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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE - Appearance Could be Deceptive!

Here you will learn some English words about appearance, such as "austere", "opaque", "turgid", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.

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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE
amorphous
[adjective]
not having a fixed structure, shape, or form
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austere
[adjective]
simple in design or style and lacking embellishments
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cadaverous
[adjective]
very thin or pale in a way that is suggestive of an illness
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ethereal
[adjective]
extremely delicate, light, and airy
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heterogeneous
[adjective]
composed of a wide range of different things or people
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homogeneous
[adjective]
composed of things or people of the same or very similar type
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incongruous
[adjective]
peculiar and not like what is considered suitable or appropriate for a situation
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lackluster
[adjective]
(of hair or eyes) without shine, sheen, or brightness
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opaque
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blocking the passage of light and preventing objects from being seen through it
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peripheral
[adjective]
relating or belonging to the edge or outer section of something
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pronounced
[adjective]
immediately noticed due to being apparent
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sardonic
[adjective]
humorous in a manner that is cruel and disrespectful
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specious
[adjective]
falsely giving a pleasing appearance
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surreptitious
[adjective]
doing something secretly in an attempt to avoid notice
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tenuous
[adjective]
very delicate, watery, or thin
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turgid
[adjective]
(of speech or writing) using a serious and elevated style that makes it tedious and complicated
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to dovetail
[verb]
to fit together in a satisfactory or suitable way
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to mesmerize
[verb]
to capture someone's attention and interest completely, in a way that they forget about everything else
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disposition
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the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by
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fringe
[noun]
the marginal, or outer part of something, such as an area, activity, or group
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goose bumps
[noun]
a state in which little bumps appear on the skin and bodily hair becomes upright because of excitement, cold, or fear
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semblance
[noun]
a condition or situation that is similar or only appears to be similar to something
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eclectic
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containing what is best of various ideas, styles, methods, beliefs, etc.
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verisimilitude
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the state or quality of implying the truth
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