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GRE - Hit Parade Group 12010
GRE Hit Parade Group 1 2010
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Grammar
Undergraduate 3
06/27/2010

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Term

Abscond

Verb

Definition
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
Term

Aberrant

 

Adjective

Definition
Deviating from the norm
Term

Alacrity

 

noun

Definition
eager and enthusiastic
Term

anomaly

 

noun

Definition
Deviation from the normal order; form or rule, abnormality
Term

Arduous

 

adjective

Definition
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
Term

approbation

 

noun

Definition

an expression of approval or praise

 

Term

Assuage

 

Verb

Definition

To ease or lessen;to appease or pacify

 

Term

Audacious

 

Adjective

Definition
Daring and fearless; recklessly bold
Term

Austere

 

Adjective

Definition
Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
Term

Axiomatic

 

Adjective

Definition
Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
Term

Canonical

adjective

Definition
Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
Term

Capricious

 

Adjective

Definition

Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

 

Term

Disabuse

 

Verb

Definition
To undeceive; to set right
Term

Censure

 

Verb

Definition
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke
Term

Chicanery

 

Noun

Definition
Trickery or subterfuge
Term

Connoisseur

 

Definition
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
Term

Convoluted

 

 

Definition
Complex or complicated
Term

Disabuse

verb

Definition
to undeceive; to set right
Term

Discordant

 

adjective

Definition
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
Term

Disparate

 

adjective

Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Term

Effrontery

 

noun

Definition
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Term

Eloquent

 

Adjective

Definition
well-spoken; expressive, articulate
Term

enervate

 

verb

Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
Term

ennui

 

noun

Definition
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Term

Equivocate

 

verb

Definition
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
Term

Erudite

 

adjective

Definition
very learned; scholarly
Term

exculpate

 

verb

Definition
exonerate; to clear of blame
Term

Exigent

 

Adjective

 

Definition
Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
Term

Extemporaneous

 

Adjective

Definition
Improvised; done without preparation
Term

Filibuster

 

verb

Definition
Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
Term

Fulminate

 

Verb

Definition
to loudly attack or denounce
Term

ingenuous

 

adjective

Definition
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
Term

inured

 

Adjective

Definition

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable

 

Term

laud

 

Verb

Definition
To praise highly
Term

irascible

 

Adjective

Definition
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
Term

Lucid

 

Adjective

Definition
clear; easily understood
Term

Magnanimity

 

noun

Definition
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; esp in forgiving
Term

Martial

 

Adjective

 

 

Definition
Associated with war and the armed forced
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