Magoosh GRE Vocab

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aboveboard acrimony Alacrity ambivalent apogee arch Auspicious Avarice Base becoming beg

Legitimate, honest, and open. bitterness or ill feeling an eager willingness to do something Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. The highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination deliberately teasing Conducive to success; favorable greed (not just money) Without moral principles; ignoble,

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checkered choleric churlish commensurate conciliate Contentious

Marked by periods of varied fortune or discreditable incidents Bad-tempered or irritable, easily moved to anger lacking manners or refinement, lacking tact and civility, rude. to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount to make peace with. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits to feel remorse to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim. greed for money A bad-tempered or surly person to help pay the cost of, either in part of full Belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil. a strong verbal attack against someone or something Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken Not influenced by considerations of personal advantage, without bias; without selfish motives fundamentally different of or relating to the church standing out in a bad way to throw into disorder or confusion Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous, Uncertain or questionable in nature Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself Unpredictable, often wildly so,strange and unconventional Censure or criticize severely. Open, demonstrative, and communicative, prone to talking in a sociable manner. Still in existence; surviving.

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contrite corroborate Cupidity curmudgeon defray diabolical Diatribe disabuse disinterested

something that matches nicely.

to evade a question, invite an obvious question, or to ask a question that in itself makes unwarranted assumptions Fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict battleful: having or showing a ready disposition to fight overtaken by night or darkness, lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture, state of ignorance. Spiteful; bad-tempered - gloomy - dismal - desolate Having or showing a limited outlook intricately involved and complex Resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony. the making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation. straightforward and honest s of primary importance, fundamental Reprimand (someone) severely. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change, anything that speeds up (or precipitates) an event Cautious; wary A person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular cause, group, or gender Stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable)

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Belie bellicose benighted

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Bilious bleak Blinkered Byzantine Cadaverous calumny candid cardinal castigate Catalyst

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disparate Ecclesiastical Egregious embroiled Enervate Eponyms equivocal

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Equivocate erratic Excoriate Expansive extant

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chary Chauvinist

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check

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feckless fell fleece flush frugal Galvanize

lazy and irresponsible, lacking purpose terribly evil to deceive drive out of hiding spend money wisely to react as if stimulated by an electric shock, shock or urge somebody/something into action Achieve (a result) by such manipulation, Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class Fond of company; sociable. A lengthy and aggressive speech Talk to (someone) in a bullying way Limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions to drink, can refer to an intake of knowledge or information poor, having very little means to feel anger over a perceived injustice harmless and doesn't produce any ill effect to suggest something subtly, to imply or hint to flood, to be overwhelmed by too many people or things complicated, and difficult to comprehend. to be biased against as a result of envy or prejudice Dry and uninteresting, Naive, simplistic, and superficial Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger: someone who says very few words Something given as a bonus or extra gift lewd (sexually unchaste), lustful (esp. of writing or music) Clear and accessible or melodious to assert

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Malapropism

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context wrongdoing, usually by a public official a strict disciplinarian, someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind Hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them, Hypnotize (someone) having a proud and unbroken spirit. Filled with courage or valor. A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society cheap, stingy to swindle or defraud someone. or to fine someone. the lowest point of anything Showing excessive confidence or pride, ideas/opinions/appetites that are excessive or immoderate A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain, Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form Naively or unreasonably optimistic being frugal to the point of stinginess a lack of something bossy and domineering characterized by routine or superficiality. lacking in interest or enthusiasm characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions Petty; worthless A small amount of money, inadequate and will do little to take care of one's cost.

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malfeasance martinet

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Maudlin Mellifluous Mercurial Mesmerize

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gregarious Harangue hector hedge histrionic iconoclast imbibe indigent indignant Innocuous intimate inundate Involved Jaundice Jejune Kafkaesque laconic Lagniappe lascivious limpid maintain

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mettlesome misanthrope miserly mulct nadir overweening

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Panglossian parsimonious paucity peremtory perfunctory

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Phantasmagorical Picayune Pittance

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Pollyannaish preemptive prevaricate Prodigal Profligate profuse propitiate prosaic Protean

cheerful: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic to act before someone else does. to lie, to speak falsely or misleadingly to squander or waste wealth spending recklessly almost to the point of immorality Exuberantly plentiful; abundant. attempting to placate or please dull and lacking imagination. Tending or able to change frequently or easily, Able to do many different things; versatile someone who likes to argue about everything, verbally combative. achieved at excessive cost to limit, and is usually used in the context of a statement or an opinion. traitor Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical A large amount of something Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. Feel or express discontent; to complain or fret over something. An unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately). restless, Unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, esp. because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom being shy, having the inclination to retract from company. feeling one is holier or morally superior to others. Cheerfully optimistic Of or relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress Slow and gloomy, bitter or scornful giving off sparks,someone who is brilliant and lively A long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious Showing dedication and diligence

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sententious Serendipity slapdash spendthrift start stem Stipend Supercilious telling tendentious

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way Done too hurriedly and carelessly. person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction. Stop or restrict (the flow of something) a regular allowance Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others something significant that stands out. Expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one Offer or present (something) formally Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant corruptness, evilness to weaken, connotation of slowly or insidiously eroding to be corrupt truthful. A domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman. Bitter and abusive language. To violently launch into an invective or tirade lacking to increase

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pugnacious pyrrhic qualify Quisling Quixotic Raft remiss repine reprobate restive

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tender truculent turpitude undermine venality veracity virago Vituperation wanting wax

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Retiring sanctimonious sanguine Sartorial Saturnine scintillating screed sedulous

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