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GRE Vocab from Princeton > Hit Parade Group 3 > Flashcards

Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

1
Q

aver

A

to state as fact; to declare or assert

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2
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diatribe

A

a harsh denunciation

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3
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dissemble

A

to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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4
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evanescent

A

tending to disappear like vapor

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5
Q

fortuitous

A

happening by accident or chance

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6
Q

germane

A

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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7
Q

grandiloquence

A

pompous speech or expression

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8
Q

halcyon

A

calm and peaceful

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9
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iconoclast

A

one who attacks or undermines tranditional conventions or institutions

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10
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idolatrous

A

given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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11
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impassive

A

revealing no emotion

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12
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impunity

A

immunity from punishment or penalty

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13
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infelicitous

A

unfortunate; inappropriate

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14
Q

insipid

A

lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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loquacious

A

extremely talkative

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16
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mendacity

A

the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

17
Q

obsequious

A

exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

18
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opprobrium

A

disgrace; contempt; scorn

19
Q

pedagogy

A

the profession or principles of teaching

20
Q

penury

A

poverty; destitution

21
Q

pith

A

the essential or central part

22
Q

pithy

A

precise and brief

23
Q

querulous

A

prone to complaining or grumbling

24
Q

rancorous

A

characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

25
Q

recalcitrant

A

obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

26
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repudiate

A

to refuse to have anything to do with

27
Q

salubrious

A

promoting health or well-being

28
Q

specious

A

seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

29
Q

spurious

A

lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

30
Q

surfeit

A

an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

31
Q

tenacity

A

the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

GRE Vocab from Princeton (4 decks)

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