Set: GRE hit parade #6

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stentorian extremely loud and powerful
prize to pry (a tool for raising/moving something by leverage), to press/fprce with a lever; taken by force
contumacious insubordinate (not submitting to authority; disobedient), rebelliuos; scorn, aspercion (a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander)
meet fitting, proper
desuetude disuse, the state of being no longer used or practiced
scurvy contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn; worthless; despicable)
desultory random; aimless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose, lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected
fractious quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable
rail to complain about bitterly
diaphanous transparent, gauzy (like gauze; transparently thin and light)
puissance power, strength
excoriate to censure scathingly (harsh), to upbraid (to rebuke severely)
sap a fool or nitwit (a stupid or silly person); to enervate or weaken the vitality of
mince to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy; euphemize (To express in delicate language)
grouse to complain or gumble
sycophant toady, one who does distasteful or unprincipled things in order to gain favor, servile, self-seeking flatterer, parasite
fatuous silly, inanely foolish
celerity speed, alacrity; think
acumen quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight
aver to state as fact; to confirm or support
dissemble to disguise or conceal; to mislead
eccentric departing from norms or conventions
exacerbate to make worse or more severe
hedonism devotion to pleasurable persuits
hegemony the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others; leadership; predominance
iconoclast one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
impassive revealing no emotion
impunity immunity from punishment or penalty
inchoate in an initial stage; not fully formed
infelicitous unfortunate; inappropriate
mitigate to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
occlude to obstruct or block
pedagogy profession of teaching
penury poverty; destitution
pith the important, essential or central part; essence; core; heart
pithy precise and brief
platitude a superficial, a flat, dull, or trite remark offered as meaningful
plummet to plunge or drop down; something that weighs down or depresses
prodigal recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse (spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant ); lavish (using or giving in great amounts)
profuse spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant
querrulous prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome
recalcitrant obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
rescind to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
specious seemingly true but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
spurious lacking authensity or valitdity; false; counterfeit; forged
forge to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape
succinct brief; concise
surfeit excess; overindulgence
tenacity the quality of adherence or persistance to something valued
tirade a long extremely critical speech; a harsh denounciation

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Terms 50
Creator janileny
Created July 29, 2008
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Subjects gre, vocabulary, hit parade
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janileny : Changed recind → to invalidate; to repeal; to retract to rescind → to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
janileny : Changed succint → brief; concise to succinct → brief; concise
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Most Missed Words

  1. succinct → brief; concise - 19 misses
  2. contumacious → insubordinate (not submitting to authority; disobedient), rebelliuos; scorn, aspercion (a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander) - 19 misses
  3. rescind → to invalidate; to repeal; to retract - 19 misses
  4. stentorian → extremely loud and powerful - 17 misses
  5. desuetude → disuse, the state of being no longer used or practiced - 16 misses
  6. excoriate → to censure scathingly (harsh), to upbraid (to rebuke severely) - 15 misses
  7. fatuous → silly, inanely foolish - 15 misses