KAPLAN'S COMMON GRE WORDS PT. 3

to express sorrow; to grieve

to give praise; to glorify

to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

talkative

clear and easily understood

bright; brilliant; glowing

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

capable of being shaped

a figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol

extremely careful about details

a person who dislikes others

to soften, to lessen

to calm or make less severe

lack of variation

lacking sophistication or experience

hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

overly submissive and eager to please

stubborn, unyielding

to prevent; to make unnecessary

to stop up, to prevent the passage of

troublesome and oppressive, burdensome

impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

public disgrace

excessive showiness

a contradiction or dilemma

a model of excellence or perfection

someone who shows off learning

willing to betray one's trust

done in a routine way; indifferent

to penetrate

charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

to soothe or pacify

able to be molded, altered, or bent

excess

practical as opposed to idealistic

to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

to lie or deviate from the truth

fresh and clean; uncorrupted

lavish; wasteful

to increase in number quickly

to conciliate; to appease

correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

wisdom, caution, or restraint

sharp and irritating to the senses

motionless

to make thinner or sparser

to reject the validity of

silent; reserved

effective writing or speaking