GregMat GRE Vocab Group 24
exorcise - CORRECT ANSWER-exorcise - verb expel through adjuration or prayers
finicky - CORRECT ANSWER-finicky - adj. exacting especially about details
assail - CORRECT ANSWER-assail - verb attack someone physically or emotionally;
attack in speech or writing; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start
warfare with
contravene - CORRECT ANSWER-contravene - verb deny the truth of; go against,
as of rules and laws
reiterate - CORRECT ANSWER-reiterate - verb to say, state, or perform again
poignant - CORRECT ANSWER-poignant - adj. keenly distressing to the mind or
feelings; arousing affect
inundate - CORRECT ANSWER-inundate - verb fill or cover completely, usually with
water; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
oblivious - CORRECT ANSWER-oblivious - adj. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking
conscious awareness of; failing to keep in mind
ironclad - CORRECT ANSWER-ironclad - adj. inflexibly entrenched and
unchangeable; sheathed in iron plates for protection; noun a wooden warship of the
19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
plaintive - CORRECT ANSWER-plaintive - adj. expressing sorrow
surmount - CORRECT ANSWER-surmount - verb be on top of; be or do something
to a greater degree; get on top of; deal with successfully; reach the highest point of
escalate - CORRECT ANSWER-escalate - verb increase in extent or intensity
denounce - CORRECT ANSWER-denounce - verb speak out against; give away
information about somebody; announce the termination of, as of treaties; to accuse
or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
foil - CORRECT ANSWER-foil - noun a light slender flexible sword tipped by a
button; a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; picture consisting of a positive
photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector; anything that
serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; a device
consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the
exorcise - CORRECT ANSWER-exorcise - verb expel through adjuration or prayers
finicky - CORRECT ANSWER-finicky - adj. exacting especially about details
assail - CORRECT ANSWER-assail - verb attack someone physically or emotionally;
attack in speech or writing; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start
warfare with
contravene - CORRECT ANSWER-contravene - verb deny the truth of; go against,
as of rules and laws
reiterate - CORRECT ANSWER-reiterate - verb to say, state, or perform again
poignant - CORRECT ANSWER-poignant - adj. keenly distressing to the mind or
feelings; arousing affect
inundate - CORRECT ANSWER-inundate - verb fill or cover completely, usually with
water; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
oblivious - CORRECT ANSWER-oblivious - adj. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking
conscious awareness of; failing to keep in mind
ironclad - CORRECT ANSWER-ironclad - adj. inflexibly entrenched and
unchangeable; sheathed in iron plates for protection; noun a wooden warship of the
19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
plaintive - CORRECT ANSWER-plaintive - adj. expressing sorrow
surmount - CORRECT ANSWER-surmount - verb be on top of; be or do something
to a greater degree; get on top of; deal with successfully; reach the highest point of
escalate - CORRECT ANSWER-escalate - verb increase in extent or intensity
denounce - CORRECT ANSWER-denounce - verb speak out against; give away
information about somebody; announce the termination of, as of treaties; to accuse
or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
foil - CORRECT ANSWER-foil - noun a light slender flexible sword tipped by a
button; a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; picture consisting of a positive
photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector; anything that
serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; a device
consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the
