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GRE Words 2
Term | Definition |
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Palpable | a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible |
Amicable | of relations between people having a spirit of friendliness |
Effluent | liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea |
Replete | filled or well-supplied with something |
Remiss | lacking care or attention to duty; negligent |
Pertinent | relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite |
Plaudits | praise |
Pedagogy | the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept |
Precarious | uncertain or dangerous |
Prudent | acting with or showing care and thought for the future |
Paltry | small or meager; week or petty |
Inept | having or showing no skill; clumsy |
Methodical | done according to a systematic or established form of procedure |
Beguile | charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way |
Efficacious | effective or helpful |
Consummate | showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect |
Verdant | inexperienced or immature; green |
Manifold | many and various |
Laudable | praise |
Inaudible | unable to be heard |
Histrionic | overly theatrical or melodramatic; overly emotional |
Conciliatory | intended or likely to placate; make less angry |
Mirth | amusement, especially as expressed in laughter |
Levity | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor |
Implacable | unable to be placated; unappeasable |
Nuance | a subtle difference |
Amass | to gather or collect |
Anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected |
Synchronous | occurring at the same time |
Adroit | clever or skillful |
Deferential | showing deference; respectful |
Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful; vain |
Quotidian | ordinary or everyday |
Bungle | carry out clumsily or incompetently |
Flounder | struggle |
Soporific | tending to induce drowsiness or sleep |
Anodyne | not likely to provoke dissent or offense |
Visceral | relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect |
Laconic | using very few words |
Taciturn | reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
Desultory | lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
Rebut | claim or prove that evidence or an accusation is false |
Inure | accustom someone to something; take effect |
Expurgate | remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable |
Edify | instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually |
Neologism | a newly coined word or expression |
Toute | attempt to sell something |
Herald | acclaim |
Perceptive | having or showing sensitive insight |
Heuristic | enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves |
Prosaic | lacking poetic beauty |
Abiding | lasting a long time; enduring |
Perennial | lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time |
Unmitigated | absolute; unqualified |
Obtuse | annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
Arcane | understood by few; mysterious or secret |
Fickle | changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection |
Dogmatic | inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true; inflexible |
Bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated |
Servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others |
Fawn | give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection |
Contrite | feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt |
Venial | of a fault or offense slight and pardonable |
Vivacious | attractively lively and animated |
Pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought |
Convalesce | recover one's health and strength |
Descry | catch sight of |
Assimilate | take in information and understand it fully |
Progeny | offspring |
Slake | quench or satisfy |
Surfeit | an excessive amount of something; desire no more |
Torrid | full of difficulty or tribulation; very hot |
Toady | act in an obsequious way; flatter |
Novice | a person new to or inexperienced |
Tyro | a beginner or novice |
Florid | elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated |
Impunity | exemption from punishment |
Understated | presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way |
Exculpate | someone is not guilty of wrongdoing |
Exonerate | absolve someone from blame for a fault |
Alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness: swift |
Diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack |
Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language |
Objectivity | the quality of being objective; fairness |
Banal | obvious and boring |
Trite | overused and consequently of little importance; lacking originality or freshness |
Trenchant | insightful or acute |
Atrophy | gradually decline |
Salient | most noticeable or important; clear |
Ruminate | think deeply about something |
Occult | hidden |
Fitfully | not regularly or continuously; intermittently |
Aberrant | diverging from the normal type |
Errant | straying from the proper course or standards |
Inviolable | never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored |
Repose | a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility |
Ape | imitate the behavior or manner |
Malignity | desire to do evil |
Sedulity | diligence |
Fetid | smelling extremely unpleasant |
Tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
Calumnious | a false and malicious statement, slander; defamation |
Categorical | unambiguously explicit and direct; unconditional |
Amend | make minor changes in |
Infer | deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning |
Tetchy | bad-tempered and irritable; petulant |
Sanguine | optimistic or positive |
Acuity | sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing |
Impertinent | not showing proper respect; rude |
Futility | pointlessness or uselessness |
Opprobrium | harsh criticism or censure; disgrace |
Untoward | unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient |
Obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion |
Deprecate | express disapproval |
Unilateral | one sided or independent |
Pluralistic | relating to a system in which two or more sources of authority |
Precipitous | done without careful consideration |
Abash | cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed |
Hearten | make more cheerful or confident |
Tenable | able to be maintained |
Procure | obtain |
Dudgeon | a feeling of offense or deep resentment |
Scion | a descendant |
Otiosity | lazy or indolent |
Obduracy | stubbornly refusing to change |
Unheralded | not previously announced, expected, or recognized |
Recalcitrant | having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
Curio | a rare, unusual, or intriguing object |
Vituperative | bitter and abusive |
Deciduous | short-lived |
Captious | tending to find fault |
Ennoble | give someone a noble rank or title |
Slovenly | messy and dirty |
Avaricious | having or showing an extreme greed |
Eschew | deliberately avoid using; abstain from |
Expiate | atone for guilt or sin; forgive |
Ascertain | make sure of |
Travail | painful or laborious effort |
Fetter | restrict or restrain |
Insular | ignorant of or uninterested |
Omnipotent | unlimited power; able to do anything |
Forebear | an ancestor |
Elucidate | make something clear; explain |
Reluctant | unwilling and hesitant; disinclined |
Consequently | as a result |
Miser | a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible |
Pauper | a very poor person |
Brusque | abrupt or offhand in speech or manner |
Ineptitude | lack of skill or ability |
Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
Contempt | a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless |
Exaltation | the action of elevating someone in rank, power; extreme happiness |
Affront | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense |
Preeminent | surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way |
Prolific | large numbers or quantities; plentiful |
Admonitory | giving or conveying a warning or reprimand |
Parsimonious | unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal |
Amalgam | a mixture or blend |
Galvanize | shock or excite someone, typically into taking action |
Tenacious | not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined |