Gre Group 2C

Front 1

ephemeral

Back 1

adj. brief; fleeting

Fame in the world or rock and pop is largely ephemeral

Front 2

esoteric

Back 2

adj. intended for or understood by a small specific group

He had an esoteric collection of toys and games

Front 3

facetious

Back 3

adj. playful; humorous

He's just being facetious

Front 4

gregarious

Back 4

adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

Emma is a gregarious, outgoing sort of person

Front 5

harangue

Back 5

v./n. to deliver pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by

The team was given the usual half-time harangue by their manager

Front 6

impecunious

Back 6

adj. lacking funds; without money

I first knew him as an impecunious student living in a tiny bedsit

Front 7

incipient

Back 7

adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent

signs of incipient public frustration

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intransigent

Back 8

adj. refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence)

Unions claim that management continues to hold an intransigent position

Front 9

inveigle

Back 9

v. to obtain by deception or flattery

Her son tried to inveigle her into hiving him the money for the car.

Front 10

odious

Back 10

adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike

an odious crime