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GRE Hit List 3

Hit Parade Group 3, Princeton Review

QuestionAnswer
acumen keen, accurate judgment
adulterate to reduce purity combining with inferior ingredients
amalgamate to combine several elements into a whole
archaic outdated; associated with an earlier time
aver to state as a fact; to declare or assert
bolster to provide support
bombastic pompous
diatribe a harsh denunciation
dissemble to disguise; to mislead
eccentric departing from norms
endemic characteristic of or found in a particular locality, region, or people
evanescent tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
exacerbate to make worse
fervent greatly emotional or zealous
fortuitous happening by accident or chance
germane relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
grandiloquence pompous speech or expression
hackneyed rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
halcyon calm and peaceful
hedonism devotion to pleasurable pursuits; esp of the senses
hegemony the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
iconoclast one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
idolatrous given to intense or excessive devotion to something
impassive revealing no emotion
imperturbable marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
implacable not capable of being appeased
impunity immunity from punishment
inchoate in an initial stage
infelicitous unfortunate; inappropriate
insipid without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
loquacious extremely talkative
luminous characterized by brightness and emission of light
malevolent having or showing hatred, spite, or ill will
malleable capable of being shaped or formed; pliable
mendacity dishonesty
meticulous cares much about the detail
misanthrope one who hates all other humans
mitigate to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
obdurate unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
obsequious exhibiting a fawning attentiveness, servile
occlude to obstruct or block
opprobrium disgrace
pedagogy the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
pedantic overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
penury poverty
pervasive having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
pine to yearn intensely; to languish (become weak); to lose vigor
pirate to illegally use or reproduce
pith the essential or central part
pithy precise and brief
placate to appease
platitude a superficial remark
plummet to plunge or drop down
polemical controversial; argumentative
prodigal (adj) wasteful; extravagant; lavish
profuse extravagant; abundant
proliferate to grow fast
queries questions
querulous prone to complaining
rancorous bitter and long-lasting resentment; grudge-holding
recalcitrant doesn't obey authority
repudiate to refuse to have any part in; to disown
rescind to repeal; to retract
reverent feeling/expressing awe, respect
rhetoric (n) the art/study of effective use of language for communication
salubrious promoting health, wellbeing
solvent able to meet financial obligations, and able to dissolve another substance
specious seeming true, but actually false
spurious lacking authenticity or truth; false; counterfeit
subpoena a court order requiring appearance
succinct brief; concise
superfluous exceeding what is necessary
surfeit to feed or supply excess
tenacity persistent determination
tenuous weak
tirade a harsh denunciation; a long and extremely critical speech
transient brief
zealous fervent; devoted to a cause
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