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Verbal Reasoning Passage Vocab 172 words

August 18, 2009 By Oliver F. (Pittsburgh, PA)

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  1. expenditure
    the act of spending money for goods or services
  2. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  3. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
  4. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  5. debase
    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  6. futile
    producing no result or effect
  7. rigorous
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  8. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  9. anthropomorphism
    the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
  10. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  11. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  12. rapacity
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  13. acquisitive
    eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  14. abstract art
    an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
  15. chiaroscuro
    a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
  16. social class
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  17. accoutrement
    clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  18. stricture
    severe criticism
  19. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  20. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  21. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  22. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  23. patronage
    the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
  24. tableau
    any dramatic scene
  25. implicit
    implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
  26. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  27. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  28. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  29. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  30. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
  31. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  32. catharsis
    purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  33. premeditation
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
  34. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
  35. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
  36. abstract
    existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
  37. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  38. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  39. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
  40. inductive
    inducing or influencing; leading on
  41. legal instrument
    (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
  42. pervasiveness
    the quality of filling or spreading throughout
  43. esthetic
    concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  44. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
  45. work through
    apply thoroughly; think through
  46. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  47. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  48. tangible
    perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
  49. bequeath
    leave or give by will after one's death
  50. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  51. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
  52. duly
    at the proper time
  53. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
  54. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  55. degeneration
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  56. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  57. invoke
    request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
  58. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
  59. flippant
    showing inappropriate levity
  60. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  61. indefatigably
    with indefatigable energy
  62. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
  63. slight
    (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
  64. inquisitive
    inquiring or appearing to inquire
  65. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
  66. moribund
    being on the point of death; breathing your last
  67. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  68. pantheon
    (antiquity) a temple to all the gods
  69. foist
    to force onto another
  70. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
  71. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  72. clarion
    loud and clear
  73. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  74. covenant
    (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
  75. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
  76. discrepant
    not in agreement
  77. newspeak
    deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language use to mislead and manipulate the public
  78. feminism
    a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
  79. insofar
    to the degree or extent that
  80. literary critic
    a critic of literature
  81. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  82. suffrage
    a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
  83. engender
    make children
  84. incidental
    (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
  85. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  86. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  87. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  88. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  89. prefigure
    imagine or consider beforehand
  90. inexorable
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  91. a priori
    involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
  92. a posteriori
    involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
  93. caprice
    a sudden desire
  94. consternation
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  95. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  96. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  97. corollary
    (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
  98. monolithic
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  99. monolithic
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  100. objective
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
  101. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  102. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  103. will-o'-the-wisp
    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  104. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  105. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
  106. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
  107. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  108. exude
    release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
  109. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  110. Big Brother
    an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
  111. polemics
    the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
  112. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  113. epistemology
    the philosophical theory of knowledge
  114. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  115. pretense
    the act of giving a false appearance
  116. trivialize
    make trivial or insignificant
  117. patently
    unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  118. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
  119. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  120. provisional
    under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  121. non sequitur
    a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
  122. behaviorism
    an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
  123. functionalism
    any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
  124. disposition
    your usual mood
  125. arbitrageur
    someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)
  126. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  127. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  128. dominion
    dominance or power through legal authority
  129. thraldom
    the state of being under the control of another person
  130. existential
    relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
  131. fanaticism
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
  132. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  133. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  134. conflate
    mix together different elements
  135. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  136. inequitable
    not equitable or fair
  137. prudent
    careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  138. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
  139. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  140. phoneme
    (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
  141. concur
    happen simultaneously
  142. patriarchy
    a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
  143. archetypical
    representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
  144. emblem
    special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
  145. Bronte
    English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
  146. Virginia Woolf
    English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
  147. suavity
    the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
  148. equalitarian
    a person who believes in the equality of all people
  149. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  150. cash crop
    a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)
  151. unstinted
    very generous
  152. entrepreneurial
    of or relating to an entrepreneur
  153. idealized
    exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence
  154. ideal
    the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
  155. incarnation
    the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
  156. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  157. munificent
    very generous
  158. fancied
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  159. exultant
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  160. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  161. degeneracy
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  162. effeminacy
    the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
  163. superfluity
    extreme excess
  164. anachronism
    something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
  165. asocial
    given to avoiding association with others
  166. decadent
    a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
  167. denigrate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  168. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  169. recondite
    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  170. mutability
    the quality of being capable of mutation
  171. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  172. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention