GRE VOCAB 3 Flashcards
1
Q
veracious
A
truthful, honest
2
Q
neophyte
A
beginner
3
Q
idiosyncrasy
A
an individual trait, usually odd in nature; a foible
4
Q
heterodox
A
unorthodox
5
Q
grandiloquent
A
adj. lofty in style, pompous, bombastic
6
Q
euphemism
A
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one
7
Q
disparate
A
fundamentally different
8
Q
elegy
A
funeral poem
9
Q
dirge
A
funeral song
10
Q
eulogy
A
funeral oration
11
Q
denigrate
A
belittle, defame
12
Q
cogent
A
to the point; relevant; pertinent
13
Q
stolid
A
impassive, unemotional
14
Q
tacit
A
implied
15
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tractable
A
docile
