Gre Prep 1

Abhik Mitra (India)
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  1. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  2. debilitated
    lacking strength or vigor
  3. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  4. moil
    work hard
  5. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  6. picaresque
    (of fiction) involving clever rogues or adventurers
  7. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  8. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  9. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  10. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  11. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  12. centurion
    leader of soldiers in ancient Rome
  13. inerrancy
    exemption from mistakes
  14. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  15. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  16. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  17. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  18. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  19. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  20. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  21. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  22. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  23. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  24. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  25. inviolate
    not injured physically or mentally
  26. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  27. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  28. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  29. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  30. diminutive
    very small
  31. defalcate
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  32. parry
    impede the movement of
  33. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  34. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  35. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
  36. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  37. expurgated
    having material deleted
  38. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  39. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
Created on Mon Jul 09 09:25:57 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Jul 22 13:12:39 EDT 2012)

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