[ 327 ] Gre VoCABULArY r rAtioNALe (ra-shuh-NAL) rArefied (RER-uh-fahyd) rANCoroUs (RANG-kuh-ruhs) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 327 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 328 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY r characterized by deep ill will Over the course of a few days, their argument became so rancorous that reconciliation seemed impossible. Synonyms: bitter, virulent elevated; related to or appealing to a small, elite group Vivian does not share her parents’ rarefied taste for the work of minimalist composers; she prefers rock ’n’ roll. Synonyms: esoteric, lofty, select the basis of an opinion or belief Her rationale for stealing towels from hotels was that everyone else does it too. Synonyms: explanation, justification, reason 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 328 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 329 ] Gre VoCABULArY r reCLUse (REH-kloos) reCANt (ri-KANT) reCALCitrANt (ri-KAL-suh-truhnt) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 329 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 330 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY r stubbornly defiant, unmanageable, resistant The class of third-grade students proved to be recalcitrant to all the demands of the inexpe- rienced substitute teacher. Synonyms: disobedient, intractable, uncontrollable to openly and formally withdraw or disavow a statement or belief Regrettable as they were, she refused to recant the rash statements she had made the night before. Synonyms: nullify, retract, void one who has withdrawn from society We rarely see my brother, a recluse who lives in the woods with only his dog. Synonym: hermit 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 330 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 331 ] Gre VoCABULArY r refrACtorY (ri-FRAK-tuh-ree) redoUBtABLe (ri-DOU-tuh-buhl) reCoNdite (RE-kuhn-dahyt) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 331 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 332 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY r hidden, difficult to understand Her book dealt with such recondite matters as Kantian ethics. Synonyms: esoteric, mysterious, obscure, profound inspiring fear or respect He is a redoubtable scholar whose works are as entertaining as they are impressive. Synonyms: awesome, eminent, formidable, illustrious resistant to authority; resistant to treatment As refractory as a mule, he never earned his diploma because he refused to complete the necessary battery of tests. Synonyms: disobedient, rebellious, uncontrol- lable, unyielding 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 332 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 333 ] Gre VoCABULArY r reLeGAte (RE-luh-geyt) refUte (ri-FYOOT) refULGeNt (ri-FUHL-juhnt) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 333 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 334 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY r shining brightly Even from a distance, the refulgent city seemed to light up the sky. Synonyms: brilliant, gleaming, radiant to prove wrong, to deny He could not refute the evidence against him, and in the end, he confessed to the crime. Synonyms: disprove, invalidate, repudiate to banish, to assign to an insignificant or inferior place or role After the offices were renovated, we were relegated to a central room with no windows. Synonyms: demote, displace 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 334 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 335 ] Gre VoCABULArY r reproACh (ri-PROHCH) repArAtioN (re-puh-REY-shuhn) reNeGe (ri-NEG) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 335 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 336 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY r to go back on a commitment Karen reneged on her promise to come out with us only because of illness. Synonym: default making amends for damages or a wrong In reparation for years of neglect, the town finally invested an unprecedented amount in the schools, streets, and park in its poorest neighborhood. Synonyms: atonement, compensation, satisfaction (n.) an expression of disapproval or the act of expressing disapproval The teacher’s reproaches fell on deaf ears, and the students continued to chatter while working on their writing. Synonyms: criticism, rebuke (v.) to express disapproval Trevor’s mother reproached him for failing to write a thank-you note to his grandmother. Synonyms: admonish, criticize, disparage a depraved person 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[FIN].indd 336 5/10/11 2:55 PM [...]