Gre Hit Parade Group 1

Front 1

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Back 1

abscond

Front 2

deviating from the norm

Back 2

aberrant

Front 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Back 3

alacrity

Front 4

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

Back 4

anomaly

Front 5

an expression of approval or praise

Back 5

approbation

Front 6

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

Back 6

arduous

Front 7

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Back 7

assuage

Front 8

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Back 8

audacious

Front 9

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Back 9

austere

Front 10

taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

Back 10

axiomatic

Front 11

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Back 11

canonical

Front 12

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

Back 12

capricious

Front 13

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Back 13

censure

Front 14

trickery or subterfuge

Back 14

chicanery

Front 15

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Back 15

connoisseur

Front 16

complex or complicated

Back 16

convoluted

Front 17

to undeceive; to set right

Back 17

disabuse

Front 18

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Back 18

discordant

Front 19

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Back 19

disparate

Front 20

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Back 20

effrontery

Front 21

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Back 21

eloquent

Front 22

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Back 22

enervate

Front 23

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Back 23

ennui

Front 24

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Back 24

equivocate

Front 25

very learned; scholarly

Back 25

erudite

Front 26

exonerate; to clear of blame

Back 26

exculpate

Front 27

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Back 27

exigent

Front 28

improvised; done without preparation

Back 28

extemporaneous

Front 29

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Back 29

filibuster

Front 30

to loudly attack or denounce

Back 30

fulminate

Front 31

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

Back 31

ingenuous

Front 32

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Back 32

inured

Front 33

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Back 33

irascible

Front 34

to praise highly

Back 34

laud

Front 35

clear; easily understood

Back 35

lucid

Front 36

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

Back 36

magnanimity

Front 37

associated with war and the armed forces

Back 37

martial

Front 38

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

Back 38

mundane

Front 39

coming into being; in early developmental stages

Back 39

nascent

Front 40

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

Back 40

nebulous

Front 41

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

Back 41

neologism

Front 42

harmful, injurious

Back 42

noxious

Front 43

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

Back 43

obtuse

Front 44

to anticipate and make unnecessary

Back 44

obviate

Front 45

troubling; burdensome

Back 45

onerous

Front 46

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

Back 46

paean

Front 47

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

Back 47

parody

Front 48

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Back 48

perennial

Front 49

intentional breach of faith; treachery

Back 49

perfidy

Front 50

cursory; done without care or interest

Back 50

perfunctory

Front 51

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

Back 51

perspicacious

Front 52

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

Back 52

prattle

Front 53

acting with excessive haste or impulse

Back 53

precipitate

Front 54

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

Back 54

precipitate

Front 55

a disposition in favor of something; preference

Back 55

predilection

Front 56

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

Back 56

prescience

Front 57

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

Back 57

prevaricate

Front 58

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

Back 58

qualms

Front 59

to retract, esp. a previously held beilef

Back 59

recant

Front 60

to disprove; to successfully argue against

Back 60

refute

Front 61

to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

Back 61

relegate

Front 62

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

Back 62

reticent

Front 63

concerned and attentive; eager

Back 63

solicitous

Front 64

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

Back 64

sordid

Front 65

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Back 65

sporadic

Front 66

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

Back 66

squander

Front 67

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

Back 67

static

Front 68

to stun, baffle, or amaze

Back 68

stupefy

Front 69

to block; thwart

Back 69

stymie

Front 70

the combination of parts to make a whole

Back 70

synthesis

Front 71

a force that causes rotation

Back 71

torque

Front 72

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

Back 72

tortuous

Front 73

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Back 73

truculent

Front 74

truthfulness, honesty

Back 74

veracity

Front 75

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Back 75

virulent

Front 76

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

Back 76

voracious

Front 77

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

Back 77

waver