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1. Obscure – To make dim or indistinct; cut off from sight: block; deficient in brightness; far from centers of human population; liable to more than one interpretation; not known or not widely known by name; of undistinguished or humble station or reputation 2. Pusillanimous – Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery 3. Titillate [...]

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Written by GRE Word of The Day Team on April 1st, 2011 with 1 comment.
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1. Obscure – To make dim or indistinct; cut off from sight: block; deficient in brightness; far from centers of human population; liable to more than one interpretation; not known or not widely known by name; of undistinguished or humble station or reputation
2. Pusillanimous – Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery
3. Titillate – To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle; to excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically
4. Prodigal – Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
5. Unwonted – Not habitual or ordinary; unusual; not accustomed; unused; rare
6. Minuet – A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet 7. Hasty – Characterized by speed; rapid; done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash
8. Deliberate – Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; — applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor; not hasty or sudden; slow; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely
9. Surreptitious – Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; acting with or marked by stealth; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
10. Clandestine – Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose; secret, sly; existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality
11. Enervate – To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality; deprived of strength; debilitated; lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of; lack of nervous energy
12. Chicanery – Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
13. Ephemeral – lasting for a markedly brief time
14. Sycophant – A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; one who flatters another excessively
15. Daunt – frighten
16. Philistine – An unrefined, rude person; lacking in delicacy or refinement; a person who is uninterested in intellectual or cultural pursuits
17. Stygian – Gloomy and dark; infernal; hellish
18. Pulverize – To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish; destroy
19. Immunity – The capacity to withstand; privilege, exemption from normal legal duties, penalties, or liabilities, granted to a special group of people; the ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease
20. Incredulity – The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief; refusal or reluctance to believe; doubt about the truth of something
21. Maculate – To spot, blemish, or pollute; morally blemished; stained or impure; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals
22. Aberrant – Deviating from the proper or expected course; deviating from what is normal; untrue to type; not being normal
23. Fissure – A crack or crack-like depression; division; an interruption in friendly relations; a break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a cracklike sore or ulcer
24. Capitulate – To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
25. Rage – Violent, explosive anger
26. Headlong – Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; dangerous, reckless; uncontrollably forceful or fast; rashly
27. Proxy – A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; written authorization to act in place of another; authority to act for another; a person who is given the power to act for another in voting
28. Flag – To hang limply; droop; to decline in vigor or strength; signal to stop
29. Sustenance – The act of sustaining; the condition of being sustained; the supporting of life or health; maintenance
30. Hedgerow – A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge
31. Recondite – Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
32. Balm – To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
33. Largesse – A generous gift or giving
34. Munificent – Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
35. Hedonist – A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
36. Fervent – Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent; extremely hot; glowing; characterized by intense emotion; sincerely or intensely felt
37. Impediment – Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction; an organic defect preventing clear articulation; something that obstructs the making of a legal contract; obstruction, hindrance
38. Enigma – One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; perplexing speech or text; a riddle
39. Scrutiny – A close, careful examination or study; close observation; surveillance
40. Commodious – Spacious; roomy; Archaic. suitable; handy
41. Pithy – Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
42. Cultivated – Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined
43. Lugubrious – Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
44. Indemnity – Security against damage, loss, or injury; a legal exemption from liability for damages; compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
45. Ambulate – To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
46. Lethargic – Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy; lazy, sluggish; deficient in alertness or activity
47. Irate – Extremely angry; enraged; characterized or occasioned by anger
48. Epicenter – The point of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; a focal point
49. Precarious – Dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions; based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises; tricky, doubtful; not safe or sure
50. Portent – An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen; prophetic or threatening significance; something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy; miracle
51. Avaricious – Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
52. Doctrine – A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group; opinion; principle
53. Ideology – The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture; a set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system
54. Belligerent – Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare; one that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war; nasty, argumentative
55. Beige – A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow; soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool; a very light brown; color of sand
56. Piquant – Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive; flavorful, biting
57. Pedantic – Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise; showing off learning
58. Rampant – Extending unchecked; unrestrained; occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rearing on the hind legs; uncontrolled, out of hand
59. Harry – To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass; to raid, as in war; sack or pillage; pester, annoy; torment; worry
60. Indefeasible – That cannot be annulled or made void
61. Venerate – To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
62. Implicit – Implied or understood though not directly expressed; having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning; conveyed indirectly without words or speech
63. Salient – Readily attracting notice; describing any projecting part or member, as a salient corner; springing; jumping; a military position that projects into the position of the enemy; projecting angle or part
64. Amicable – Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
65. Egregious – Conspicuously bad or offensive; outstandingly bad; outrageous
66. Trite – Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed; without freshness or appeal because of overuse;silly, commonplace
67. Titanic – Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal; of enormous scope, power, or influence
68. Flamboyant – Highly elaborate; ornate; given to ostentatious or audacious display; extravagant, theatrical
69. Volition – The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision; a conscious choice or decision
70. Figurine – A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette; a small carved or molded figure
71. Vestige – A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more; a trace of something absent, lost, or vanished; the remnant of a structure that functioned in a previous stage of species or individual development
72. Remainder – What remains after a part has been used or subtracted; balance, residue; an estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time
73. Intimidate – To make timid; fill with fear; to coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats; frighten, threaten
74. Trepidation – A state of alarm or dread; apprehension; an involuntary trembling or quivering; anxiety, worry
75. Abridgement – The act of abridging or the state of being abridged; a short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work; shortening, summary; a shortened version of a written work
76. Abstruse – Difficult to understand; recondite
77. Vitiate – To reduce the value or impair the quality of; to corrupt morally; debase; to make ineffective; invalidate
78. Dawdle – To take more time than necessary; move aimlessly or lackadaisically; to waste (time) by idling
79. Obfuscation – Mental confusion; confusion resulting from failure to understand; darkening or obscuring the sight of something; the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

Written by GRE Word of The Day Team on April 1st, 2011 with 1 comment.
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