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GRE Vocab 4 | ENGL - Technical Writing, Quizzes of Technical Writing

GRE Hit Parade Group 4 Class: ENGL - Technical Writing; Subject: English; University: Marymount Manhattan College; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2009/2010

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TERM 1
acerbic
DEFINITION 1
adj - having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
TERM 2
aggrandize
DEFINITION 2
verb - to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
TERM 3
alchemy
DEFINITION 3
noun - a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of
metals, esp base metals into gold
TERM 4
amenable
DEFINITION 4
adj - agreeable; responsive to suggestion
TERM 5
anachronism
DEFINITION 5
noun - something or someone out of place in terms of
historical or chronological context
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acerbic

adj - having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

TERM 2

aggrandize

DEFINITION 2

verb - to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

TERM 3

alchemy

DEFINITION 3

noun - a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of

metals, esp base metals into gold

TERM 4

amenable

DEFINITION 4

adj - agreeable; responsive to suggestion

TERM 5

anachronism

DEFINITION 5

noun - something or someone out of place in terms of

historical or chronological context

astringent

adj/noun - having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh;

severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

TERM 7

contiguous

DEFINITION 7

adj - sharing a border; touching; adjacent

TERM 8

convention

DEFINITION 8

noun - a generally agreed upon practice or attitude

TERM 9

credulous

DEFINITION 9

adj - tending to believe too readily; gullible

TERM 10

cynicism

DEFINITION 10

noun - an attitude or quality of belief that all people are

motivated by selfishness

divulge

verb - to disclose something secret

TERM 17

fawn

DEFINITION 17

verb - to flatter or praise excessively

TERM 18

flout

DEFINITION 18

verb - to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

TERM 19

garrulous

DEFINITION 19

adj - pointlessly talkative, talking too much

TERM 20

glib

DEFINITION 20

adj - marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in

depth; superficial

hubris

noun - overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

TERM 22

imminent

DEFINITION 22

adj - about to happen; impending

TERM 23

immutable

DEFINITION 23

adj - not capable of change

TERM 24

impetuous

DEFINITION 24

adj - hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

TERM 25

indifferent

DEFINITION 25

adj - having no interest or concern; showing no bias or

prejudice

mercurial

adj - characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in

mood

TERM 32

mollify

DEFINITION 32

verb - to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

TERM 33

neophyte

DEFINITION 33

noun - a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

TERM 34

obfuscate

DEFINITION 34

verb - to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

TERM 35

obstinate

DEFINITION 35

adj - stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

ostentatious

adj - characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

TERM 37

pervade

DEFINITION 37

verb - to permeate throughout

TERM 38

phlegmatic

DEFINITION 38

adj - calm; sluggish; unemotional

TERM 39

plethora

DEFINITION 39

noun - an overabundance; a surplus

TERM 40

pragmatic

DEFINITION 40

adj - practical rather than idealistic

propensity

noun - a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

TERM 47

prosaic

DEFINITION 47

adj - dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

TERM 48

pungent

DEFINITION 48

adj - characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

TERM 49

quixotic

DEFINITION 49

adj - foolishly impractical; marked by loft romantic ideals

TERM 50

quotidian

DEFINITION 50

adj - occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

rarefy

verb - to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

TERM 52

recondite

DEFINITION 52

adj - hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

TERM 53

refulgent

DEFINITION 53

adj - radiant; shiny; brilliant

TERM 54

renege

DEFINITION 54

verb - to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a

promise

TERM 55

sedulous

DEFINITION 55

adj - diligent; persistent; hard-working

tacit

adj - implied; not explicitly stated

TERM 62

terse

DEFINITION 62

adj - brief and concise in wordin

TERM 63

tout

DEFINITION 63

verb - to publicly praise or promote

TERM 64

trenchant

DEFINITION 64

adj - sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

TERM 65

unfeigned

DEFINITION 65

adj - genuine; not false or hypocritical

untenable

adj - indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

TERM 67

vacillate

DEFINITION 67

verb - to waver indecisively between one course of action or

opinion and another; waver

TERM 68

variegated

DEFINITION 68

adj - multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of

different color

TERM 69

vexation

DEFINITION 69

adj - annoyance; irritation

TERM 70

vigilant

DEFINITION 70

adj - alertly watchful