GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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WordMeaning
flagrantconspicuously offensive
thespianactor
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
cuethe letter q
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21