GRE Vocab - Nouns I

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Across
  1. 2. (noun) Effective writing or speaking.
  2. 4. (noun) Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one.
  3. 6. (noun) A puzzle; a mystery.
  4. 10. (noun) Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness.
  5. 13. (noun) Respect; courtesy.
  6. 15. (noun) Steadily increasing volume of force.
  7. 18. (noun) Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic.
  8. 19. (noun) Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs.
  9. 22. (noun) Lack of variation.
  10. 23. (noun) Long, harsh, speech or verbal attack.
Down
  1. 1. (noun) Filled with truth and accuracy.
  2. 3. (noun) Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs.
  3. 5. (noun) A figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol.
  4. 7. (noun) Deceit or trickery.
  5. 8. (noun) An extremely deep hole.
  6. 9. (noun) A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds.
  7. 11. (noun) Intense and passionate feeling.
  8. 12. (noun) Excessive showiness.
  9. 14. (noun) Passion, excitement.
  10. 16. (noun) Something that brings about a change in something else.
  11. 17. (noun) Extreme dislike.
  12. 20. (noun) Model of excellence or perfection.
  13. 21. (noun) Effectiveness.