- I would much rather get an answer fortuitously incorrect because of a guess on the GRE than get an answer marked wrong simply by not responding.
Gambol (v.) to dance or skip around playfully
- I would like to go outside and gambol with Laura; however, I must study so that I can do what I want to do with my life.
Lachrymose (adj.) teary; weepy
- The women left the man's house in such a lachrymose state that the neighbors wondered whether he had broke up with her.
Peregrinate (v.) to wander from place to place; to travel (esp. on or by foot)
- I enjoyed Europe the most while peregrinating through the streets looking in shop windows and passing closely by the pedestrians.
Rebarbative (adj.) causing annoyance or irritation
- The black and yellow stripes on some creatures has a rebarbative function; other creatures are warned that they ought to stay away from such audacious colors.
Venerable (adj.) respected because of age
- As a human institution, some people surely venerate marriage simply for its perpetuation of our connection to the past.
Livid (adj.) discolored as by a bruise; colloquial: furiously angry
- Stuck in a stupid bureaucratic meeting, the livid man watched out the window as his car was ticketed by the parking authority.
Cloy (v.) to satisfy beyond desire
- Cloy yourself and cure yourself of your rapacious want
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