GRE VOC Word Scramble
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| Demagogue | a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| Demur | to express doubts or objections |
| Deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| Desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
| Abase | to humble; disgrace |
| Abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| Abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power |
| Desultory | jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
| Diaphanous | allowing light to show through; delicate |
| Expurgate | to censor |
| Exponent | one who champions or advocates |
| Explicit | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| Cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
| Diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Dictum | authoritative statement |
| Diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| Dilate | to make larger; expand |
| Dilatory | intended to delay |
| Dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in atopic |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| Disabuse | to set right; free from error |
| Discern | to perceive or recognize |
| Disparate | fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
| Dissemble | to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
| Dissonance | a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds |
| Distaff | the female branch of a family |
| Distend | to swell, inflate, or bloat |
| Dither | to act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Diurnal | existing during the day |
| Divine | to foretell or know by inspiration |
| Doctrinaire | rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| Dogma | a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief |
| Dogmatic | dictatorial in one's opinions |
| Droll | amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Dupe | to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
| Dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| Ebullient | exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| Eclectic | selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
| Edify | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Efficacy | effectiveness |
| Effigy | stuffed doll; likeness of a person |
| Effrontery | impudent boldness; audacity |
| Elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech |
| Eloquent | persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
| Embellish | to add ornamental or ficttious details |
| Emulate | to copy; to try to equal or excel |
| Encomium | warm praise |
| Endemic | belonging to a particular area; inherent |
| Enervate | to reduce in strenth |
| Engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| Enigma | a puzzle; a mystery |
| Enumerate | to count, list, or itemize |
| Ephemeral | lasting a short time |
| Epicure | person with refined taste in food and wine |
| Equivocate | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
| Erratic | wandering and unpredictable |
| Ersatz | fake |
| Erudite | learned; scholarly; bookish |
| Eschew | to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
| Esoteric | known or understood only by a few |
| Estimable | admirable |
| Ethos | beliefs or character of a group |
| Eulogy | speech of praise of someone |
| Euphemism | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
| Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound |
| Exacerbate | to make worse |
| Exculpate | to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| Exigent | urgent; requiring immediate action |
| Exonerate | to clear of blame |
| Fallow | dormant; unused |
| Fanatical | acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
| Fatuous | stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
| Fawn | to grovel |
| Fecund | fertile; fruitful; productive |
| Fervid | intensely emotional; feverish |
| Fetid | foul-smelling; putrid |
| Flag | to decline in vigor, strength, or interest |
| Florid | excessively decorated or embellished |
| Foment | to arouse or incite |
| Ford | to cross a body of water by wading |
| Forestall | to prevent or delay; anticipate |
| Fortuitous | happening by chance; fortunate |
| Fractious | unruly; rebellious |
| Frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
| Frugality | tending to be thrifty or cheap |
| Furtive | secret; stealthy |
| Gambol | to dance or skip around playfully |
| Garner | to gather and store |
| Garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
| Gestation | growth process from conception to birth |
| Glib | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand casual |
| Glower | to glare or stare angrily and intensely |
| Gradation | process occuring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color |
| Gregarious | outgoing sociable |
| Grievous | causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing |
| Grovel | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| Guile | deceit; trickery |
| Gullible | easlily deceived |
| Hapless | unfortunate; having bad luck |
| Hegemony | the domination of one state or group over its allies |
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