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GRE Hit List 4

Hit Parade Group 4, Princeton Review

QuestionAnswer
acerbic having a sour taste
aggrandize to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
alchemy a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals (turning base metals to into gold)
amenable agreeable
anachronism something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
astringent having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh
contiguous sharing a border; touching
convention a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
credulous gullible
cynicism the belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
decorum polite behavior
derision scorn, ridicule
desiccate to dry out
dilettante one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
disparage to belittle or slight
divulge to reveal a secret
fawn to flatter or praise excessively
flout to show contempt for, as in a rule
garrulous talks too much
glib nonchalant, marked by ease or informality
hubris arrogance
imminent about to happen
immutable not capable of change
impetuous rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
indifferent having no interest; showing no bias or prejudice
inimical damaging; harmful
intractable not easily managed; stubborn
intrepid courageous
laconic using few words
maverick an independent person who doesn't go along with group or party
mercurial characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
mollify to calm/ soothe
neophyte a beginner
obfuscate to make confusing
obstinate stubborn
ostentatious showy; a pretentious display
pervade to permeate throughout
phlegmatic calm; sluggish; unemotional
plethora a surplus
pragmatic practical rather than idealistic
presumptuous overstepping due bounds; taking liberties
pristine pure; clean
probity follow the highest principles; uprightness
proclivity a natural predisposition
profligate very wasteful
propensity a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
prosaic dull
pungent characterized by a strong smell/taste
quixotic foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romance ideals
quotidian recurring daily; commonplace
rarefy to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
recondite hidden; difficult to understand; obscure
refulgent radiant
renege to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
sedulous diligent
shard a piece of broken pottery/glass
soporific causing drowsiness
sparse thin
spendthrift one who spends money wastefully
subtle not obvious; elusive
tacit implied
terse brief
tout to publicly praise or promote
trenchant very perceptive; keen; penetrating
unfeigned genuine
untenable indefensible; uninhabitable
vacillate to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
variegated multicolored
vexation annoyance
vigilant very watchful
vituperate to use harsh condemnatory language; to censure severely
volatile rapidly changing to a vapor; fickle; explosive
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