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GRE Vocabulary # GRE/W179

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n. someone who is punished for the errors of others
(a) mores
(b) serenity
(c) scapegoat
(d) ethnology
 
n. state of oblivion
(a) criteria
(b) limner
(c) limbo
(d) verdigris
 
n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
(a) icon
(b) torrent
(c) canker
(d) implication
 
n. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
(a) roofy
(b) animadversion
(c) optometrist
(d) refereeing
 
n. fanatical patriotism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism
(a) ramp
(b) regicide
(c) jingoism
(d) cesspit

 

n. a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
(a) aspersion
(b) incentive
(c) dialectic
(d) stridence
 
adj. elastic; lively; springy
(a) musty
(b) gnarled
(c) sententious
(d) resilient
 
n. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
(a) foreboding
(b) tilter
(c) floridity
(d) missile
 
n. respectful deference
(a) acquittal
(b) patness
(c) homage
(d) epitome
 
n. the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; verdure
(a) nirvana
(b) verdancy
(c) ornithologist
(d) awe

n. someone who is punished for the errors of others (c) scapegoat
n. state of oblivion (c) limbo
n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (c) canker
n. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses (c) optometrist
n. fanatical patriotism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism (c) jingoism
n. a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction (c) dialectic
adj. elastic; lively; springy (d) resilient
n. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (d) missile
n. respectful deference (c) homage
n. the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; verdure (b) verdancy


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