GRE Hit Parade Group 2

To lessen in intensity or degree

An expression or praise

Excessive praise; intense adoration

Dealing with, appreciative or, or responsive to art or the beautiful

To make better or more tolerable

One who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

Greed, esp. for wealth

A universally recognized principle

To grow rapidly or flourish

Rustic and pastoral; characteristic or rural areas and their inhabitants

Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

Severe criticism or punishment

A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

Burning or stinging; causing corrosion

Wary; cautious; sparing

Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

The willingness to comply with the wishes or others

Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Deserving blame

Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

To question or oppose

Intended to teach or instruct

Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Free of bias or self-interest; impartial

Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles

The quality to lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

Composed of elements drawn from various sources

A mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

Soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

Based on observation or experiment

Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

Brief; fleeting

Intended for or understoof by a small, specific group

A speech honoring the dead

To remove blame

Playful; humorous

An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

To deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

Violating accepted dogma or convention

An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

Lacking funds; without money

Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

Harmless; causing no damage

Refusing to compromise

To obtain by deception or flattery

Sad; sullen; melancholy

Evoking intense aversion or dislike

Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

Extremely harmful; potentially causing death

To examine with great care

Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

One that precedes and indicates or announces another

To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

Producing large volumes or amounts; productive

To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

To drink deeply

Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

To take the place of; supersede

Lethargic; sluggish; dormant

Existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

Sophisticated; refined; elegant

To defame; to characterize harshly

Thick; sticky