Gre Vocab 3

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Acumen

Back 1

accurate judgement;
keen insight

A lack of business ______________ can hamper ambitious entrepreneurial efforts.

syn. : shrewdness, astuteness, caginess,

Front 2

Aver

Back 2

(verb)
state as fact;
declare or assert

Do you _________ that this is indeed the truth?

syn. : affirm, allege, claim, purport

Front 3

Adulterate

Back 3

to reduce in purity by combining with inferior ingredients


Perhaps America's obesity epidemic stems in part from the fact that so many of the foods sold here are _____________ versions of their original state.

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Amalgamate

Back 4

to combine several elements into a whole


The DJ tends to ________________ various musical elements to create an entirely new sound.

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Archaic

Back 5

outdated;
associated with an earlier more primitive time


Public hangings are an example of an ________________ practice.

Front 6

Bolster

Back 6

support;
reinforce

In an attempt to ____________ his self esteem, she complimented him often.

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Bombastic

Back 7

pompous, grandiloquent

The politician was known for his lofty and _____________ speeches.

Front 8

Diatribe

Back 8

harsh denunciation; a long and strongly critical piece of writing or speech

The ranting editorial response was nothing more than political _________________.

Front 9

Dissemble

Back 9

to disguise;
to mislead by putting on a front

I will attempt to ________________ happiness at my ex girlfriends wedding, even though I feel nothing but bitter jealousy.

Front 10

Eccentric

Back 10

departing from norms;
unconventional

I always thought of her as an ______________ old lady, when in fact she was an accomplished and distinguished artist.

Front 11

Endemic

Back 11

characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

The python is not an _________________ species to the Everglades and so its presence there is decimating the populations of native animals.

Front 12

Evanescent

Back 12

tending to disappear like vapor;
vanishing, quickly fading or disappearing

Children seem to appreciate the shimmering, __________________ quality of soap bubbles.

Front 13

Exacerbate

Back 13

to make worse or more severe


Scratching the bug bite will only _________________ the itch.

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Fervent

Back 14

greatly emotional or zealous


He was _____________________ in his belief in ghosts and strongly defended their existence.

Front 15

Fortuitous

Back 15

happening by accident or chance


I do not believe that occurrences are __________________, but rather that things happen according to a great design.

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Germane

Back 16

relevant to the subject at hand;
appropriate in subject matter


Opinions are not ____________ to our discussion of the facts of this case.

Front 17

Grandiloquence

Back 17

pompous speech


The predictably wearisome ___________________ of her long political speech caused me to nod off in the middle of the convention.

Front 18

Hackneyed

Back 18

trite or commonplace due to frequent usage;
not fresh or interesting

Although it is a cliche and ___________________ saying, it is true that time is money.

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Halcyon

Back 19

calm and peaceful

I look back with fondness on the __________________ days of the 1990's when the real estate market was booming.

Front 20

Hedonism

Back 20

devotion to pleasurable pursuits

______________ was the view that I embraced as a teenager, but now I can see that simply pursuing my own pleasure can come at the expense of others and is too self indulgent.

Front 21

Iconoclast

Back 21

One who attacks and undermines traditional conventions or institutions

As someone who bucks our capitalistic system, he is certainly ___________________ and I can't help but respect his nonconformity.

Front 22

Idolatrous

Back 22

given to intense or excessive devotion to something

He does not subscribe to America's __________________ worship of the dollar.

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Impassive

Back 23

revealing no emotion

Her outward expression was _________________, although inside she was boiling over with hatred.

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Imperturbable

Back 24

marked by extreme calm, impassivity, steadiness, unflappable, nerveless

She demonstrated an __________________ tranquility despite the chaos around her.

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Implacable

Back 25

Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

Unfortunately, his hatred toward her is ________________ and he will stop at nothing to get his revenge.

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Impunity

Back 26

immunity from punishment or penalty

Due to his stature he benefited from a degree of ____________, and so he escaped the repercussions of his off color remarks.

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Inchoate

Back 27

in an initial stage; not fully formed;
nascent, incipient, aborning

The government in Iraq has many struggles because it is a still __________________ democracy.

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Infelicitous

Back 28

unfortunate;
inappropriate

His _______________ remark caused an awkward silence among the dinner guests.

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Insipid

Back 29

dull;
without taste or flavor;
lacking in spirit;
bland

The pie was _____________ and tasted like cardboard.

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Loquacious

Back 30

extremely talkative

I have a tendency to become quite ______________ when I am anxious or uncomfortable.