GRE Vocabulary as Synonyms - Part 5 - Master GRE Vocab Fast
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GRE Vocabulary as Synonyms - Part 5 - Master GRE Vocab Fast
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46. Insult/blame in strong/violent language, scold:
Vituperate (abusive) = revile (vilify, attack with abusive language) = upbraid = berate = lambaste = reprimand = admonish (admonition = a firm warning) = castigate (more severe than reprimand) = chastise = rebuke = chide (to scold) = censure (in a formal context) = condemn = denounce (condemn) = opprobrious (opprobrium = harsh criticism) = inveigh = decry = reproach = effrontery (arrogance, shameless boldness, extreme impoliteness) = brusqueness (impolitely blunt and abrupt) = fulminate (criticize severely)
Polemic (polemical means relating to argument and debate) = philippic = diatribe = invective = harangue = tirade = bitter scolding = controversy, strong verbal or written attack on something or someone (his polemic/diatribe against cultural relativism)
47. To cancel (law/order/agreement):
Rescind (to cancel) = revoke = repeal = reverse = abrogate (to abolish, to cancel) = overturn = overrule = override = annul = nullify = quash = abolish = retract = withdraw = countermand
48. Physical/mental tiredness and lack of energy:
Lassitude = lethargy = languor = listlessness = languid (adjective) = weariness = sluggishness = enervation (sapping energy = debilitate (verb)) = tiredness = exhaustion = fatigue = sleepiness = drowsiness = torpor (state of inactivity) = torpid (adjective) = tardy (adjective, sluggish and slow) = effete (adjective) (worn out, exhausted), sluggard = lazy person
49. Peaceful and calm (not easily excited or upset, even-tempered):
Placid = equable = equanimous = tranquil = imperturbable = unperturbed = unexcitable = serene = cool-headed = composed = poised = temperate = level-headed = unruffled = unmoved = phlegmatic (stolid, stoic, impassive) = equanimity (noun) (face war with equanimity), halcyon days = a peaceful and happy period
50. Make someone feel uneasy/embarrassed/uncomfortable:
Discomfit = disconcert (to unsettle or makes someone feel uncomfortable) = abash = discompose = discomfort = unsettle = unnerve
51. False/fake:
Spurious (adjective, not genuine, false, wrong) = bogus (counterfeit, phony, not genuine) = specious (seems reasonable but INCORRECT, deceptive) = apocryphal = factitious = fictitious = counterfeit = fraudulent = trumped-up = sham = mock (as an adjective) = feigned (she looked at him with feigned shock) = contrived (not natural/spontaneous, meant to deceive) = fabricated = manufactured = make-believe = fallacious (false) = meretricious (apparently attractive but no real value, meretricious souvenirs) = apocryphal (false, not genuine), to dupe = to deceive
52. Swell/cause to swell by pressure from inside: distend = bulge = bloat = expand = swell = swell out = dilate = inflate = turgid (adjective, turgid also means bombastic/pompous)
53. Someone who is fanatical and uncompromising regarding their ideals (generally religious/political) = zealot = fanatic = enthusiast = extremist = radical = diehard = activist = militant (favoring violent methods for political/social cause) = bigot (intolerant towards person of different thoughts) = dogmatist = partisan = sectarian (strictly follows rules of sect(group)) = chauvinist = unequivocal = opinionated = doctrinaire (pedant (noun is pedantry) = purist = doctrinaire = person excessively concerned with details and rules and displaying academic learning)
54. Persuade someone to do something by deception/flattery:
Inveigle = cajole = wheedle = coax, blandishment (noun) = flattery = cajolery