GRE Group 19

Acolyte

Devoted follower (assistant, disciple)

Anoint

Consecrate (bless, sanctify) to choose someone to do a particular job, usually by a person in authority

Base

Morally low (vile, dishonorable)

Coercion

Forceful persuasion (compulsion, pressure)

Coin

Invent (a term) (create, devise)

Cunning

Cleverly deceitful (sly, crafty)

Discomfit

To embarras (embarrass, unsettle)

Dissent

Strong disagree (oppose, dispute)

Distill

Purify or extract essence (refine, concentrate)

Dubious

Doubtful (suspicious, uncertain)

Ebullient

Overflowing with enthusiasm (excited, exuberant)

Facetious

Treating serious issues humorously (flippant, sarcastic)

Fallible

Capable of error (imperfect, flawed)

Florid

Excessively elaborate (ornate, flamboyant)

Gawky

Awkward (clumsy, ungainly)

Inveigle

Persuade someone to do something (entice, lure)

Jettison

Get rid of something that is not wanted (abandon, dispose)

Mendacity

Untruthfulness, not telling the truth (deceit, dishonesty)

Munificent

Extremely generous with money (lavish, bountiful)

Naive

Lacking sophistication (innocent, gullible)

Noble

Having high morals (honorable, virtuous)

Parochial

Narrow-minded (insular, provincial)

Pedestrian

Lacking imagination (mundane, dull)

Prevaricate

To avoid telling the truth or saying what you think (evade, lie)

Prime

Main or most important, of the best quality (ready, condition)

Radical

Fundamental or extreme (revolutionary, drastic)

Recrudescent

Reappearing, a sudden new appearance and growth, especially of something dangerous and unpleasant (resurgent, returning)

Temporal

Relating to time or worldly, relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones (earthly, secular)

Transitory

Temporary, lasting for short time (fleeting, ephemeral)

Viable

Able to work as intended (feasible, practical)