Chrissy's GRE

abstemiousness HINT: Food

moderate in appetite; practicing moderation or abstience.

Chauvinist

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs.

Amortize

to diminish by installment payments

chicanery HINT: Sneakness

deception by means of craft or guile

Amulet ( HInt: Witchcraft)

an oranment worn as a charm against evil spirits

Chaos

great disorder; a confused situation

Caustic

biting in wit; being witty; being sarcastic

Abeyance (HINT: Philadelphia Egales)

temporary supression or suspension

Aggrandize

to increase in power, to influence, and reputation

Boor

a crude person; one lacking manners or taste

Analgesia

a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness

Aberrant (HINT: Divergent Movie)

deviating from what is normal or expected

Bilk

to cheat; to defraud

Bonhomie

good- natured geniality; an atmoshphere of good cheer

Abate

to reduce in amount, degree or severity

Abjure

to reject; to abandon formally

Anachronoism

something out of place in time

Bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

Affected

phony; artifical

Blight

to afflict; to destory

Abstain

to choose not to do something

Abase

to humble; to disgrace

advocate

to speak in favor of

Aerie

a nest built high in the air; an elevated often secluded, dwelling

Accretion

a graudual growth in size; an increase in amount

Adulterate

to make impure

Aesthetic

concering the appreciation of beauty

Abyss

an extremely deep hole

Acme

the highest point; the summit; the highest level or degree attainable

Alacrity

speed or quickness

Abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

Abscond

to leave secretly

Acidulous

sour in taste or manner

Rarefy Hint: Weight Loss

to become thinner or sparser

Maudlin

overly sentimental

Pathogenic

causing disease

Catholic

universal; broad and comprehensive

Reticent

silent; reserved

Erudite HInt; Divergent Movie

learned; scholarly;bookish

Imbue

to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten

Impervious

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Molt

to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

Antago

to annoy or provoke to anger

Nascent

starting to develop; coming into existence

Scintilla

trace amount

gullible

easily deceived

Lampoon

to ridiclue with satire Synonym: tease

Desiccate

to dry out thoroughly Synonym: dehydrate; parch

Incarnadine

blood- red in color Synonyms: reddened; ruby; ruddy

Veracity

filled with truth and accuracy Synomyms: candor; exactitude; fidelity; probity

Euphemism

use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one. Synonyms: circumlocution; delicacy

Voluble

talkative; speaking easily; glib Synonyms: loquacious; verbose

Convoluted

intircate and complicated Synonyms: complex; elabrote; intricate; preplexing; labyrinthine

Wizened

shriveled; withered; wrinkled

Banal

predictable; cliched; boring Synonyms: innocuous; insipid; jejune; platitudinous

Tome

a book, usually a large and academic one Synonyms: codex; volume

Sardonic

cynical; scornfully mocking Synonyms: acerbic; caustic; saractic; satirical; snide

Belfy

a bell tower; the room in which a bell is hung Synonyms: spire; steeple

Cloying

sickly sweet; excessive Synonyms: fulsome

Capricious

changing one's mind quickly and often Synonyms: arbitary; chance; changeable; erratic; fickle

Ethos

beliefs or character of a group Synonyms: culture; ethic; philosophy

Desultory

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected Synonyms: aimlesss; disconnected; erratic; haphazard; indiscriminate

Impugn

to call into question; to attack verbally

Quotidian

occurring daily; commonplace Synonyms: everyday; normal; usual

Inculcate

to teach; to impress in the mind Synonyms: implant; indorctrinate; instill; preach

Diatribe

an abusive, condemnatory speech

Panegyric

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Monotony

no variation; tediously the same

Orotund

pompous; full or rich in sound

Anomaly

deviation from what is normal

Upbraid

to scold sharply

Satiate

to satisfy fully or overindulge

Arbitrate

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Guile

deceit;trickery

Neophyte

novice; beginner

Arbitrate

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Fallow

dormant; unused

Rejoinder

response

Ostentation

excessive showiness

Umbrage

offense; resentment

Ford

to cross a body of water by wading

Seraphic

angelic; sweet

Estimable

admirable

Zeal

passion; excitement

Esoteric

known or understood only by a few

Fanatical

acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

obdurate

hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

Panache

flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

Zenith

the point of culmination; peak

Diurnal

active or occurring during the day

Pariah

an outcast

bifurcate

to divide into two parts

Glib

fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

August

dignified; grandiose

Pallid

lacking color or liveliness

Kudos

fame, glory, or honor

Pervade

to be present throughout; to permeate

Salient

prominent; of notable significance

Metaphor

figure of speech comparing two different things

Intransigent

uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled