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alacrity
n. cheerful promptness' eagerness
animus
n. hostile feeling or intent
arduous
adj. hard; strenuous
catcall
n. shout of disapproval; boo
circumspect
adj. prudent; cautious
contentious
adj. quarrelsome
cumbersome
adj. heavy; hard to manage
deliberate
v. consider; ponder
dictum
n. authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
egress
n. exit
environ
v. enclose; surround
exiguous
adj. small; minute
fester
v. rankle; produce irritation or resentment
gentility
n. those of gentle birth; refinement
guileless
adj. without deceit
impious
adj. irreverent
indemnify
v. make secure against loss; compensate for loss; 보상하다
insubordination
n. disobedience; rebelliousness
levitate
v. float in the air (especially by magical means)
malady
n. illness
morose
adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
perjury
n. false testimony while under oath
plait
v. braid; intertwine
presumptuous
adj. arrogant; taking liberties
psyche
n. soul; mind
remonstrance
n. protest; objection
reverberate
v. echo; resound
squander
v. waste
superimpose
v. place over something else
tesselated
adj. inlaid; mosaic
verve
n. enthusiasm; liveliness
wheedle
v. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
foray
n. raid; a quick sudden attack
gavel
n. hammerlike tool; mallet
grotto
n. small cavern
hortatory
adj. encouraging; exhorting
imperceptible
adj. unnoticeable; undetectable
insensate
adj. without feelings
irrevocable
adj. unalterable; irreversible
lectern
n. reading desk
machination
n. evil schemes or plots
mendacious
adj. lying habitually; dishones
monochromatic
adj. having only one color
aureole
n. sun's corona; halo
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GRE 14
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Updated
2010-09-28T22:34:16Z
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