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GRE VOCAB
VOCABULARY FOR GRE
Term | Definition |
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Subterfuge | deceit used in order to achieve one's goal |
Chicanery | the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose. |
Potency | the power of something to influence or make an impression. |
Eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. |
Prolixity | long and wordy, unnecessary length |
Vapidity | lacking life or flavor, flat |
Verbosity | wordy |
Sporadic- | occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered |
Ephemeral | lasting for a very short time |
Pugilistic | fighting with fists |
Bellicose | war like, inclined to fight |
Propinquity | the state of being close to someone or something; proximity |
Malevolent | spite, hatred; productive of harm or evil |
Peculiar | unusual, strange or odd |
Anomalous | unusual; abnormal |
Audacious | bold |
Facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor |
Cantankerous | bad tempered |
Mudane | boring |
Candidly | in an honest and straightforward way; frankly. |
Enigmatically | mystery |
Ambivalent- | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |
Obscured | Keep from being seen; conceal. |
Streamlined | smooth running/ease of movement |
Unfathomable | incapable of being fully explored or understood |
Feasible | convenient/ possible to do easily |
Acrimony | bitter/angry |
Ambiguous | unclear |
Paragons | person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality |
Disparaged | regard or represent as being of little worth |
Mollified | Appease the anger or anxiety of |
Prudent | acting with or showing care and thought for the future. |
Impetuous | acting or done quickly and without thought or care. |
Obstinate | being stubborn |
Aloof | not friendly or forthcoming |
Witty | inventive verbal humor |
Lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow |