GRE Vocabulary Builder - Lesson 201

# Please, work out the following words. Mouse over a colored word for its pronunciations.

wanton unruly; unchaste; excessive
Some people stereotype black kids as wanton thugs.
decant pour off gently
Some tankless owners choose to decant several gallons of hot water into a spigoted container to use for trickling.
benison blessing
Somehow, this amalgam distills into the ludicrous idea that a tax cut -- any tax cut -- is a benison from the government, something that is fought for and, when won, trumpeted from the cupolas as a victory for working Americans.
fidelity loyalty
Somerset Maugham's comedy of marital fidelity, 'The Constant Wife'
braggadocio boasting
Spurrier's own braggadocio contributed to his woes, too.

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(Pronunciations from MSN Encarta)

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