Verbal Reasoning Passage Vocab

Oliver F. (United States of America)
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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 or convention
  4. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  5. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  6. futile
    producing no result or effect
  7. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  8. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  9. anthropomorphism
    the representation of objects as having human form
  10. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  11. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  12. rapacity
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  13. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  14. abstract art
    an abstract genre of art
  15. chiaroscuro
    the arrangement or interplay of light and dark in an artwork
  16. social class
    a group of people sharing similar wealth and status
  17. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
  18. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  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 an establishment by its customers
  24. tableau
    any dramatic scene
  25. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  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 wheedling
  31. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  32. catharsis
    purging the body 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
  35. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  36. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  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
  40. inductive
    influencing or causing to arise
  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 an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  44. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially 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, especially 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
  52. duly
    in an appropriate or proper manner
  53. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  54. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  55. degeneration
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
  56. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  57. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  58. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  59. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  60. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  61. indefatigably
    with indefatigable energy
  62. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  63. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  64. inquisitive
    given to questioning
  65. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  66. moribund
    being on the point of death
  67. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  68. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  69. foist
    force onto another
  70. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  71. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  72. clarion
    loud and clear
  73. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  74. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  75. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  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 person whose job is to analyze published creative writing
  81. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  82. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  83. engender
    call forth
  84. incidental
    minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature
  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
    indicate by signs; be an early indication of
  90. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  91. a priori
    reasoned from a general principle to a necessary effect
  92. a posteriori
    involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
  93. caprice
    a sudden desire
  94. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  95. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  96. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  97. corollary
    an inference following 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
  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
  106. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  107. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  108. exude
    release 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
  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 insignificant
  117. patently
    unmistakably
  118. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  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
  126. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  127. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  128. dominion
    control or power through legal authority
  129. thraldom
    the state of being under the control of another person
  130. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  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 just or fair
  137. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  138. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  139. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  140. phoneme
    a distinct speech sound in a particular language
  141. concur
    happen simultaneously
  142. patriarchy
    a form of social organization in which men hold power
  143. archetypical
    representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
  144. emblem
    special design representing a quality, type, or group
  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 charming and gracious in manner
  148. equalitarian
    a person who believes in the equality of all people
  149. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  150. cash crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown to be sold for profit
  151. unstinted
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  152. entrepreneurial
    of or relating to someone who starts a new business
  153. idealized
    exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence
  154. ideal
    a principle or value that one hopes to attain or conform to
  155. incarnation
    act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  156. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  157. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  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
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  165. asocial
    given to avoiding association with others
  166. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  167. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  168. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  169. recondite
    difficult to understand
  170. mutability
    the quality of being capable of change
  171. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  172. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
Created on Mon Aug 17 20:26:48 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Sep 10 19:02:06 EDT 2009)

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