GRE - newest set (lots) Flashcards
1
Q
lampoon
A
to ridicule with satire; tease
2
Q
impervious
A
impossible to penetrate; impregnable
3
Q
maudlin
A
overly sentimental
4
Q
irascible
A
easily made angry
5
Q
intractable
A
not easily managed or manipulated; stubborn
6
Q
languid
A
lacking energy, indifferent, slow
7
Q
propel
A
to cause to move forward
8
Q
eschew
A
avoid
9
Q
inclination
A
tendency
10
Q
esoteric
A
cryptic, understood only by few
11
Q
elucidation
A
clarifying explanation
12
Q
obfuscation
A
to make unclear or confusing
13
Q
inscrutability
A
inability to be understood
14
Q
prescience
A
foresight, foreknowledge
15
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emendation
A
improvements, corrections
