Gre Most Common Words

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anomoly (noun)

Back 1

deviation from what is normal

Hint 1

Albino animals display too great an anomoly in their coloring to attract a normally colored mate.

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assuage (verb)

Back 2

to make something more pleasant or agreeable

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She tried to assuage his fears by giving hi something else to thik about.

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enigma

Back 3

a puzzle or mystery

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The child was an enigma. She never spoke but when she did, was very articulate.

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equivocate

Back 4

to use expressions of double meaning

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The politician's tenency to equivocate made it hard to decide where he stood on the issues

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erudite

Back 5

learned, scholarly, bookish

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The meeting of the profressors was a gathering of the most erudite individuals in the field.

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fervid

Back 6

intensely emotional

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ADJECTIVE
The fans were unusualy fervid when the team came on tthe field.

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lucid

Back 7

clear and easily understood

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ADJECTIVE
The description was lucid making it easy to conceptualize the design.

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opaque

Back 8

impossible to see through

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ADJECTIVE
The polution had cause thelake surface to be opaque.

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placate

Back 9

to pacify

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VERB
The mother tried to placate the baby with a pacifier.

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precipitate

Back 10

to throw violently or bring about abruptly

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VERB
Friends and family members expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce.

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prodigal

Back 11

lavish, wasteful

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The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.

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zeal

Back 12

passion, enthusiasm

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She brought her typical zeal to the project.

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abstain

Back 13

to choose not to do something

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She abstained from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray, as she was trying to lose weight.

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adulterate

Back 14

to make impure

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The restauranteur adulterated the ketchup by adding water

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apathy

Back 15

lack of interest or emotion

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The apathy of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.

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abstain

Back 16

to choose not to do something

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She ABSTAINED from drinking another glass of wine.

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adulterate

Back 17

to pollute; to make impure

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The stamp collection was ADULTERATED by the phony stamp.

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apathy

Back 18

lack of interest or emotion

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Teeneagers are often accused of being APATHETIC but really they have interest in their own issues.

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audacious

Back 19

fearless and daring

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The AUDACIOUS pilot took the plane into a nose dive.

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advocate

Back 20

to show favor ot support

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Her ADVOCACY for children was inspiring.

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antipathy

Back 21

extreme dislike

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The politician's ANTIPATHY for his opponenet was apparent. He stared at him with disdain.

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bolster

Back 22

to suppport or encourage

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His kind words BOLSTERED my confidence.

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capricious

Back 23

unpredictable

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The toddler's behavior was as CAPRICIOUS as his mood, which changed without warning.

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cacophony

Back 24

harsh sound

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The school's band produced a CACOPHONY of sound. I had to plug my ears when I wlaked by the auditorium.

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corroborate

Back 25

to provide supporting evidence

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Fingerprints CORROBORTED the witnesses testimony.

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deride

Back 26

to mock or treat with contempt

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The children DERIDED the new student for his accent and unfamiliar clothing.

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desicate

Back 27

to dry out thoroughly

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The turkey was DESSICATED after being left in the oven for an extra hour.

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engender

Back 28

to produce, cause or bring about

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The bad weather ENGENDERED a number of grouchy moods.

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ephemeral

Back 29

lasting a short time

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The family mourned the baby's EPHEMERAL life.

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enervate

Back 30

to weaken

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The potion ENERVATED the wizard's powers.

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prevaricate

Back 31

to lie or deviate from the truth

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Rather than admit she wasn't at school, the teenager prevaricated in her story.

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venerate

Back 32

to respect deeply

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The venerable monk approcahed the waiting disciples who regarded him with awe.

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waver

Back 33

to fluctuate between choices

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My friend wavered for a moment and then decided to join us.

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eulogy

Back 34

speech in praise of something

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Her best friend gave the eulogy when she was awarded her PHD.

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garrulous

Back 35

tending to talk a lot

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Being garrulous is not an asset. Its better to listen than to speak.

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ingenuous

Back 36

showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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The woman was naive and ingenuous to the point of annoyance.

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lethargic

Back 37

acting indifferent and sluggish

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Teenagers are often faulted for being lethargic, but research proves that their tiredness is due to accelerated growth.

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melleable

Back 38

capable of being shaped

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Our friends wanted to adopt a newborn, thinking their future child would be more malleable than an older child who would be less influenced.

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misanthrope

Back 39

a person who dislikes others

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The hermit was a misanthrope who wanted to be left alone.

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obdurate

Back 40

resistant to persuasion

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Marty is aoften accused of being obdurate. He will seldom budge from his position.

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ostentation

Back 41

excessive showiness

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The ostentation of the Sun King's palace is evident in the lavish decorum.

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paradox

Back 42

contradiction or dilemma

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Its a papradox that children who most need the best techers get the least qualified.

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philanthropic

Back 43

charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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I don't think the millionaire's offering was entirely philanthropic. I think the donation was made for less cahritable reasons.