GRE Group 31

Abrogate

To end a law, agreement, or custom formally (revoke, annul)

Aghast

Filled with shock and worry (horrified, appalled)

Apprise

Inform or notify (advise, brief)

Beguile

Charm or enchant in a deceptive way (trick, captivate)

Boon

Benefit, favor

Something that is helpful and improves the quality of life

(gift, advantage)

Callous

Unkind, cruel and without sympathy (heartless, unsympathetic)

Coddle

Overprotect or treat with great care like an invalid (pamper, spoil, indulge)

Crescendo

Gradual increase (climax, escalation)

Extenuating

Mitigating circumstances (justifying, lessening)

Frenetic

Wildly energetic (frantic, frenzied)

Fringe

Outer edge of an area (border, periphery)

Hapless

Unlucky or unfortunate (cursed, ill-fated)

Immaculate

Perfectly clean or tidy (pristine, flawless)

Obfuscate

Make unclear and harder to understand, especially intentional

(confuse, obscure)

Ossify

Become rigid, fixed, unable to change (harden, fossilize)

Pastiche

Imitative art (parody, medley)

Perspicacious

Highly perceptive (insightful, astute)

Ponderous

of very great weight

unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size

oppressively or unpleasantly dull : LIFELESS

Recluse

Solitary person, avoiding going outside and talking to other people (hermit, loner)

Retaliate

Respond to hurt because they have been harmful to you (revenge, reciprocate)

Rhapsody

An expression of strong feeling or excitement (ecstasy, elation)

Serendipitous

Happening by chance (fortunate, lucky)

Shirk

Avoid responsibility (dodge, neglect)

Sinecure

Easy, lucrative job (position, post)

Sinuous

Winding or curving, complex (twisting, serpentine)

Sordid

Morally or a place wrong, dirty and unpleasant (vile, sleazy)

Staunch

Always loyal in supporting a person, organization or set of beliefs

Verb: stop or restrict

(firm)

Surfeit

An amount that is too large, or is more than is needed

(overabundance, glut)

Ulterior

Secret purpose (concealed, underlying)

Voluble

showing a free, easy, and unending loquacity : GARRULOUS