GRE D-E

adj. characterized by good taste in manners and conduct

v. give rise to

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately

adj. instructive (especially excessively)

v. make clearer and easier to understand

v. describe or portray (something) precisely

adj. comprised of a variety of styles

adj. lasting a very short time

v. to adopt or support an idea or cause

v. add details or explanation; clarify the meaning

v. charge falsely or with malicious intent

n. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

adj. wasting time

adj. harmful to living things

adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

adj. having or showing profound knowledge

adj. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

n. a perfect example of a quality or type

v. to dry out completely

adj. making less guilty or more forgivable

v. to strongly urge on; encourage

adj. to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path

n. a lack or shortage

v. recognize or perceive the difference