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GRE 5
Stack #197421
Question | Answer |
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of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy : sluggish 2 : indifferent , apathetic | lethargic |
capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers2 a: capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences b: having a capacity for adaptive change | malleable |
a person who hates or distrusts humankind | misanthrope |
a: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing b: hardened in feelings2: resistant to persuasion or softening influencessynonyms see inflexible | obdurate |
excessive display : pretentiousness2archaic : an act of displaying | ostentation |
a tenet contrary to received opinion2 a: a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b: a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true c: an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory | paradox |
of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian 2 : dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes — | philanthropic |
: to deviate from the truth : equivocate | prevaricate |
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference 2 : to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion | venerate |
1: to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction2 a: to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel : to hesitate as if about to give way : falter | waver |