Word Groups (GRE/GMAT/SAT)

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evident pellucid cogent limpid eloquent lucid SMART /LEARNED astute perspicacious canny erudite CRIT ICIZ E/CRIT ICISM aspersion calumny def amation diatribe gainsay inveigh objurgate remonstrate reprove vituperate belittle castigate denounce disparage harangue lambaste opprobrium rebuke revile berate decry deridelderisive excoriate impugn obloquy pillory reprehend tirade CAROUSAL bacchanalian iniquity licentious salacious depraved Iibertine reprobate sordid dissipated libidinous

ribald turpitude T RUT H candorlcandid indisputable probity verity f ealty indubitable sincere f rankness legitimate veracious FALSEHOOD apocryphal canard dissemble duplicity erroneous ersatz f eigned guile mendacity perf idy specious spurious chicanery equivocate f allacious mendacious prevaricate BIT ING (as in wit or temperament) acerbic acidulous asperity caustic mordacious trenchant acrimonious mordant PRAISE acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol f awn laud/laudatory venerate

HARMFUL balef ul inimical minatory banef ul injurious perf idious deleterious insidious pernicious T IMID/T IMIDIT Y craven recreant dif f ident timorous pusillanimous trepidation BORING banal insipid platitude trite f atuous mundane prosaic hackneyed pedestrian quotidian WEAKEN adulterate inhibit undermine enervate obviate vitiate exacerbate stultif y Forgive Absolve Acquit Exculpate Exonerate Expiate Palliate Redress Vindicate Greedy Avaricious Covetous Mercenary

Miserly Penurious Rapacious Venal Withdrawal / Retreat Abeyance Abjure Abnegation Abortive Abrogate Decamp Demur Recant Recidivism Remission Renege Rescind Retrograde