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GRE Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
equable steady; unvarying; serene.
equitable fair; just, or impartial.
ethnocentric based on the attitude that one's group is superior.
etiology causes or origins.
etymology origin and history of a word.
eugenics study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities.
euphemism use of agreeable or in offensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language.
euphoria a feeling of extreme happiness.
euthanasia mercy killing.
evocative tending to call to mind or produce a reaction.
execrable detestable; abhorrent.
existential having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism.
exorcise to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences.
expatriate to send into exile.
expatriate a person living outside his or her own land.
explicate to explain; interpret; clarify.
expository explanatory.
extraneous not essential.
extrapolation the act of estimation by projecting known information.
extrinsic not inherent or essential.
facilitate to make less difficult.
factotum a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman.
fallacious based on a false idea or fact; misleading.
fauna animals of a period or region.
feral existing in a wild or untamed state.
fervor warmth and intensity of emotion.
fervent full of strong emotion, or impassioned.
fiat arbitrary order; authorization.
fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence.
finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance.
fissure crevice.
crevice narrow opening from a split or crack.
fledgling beginner; novice.
fledgling immature or inexperienced.
flora plants of a region or era.
flourish an embellishment or ornamentation.
flourish to grow vigorously, or to thrive.
flux flowing; a continuous moving.
forestall to prevent; delay.
formidable menacing; threatening.
founder to sink; fall; collapse.
fresco a painting done on plaster.
frieze ornamental band on a wall.
frugality thrift.
fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting.
fusion union; synthesis.
futile ineffective; useless; fruitless.
gambol frolicking about.
geniality cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability.
genial having a pleasant or friendly disposition.
gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party.
goad to prod; urge on.
gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharge.
guise outward appearance; false appearance; pretense.
gullible easily deceived.
gustatory affecting the sense of taste.
herbivorous relating to a herbivore an animal that fees mainly on plants.
hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics.
histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances.
histrionics emotional behavior done for effect.
homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself.
homogeneous composed of identical parts; uniform in composition.
icon an image or a representation.
ideological relating to ideology, the set of ideas that form the basis of a political or economic system.
igneous produced by fire; volcanic.
impede to hinder; block.
impermeable impossible to penetrate.
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected.
impinge to strike; encroach.
implausible unlikely; unbelievable.
implicit implied; understood but not stated.
implication that which is hinted at or suggested.
implode collapse inward violently.
imprecation curse.
inadvertently carelessly; unintentionally.
incarnate having bodily form.
incongruity state of not fitting.
incongruous out of place; inappropriate; not harmonious.
inconsequential insignificant; unimportant.
incorporate introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine.
incursion sudden invasion.
indeterminate uncertain; indefinite.
indigence poverty.
inertia disinclination to action or change.
insinuate to suggest; say indirectly; imply.
insuperable insurmountable; unconquerable.
intangible not material.
internecine deadly to both sides.
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