GRE missed vocab
vanguard
The leading or forward position in a movement
propitious
Favorable
dénouement
OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THE PLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OF LITERATURE
tempestuous
adjective - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger adjective - characterized by violent emotions or behavior
poignant
adjective - arousing affect adjective - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
perfunctory
adjective - as a formality only adjective - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
obsequious
adjective - attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner adjective - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
forthright
adjective - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion adverb - directly and without evasion; not roundabout
trenchant
adjective - clearly or sharply defined to the mind adjective - characterized by or full of force and vigor adjective - having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
mawkish
adjective - effusively or insincerely emotional
halcyon
adjective - idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity noun - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World noun - (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher adjective - marked by peace and prosperity noun - a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
dilapidated
adjective - in deplorable condition
sedulous
adjective - marked by care and persistent effort
prosiac
adjective - not challenging; dull and lacking excitement adjective - not fanciful or imaginative adjective - lacking wit or imagination
penurious
adjective - not having enough money to pay for necessities adjective - excessively unwilling to spend
abrogate
verb - revoke formally
promulgate
verb - state or announce verb - put a law into effect by formal declaration
annex
verb - take (territory) as if by conquest verb - attach to noun - an addition that extends a main building
languished
weakened
preduent
wise
artless
adjective - showing lack of art adjective - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit adjective - (of persons) lacking art or knowledge adjective - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
pugnacious
adjective - tough and callous by virtue of experience adjective - ready and able to resort to force or violence
itinerant
adjective - traveling from place to place to work noun - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
denouement
an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
amenable
cooperative
holding forth on
discussing
disingenuous
disingenuous, Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
precipitious
djective - done with very great haste and without due deliberation adjective - extremely steep
histrionics
fits of melodramatic behavior
saturnine
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
artifice
noun - a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
heretic
noun - a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) noun - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
aplomb
noun - great coolness and composure under strain
subterfuge
noun - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
insouciant
noun - the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
subversive
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution
plodding
slow-moving and unexciting.
bloviating
speaking in a pompous manner
galvanizing
stimulating, energizing
reprehensible
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
supercilious
Arrogant
solicitude
Concern
winsome
attractive; There was something ineffably ______ about Cleopatra's personality that drew many to her - extant coins, bearing the Egyptian queen's visage, however, have led many to believe that this attribute did not extend to her physiognomy.
disenfranchisement
being deprived of a privilege. Does not mean shock or anger
jingoism
belligerent support of one's country
plattitues
canned phrases; Small talk abounds with ____________, which are nothing more than canned phrases lacking any real substance.
graft
corruption, venality
plebeian
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
addenda
end of the book
fawning
kissing up
exacting
making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
sanguine
optimistically cheerful and confident
staid
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
besieged
surrounded, surrounded by hostile forces
celerity
swiftness
glib
to speak in smooth manner, one which suggests insincerity on the speaker's part
