Magoosh Words - 5

Amit K. (United States of America)
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  1. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  2. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  3. wax
    increase in phase
  4. flush
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  5. checkered
    marked by changeable fortune
    One by one, the presidential candidates dropped out of the race, their respective checkered pasts— from embezzlement to infidelity—sabotaging their campaigns.
    one that is marked by disreputable happenings
  6. check
    lessen the intensity of
  7. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  8. stem
    stop the flow of a liquid
    To stem the tide of applications, the prestigious Ivy requires that each applicant score at least 330 on the Revised GRE.
    to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
  9. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  10. ferret
    search and discover through persistent investigation
  11. scintillating
    marked by high spirits or excitement
  12. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  13. doyenne
    the most experienced or respected woman in some field
  14. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  15. telltale
    disclosing unintentionally
  16. err
    make a mistake
  17. ascendency
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  18. tribulation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
  19. rakish
    marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
  20. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  21. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  22. feverish
    marked by intense agitation or emotion
  23. epiphany
    a divine manifestation
    My little epiphany couldn’t have been at a better time. Slate (Feb 16, 2013)
  24. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  25. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  26. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
  27. averse
    strongly opposed
  28. concoct
    invent
  29. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  30. vaunt
    show off
    For years, they had heard of New York City's vaunted skyline, and when they finally saw it, the spectacular cityscape did not disappoint them in the least
    highly or widely praised or boasted about
  31. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  32. unimpeachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  33. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  34. grovel
    show submission or fear
  35. gloating
    malicious satisfaction
    deriving pleasure from another's misfortune
  36. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  37. carousing
    used of riotously drunken merrymaking
  38. indulgent
    tolerant or lenient
  39. rebut
    prove to be false or incorrect
  40. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
Created on Thu Sep 12 01:11:25 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 31 04:59:33 EDT 2013)

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