GRE Words 8 Flashcards
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Recreant
Cowardly, unfaithful to a belief
Timorous
Showing or suffering from nervousness
Probity
The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
Idiosyncrasy
A distinctive and peculiar characteristic of a person or thing
Peripatetic
Traveling from place to place, in particular working or being based in multiple places for short periods
Discursive
Digressing from subject to subject
Expatiate
To speak or write at length or in detail
Peregrination
A journey, especially a long and meandering one
Enervate
To cause someone to feel drained of energy
Stultify
To cause to lose enthusiasm in an initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
Vitiate
To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
Aphorism
A pithy observation that contains a general truth (e.g. if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it)
Apothegm
A concise saying or maxim
Bromide
A trite or unoriginal remark or idea typically intended to soothe or placate
Sententious
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
Truism
A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
Abeyance
A state of temporary disuse or suspension
Abjure
To solemnly renounce
Abrogate
Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or agreement); evade (a responsibility)
Decamp
Depart suddenly or secretly, especially to relocate one’s household or business in another area
Demure
Reserved, modest, shy
Retrograde
Directed or moving backward
Epigram
A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever way
Demur
To object or indicate opposition to something
Prognosticate
Foretell or prophecy a future event
