GRE Set 12

acrimonious

(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.

belligerent

hostile and aggressive.

beneficent

(of a person) generous or doing good.

canny

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

cavalier

1. showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

2. a dashing and attentive man, especially one acting as a lady's escort.

3. a small spaniel of a breed with a long snout.

distressed

1. suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

2. (of furniture or clothing) having simulated marks of age and wear.

dwindling

gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength.

eclipse

1.an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.. 2. a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing.

encyclopedic

comprehensive in terms of information.

exacerbate

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

exasperated

intensely irritated and frustrated.

fungible

(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable.

hackneyed

(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

interchangeable

1. apparently identical; very similar.

2. (of two things) able to be interchanged.

laconic

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

lucrative

producing a great deal of profit.

magisterial

having or showing great authority./domineering; dictatorial.

onerous

(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

opprobrium

harsh criticism or censure.

parsimonious

very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

peripheral

1. relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.

2. of secondary or minor importance; marginal.

provocative

causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.

renounce

formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

tempestuous

1. characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

2. very stormy.

tenable

1. able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

2. (of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used.

transgression

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.

urbane

(of a person, especially a man) courteous and refined in manner.

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real.

vitiate

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.