GRE

1 fad n. a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm fro a

brief period of time; a craze

2 ape v. to imitate or mimic in an inept way

3 irk v. to annoy …

4 ebb v. to get worse

v.to fall back from the flood stage

5 yen n. a strong desire or propensity

6 opt v. to make a choice

7 curb v. to check, restrain, or control

n. something that checks or restrains

8 curt adj. sparing of words

adj. rudely brief or abrupt in speech

9 snag n. an unexpected problem or difficulty

10 glut n. an excessive quantity

v. to fill especially with food to satiety

11 woo v. to try to attract

12 coax v. to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering

13 bent adj. strongly inclined

n. a special inclination or capacity

14 balk v. to refuse abruptly )

15 avid adj. desirous to the point of greed

16 agog adj. full of intense interest or excitement

17 tout v. to promote or praise energetically

18 awry adj. away from the correct course

19 quip n. a clever, witty remark

20 glib adj. performed with a natural, offhand ease

adj. marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing

often to the point of being insincere or deceitful

21 roil v. to cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder ...

22 rant v. to speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged

manner

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23 whim n. a sudden or capricious idea

24 lull v. to cause to sleep or rest

n. a relatively calm interval

25 avow v. to acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly

26 trio n. a group of three

27 sage adj. very wise

n. one distinguished for wisdom

28 lurk v. to exist unobserved or unsuspected

v. to move furtively

29 hoax v. to deceive or cheat

30 flit v. to move quickly from one condition or location to

another

31 apex n. the highest point or the highest level

32 spur v. to incite or stimulate

33 scant adj. inadequately supplied

34 abhor v. to dislike very much

35 prone adj. having a tendency or inclination

36 whisk v. to move or take someone or something to another

place very quickly

37 usurp v. to seize and hold in possession by force without right

38 pithy adj. forceful and brief

39 tonic adj. restorative or stimulating to health or well-being

40 niche n. a special area of demand for a product or service

n. a situation or activity specially suited to a person’s

interests, abilities, or nature

41 trite adj. not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition

42 stoic adj. seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or

pain

43 murky adj. dark or dim

adj. not clearly known, understood, or expressed ,

44 blunt adj. saying or expressing something in a very direct way

that may upset some people

adj. obtuse in understanding or discernment

adj. having an edge or point that is not sharp

45 flout v. to treat with contemptuous disregard

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46 rue n. regret, sorrow

47 shun v. to avoid

48 crass adj. so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in

discrimination and sensibility

adj. used as a pejorative intensifier

49 apt adj. exactly suitable

adj. having a natural tendency

adj. quick to learn or understand

50 hone v. to perfect or make more intense or effective

51 veto v. to reject (a proposed law) officialy

52 blur v. to make (something) unclear or difficult to see or ...

remember

53 swift adj. happening or done quickly or immediately

adj. smart or intelligent

54 sever v. to divide into parts

v. to cut off (a part) from a whole

55 extol v. to praise highly

56 exalt v. to praise, or honor

v. to raise in rank, character, or status

57 tweak v. to twist sharply

v. to make usually small adjustments in or to

58 verve n. great energy and enthusiasm

59 whit n. a very small amount

60 pine v. to yearn intensely and persistently especially for

something unattainable

v. to become thin and weak because of sadness or loss

61 demur v. to disagree politely with another person’s statement or

suggestion

62 belie v. to give a false impression of

v. to run counter to ...

v. to show (something) to be false or wrong ...

63 spike v. to increase greatly in a short period of time

64 quell v. to end or stop (something) usually by using force

65 vapid adj. lacking liveliness

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66 venal adj. open to bribery

67 hitch n.a hidden problem that makes something more

complicated or difficult to do

68 rebut v. to refute by offering opposing evidence or arguments

69 delve v. to search deeply and laboriously

v. to discuss or explain a subject in detail

70 totem n. a venerated emblem or symbol

71 edify v. to instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual,

moral, or spiritual improvement

72 mimic v. to imitate or copy

73 gauge v. to evaluate or estimate

74 deter v. to prevent (something) from happening

75 bogus adj. not real or genuine

76 cloak v. to hide or disguise

77 aloof adj. removed or distant either physically or emotionally

78 akin adj. essentially similar, related, or compatible

79 croon v. to sing in a low soft voice

80 bland adj. dull or insipid

adj. pleasant in manner

81 surly adj. rude and unfriendly

82 probe v. to search into and explore very thoroughly

83 hoard v. to collect and hide a large amount of

84 sap n. vitality

v. to deplete or weaken gradually ...

85 rive v. to divide into pieces

86 glum adj. sad or depressed

87 whet v. to make sharper or stronger

v. to make keen or more acute ...

88 plod v. to work laboriously and monotonously

v. to proceed slowly or tediously

89 gloat v. to show in an improper or selfish way that you are

happy with your own success or another person’s failure

90 loath adj. unwilling to do somehting

91 chic adj. fashionable style

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92 sham adj. not genuine

93 don v. to put on

94 oust v. to cause or force to leave a position

v. to take the place of

95 sift v. to separate or remove

96 expel v. to officials force (someone) to leave a place or

organization

97 hasty adj. acting too quickly ,

98 loose adj. not tightly fastened, attached or held

99 adept adj. very good at doing something hard

100 lapse v. to go out of existence

n. a slight error usually caused by lack of attention or

forgetfulness

101 guile n. deceitful cunning

102 decay v. to decline in health, strength, or vigor

103 sloth n. the quality of being lazy

104 dwarf v. to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior ...

105 deify v. to treat (someone or something) like a god or goddess ...

106 hoary adj. extremely old

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