Verbal Reasoning (2 sections, 20 questions, 30 min each) WORD GROUPS

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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


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