Az Gre Words Group #4

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Veracious

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truthful

She was gave a veratious re-telling of the hit-and run, including all the details she could remember, without editorializing a thing

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Venerate

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to respect deeply

The professor, despite his soporific lectures, was venerated amongst his colleagues, publishing more papers yearly than all of his peers combined. To venerate someone is to put a vaneer on their reputation - make shiny and new in your eyes

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Excoriate

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to criticise harshly and to the extreme

Entrusted with the prototype to his company’s latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company—the next day Larry was excoriated, and then fired. Corium is a skin, when you excoriate someone, you skin them alive verbally desecrate your ex for cheating on you

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Execrate

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to curse or hiss at someone

a certain American basketball player left his team of many years so he could make more money with another team. Fans of the original team execrated the player for his perfidy

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Exhort

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strongly urge-on, encourage

Nelson’s parents exhorted him to study medicine, urging him to choose a respectable profession. Horticulturists Exhort their trees, shrubs, and flowers to grow outside

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Assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

serena used aspirin to assuage her pounding headach. A-Suage - to de-sewage something.

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Archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

Her archaic commodore computer could not run the latest sofware - Noah's Ark is ARCHAIC

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Austere

Back 8

severe or stern in appearance

The lack of decoration makes military barracks seem AUSTERE to the civilian eye. Au-Stern to STARErs

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Banal

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predictable, cliché, boring

he used banal phrases like have a nice day, or "cheers"

Ray-BAN's are getting BANal the more those indie kids wear them

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Bombastic

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pompous in speech or manner

the ranting of the radio talk-show host was mostly bombastic; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.

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Candid

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impartial and honest in speech

the observations of a child can be charming since they are candid and unpretentious

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Capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

Queen elizabeth was quite capricious; her courtiers could never be sure which of their number would catch her fancy. Girls in capris are likely to change their minds quickly about what they wear

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Caustic

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Biting in wit

Dorothy parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever insults caustic statements burn through ones "skin"

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Chauvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which they belong

The group of eco-chauvinists frequently judged those impoverished types who were forced to shop at wal-mart instead of paying more for green alternatives.

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Chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile (artful)

dishonest used car sales people often use chicanery to sell their beat-up old cars

Chicas use chicanery to have many suitors at once

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Credulous

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too trusting, gullible

Although some four-year-olds believe in the Easter Buny, only the most credulous nine-year olds believe in him. Incredulity = unbelievable, Credulous = having too much belief

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Crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

The cresendo of tension became unbearable as Evel Knievel prepared to jump his motorcycle over the school buses.

The Crest is at the end of the Crest-END-O

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

the respectful youn law clerk treated the supreme court justice with the utmost deference. You defer to someone's judgement if you feel deference for them.

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Deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt. To mock

The awkward child was derided by his "cooler" peers. Quit "riding" or "deriding" me - get off my back.

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Desultory

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jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

Diane had a desultory academic record; she had changed major 12 times in three years. Salticids are Desultory. Des ULTIMATE jumpers up several STORIES

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Diffident

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lacking self confidence

steve's diffident manner during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field. It's hard to be defying if you are diffident

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Dilatory

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intended to delay

The congressmen used dilatory measures to delay the passage of the bill. Dilatory - draw out, dilate the amount of time of something

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Jerry was worried that he was the obvious dilettante of the lab group: he was new, and hadn't really gotten into the lab's extensive collection of journal articles yet. Di-let - two letters aren't enough to have a deep understanding

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Dirge

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A funeral hymn or mournful speech

melville wrote the poem for the funeral of a union general. The priniciple gave a dirge describing the school's loss of a student over spring break

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Dissemble

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to disguise one's real intentions or character

The villain could dissemble to the police no longer - he admitted his deed. Dis-semble is to put together incorrectly on purpose (like assemble, or reassemble) - unlike re-sembling someone, disembling means you are not like them

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Veracious

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truthful

She was gave a veratious re-telling of the hit-and run, including all the details she could remember, without editorializing a thing

