GRE 05

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Category English
Level University
Created / Updated 17.11.2014 / 21.11.2014
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abject

hopeless, wretched, miserable

aggravate

to make worse, to irritate, to anger

apathy

lack of interest or emotion

assay

to try; to assess purity

begrudge

to resent

brawny

muscular

categorical

unconditional, absolute, without exception

cloture

terminating a debate by voting

condone

to tacitly support, to overlook

correlate

have a mutual relation

decimate

to kill, to destroy a large part of

destitution

hardship, poverty, misery

disdain

contempt, strong dislike, scorn

drone

monotonous noise; to speak with no emotion; male bee

eminent

distinguished, noteworthy, prominent

epithet

alias, byname, monicker; slur, offense

existential

relating to existence, concerning or based on objective experience

fastidious

overly particular, finicky

fleet

number of ships; quick-moving

fulminate

to attack loudly in words, to denounce thunderously; to explode noisily

grandiloquent

pompous, or bombastic style (especially in language)

heterogeneous

made up of different kinds

impassive

unmoved, feeling no sign of passion

inclination

tendency, a leaning toward

ingenuous

candid, sincere, forthright, without deception, charmingly naive

invective

abusive language, curse

lacuna

gap, missing part

lope

to run with long strides

matriarchy

society governed by women

modest

bashful, unpretentious; not excessive

notorious

ignominious, infamous, disreputable,

ornate

highly decorated

patrician

aristocratic, of noble birth

perspicacity

astuteness, shrewdness, insight, sound judgement

plod

to drudge (work laboriously and monotonously), to trudge (walk heavily or slowly)

preeminent

famous, outstanding

propitious

auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances

qualm

hesitation, doubt, fear

recondite

hard to understand, over one's head, esoteric, obscure

reprieve

respite, postponement of a sentence