Verbal Reasoning (2 sections, 20 questions, 30 min each) WORD GROUPS
audacious
(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
abridge compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse
abbreviated communication
abrupt apace headlong impetuous precipitate
act quickly
vacillate
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
abet advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance
assist
bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish
bad mood
dilettante fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro
beginner/amateur
burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent
beginning/young
acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenhcant
biting (as in wit or temperament)
audacious courageous dauntless
bold
banal hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite
boring
terse
brief and to the point
bacchanalian debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude
carousal
capricious mercurial volatile
changing quickly
lucid
clear and easily understood
counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor stimulate vicarious
copy
aspersion, belittle, berate, calumnly, castigate, decry, defame, denounce, deride, diatribe, disparage, excoriate, gainsay, harangue, impugn, inveigh, lambaste, objurgate, obloquy, oppropbrium, pillory, rebuke, remonstrate, reprehend, reprove, revile, tirade, vituperate
criticize
bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith
death/mourning
abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate
denying of self
anomaly
deviation from what is normal
authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic hegemony imperious peremptory tyrannical
dictatorial
abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid
difficult to understand
defile fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative
disgusting/offensive
gullible
easily deceived
articulate cogent eloqunt evident limpid lucid pellucid
easy to understand
aberrant anachronism anomalous discrete eclectic esoteric iconoclast
eccentric/dissimilar
abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue
embarrass
zeal
enthusiasm
equitable equity tantamount
equal
fervid
extremely emotional; passionate
apocryphal canard chicanery dissemple duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious perfidy prevaricate specious spurious
falsehood
conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fraternal fratricide progenitor scion sorority
family
favardent/ardor doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot
favoring/not impartial
absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate
forgive/make amends
chortle droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrious raillery riposte simper
funy
abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift
gaps/openings
altruistic beneficient clement largess magnimous munificent philanthropic unstinting
generous/kind
avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal
greedy
asperity baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation
hard-hearted
baleful baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious
harmful
cacophony din dissonant raucous strident
harsh sounding
abhorrence anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor
hatred
beneficial salubrious salutary
healthy
dither oscillate teeter vaillate waver
hesitate
volatile
highly unstable; explosive
antithetic churlish curdmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive
hostile
capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
credulous gullible ingenous naive novitiate tyro
innocent/inexperienced
disingenuous dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous
insincere
appraise ascertain assay descry peruse
investigate
indolent inert lacadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid
lazy/sluggish
amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential serendipity talisman
luck
admonish belabor cavil enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof
nag
fetid noisome noxious
nasty
in
not
askance awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labrynth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortex
not a straight line
pedant
one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose
overblown/wordy
ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake soothe
pacify/satisfy
euphonious harmonious melodious sonorous
pleasant sounding
destitute esurient impecunious indigent
poor
pragmatic
practical
acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/veneration
praise
augur auspice fey harbinger portentous precursor presage prescient prognosticate
predict
discomfit enxumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude
prevent/obstruct
hom
same
erudite
scholarly
ephemeral
short-lived
astute canny erudite perspicacious
smart/learned
disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody
sorrow
phon
sound
implacable inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing
stubborn
loquacious
talkative
compendious curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn
terse
propriety
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
anachronism, antecede, antedate, anterior, archaic, diurnal, eon, emphemeral, epoch, fortnight, millenium, penultimate, syncronous, temporal
time/order/duration
craven diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation
timid/timidity
abstain
to choose not to do something
corroborate
to confirm
desiccate
to dry out
cadere
to fall
adulterate
to make impure; to contaminate
mitigate
to make less severe
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
placate
to soothe or pacify
gram/graph
to write/draw
candor/candid fealty frankness indisputabe indubitable legitamate probity sincere veracious verity
truth
aberration anomaly inconoclast idiosyncrasy
unusual
laconic
using few words
ambulatory itinerant meander peripatetic
walking about
discursive expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn
wandering
prodigal
wasteful
adulterate enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate
weaken
adage aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram patitude sententious truism
wisdom
laudable
worthy of praise