GRE Vocabulary 1(R-W)

  1. relegate
    To forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position.
  2. reticent
    quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings.
  3. solicitous
    concerned or attentive; eager
  4. sordid
    characterized by filth, squalor, or grime; foul
  5. sporadic
    occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
  6. squander
    to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
  7. static
    not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
  8. stupefy
    to stun, baffle, or amaze
  9. stymie
    to block, thwart
  10. synthesis
    the combination of parts to make a whole
  11. torque
    a force that causes rotation
  12. tortuous
    winding, twisting; excessively complicated
  13. truculent
    fierce and cruel; eager to fight
  14. veracity
    truthfulness, honesty
  15. virulent
    extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
  16. voracious
    having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
  17. waver
    to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
Author
Goshawk
ID
15397
Card Set
GRE Vocabulary 1(R-W)
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GRE vocabulary
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