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GRE
Stack 2
Term | Definition |
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bolster | support, prop up |
bombastic | using inflated language, not simple |
banality | lack of originality |
aver | assert confidently, declare |
daunt | intimidate |
attenuate | weaken or lessen |
autonomy | political or personal independence |
astringent | harshly biting, sharp and penetrating, bitter in taste |
impervious | incapable of being damaged or distressed |
transgression | vioalation of law, exceeding of bounds; sin |
veneration | profound respect |
prohibitive | tending to prevent or discourage somethings purchase or use: expensive |
propensity | natural tendency |
loquacious | talkative |
implacable | unable to be appeased; merciless; relentless |
flag | become unsteady |
innocuousness | harmlessness |
perennial | lasting many years |
metamorphosis | change of form |
refractory | resistant to treatment; stubborn |
bane | cause of ruin or misery |
castigation | verbal punishment |
cacophonous | unpleasant sounding |
irascible | quick to become angry |
misanthrope | one who hates or distrusts people |