Advanced GRE Word List 12 Flashcards
1
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Approbation
A
Approval.
2
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Bent
A
Inclination; aptitude.
3
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Cadge
A
Get by begging.
4
Q
Extemporize
A
Speak without preparation or rehearsal.
5
Q
Lambaste
A
Attack verbally.
6
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Noisome
A
Having an extremely offensive smell.
7
Q
Pastiche
A
An artistic style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
8
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Arboreal
A
Concerning trees.
9
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Cloistered
A
Isolated.
10
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Disabuse
A
Make someone aware of an error in thinking.
11
Q
Engendering
A
Causing; bringing into being.
12
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Intemperate
A
Excessive; immoderate.
13
Q
Lugubrious
A
Sad; gloomy; dismal.
14
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Nonplussed
A
Confused.
15
Q
Pedagogy
A
Science of education and teaching.
16
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Slake
A
To quench or satisfy.
17
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Artless
A
Without effort; simple.
18
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Comeliness
A
Beauty.
19
Q
Doff
A
Take off (esp. a hat).
20
Q
Don
A
Put on (esp. of clothes)
21
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Erudition
A
Learning; scholarly knowledge.
22
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Plaintive
A
Sad; mournful.
23
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Suborn
A
To bribe.
24
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Tendentious
A
Dogmatic; biased.
25
Tortuous
Indirect; winding.
26
Verbiage
Excessive or meaningless wordiness.
27
Atonement
Making amends for sin or crime.
28
Complaisance
Flexibility; willingness to please.
29
Fawn
To behave in a sycophantic way; grovel.
30
Gregariousness
Sociability; liking for crowds.
31
Nascent
Emerging; newly formed. Beginning to show signs of future potential.
32
Paean
A song of praise or triumph.
33
Reproof
Scolding; criticism.
34
Scurvy
1. Disease due to lack of vitamin C.
| 2. Contemptible; rascally.
35
Tutelary
Serving as a guardian.
36
Abscission
Cutting.
37
Contentious
Causing argument.
38
Debilitating
Weakening.
39
Foible
Quirk; minor weakness.
40
Importune
Beg; solicit.
41
Pertain
To be relevant to.
42
Slew
Glut; excess.
43
Toady
Sycophant; flatterer.
44
Torrid
Hot and steamy
45
Veracious
True.
46
Asperity
Using harsh or critical tone.
47
Disingenuous
Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
48
Evanescent
Short-lived.
49
Intangible
Cannot be touched; abstract.
50
Labile
Liable to change; easily altered.
51
Malapropism
Use of a similar sounding but incorrect word.
52
Posture
To put on an act.
53
Proximate
Immediate; nearest.
54
Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue or quarrel.
55
Gaucherie
Awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways.
56
Heterodox
Unorthodox.
57
Inscrutability
Quality of being difficult to understand.
58
Limerick
A humorous, frequently bawdy, piece of rhyming verse.
59
Mannered
Stylized; pretentious.
60
Pluck
Spirited and determined courage.
61
Sedulous
Persevering; eager and thorough.
62
Syllogism
An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given premises, each which shares a term with the conclusion.
Or, deductive reasoning as distinct from induction.
63
Vicissitude
Unexpected change in fortune or circumstances.
64
Acolyte
Disciple or follower.
65
Admonitory
Scolding.
66
Caprices
Whimsies; fancies.
67
Cornucopia
Symbol (horn filled with fruit, etc.) denoting natural abundance.
68
Deferential
Showing respect.
69
Intractability
Showing stubbornness; resistance.
70
Luminary
A person who inspires or influences others, esp. one prominent in particular sphere.
71
Minion
Underling; servant.
72
Vitiate
Weaken; sap energy.
73
Coterie
A small group with common interests; a clique.
74
Denigrate
Decry; criticize; belittle.
75
Empirical
Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory.
76
Gainsay
Deny or contradict.
77
Prolixity
(Of speech or writing) using too many words; tediously lengthy.
78
Rebus
A puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters.
79
Sere
Dry or withered, esp. of vegetation.
80
Vulpine
Of or relating to foxes.
81
Corroborate
Give supporting evidence.
82
Exacerbated
Made worse.
83
Exact
To demand or extort.
84
Faddish
Whimsical; following a fashion.
85
Hapless
Unlucky.
86
Misconstrue
Put a wrong interpretation on something.
87
Perennial
Long lasting.
88
Abysmal
Very deep; bad.
