Words from practice tests (ETS material only)
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03 Dec 2018, 08:13
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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