GREGMAT Group 18

abet

encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.; ASSIST, ENDORSE

accessible

(of a place) able to be reached or entered.; COMPREHENSIBLE

acquisitive

excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.AVARICIOUS, RAPACIOUS, MERCENARY ("we live in a competitive and acquisitive society")

amalgamate

combine or unite to form one organization or structure.; COMBINE, COALESCE, AFFILIATE, FUSE

attenuate

reduce the force, effect, or value of.; WEAKENED, REDUCED, ENERVATED

augment

make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.; EXACERBATE, AGGRAVATE, AMELIORATE

aversion

a strong dislike or disinclination.ABHORRENCE, LOATHING, ANTIPATHY, SHUNNING ("they made plain their aversion to the use of force")

blithe

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. CASUAL, CARELESS ("a blithe disregard for the rules of the road")

contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration., SCORN, DISRESPECT, LOATHING, ABHORRENCE ("Pam stared at the girl with total contempt")

dawdle

waste time; be slow.; PROCRASTINATE ("she mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now")

deflect

(of an object) change direction after hitting something.; AVERT, DIVERT, DRIFT

discount

regard (a possibility or fact) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.,DISREGARD, DISMISS ("I'd heard rumours, but discounted them")

dissident

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. OBJECTOR, PROTESTOR, SUBVERSIVE, INSURGENT, ICONOCLAST

efficacious

(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.; EFFECTIVE ("this treatment was efficacious in some cases")

equitable

fair and impartial.; IMPARTIAL, UNBIASED, SCRUPULOUS,

erratic

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable., TURBULENT, MUTABLE, CAPRICIOUS, WAYWARD, LABILE ("her breathing was erratic")

industrious

diligent and hard-working.; DILIGENT, ASSIDUOUD, SEDULOUS, PERTINACIOUS, INDEFATIGABLE, VIGOROUS, ZEALOUS

inform

give (someone) facts or information; tell.; BETRAY

irksome

irritating; annoying.;VEXING, EXASPERATING, TEDIOUS, CONFOUNDED

manacle

one of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.; HANDCUFFS ("his hands were manacled behind his back")

modest

unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.; SHY, COY, TIMID, DOCILE

noxious

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.,TOXIC, VIRULENT, ("they were overcome by the noxious fumes")

pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.HARMFUL, DELETRIOUS, INIMICAL, BALEFUL, MALIGN, MALEVOLENT, MALIGNANT, NOXIOUS, ("the pernicious influences of the mass media")

predicament

a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. ("the club's financial predicament")

proficient

competent or skilled in doing or using something., ADEPT, ADROIT, DECTEROUS

prolix

(of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.; VERBOSE

scorn

a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.; DISDAIN, MOCKERY

subordinate

a person under the authority or control of another within an organization.

unseemly

(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.; INDECOROUS, INDISCREET

veritable

used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor.