GRE 0.1

Yu-Chen W.
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  1. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  2. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  3. baneful
    evil or sinister
  4. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  5. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  6. menace
    something that is a source of danger
  7. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  8. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  9. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  10. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  11. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  12. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  13. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  14. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  15. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  16. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  17. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  18. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  19. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  20. temerity
    fearless daring
  21. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  22. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  23. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  24. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  25. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  26. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  27. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  28. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  29. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  30. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  31. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  32. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  33. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  34. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  35. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  36. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  37. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  38. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  39. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  40. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  41. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  42. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  43. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  44. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  45. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  46. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  47. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  48. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  49. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  50. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  51. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  52. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  53. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  54. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  55. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  56. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  57. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  58. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
  59. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  60. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  61. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  62. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  63. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  64. deify
    exalt to the position of a God
  65. apotheosise
    deify or glorify
  66. blasphemy
    profane language
  67. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  68. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  69. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  70. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  71. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  72. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  73. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  74. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  75. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  76. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  77. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  78. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  79. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  80. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  81. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  82. flag
    weaken or become less intense
  83. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
  84. smart
    characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  85. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  86. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  87. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  88. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  89. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
  90. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  91. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  92. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  93. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  94. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  95. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  96. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  97. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  98. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  99. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  100. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  101. impassioned
    characterized by intense emotion
  102. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  103. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  104. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  105. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  106. vilify
    spread negative information about
  107. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  108. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  109. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  110. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  111. gravitas
    formality, dignity, or seriousness
  112. grave
    requiring serious thought
  113. peregrinate
    travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
  114. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  115. leer
    look suggestively or obliquely
  116. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  117. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  118. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  119. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  120. entrance
    attract; cause to be enamored
  121. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  122. epitomize
    embody the essential characteristics of
  123. hallucination
    illusory perception
  124. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  125. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  126. zenith
    the highest point of something
  127. acme
    the highest point of something
  128. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  129. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  130. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  131. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  132. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  133. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  134. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  135. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  136. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  137. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  138. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  139. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  140. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  141. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  142. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  143. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  144. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  145. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  146. snob
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  147. snobbish
    tending to associate only with people of a similar background
  148. jar
    a vessel with a wide mouth and without handles
  149. jarring
    making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
  150. grate
    make a grinding sound by rubbing together
  151. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  152. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  153. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  154. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  155. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Created on Mon Jul 09 14:53:47 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Jul 10 00:03:32 EDT 2012)

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