gre common 3

vilify

spread negative information about

refractory

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

guileless

free of deceit

mollify

to make someone who is angry less angry; placate

vehement

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

jingoism

fanatical patriotism

fallacious

of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

panache

distinctive and showy elegance

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

jubilant

full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success

tantamount

being essentially equal to something

languid

not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

insidious

working in a subtle but destructive way

contrive

to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

circumvent

cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations

avaricious

excessively greedy

staunch

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

precocious

characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

itinerant

traveling from place to place to work

magnaminous

noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful

eclectic

comprised of a variety of styles

ascetic

practicing self-denial

disaffected

discontented as toward authority

subsume

contain or include

subsume

consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

elucidate

make clearer and easier to understand

frustrate

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

travesty

an absurd presentation of something; a mockery

heretic

a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field

immutable

not able to be changed

incongruous

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

treacherous

tending to betray; dangerously unstable and unpredictable

ameliorate

make something bad better

haughty

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

unequivocal

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

forlorn

marked by or showing hopelessness

belligerent

characteristic of one eager to fight; hostile and agressive

denote

be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

eminent

standing above others in quality or position

spurious

plausible but false

delineate

describe in detail