Gre List 23

Front 1

obstinate

Back 1

bullheaded, mulish, perverse

Front 2

perverse

Back 2

being difficult, unreasonable, contrarely

Front 3

obstreperous

Back 3

undisciplined, resistant to control; unruly

Front 4

obtuse

Back 4

lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect

Front 5

obviate

Back 5

to anticipate and prevent or make uncecessary

Front 6

obstinate

Back 6

bullheaded, mulish, perverse

Front 7

perverse

Back 7

being difficult, unreasonable

Front 8

obstreperous

Back 8

undisciplined, resistant to control; unruly

Front 9

obtuse

Back 9

lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect

Front 10

obviate

Back 10

to anticipate and prevent or make uncecessary

Front 11

occlude

Back 11

block

Front 12

occult

Back 12

not easily apprehended, recondite, abstruse, esoteric, hermetic

Front 13

odium

Back 13

hatred and condemnation; disrepute, discredit, detestation

Front 14

offhand

Back 14

an offhand manner, nonchalant; w/o previous consideration, dismissive

Front 15

offish

Back 15

standoffish

Front 16

omniscient

Back 16

all-knowing; having infinite awareness/insight

Front 17

onerous

Back 17

involving great effort, trouble, imposing, troublesome

Front 18

opine

Back 18

express opinions

Front 19

opprobrious

Back 19

offensive reproach; abusive, vituperative, scurrile, truculent, contumelious, invective
2. notorious

Front 20

oppugn

Back 20

1. to question
2. to fight against

Front 21

ornithology

Back 21

dealing with birds

Front 22

orthodoxy

Back 22

conforming to established doctrine, canon

Front 23

ossify

Back 23

become hardened, oppposed to change

Front 24

ostentatious

Back 24

conspicuous, vainglorious, and pretentious display

Front 25

oust

Back 25

remove or dispossess of property, position, thing by legal action; deprive, bereave, divest

Front 26

outset

Back 26

beginning

Front 27

outstrip

Back 27

move faster and overtake, exceed; supply far outstripped demand

Front 28

overbearing

Back 28

overpowering; harshly and haughtily arrogant (proud)

Front 29

oversight

Back 29

careless mistake, supervision

Front 30

overt

Back 30

done/shown openly

Front 31

manifest

Back 31

clear, obvious, inventory

Front 32

overture

Back 32

introduction

Front 33

pachyderm

Back 33

large animal with thick skin like elephant, pig, rhino

Front 34

paean

Back 34

joyous song, hymn of praise

Front 35

palatial

Back 35

magnificent

Front 36

pall

Back 36

lose interest, bore, tire, weary; the high life was beginning to pall. cast a pall over

Front 37

palliate

Back 37

reduce severness of disease; mask something bad

Front 38

pallid

Back 38

pale, ashen, ashy, blanched, colourless
!= rubicund

Front 39

palmy

Back 39

marked by prosperity

Front 40

palpable

Back 40

easily perceived

Front 41

palter

Back 41

deceit, lie, equivocate, falsify, fib, prevaricate

Front 42

paltry

Back 42

worthless, petty, measly, piddling, trifling. this is a paltry sum to pay for a masterpiece.

Front 43

pan

Back 43

criticize harshly

Front 44

panache

Back 44

flamboyance in style

Front 45

panacea

Back 45

solution; all-cure; bicycles aren't a panacea for the traffic problem

Front 46

pander

Back 46

to indulge in immoral habit

Front 47

panegyric

Back 47

eulogistic oration or writing

Front 48

parable

Back 48

simple story with moral value

Front 49

paradigm

Back 49

model, pattern

Front 50

paradox

Back 50

statement that's seemingly contradictory to common sense and yet is perhaps true

Front 51

paragon

Back 51

model of excellence, ideal, jewel, nonesuch, nonpareil

Front 52

parch

Back 52

dry or shrivel with heat

Front 53

ellipsis

Back 53

marks indicating omission

Front 54

pariah

Back 54

member of low caste, outcast

Front 55

parity

Back 55

equivalence, adequation

Front 56

paroxysm

Back 56

sudden, violent emotion or action; a paroxysm of weeping

Front 57

parquetry

Back 57

pattern on floor

Front 58

parrot

Back 58

repeat by rote (mechanically