GRE Word List 05
Group 1
| Anecdote | a brief amusing story |
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| Celerity | speed |
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| Dexterous | skilful with hands |
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| Extraneous | irrelevant |
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| Incoherent | not clear |
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| Maladroit | clumsy; unskillful |
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| Pallid | pale |
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| Presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant |
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| Scrupulous | careful; diligent; painstaking |
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| Unequivocal | clear; obvious |
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Group 2
| Animosity | hatred; antagonism |
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| Censorious | disapproving; critical |
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| Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
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| Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
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| Incongruous | not fitting in; out of place |
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| Malady | illness |
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| Palpable | easily felt; easily perceived |
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| Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
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| Scrutinize | examine carefully |
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| Unfetter | set free |
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Group 3
| Annex (n) | a building which is an addition to an existing building |
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| Censure | blame |
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| Didactic | intended to teach; instructive |
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| Extrinsic | irrelevant; on the outside |
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| Inconsequential | unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
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| Malediction | a curse |
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| Panacea | remedy for all ills |
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| Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
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| Scuttle | sink |
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| Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
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Group 4
| Annex (v) | take possession of; seize; capture |
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| Cerebral | intellectual |
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| Diffident | lacking confidence |
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| Fallacious | false |
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| Inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
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| Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
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| Paradigm | 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
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| Pristine | unspoiled |
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| Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
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| Unprecedented | never having happened before |
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Group 5
| Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
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| Certitude | certainty |
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| Digress | wander off the subject |
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| Falter | hesitate; waver |
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| Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
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| Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |
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| Paradox | apparently contradictory statement |
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| Proclivity | tendency towards |
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| Sensuous | appealing to the senses |
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| Unscathed | unharmed; intact; without a scratch |
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Group 6
| Antagonism | hostility; strong opposition |
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| Charlatan | trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
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| Dike | dam; embankment |
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| Fanatical | obsessive; fixated |
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| Indifferent | 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding |
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| Malingerer | person who deliberately tries to avoid work |
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| Paragon | a perfect example |
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| Procrastinate | delay; put off |
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| Sentinel | guard; sentry |
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| Unwitting | not deliberate; unconscious |
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Group 7
| Antagonistic | opposed; hostile; aggressive |
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| Chary | wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give |
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| Dilatory | slow; falling behind with one's work |
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| Fanaticism | passion; excessive devotion |
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| Indigenous | native to a particular area |
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| Malleable | flexible; can be shaped |
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| Paramount | of supreme importance |
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| Prodigal | wasteful; extravagant |
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| Sequester | isolate |
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| Upbraid | scold; tell off; reprimand |
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Group 8
| Antediluvian | outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
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| Chastises | punishes |
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| Dilemma | puzzling situation |
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| Fastidious | overly particular; finicky |
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| Indolence | laziness |
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| Mallet | 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo |
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| Parasite | 1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another |
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| Prodigious | very large |
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| Serendipity | fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery |
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| Uproarious | hilarious; hysterical; very funny |
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Group 9
| Anthology | a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
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| Chicanery | trickery |
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| Dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
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| Fatuous | silly; foolish |
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| Inductee | novice; beginner |
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| Manipulatable | influencable; controllable |
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| Parched | dried up |
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| Profane | unholy |
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| Serene | calm; peaceful |
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| Upshot | outcome |
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Group 10
| Anthropocentrism | putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
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| Chimerical | changeable; unstable |
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| Diligent | hard-working |
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| Feasible | possible and practicable |
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| Indulgent | pampering; satisfying desires |
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| Marred | damaged; spoiled |
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| Pariah | an outcast from society |
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| Profanity | swearing; cursing |
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| Serrated | jagged; saw-like |
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| Urbane | sophisticated; suave |
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