... secreted a sticky sap from the area of the trunk that was injured Synonyms: discharge, emit; conceal 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 348 [ 348 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S sedulous (SE-juh-luhs) sensual (SEN-shuh-wuhl) sensuous GRE VO CABULA RY (SEN-shuh-wuhs) [ 3 49 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 3 49 5/10/11 2:55 PM S characterized or produced by perseverance Through sedulous effort, Karen mastered... in the wrong color Synonyms: annul, invalidate, retract, revoke G RE VRE V OCABURY RY G OCABULA LA 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 338 [ 338 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM R reticent (RE-tuh-suhnt) reverence (REV-ruhnts) rhetoric GRE VO CABULA RY (RE-tuh-rik) [ 3 39 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 3 39 5/10/11 2:55 PM R tending to be uncommunicative or silent Thinking her parents would not approve, Hannah... LA After he glued together the shards of the broken vase, the resulting vessel was off-kilter and oddly beautiful Synonym: scrap 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 352 [ 352 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S singular (SING-gyuh-luhr) skeptic (SKEP-tik) solicitous GRE VO CABULA RY (suh-LI-suh-tuhs) [ 353 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 353 5/10/11 2:55 PM S unique, unusual Leonardo da Vinci’s genius was... from martial arts to bird watching G RE VRE V OCABURY RY G OCABULA LA Synonyms: continuum, span 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 358 [ 358 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S spendthrift (SPEND-thrift) sporadic (spuh-RA-dik) spurious GRE VO CABULA RY (SPYOOR-ee-uhs) [ 3 59 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 3 59 5/10/11 2:55 PM S a person who spends wastefully One of my uncles is frugal and has accumulated a staggering... their overly solicitous questions and fussing after my illness Synonyms: anxious, attentive, careful, worried 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 354 [ 354 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S solvent (SOL-vuhnt) soporific GRE VO CABULA RY (soh-puh-RI-fik) sordid (SAWR-did) [ 355 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 355 5/10/11 2:55 PM S (adj.) able to pay debts; having the power of dissolving After two difficult... parents would sanction such rude behavior G RE VRE V OCABURY RY G OCABULA LA Synonyms: allow, authorize, endorse 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 344 [ 344 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S sardonic (sahr-DON-ik) satiate (SEY-shee-eyt) satire GRE VO CABULA RY (SA-tahyr) [ 345 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 345 5/10/11 2:55 PM S disdainfully or skeptically humorous or mocking Joseph’s sardonic attitude toward... indirectly through a ruse Synonyms: artifice, deceit, stratagem, subterfuge G RE VRE V OCABURY RY G OCABULA LA 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 342 [ 342 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S sage (seyj) salubrious GRE VO CABULA RY (suh-LOO-bree-uhs) sanction (SANGK-shuhn) [ 343 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 343 5/10/11 2:55 PM S one who is wise They treated me as a sage simply for having worked there longer... satire; the author is ridiculing the views of the characters, not endorsing them Synonyms: irony, mockery, parody 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 346 [ 346 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S saturate (SA-chuh-reyt) savor (SEY-vuhr) secrete GRE VO CABULA RY (si-KREET) [ 347 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 347 5/10/11 2:55 PM S to fill completely or infuse with something until nothing more can be absorbed... RE VRE V OCABURY RY G OCABULA LA The singer was beloved for her sensuous style Synonyms: luxurious, pleasurable 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 350 [ 350 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S sentient (SEN-shee-uhnt) servile GRE VO CABULA RY (SUHR-vahyl) shard (shahrd) [ 351 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 351 5/10/11 2:55 PM S conscious, able to perceive The forest seemed to be haunted, as though the trees... characterized by baseness, filthy The story of his ascent to power was a sordid one of greed, betrayal, and even murder Synonyms: degenerate, miserable, squalid, vile 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 356 [ 356 ] 5/10/11 2:55 PM S sparse (spahrs) specious GRE VO CABULA RY (SPEE-shuhs) spectrum (SPEK-truhm) [ 357 ] 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 357 5/10/11 2:55 PM S thinly settled or grown, meager After . 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 330 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 331 ] Gre VoCABULArY r refrACtorY (ri-FRAK-tuh-ree) redoUBtABLe (ri-DOU-tuh-buhl) reCoNdite (RE-kuhn-dahyt) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd. reason 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 328 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 3 29 ] Gre VoCABULArY r reCLUse (REH-kloos) reCANt (ri-KANT) reCALCitrANt (ri-KAL-suh-truhnt) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 3 29 5/10/11. [ 327 ] Gre VoCABULArY r rAtioNALe (ra-shuh-NAL) rArefied (RER-uh-fahyd) rANCoroUs (RANG-kuh-ruhs) 7031_ GREVOC_ Flash Review[ FIN].indd 327 5/10/11 2:55 PM [ 328 ] Gre VoCABULArY Gre VoCABULArY