GRE Group 30

Aberrant

Deviating from normal (abnormal, deviant)

Abide

Tolerate or endure

Accept or act in accordance with

(comply, accept)

Bravado

A show of courage when is unnecessary and dangerous (bluster, swagger)

Callow

Inexperienced or immature (naive, juvenile)

Capitulate

Surrender under terms

Accept something unwillingly

(yield, concede)

Cogitate

Think deeply (ponder, contemplate)

Deportment

The way a person behaves (conduct, bearing)

Extemporize

Speak or perform without preparation (improvise, ad-lib)

Factious

Causing division, to argue or disagree (divisive, contentious)

Fallow

Unused or inactive (idle, dormant)

Feint

Deceptive move (trick, ruse)

Flagrant

Obviously offensive (blatant, egregious)

Gratuitous

Unnecessary or with no cause (unjustified, unwarranted)

Grovel

Behave submissively (cringe, kowtow)

Indecorous

Improper, behaving badly or rudely (improper, unseemly)

Intrigue

To interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious (fascinate, captivate)

Nominal

Minimal or symbolic (token, insignificant)

Obdurate

Extremely determined to act in a particular way and not change (inflexible, obstinate)

Obstreperous

Noisy and difficult to deal with (boisterous, disruptive)

Odious

Extremely unpleasant and causing hate (hateful, vile)

Plucky

Courageous or brave (brave, valiant)

Precocious

Advanced for its age, happening too early (mature, gifted)

Remuneration

Payment for services (compensation, wage)

Slovenly

Untidy or dirty (messy, unkempt)

Soliloquy

Monologue (aside)

Spurn

Refuse to accept something (with bad connotation) (scorn, repudiate)

Stolid

Unemotional and impassive (stoic, indifferent)

Temerity

Reckless boldness

To do something that shocks or upsets other people

(audacity, rashness)

Tenuous

Weak or insubstantial (fragile, shaky)

Verve

Enthusiasm and great energy (energy, zest)