GRE verbs section

Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly ____________ complete sections of text from works that, while ____________, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism.

Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly lifted complete sections of text from works that, while dated, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism.

scrupulous vetting

a careful checking

grim

a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain

luminaries

a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere

bistro

a small informal restaurant or bar, especially in France or in a French style

perquisites

a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position

befitting

appropriate to; suitable or proper for

accolades

approval and praise

eschewing

avoiding

unpretentious

not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

reticent

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

ill behooves

not suitable

languish

to become weak

persnickety

too fussy or picky

shift the dial on their radios

turn off the radio

appeasement

Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

heartened

means encouraged

wayward

(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

sopoforic

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

contend

(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

profit

The financial gain made in a transaction

commensurable

capable of being measured by a common standard

stultifying

causing to be useless, crippling, causing to appear stupid/ lose of enthusiasm

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic

objurgate

criticize/criticism

bleak

depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw

perfunctory

done without care; in a routine fashion

Far from eschewing a(n) ____________ lifestyle and adopting one commensurate with that found in developing nations, the international humanitarian outreach has accorded its members perquisites befitting a decadent monarchy.

extravagant

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

outreach

locates populations-of-interest or populations-at-risk and provides information about the nature of the concern, what can be done about it, and how services can be obtained.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

make weak the assumption

Those who value thoughtful prose are turned off by the self-help movement, not so much because of the inefficacy of its counsel (it does sometimes live up to its name) but because it speaks in ________.

platitudes turned off by, meaning against by other meaning

entreaties

pleas, petition

sated

satisfied fully, indulged to excess

cloistered

secluded from the world

chic

stylish, fashionable

dicey

unpredictable and potentially dangerous

Attempting to quell the unrest, the mayor, addressing the gathering mob, highlighted the very grievances that had initially inflamed people's temper, thereby ________ provoking the collective wrath

unwittingly, or inadvertently

At once pioneering and derivative, her work owes a substantial debt to her predecessors, many of whom grant she has done much to advance the field.

we have a contrast between pioneering and derivative. Each sentences after comma answer or justify the meaning of the characteristic