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GRE Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. |
| alleviate | to make easier to endure; lessen |
| anachronism | an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one |
| analogous | having analogy; corresponding in some particular |
| anomalous | deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe. |
| arduous | requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking. |
| assiduous | constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: |
| audacious | extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless |
| banal | devoid of freshness or originality |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected; a person whose talk, enthusiasm, or energy causes others to be more friendly, enthusiastic, or energetic. |
| coagulate | to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal |
| coda | Music . a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close. |
| commensurate | corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: |
| contrite | filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement |
| craven | cowardly; contemptibly timid |
| daunt | to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. |
| delineate | to portray in words; describe or outline with precision: |
| diffidence | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. |
| discerning | showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: |
| discrepancy | an instance of difference or inconsistency |
| dissolution | the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc. |
| disingenuous | lacking candor or sincerity; insincere |
| diverge | to differ in opinion, character, form, direction, etc |
| dogmatic | opinionated |
| eclectic | selecting or choosing from various sources ; not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems. |
| elicit | to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: |
| embellish | to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn. |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| equivocate | "to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; stall, dodge; Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself" |
| euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
| exacerbate | to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; aggravate |
| facetious | not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark; amusing; humorous. |
| frugality | economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful |
| gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable; |
| hyperbole | an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” |
| immutable | not mutable; unchangeable; changeless. |
| impermeable | Not allowing fluid to pass through ; impassable |
| implicit | implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement ; unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: |
| indigence | seriously impoverished condition; poverty. |
| indolent | having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: |
| inherent | existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute: |
| innocuous | Not harmful or offensive |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly |
| loquacious | talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous |
| misanthrope | a hater of humankind. |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome |
| partisan | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance |
| perennial | lasting for an indefinitely long time; perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent. |
| permeable | to pass into or through every part of; penetrate through the pores; saturate |
| pervasive | to become spread throughout all parts of; to pass through |
| phlegmatic | not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. |
| piety | dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, religion, etc |
| precarious | dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: |
| prodigal | wastefully or recklessly extravagant |
| proliferate | to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation |
| recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. |
| reproach | to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure |
| reverent | deeply respectful |
| sanction | authoritative permission or approval, as for an action |
| shard | a fragment, esp. of broken earthenware. |
| stipulate | to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement |
| strut | to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. |
| supersede | to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing |
| veracious | habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest |
| verbose | characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy |
| viable | capable of living OR vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses OR practicable; workable |
| warranted | authorization, sanction, or justification |
| zealot | ardently active, devoted, or diligen |
| warranted | authorization, sanction, or justification |
| zealot | ardently active, devoted, or diligen |
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