Gre Group 3 Flashcards
aberrant
deviating from the norm
ambiguous
unclear; open to more than one potential meaning
anachronistic
belonging to another time;removed from natural chronological context
anomalous
abnormal;deviating from common or general type
anomaly
deviation from the normal order; form, or rule, abnormality
archaic
outdated; associated with an earlier; perhaps more primitive time
ascetic
one who practices rigid self-denial;esp as an act of religious devotion.
banal
lacking originality; commonplace
brilliance
extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius
camouflage
a means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings
commensurate
matching;corresponding or proportionate in degree, size, or amount
conspicuous
easily visible;obvious
derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
deviance
state or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
deviation
departure or wandering away from the accepted standard
discrete
distinct;individual
diffuse
dispersed or scattered; not centralized
digress
to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent
discondent
conflicting dissonant or harsh in sound
disinterest
lack of bias or involvement; impartiality
dispersed
spread out or scattered
distention
the state or act of extending or being
disinterested
uninvolved; free from self interest
eccentric
departing from norms or conventions
eclectic
culled from many sources
emulate
to imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing
enigmatic
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
esoteric
intended for or understand by a small, specfic group
flamboyant
ostentatious or showy; flashy
florid
flowery;ruddy;ornate
heretical
unorthodox;iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
hierarchy
a system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order.
homogeneous
made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind;uniform
iconoclastic
attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox
idiosyncrasy
a quirk particular to a group or individual
imperturbable
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
innocuous
harmless;causing no damage
marginal
relating to or at an edge or boundary;minimal
maverick
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
mitigate
a make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
monotonous
dull and without variety;tedious
mundane
of the world;typical of or concerned with the ordinary
ostracism
the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment
perennial
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
recluse
one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion
scarce
rare and sufficient
sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
symmetry
the quality of begin evenly balanced; the possession of perfect correspondence between sides or parts
tangential
only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant
temper
to moderate or soothe
temperate
moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes
