Words from practice tests (ETS material only)									
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								run-of-the-mill = mediocre, ordinary 
revere = have high opinion of 
culprit = person responsible of wrongdoing 
arcane = hidden, secret, esoteric 
sanguine = happy, optimistic, confident 
equivocal = dubious, ambiguous, uncertain 
unequivocal = definite, positive, decisive 
ambivalent = contradictory, equivocal 
adroit - very able or skilled, masterful
irresolute = indecisive, doubtful
eclectic = comprehensive, general, diverse 
opulent = rich, expensive, luxurious 
bucolic = rural, agrarian 
spurious = counterfeit, fake
impetus = stimulus, force, catalyst 
boon = advantage, blessing 
debacle = catastrophe, collapse 
concocting = formulate, think up 
cloy = overfill, nausieate, disgust 
hidebound = intolerant 
sullen = upset, gloomy 
amiable - friendly, agreeable 
surly - sullen, irritable, gruff, bearish 
prudent - wise, sensible in action/thought 
juxtaposition - adjacency, proximity, nearness 
scuffle - fight, brawl 
acerbic - bitter, sour 
premonitory - ominous, prophetic, sinister
laudatory - complimentary, flattering 
temperate - calm, moderate, agreeable 
obstinate - stubborn, determined, adamant 
make light of - minimize, neglect, downplay, overlook 
keep abreast of - follow, adhere to 
noxious - deadly, harmful 
nonchalant - easygoing, effortless 
laborious - hard, difficult 
locomotion - movement, activity 
erratic - unpredictable, abnormal 
loquacious - talkative, chatty 
diffident - hesitant, unconfident
to staunch/stanch - to stop, avoid, arrest 
alacrity - liveliness, promptness, alertness, 
prompt - early, responsive 
to shirk - avoid, get out of responsibility 
devolve - transfer / deteriorate 
quandary - predicament, difficulty, difficult situation, crisis 
discrepancy - conflict, disagreement 
deleterious - harmful, damaging 
substantive - nominal 
zealot - enthusiast, activist, diehard 
sycophant - person who caters to another, lackey 
adulator - sycophant 
braggart - person who brags, boasts ~ egoist