MP GRE 07 - hard

Marwell (United States of America)
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  1. cower
    crouch or curl up
  2. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  3. preen
    clean with one's bill
  4. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  5. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  6. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  7. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  8. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  9. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  10. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  11. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  12. limpid
    clear and bright
  13. proscribe
    command against
  14. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
  15. pungency
    a strong odor or taste property
  16. loll
    be lazy or idle
  17. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  18. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  19. lull
    make calm or still
    hiatus
  20. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  21. quack
    the sound made by a duck
  22. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  23. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  24. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  25. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  26. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  27. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  28. recondite
    difficult to understand
  29. soporific
    inducing sleep
  30. belie
    be in contradiction with
  31. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  32. mendacious
    given to lying
  33. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  34. normative
    relating to or dealing with typical standards or patterns
  35. shyster
    a person who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  36. mimetic
    exhibiting or characterized by imitation
  37. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  38. syncretism
    the union of different systems of thought or belief
  39. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  40. rococo
    having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
Created on Sun Apr 21 12:11:41 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 20 13:17:51 EDT 2014)

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