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Venerate

Back 27

to respect deeply

The professor, despite his soporific lectures, was venerated amongst his colleagues, publishing more papers yearly than all of his peers combined. To venerate someone is to put a vaneer on their reputation - make shiny and new in your eyes

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Excoriate

Back 28

to criticise harshly and to the extreme

Entrusted with the prototype to his company’s latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company—the next day Larry was excoriated, and then fired. Corium is a skin, when you excoriate someone, you skin them alive verbally desecrate your ex for cheating on you

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Execrate

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to curse or hiss at someone

a certain American basketball player left his team of many years so he could make more money with another team. Fans of the original team execrated the player for his perfidy

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Exhort

Back 30

strongly urge-on, encourage

Nelson’s parents exhorted him to study medicine, urging him to choose a respectable profession. Horticulturists Exhort their trees, shrubs, and flowers to grow outside

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Assuage

Back 31

to make something unpleasant less severe

serena used aspirin to assuage her pounding headach. A-Suage - to de-sewage something.

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Archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

Her archaic commodore computer could not run the latest sofware - Noah's Ark is ARCHAIC

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Austere

Back 33

severe or stern in appearance

The lack of decoration makes military barracks seem AUSTERE to the civilian eye. Au-Stern to STARErs

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Banal

Back 34

predictable, cliché, boring

he used banal phrases like have a nice day, or "cheers" Ray-BAN's are getting BANal the more those indie kids wear them

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Bombastic

Back 35

pompous in speech or manner

the ranting of the radio talk-show host was mostly bombastic; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.

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Candid

Back 36

impartial and honest in speech

the observations of a child can be charming since they are candid and unpretentious

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Capricious

Back 37

changing one's mind quickly and often

Queen elizabeth was quite capricious; her courtiers could never be sure which of their number would catch her fancy. Girls in capris are likely to change their minds quickly about what they wear

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Caustic

Back 38

Biting in wit

Dorothy parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever insults caustic statements burn through ones "skin"

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Chauvinist

Back 39

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which they belong

The group of eco-chauvinists frequently judged those impoverished types who were forced to shop at wal-mart instead of paying more for green alternatives.

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Chicanery

Back 40

deception by means of craft or guile (artful)

dishonest used car sales people often use chicanery to sell their beat-up old cars Chicas use chicanery to have many suitors at once

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Credulous

Back 41

too trusting, gullible

Although some four-year-olds believe in the Easter Buny, only the most credulous nine-year olds believe in him. Incredulity = unbelievable, Credulous = having too much belief

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Crescendo

Back 42

steadily increasing in volume or force

The cresendo of tension became unbearable as Evel Knievel prepared to jump his motorcycle over the school buses. The Crest is at the end of the Crest-END-O

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Deference

Back 43

respect, courtesy

the respectful youn law clerk treated the supreme court justice with the utmost deference. You defer to someone's judgement if you feel deference for them.

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Deride

Back 44

to speak of or treat with contempt. To mock

The awkward child was derided by his "cooler" peers. Quit "riding" or "deriding" me - get off my back.

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Desultory

Back 45

jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

Diane had a desultory academic record; she had changed major 12 times in three years. Salticids are Desultory. Des ULTIMATE jumpers up several STORIES

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Diffident

Back 46

lacking self confidence

steve's diffident manner during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field. It's hard to be defying if you are diffident

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Dilatory

Back 47

intended to delay

The congressmen used dilatory measures to delay the passage of the bill. Dilatory - draw out, dilate the amount of time of something

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Jerry was worried that he was the obvious dilettante of the lab group: he was new, and hadn't really gotten into the lab's extensive collection of journal articles yet. Di-let - two letters aren't enough to have a deep understanding

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Dirge

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A funeral hymn or mournful speech

melville wrote the poem for the funeral of a union general. The priniciple gave a dirge describing the school's loss of a student over spring break

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Dissemble

Back 50

to disguise one's real intentions or character

The villain could dissemble to the police no longer - he admitted his deed. Dis-semble is to put together incorrectly on purpose (like assemble, or reassemble)