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Alessio_GRE_21-40
Question | Answer |
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Austere | Stern; severely simple and unornamented. The headmaster's austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students. |
Autonomous | Self-governing. In many ways Cal Berkeley is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control. |
Aver | State confidently. I wish to aver that I am certain of success. |
Banal | Hackneyed; commonplace;lacking originality. The hack writer's worn-out cliches made his comic sketch seem banal. |
Belie | Contradict; give false impression. His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity. |
Beneficent | Kindly; doing good. The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he gave away all his money. |
Bombastic | Pompous; using inflated language. Puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner. |
Burgeon | Grow forth; send out buds. In teh spring the plants that burgeon are a promise of what is to come. |
Burnish | Make shiny by rubbing; polish. The maid burnished the brass fixtures until they reflected the lamplight. |
Cacophonous | Discordant; inharmonious. Do the students enjoy the cacaphonous sounds they make when they're tuning their instruments? |
Capricious | Unpredictable; fickle. The storm was capricious, it changed course constantly. |
Castigation | Punishment; severe criticism. Woolf could not bear the castigation that she found in certain reviews. |
Caustic | Burning; sarcastically biting. The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors. |
Chicanery | Trickery; deception. The lawyers made up all sorts of scenarios, and in general depended on chicanery to win the case. |
Cogent | Convincing. It was inevitable that David chose to go to Harvard; he had several cogent reasons for doing so. |
Commensurate | Equal in extent. Your reward will be commensurate with your effort. |
Compendium | Brief, comprehensive summary. This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material in this field. |
Complaisant | Trying to please; obliging. Accustomed to VIP treatment, the star expected the hotel manager to be complaisant. |
Conciliatory | Reconciling; soothing. She was still angry despite his conciliatory words. |
Contention | Claim; thesis. It is our contention that, if you follow our tactics, you will boost your score on the GRE. |