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Section 1
(50 cards)
mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull
neologism
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of new words or senses
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable; tolerant
aberrant
deviating from the norm
chicanery
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose; deceit used in order to achieve one's goal
assusage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
disabuse
to make things right; persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
perfidy
intentional breach of faith; deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
eloquent
well-spoken; articulate
paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
canonical
agreement with accepted, traditional standards (can be associated with law, religion, principal)
obtuse
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand; lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
disparate
essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison; containing elements very different from one another
lucid
clear; easily understood
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
predilection
preference; bias in favor of something
erudite
having or showing great knowledge or learning
ennui
a feeling of dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
arduous
strenuous; requiring significant effort
obviate
remove (a need or difficulty): the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains. avoid; prevent: a parachute can be used to obviate disaster.
prescience
knowing events prior to their occurrence
austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; having no comforts or luxuries
prattle
to babble meaninglessly
perennial
recurrent throughout the year or many years; happening repeatedly
convoluted
complex or complicated
martial
associated with armed forces
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
irascible
easily angered; prone to outbursts
perfunctory
done without care or interest; carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
nascent
just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; in it's developing stages
censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
enervate
cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
ingenuous
GRE PREP: artless, frank and candid; lacking sophistication Dictionary: (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
effrontery
behavior of not showing proper respect; rude
capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
onerous
troublesome, burdensome
precipitate (verb)
cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
exculpate
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing; exonerate; to clear from blame
precipitate (adj.)
acting with haste or impulse; done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration
exigent
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
abscond
to run off and hide
approbation
an expression of approval or praise
magnanimity
the act of being very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
nebulous
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
perspicacious
having a ready insight into and understanding of things
equivocate
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
laud
to praise highly
Section 2
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