GRE 18

fiasco

n. total failure
forthright

adj. straightforward; direct; frank
germinate

v. cause to sprout; sprout
gusto

n. enoyment; enthusiasm
husband

v. use sparingly; conserve; save
indices

n. PL. signs; indications
insurmountable

adj. overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
jocular

adj. said or done in jest
malefactor

n. evildoer; criminal
perpetual

adj. everlasting
puerile

adj. childish
rapacious

adj. excessively grasping; plundering
rendezvous

n. meeting place
revoke

v. cancel; retract
schematic

adj. relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
sinuous

adj. winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
stalemate

n. deadlock
supple

adj. flexible; pliant
theocracy

n. government run by religious leaders
trepidation

n. fear; nervous apprehension
unmitigated

adj. unrelieved or immoderate; absolute
vicarious

adj. acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
whinny

v. neigh like a horse

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GRE 18

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Vocabularies

Updated

2010-10-04T13:23:05Z

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