Ets Gre Words 2

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disinter

Back 1

VERB

to take out of the grave or tomb

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elegy

Back 2

NOUN

a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead

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eulogy

Back 3

NOUN

a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased

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encomium

Back 4

NOUN

glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

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requiem

Back 5

NOUN

a solemn chant (as a dirge) for the repose of the dead

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paean

Back 6

NOUN

a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph

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frieze

Back 7

NOUN

the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice

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nave

Back 8

NOUN

the main part of the interior of a church; especially : the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory

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recondite

Back 9

ADJECTIVE

1. hidden from sight : CONCEALED
2. difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : DEEP <a recondite subject>

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inimitable

Back 10

ADJECTIVE

not capable of being imitated : MATCHLESS

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peremptory (as in a debate)

Back 11

ADJECTIVE

putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay; specifically : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply

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peremptory (in describing a person)

Back 12

ADJECTIVE

characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance

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banal

Back 13

ADJECTIVE

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : TRITE

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specious

Back 14

ADJECTIVE

having deceptive attraction or allure

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sophistic

Back 15

ADJECTIVE

plausible but fallacious

(of or relating to sophists , sophistry, or the ancient Sophists)

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quotidian

Back 16

ADJECTIVE

occuring every day
OR
commonplace, ordinary

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ineluctable

Back 17

ADJECTIVE

inevitable;
not to be avoided, changed, or resisted