Tricky Words for the GRE

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chicanery
noun
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
indigenous
adjective
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
trepidation
noun
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
admonitory
adjective
tending or serving to admonish
alleviate
verb
make easier to endure
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amalgamate
verb
mix or merge so as to make a combination
ambidextrous
adjective
able to use both hands equally well
apotheosis
noun
elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
arboreal
adjective
or pertaining to trees
asperity
noun
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner
benevolence
noun
desire to do good to others
castigation
noun
criticize or reprimand severely
commodious
adjective
spacious and convenient
contumacious
adjective
stubbornly perverse or rebellious
dereliction
noun
deliberate or conscious neglect
detumescence
noun
reduction or subsidence of swelling
disencumber
verb
free from a burden or other encumbrance
efficacy
noun
capacity for producing a desired result or effect
effluvia
noun
slight or invisible exhalation or vapor
effrontery
noun
shameless or impudent boldness
empirical
adjective
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
encomium
noun
formal expression of high praise
exigency
noun
exigent state or character
exoneration
noun
clear, as of an accusation
expatiate
verb
enlarge in discourse or writing
fulmination
noun
violent denunciation or censure
ignominious
adjective
marked by or attended with ignominy
inimical
adjective
adverse in tendency or effect
insouciant
adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety
intransigent
adjective
refusing to agree or compromise
labyrinthine
adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a labyrinth
laudatory
adjective
containing or expressing praise
machination
noun
instance of machinating
obstreperous
adjective
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
palatial
adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace
penurious
adjective
extremely stingy
perfidious
adjective
deliberately faithless
propinquity
noun
nearness in place
recalcitrant
adjective
resisting authority or control
recidivism
noun
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime
recreancy
adjective
cowardly or craven
redoubtable
adjective
that is to be feared
sophomoric
adjective
or pertaining to a sophomore or sophomores
soporific
adjective
causing or tending to cause sleep
stentorian
adjective
very loud or powerful in sound
tautology
noun
needless repetition of an idea
ubiquitous
adjective
existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time
vacillation
noun
instance of vacillating
vituperate
verb
use or address with harsh or abusive language

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