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GRE SEC 15-16

QuestionAnswer
Fallow (n) doemant; unused
Fetid (adj) foul-smelling; putrid; funky; noisome; rank; stinky
Fatuous (adj) stupid; foolishly self satisfied
Fawn (v) to grovel; bootlick; grovel; ponder
Cosset (v) to pamper; trat with great care; pet; spoil; love
Furtive (adj) secret; stealthy; clandestaine; shifty; underhand
Flag (v) to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
Deleterious (adj) subtly or unexpectedly harmful; adverse; Inimical; hurtful
Florid (adj) excessively decorated or embellished; elaborate; rococo ornate
Frenetic (adj) frantic; frenzied; delirious; mad; wild
Foment (v) to arouse or incite; agitate; inflame; kindle; instigate
Fractious (adj) unruly; rebellious; cranky; quarrelsome
Forestall (v) to prevent or delay; anticipate
Fortuitous (adj) happening by chance; fortunate; haphazard; lucky
Burgeon (v) to grow and flourish
Frugality (n) tending to be thrifty or cheap; prudence; sparing
Coalesce (v) to grow together to form a single whole; amalgamate
Cacophony (n) harsh; jarring moise
Fecund (adj) fertile; fruitful; productive
Ford (v) to cross a body of water by wading; traverse
Fanatical (adj) acting excessively enthusiastic; folled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
Cabal (n) a secret group seeking to overturn something; mob; clan
Coterie (n) an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose; clique; set
Caustic (adj biting in wit; acerbic; trenchant; biting
Dictum (n) authoritative statement
Yoke (v) to join together; bind; harness; pair
Wizened (adj) shriveled, withered; wrinkled
Wraith (n) a ghost or specter; apparition
Winsome (adj) charming; happily engaging; attractive; delightful
Wanton (adj) undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless; capricious; lewd; licentious
Waver (v) to fluctuate between choices
Whimsical (adj) lightly acting in a fanciful o capricious manner; unpredictable
Wily (adj) clever; deceptive
Vacillate (v) to physically sway or to be indecisive; dither; falter; oscillate; waver
Usury (n) the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates; loan-sharking
Venerable (adj) respected because eof age; elderly; respectable
Venerate (v) to respect deeply; adore; honor; iodize
Veracity (n) filled with the truth and accuracy
Verbose (adj) wordy; superfluous
Verdant (adj) green with vegetation; inexperienced
Vernal (adj) related to spring; fresh; youthful
Vestige (n) a trace; remnant; relic; remains; sign
Vex (v) to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse
Vicissitude (n) a change or variation; ups and downs; inconstancy
Vim (n) vitality and energy; force; power
Viscous (adj) thick and adhesive, like a slow flowing fluid; thick
Vituperate (v) to abuse verbally; berate; reproach; castigate; scold
Volatile (adj) easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
Voluble (adj) talkative; speaking easily; glib
Wan (adj) sickly pale; ashen; sickly
Castigate (v) to punish or criticize harshly
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