GRE - the Hard ones - Part 5
Vocabulary Cards: 27
- 1.
- intense or excessive devotion to something
- 2.
- appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing
- 3.
- wary, cautious, sparing
- 4.
- harsh, jarring, discordant sound, dissonance
- 5.
- rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhibitants
- 6.
- to grow rapidly or flourish
- 7.
- abundant in size, force, or extent, extraordinary
- 8.
- greed, especially for wealth
- 9.
- one who practices rigid self-denial, especially for religious reasons
- 10.
- eager and enthusiastic willingness
- 11.
- urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
- 12.
- improvised, done without preparation
- 13.
- to stun, baffle or amaze
- 14.
- extreme boldness, presumptousness
- 15.
- accutely perceptive, having keep discernment
- 16.
- to deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead
- 17.
- accustomed to accepting something undesirable
- 18.
- intentional breach of faith
- 19.
- exonerate, to clear of blame
- 20.
- the final part, the climax of a chain of events
- 21.
- likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
- 22.
- a disposition in favor of something, preference
- 23.
- a disposition in favor of something, preference
- 24.
- acting with excessive haste or impulse
- 25.
- dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
- 26.
- awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
- 27.
- stillness, motionless, quality of being at rest