GRE L-P

adj. (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

v. to praise

adj. praiseworthy

adj. talkative

adj. clear and coherent

adj. full of light

n. generosity and nobility of spirit

adj. clumsy, awkward, inept

adj. evil or harmful; v. to speak negatively about someone or something

adj. easily influenced

n. an unorthodox person or rebel

n. untruthfulness, dishonesty

adj. easily changeable, fickle

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

n. boredom and repetition

adj. lacking interest or excitement; dull

adj. very generous

adj. just beginning or in the early stages

adj. confused and baffled

n. subtle shades of difference

adj. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

adj. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

v. remove (a need or difficulty); avoid, prevent

v. to block or obstruct

n. the mystical and supernatural

adj. relating to smell or the sense of smell

n. the quality or state of being all-knowing

adj. difficult or burdensome

n. criticism or condemnation

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

v. to overtake or outrun

adj. attentive to detail, meticulous

adj. blatant, obvious

n. scarcity, poverty

adj. overly concerned with irrelevant detail, fussy

n. treachery or deceit

adj. done without much effort, care or thought

adj. on the edge or periphery

v. spread throughout (something)

v. to read something carefully and closely

adj. (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

n. the essential substance of something

n. cliche statement; a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

n. a surplus or overabundance of something

adj. angry, hostile, harshly critical

adj. practical; dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

adj. uncertain or unstable

v. to cause; adj. hastily and not well-considered

n. a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner

adj. knowing things before they happen

adj. overly familiar; invades social boundaries

v. to evade or deceive without outright lying

adj. integrity and honor

n. a reckless spender

adj. enormous, immense, gigantic

adj. extravagant and wasteful, esp. in an immoral way

v. to multiply and spread rapidly

v. to obtain special favor from someone, esp. a powerful person; to appease someone who is angry

n. appropriateness, manners, decorum