BARRON'S GRE WORDS PT. 5

increase in number; spread rapidly; grow rapidly

innate inclination; natural tendency

to gain or regain the favor of

fitness; appropriateness; correctness of behavior; conformity to conventional standards

to condemn or forbid as harmful; banish; outlaw; ban

learned authority; authoritative critic or commentator; scholarly expert; expert analyst

acrid-tasting; strong-smelling, mentally keen

at rest; still; temporarily inactive

made less dense (of a gas); elevated in nature

obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority

retract a previous statement; openly confess error

seeking isolation; withdrawn from society; providing seclusion

difficult to understand

causing fear or awe; commanding respect

obstinately stubborn; resistant to treatment

unprincipled or evil person; depraved individual; person hardened by sin

take away or take back; nullify

conducive to good health

officially authorize; agree to

surfeit; satisy fully or excessively

hide away; produce and release bodily substance (digestive juices, hormones, etc.)

broken piece, generally of pottery; fragment of earthenware

full of concern or fear; eager; extremely careful

seeming plausibility; superficial but misleading appearance of correctness

mark of disgrace; badge of infamy

be frugal; set limits; be thrifty; be sparing

make express conditions; arrange specifically; expressly demand; insist on

impassive; unemotional; not easily excited

marked with parallel bands; grooved; ridged; striped

something that is supposed; assumption

understood without being put into words; implied without being openly stated; unspoken; silent; implicit

only superficially pertinent; off on a tangent

having little substance of strengh; thin; threadlike; attentuated; unsubstantiated; flimsy; weak

bitter outburst; vehement denunciation; extended scolding

apathy; sluggishness; listless indifference; lethargy

full of twists and turns; winding; misleadingly indirect; serpentine

solicit support, business; praise excessively

capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; easily handled

violation of law; exceeding of bounds

belligerence; aggressiveness; hostility

profound respect

truthful; honest; accurate in content

capable of maintaining life; capable of growth and expansion; capable of success

extreme ability in an artistic form; masterly skill or technique

sticky; thick; adhesive

containing or characterized by verbal abuse; abusive; scathing

justified; authorized; sanctioned

bewildering jumble; muddle; clutter

excessive zeal; introlerance of conflicting beliefs; undue enthusiasm

highest point; point directly overhead in the sky; summit; apex; peak