Printable GRE Vocab Level 1: D - H flash cards
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| declivity |
a downward slope. |
| decorum |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety. |
| deference |
respect; courtesy. |
| demagogue |
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually one appealing to emotion or prejudice. |
| deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock. |
| desultory |
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected. |
| diatribe |
an abusive, condemnatory speech. |
| diffident |
lacking self-confidence. |
| eclectic |
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources. |
| effrontery |
impudent boldness; audacity. |
| eloquent |
persuasive and moving, especially in speech. |
| emulate |
to copy; to try to equal or excel. |
| endemic |
belonging to a particular area; inherent. |
| engender |
to produce, cause, or bring about. |
| enumerate |
to count, list, or itemize. |
| epicure |
a person with refined taste in food and wine. |
| erratic |
wandering and unpredictable. |
| erudite |
learned; scholarly; bookish. |
| foment |
to arouse or incite. |
| forestall |
to prevent or delay; to anticipate. |
| fractious |
unruly; rebellious. |
| frugality |
tending to be thrifty or cheap. |
| gambol |
to dance or skip around playfully. |
| garrulous |
tending to talk a lot. |
| glib |
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual. |
| hoary |
very old; whitish or gray from age. |
| husband |
to manage economically; to use sparingly. |
| declivity |
a downward slope. |
| decorum |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety. |
| deference |
respect; courtesy. |
| demagogue |
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually one appealing to emotion or prejudice. |
| deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock. |
| desultory |
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected. |
| diatribe |
an abusive, condemnatory speech. |
| diffident |
lacking self-confidence. |
| eclectic |
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources. |
| effrontery |
impudent boldness; audacity. |
| eloquent |
persuasive and moving, especially in speech. |
| emulate |
to copy; to try to equal or excel. |
| endemic |
belonging to a particular area; inherent. |
| engender |
to produce, cause, or bring about. |
| enumerate |
to count, list, or itemize. |
| epicure |
a person with refined taste in food and wine. |
| erratic |
wandering and unpredictable. |
| erudite |
learned; scholarly; bookish. |
| foment |
to arouse or incite. |
| forestall |
to prevent or delay; to anticipate. |
| fractious |
unruly; rebellious. |
| frugality |
tending to be thrifty or cheap. |
| gambol |
to dance or skip around playfully. |
| garrulous |
tending to talk a lot. |
| glib |
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual. |
| hoary |
very old; whitish or gray from age. |
| husband |
to manage economically; to use sparingly. |
