New GRE: Hit Parade 1 - Princeton Review

Lisa Q.
Hit Parade Group 1 from 2012 edition of "Cracking the New GRE" - The Princeton Review
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  1. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  2. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  3. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  4. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  5. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  6. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  7. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  8. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  9. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  10. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  11. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  12. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  13. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  14. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  15. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  16. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  17. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  18. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  19. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  20. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  21. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  22. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  23. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  24. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  25. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  26. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  27. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  28. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  29. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  30. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  31. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  32. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  33. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  34. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  35. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  36. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  37. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  38. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  39. nascent
    being born or beginning
  40. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  41. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  42. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  43. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  44. obviate
    do away with
  45. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  46. paean
    a hymn of praise
  47. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  48. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  49. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  50. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  51. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  52. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  53. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  54. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  55. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  56. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  57. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  58. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  59. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  60. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  61. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  62. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  63. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  64. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  65. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  66. static
    not in physical motion
  67. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  68. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  69. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  70. torque
    a twisting force
  71. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  72. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  73. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  74. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  75. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  76. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  77. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
Created on Fri Oct 26 21:58:18 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Oct 27 01:07:57 EDT 2012)

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