GRE Q-Z

adj. timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness

adj. showing a brooding ill humor

adj. lasting a very short time

v. reduce the length of something

adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

adj. plausible but false; based on pretense

adj. understood without being spoken

n. truthfulness and accuracy

n. an abusive rant (often tedious)

adj. to be negligent in one's duty

n. an angry speech

adj. carelessly and hastily put together

n. a person without morals who is disapproved of

n. the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made

adj. making a show of being pious

n. an ill-tempered or violent woman

v. become larger or stronger

adj. felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

adj. cheerful; optimistic

adj. describes someone who is brilliant and lively

adj. completely stocked or furnished with something

adj. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

adj. expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

v. fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility