busy (2): officious b: opinionated2: relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic <pragmatic men of power have had no time or inclination t |
| propriety | : the quality or state of being proper : appropriateness4 a: conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech b: fear of offending against conventional rules of behavior especially between the sexes cplural : the customs and manners of polit |
| vacillate | 1 a: to sway through lack of equilibrium b: fluctuate , oscillate2: to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| volatile | 2: flying or having the power to fly3 a: lighthearted , lively b: easily aroused <volatile suspicions> c: tending to erupt into violence : explosive <a volatile temper>4 a: unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness |
| pedantic | 1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant 2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned 3 : unimaginative , pedestrian |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite synonyms see insipid |
| insipid | 1 : lacking taste or savor : tasteless <insipid food> 2 : lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull , flat <insipid prose> |
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