GRE Group 28

Deprecate

Express disapproval (criticize, belittle)

Abeyance

Temporary suspension, not used at present (delay, hiatus)

Abstract

Not concrete or tangible (theoretical, conceptual)

Affront

Remakr or action intended to insult (offense, slight)

Agitate

Disturb or provoke (upset, stir)

August

Majestic or respected, of the highest social class (dignified, grand)

Burnish

Polish or shine, a skill or reputation for example (buff, gloss)

Coy

Shy or reserved.

Not wanting to talk about something because you feel guilty or embarrassed (retiring, shy)

Disdain

Not liking someone or thinking they don't deserve your respect (derision, contempt)

Disperse

Scatter or spread (distribute, dissipate)

Distend

Swell or expand (inflate, bloat)

Endemic

Native to a region (indigenous, local)

Enmity

Hostility or feeling of hate (antagonism, animosity)

Gauche

- Awkward and uncomfortable with other people, especially because young and without experience

- Behaving in a way that is offensive to other people, esp. because of not knowing what is correct or not caring about the feelings of others

(tactless, clumsy)

Hysterical

Overwhelmed with emotion, unable to control them (frenzied, uncontrollable)

Impudent

rude and not showing respect (impertinent, insolent)

Inchoate

Just begun and so not fully formed or developed (rudimentary, undeveloped)

Penchant

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something (fondness, predilection)

Quandary

a dilemma (confusion)

Quarantine

Isolation for health (seclusion, separation)

Quash

Suppress or nullify (overrule, cancel)

Quibble

Minor objection about something not important (nitpick, cavil)

Ravage

Cause severe damage (devastate, destroy)

Recant

Retract a statement (renounce, withdraw)

Redoubtable

formidable, especially as an opponent (formidable, daunting)

Retiring

Shy or reserved (withdrawn, introverted)

Shrill

High and loud sound that is unpleasant

A way of arguing that seems too forceful

Insistent

(piercing, strident)

Sophistry

Clever use of arguments that seem tru bad are really false in order to deceive (fallacy, deception)

Substantiate

Provide evidence (prove, verify)

Wily

Clever and deceitful, willing to use tricks to achieve an aim (cunning, shrewd)