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GRE Vocabulary : Word List - III

Word List - III

waver:
1. to move to and fro; to sway
2. to be unsettled in opinion
3. become weaker; falter
Synonyms: tremble, flicker, falter, quiver, falter
Antonyms: steady

virulent:
1. extremely harmful or poisonous
Synonyms: poisonous, toxic, fatal, venomous
Antonyms: non-toxic, harmless, safe
2. bitterly hostile; antagonistic
Synonyms: malevolent, resentful, vindictive
Antonyms: amicable, benevolent

truculent:
1. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, hostile
Antonyms: cooperative, amiable

torque:
1. a force that causes rotation

stymie:
1. to prevent or hinder the progress of something
2. to block; to thwart
Synonyms: impede, hamper, hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: assist, help

static:
1. lacking in movement, action or change; at rest
Synonyms: stable, steady, unvarying
Antonyms: variable

sporadic:
1. occurring at irregular intervals or only occasionally; scattered or isolated
Synonyms: infrequent, periodical, intermittent
Antonyms: frequent, regular, steady

sordid:
1. immoral or dishonorable actions or motives; foul
Synonyms: sleazy, unsavory, shoddy, vile
Antonyms: respectable
2. characterized by filth, grime or squalor
Synonyms: dirty, shabby, stained, soiled
Antonyms: immaculate

reticent:
1. quiet; reserved
2. reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
Synonyms: withdrawn, restrained, inhibited, modest
Antonyms: expansive, garrulous

refute:
1. to disprove
2. to successfully argue against a statement or theory
Synonyms: invalidate, contradict, repudiate, discredit
Antonyms: confirm, accept

qualms:
1. a feeling of doubt or worry; reservation
2. cause for hesitancy
Synonyms: misgiving, hesitation, reluctance, disinclination
Antonyms: confidence

prescience:
1. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurrence
Synonyms: foresight, prediction, prophesy

precipitate:
1. cause (an event or situation) to happen before anticipated or required
Synonyms: trigger, provoke, hasten, expedite, induce

prattle:
1. to talk at length meaninglessly
2. to talk in an empty and idle manner
Synonyms: chatter, babble, ramble

perfunctory:
1. done without care or interest; cursory
Synonyms: desultory, quick, fleeting, careless
Antonyms: careful, thorough

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