GRE VOCAB 5 Flashcards
1
Q
panegyric
A
formal expression of praise
2
Q
officious
A
meddlesome
3
Q
opprobrium
A
disgrace caused by shameful behavior
4
Q
obviate
A
make unnecessary
5
Q
obsequious
A
servile, sycophantic
6
Q
obdurate
A
obstinate
7
Q
mercurial
A
unpredictable, fickle
8
Q
misanthrope
A
one who hates or distrusts people
9
Q
mendacious
A
habitually dishonest
10
Q
malinger
A
v. feign illness to shirk work
11
Q
magnanimity
A
generosity
12
Q
lachrymose
A
tearful, weeping
13
Q
irresolute
A
uncertain how to act, indecisive, weak
14
Q
invective
A
n. verbal attack, abuse
15
Q
inured
A
accustomed, hardened
16
Q
insularity
A
narrow-minded, lack of interest in other people
17
Q
engender
A
cause, produce
18
Q
encomium
A
eulogy, formal tribute
19
Q
effrontery
A
impudence, insolence
20
Q
divest
A
strip, deprive
