The following are words commonly appear in GRE verbal exam.
1. Deluge - An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain; barrage; great flood; heavy downpour; overrun with water; inundate
2. Doggerel - Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature; crude and comic verse
3. Sonnet - A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes
4. Lax - Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness; not taut, firm, or compact; slack; not strict
5. Exacerbate - To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate; infuriate; make more sharp, severe, or virulent
6. Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
7. Ramshackle - So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety
8. Pique - A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
9. Sanctimonious - Feigning piety or righteousness; of or practicing hypocrisy; self-righteous, hypocritical about one's own holiness
10. Treacle - Cloying speech or sentiment; a medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison
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Posted on: 22-Oct-09
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