Commonly Confused GRE Words

Laura C. (United States of America)
source: Magoosh vocabulary ebook, available for free download at http://magoosh.com/gre/2012/gre-vocabulary-ebook/
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  1. miserly
    characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  2. frugal
    avoiding waste
  3. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  4. variance
    the quality of being subject to change
  5. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  6. history
    a record or narrative description of past events
  7. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  8. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  9. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  10. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  11. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  12. preemptive
    designed to prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
  13. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  14. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  15. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  16. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  17. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  18. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  19. errand
    a short trip taken in the performance of a necessary task
  20. err
    make a mistake
  21. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  22. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  23. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  24. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  25. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  26. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  27. censor
    a person authorized to suppress unacceptable material
  28. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  29. imponderable
    difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
Created on Sat Nov 16 10:24:10 EST 2013

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