Gre

Front 1

to depart clandestinely, to steal off and hide

Back 1

abscond, v

Front 2

deviating from the norm

Back 2

aberrant, adj

Front 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Back 3

alacrity, n

Front 4

deviation from the normal order, for, or rule; abnormality

Back 4

anomaly, n

Front 5

an expression of approval or praise

Back 5

approbation, n

Front 6

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

Back 6

arduous, adj

Front 7

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Back 7

assuage, v

Front 8

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Back 8

audacious, adj

Front 9

without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic

Back 9

austere, adj

Front 10

takes as a given; possessing self-evident truth

Back 10

axiomatic, adj.

Front 11

inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Back 11

capricious, adj.

Front 12

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Back 12

canonical, adj

Front 13

to criticize severely, to officially rebuke

Back 13

censure, v

Front 14

trickery or subterfuge

Back 14

chicanery, n

Front 15

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Back 15

connoisseur, n

Front 16

complex or complicated

Back 16

convoluted, adj.

Front 17

to undeceive, to set right

Back 17

disabuse, v

Front 18

conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound

Back 18

discordant, adj.

Front 19

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Back 19

disparate, adj.

Front 20

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Back 20

effrontery, n

Front 21

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Back 21

eloquent, adj.

Front 22

to weaken, to reduce in vitality

Back 22

enervate, v

Front 23

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Back 23

ennui, n.

Front 24

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Back 24

equivocate, v.

Front 25

very learned, scholarly

Back 25

erudite, adj.

Front 26

exonerate, clear of blame

Back 26

exculpate, v

Front 27

urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention

Back 27

exigent, adj.

Front 28

improvised, done without preparation

Back 28

extemporaneous, adj

Front 29

intentional obstruction, using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Back 29

filibuster, v

Front 30

to loudly attack or denounce

Back 30

fulminate, v.

Front 31

artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

Back 31

ingenuous, adj.

Front 32

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Back 32

inured, adj.

Front 33

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Back 33

irascible, adj.

Front 34

to praise highly

Back 34

laud, v

Front 35

clear, easily understood

Back 35

lucid, adj

Front 36

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart

Back 36

magnanimity, n

Front 37

associate with war and the armed forces

Back 37

martial, adj.

Front 38

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

Back 38

mundane, adj.

Front 39

coming into being: in early developmental stages

Back 39

nascent, adj.

Front 40

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

Back 40

nebulous, adj.

Front 41

a new word, expression, or usage, the creation or use of new words or senses

Back 41

neologism, n

Front 42

harmful, injurious

Back 42

noxious, adj.

Front 43

lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in though or expression

Back 43

obtuse, adj.

Front 44

to anticipate and make unnecessary

Back 44

obviate, v.

Front 45

troubling; burdensome

Back 45

onerous, adj.

Front 46

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

Back 46

paean, n.

Front 47

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

Back 47

parody, n.

Front 48

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Back 48

perennial, adj.

Front 49

intentional breach of faith; treachery

Back 49

perfidy, n.

Front 50

cursory; done without care or interest

Back 50

perfunctory, adj.

Front 51

cursory; done without care or interest

Back 51

perfidy, n

Front 52

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

Back 52

perspicacious, adj.

Front 53

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

Back 53

prattle, v

Front 54

acting with excessive haste or impulse

Back 54

precipitate, adj.

Front 55

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

Back 55

precipitate, n.

Front 56

foreknowledge of event

Back 56

prescience, n

Front 57

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

Back 57

prevaricate, v.

Front 58

misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

Back 58

qualms, n

Front 59

to retract, esp. a previousy held belief

Back 59

recant, v.

Front 60

to disprove, to successfully argue against

Back 60

refute, v

Front 61

to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower position

Back 61

relegate, v.

Front 62

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

Back 62

reticent, adj.

Front 63

concerned and attentive; eager

Back 63

solicitous, adj.

Front 64

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

Back 64

sordid, adj.

Front 65

occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances

Back 65

sporadic, adj.

Front 66

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

Back 66

squander, v

Front 67

not moving, active or in motion. at rest.

Back 67

static, adj.

Front 68

to stun, baffle, or amaze

Back 68

stupefy, v

Front 69

to block, thwart

Back 69

stymic, v

Front 70

the combination of parts to make a whole

Back 70

synthesis, n

Front 71

a force that causes rotation

Back 71

torque,n

Front 72

winding, twisting, excessively complicated

Back 72

tortuous, adj.

Front 73

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Back 73

truculent, adj.

Front 74

truthfulness, honesty

Back 74

veracity, n

Front 75

extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile

Back 75

virulent, adj.

Front 76

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

Back 76

voracious, adj.

Front 77

to move to and fro, to swap, to be unsettled in opinion

Back 77

waver, v.