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Englisch GRE (Subject) / Englisch GRE Teil 1 (Lesson)

Vokabeln GRE-Test Teil 1

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  • Dilemma - puzzling situation 1
  • Indolence - laziness 1
  • Mallet - 1. wooden hammer/ 2. stick used for polo 1
  • Parasite - 1. scrounger/ 2. animal which takes digested food from another 1
  • Prodigious - very large 1
  • Serendipity - fortunate coincidence/ unsought discovery 1
  • Uproarious - hilarious/ hysterical/ very funny 1
  • Anthology - a book which is a collection of poems or stories 1
  • Chicanery - trickery 1
  • Dilettante - person who dabbles in a subject without serious study 1
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  • Fatuous - silly/ foolish 1
  • Manipulatable - influencable/ controllable 1
  • Parched - dried up 1
  • Profane - unholy 1
  • Serene - calm/ peaceful 1
  • Upshot - outcome 1
  • Anthropocentrism - putting man at the center of ones philosophy 1
  • Chimerical - changeable/ unstable 1
  • Diligent - hard-working 1
  • Feasible - possible and practicable 1
  • Indulgent - pampering/ satisfying desires 1
  • Pariah - an outcast from society 1
  • Profanity - swearing/ cursing 1
  • Serrated - jagged/ saw-like 1
  • Urbane - sophisticated/ suave 1
  • Antiquated - outdated/ old fashioned 1
  • Choleric - easily angered 1
  • Diorama - model of a scene 1
  • Fecund - fertile 1
  • Inebriation - drunkenness/ intoxication 1
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  • Marshal - to gather together 1
  • Apathetic - indifferent/ uninterested/ lethargic 1
  • Chronicler - person who records historical information 1
  • Dirge - mournful song 1
  • Felicitous - apt 1
  • Ineffable - cannot be expressed in words 1
  • Marsupial - pouched mammal (like a kangaroo) 1
  • Parochial - narrow-minded/ concerned only with local matters 1
  • Profundity - depth 1
  • Skeptical - doubting/ not gullible 1
  • Utilitarian - useful 1
  • Circuitous - indirect 1
  • Disapprobation - disapproval 1
  • Fervor - passion/ enthusiasm 1
  • Inept - incompetent/ unskilled/ useless 1
  • Martinet - person who believes in strict discipline 1
  • Parody - a mockery/ imitation for ridicule/ spoof 1
  • Proletarian - member of the working class 1
  • Skirmish - minor battle 1
  • Utopian - a believer in an ideal world 1