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Barron 800 HFW

Barron's High-Frequency GRE Words (800) Selection

Question	Answer
approbration	praise
ardor vs. arduous	passion vs. difficult
artless	natural; guileless
aspersion	slander
audacious	bold; daring
axiomatic	taken for granted
blandishment	flattery
cadge	to beg
calumny	malicious slander
capricious	fickle
captious	fault-finding
castigation	punishment; criticism
categorical	absolute; without exception
cloister	to confine; seclude
compendium	brief summary
complacent vs. complaisant	self-satisfied vs. overly polite
compunction	uneasiness caused by guilt
conciliatory	overcoming distrust or hostility
conscript	person drafted into the military
continence	self-control; abstinence
contrite	sorrowful; remorseful
contumacious	disobedient; rebellious
convivial	sociable
cozen	to trick; deceive
demur	to express doubt
desiccate	to dry completely
desuetude	state of disuse
desultory	random; disconnected; rambling
diffidence	shyness
dirge	funeral hymn
disinterested	unprejudiced; objective
dissemble	to pretend; disguise one's motives
distrait	inattentive; preoccupied
ebullient	exhilarated; enthusiastic
effete	depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
Elysian	blissful; delightful
encomium	formal praise
endemic	inherent; belonging to an area
enervate	to weaken
equanimity	composure; calmness
equivocate	to intentionally use vague language
exact	to force payment of; demand and obtain by authority
execrable	detestable
expatiate	to speak or write at length
expiate	to atone for
extemporaneous	unrehearsed; improvised
factotum	a handyman
fatuous	foolishly self-satisfied
felicitous	suitable; appropriate; well-chosen
fetid	having a bad smell
fetter	to bind; confine
fiat	arbitrary order; authorization
flag	to droop; grow weak
flout	to treat scornfully
foment	incite; arouse
forbearance	patience
forswear	renounce; repudiate
fracas	loud quarrel; brawl
fractious	quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
froward	obstinately disobedient
fulminate	to attack loudly; denounce
fulsome	so excessive as to be disgusting
gainsay	to deny; dispute; oppose
gambol	to frolic; leap playfully
garrulous	very talkative; wordy
glib	offhand; slick; smooth-talking
grouse	to complain
halcyon	calm; peaceful
harrowing	distressing; terrifying
hermetic	tightly sealed; magical
hirstute	hairy
imbroglio	complicated situation; entanglement
impassive	showing no emotion
impervious	impenetrable; incapable of being affected
impinge	to strike; encroach
implacable	inflexible; incapable of being pleased
imprecation	curse
impute	attribute; assign; relate to a cause or source
inchoate	imperfectly formed
incursion	sudden invasion
indigence	poverty
indolent	lazy
ineluctable	inevitable; unavoidable
ingenuous	naive; lacking sophistication
insensible	unconscious; unresponsive
insouciant	indifferent; lacking concern
insularity	narrow-mindedness; isolation
insuperable	insurmountable; unconquerable
interdict	to forbid
internecine	deadly to both sides
interpolate	to insert; change by addition
intimate	to make known subtly and indirectly
intractable	not easily managed
intransigence	stubbornness
inured	hardened; accustomed; used to
inveigle	to win over by flattery or coaxing
inveterate	confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
irascible	easily angered
irresolute	weak; unsure of how to act
itinerant	wandering from place to place; unsettled
jibe	to be in agreement
labile	likely to change
laconic	using few words
lassitude	lethargy; sluggishness
Lilliputian	extremely small
limn	to draw; describe
limpid	clear; transparent
litany	repetitive chant; lengthy recitation
lucre	money or profits
maelstrom	whirlpool; turmoil
malinger	to feign illness; escape duty
mendacious	dishonest
mendicant	beggar
meretricious	gaudy; plausible but false; specious
mettle	courage; endurance
militate	to work against
minatory	threatening; menacing
modicum	limited quantity
monolithic	solid and uniform
multifarious	diverse
nexus	means of connection; a connected group or series; a center
nostrum	medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure
nugatory	trifling; invalid
obdurate	stubborn
obsequious	overly submissive
obsequy	funeral ceremony
obviate	to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
occlude	to shut; block
officious	too helpful; meddlesome
onerous	burdensome
opprobrium	disgrace; contempt
overweening	presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
paean	song of joy or triumph; fervant expression of joy
pallid	lacking color or liveliness
panegyric	elaborate praise; formal hymn
paragon	model of excellence or perfection
patois	regional dialect; jargon
pellucid	transparent; easily understood
penury	poverty
peregrination	wandering from place to place
peremptory	imperative; leaving no choice
perfidious	faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
perfunctory	superficial; not thorough; performed merely as a duty
perigee	point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth
petulant	rude; peevish
phlegmatic	calm in temperament; sluggish
piquant	appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
pique	fleeting feeling of hurt pride
plaintive	melancholy; mournful
plumb	to determine the depth; to examine deeply
prate	to talk idly; chatter
precarious	uncertain
precipitate	rash; hasty; sudden
prevaricate	to evade the truth; quibble
probity	honesty; high-mindedness
prodigal	wasteful; extravagant; lavish
proscribe	to condemn; forbid; outlaw
provident	frugal; providing for future needs
puissant	powerful
punctilious	careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
pusillanimous	cowardly
quagmire	marsh; difficult situation
quail	to cower; lose heart
quiescent	inactive; still
quorum	number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
raiment	clothing
rarefied	refined
rebus	puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
recalcitrant	resisting authority or control
recondite	abstruse; profound
redoubtable	formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect
refractory	stubborn; unmanageable
refulgent	brightly shining; resplendent
relegate	to consign to an inferior position
remonstrate	to object or protest
repine	to fret; complain
reprobate	morally unprincipled person
repudiate	to reject as having no authority
riposte	a retaliatory action or retort
rue	to regret
salacious	lustful; lascivious
salubrious	healthful
salutary	expecting improvement; favorable to health
sanction	to approve; penalize
sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking
sartorial	pertaining to tailors
saturnine	gloomy
satyr	creature that is half-man, half-beast; follower of Dionysos; a lecher
sedition	behavior prompting rebellion
sedulous	diligent
sentient	aware; conscious
sidereal	relating to the stars
sinuous	winding; intricate; complex
solicitous	concerned; attentive; eager
solvent	able to meet financial obligations
sordid	filthy; contemptible and corrupt
stanch	to stop or check the flow of
stentorian	extremely loud
stolid	showing or having no emotion
stricture	negative criticism; something that restrains
strident	loud; harsh
stultify	to impair or reduce to uselessness
stygian	dark and gloomy; hellish
subsume	to include; incorporate
succor	relief; help in time of distress or want
sundry	various
supine	laying on back; marked by lethargy
suppliant	begging; beseeching
sylvan	related to woods or forest
tacit	implied; silently understood
tenuous	weak; insubstantial
timbre	the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument of voice; tone color
toady	flatterer; brown-noser; yes-man
tome	book, usually large and academic
torpor	lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
tortuous	having many twists and turns; highly complex
tractable	obedient
transient	short-lived; fleeting
travesty	parody; caricature
tremulous	trembling; quivering; frugal; timid
tumid	swollen; distented
turbid	muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion
tutelary	serving as guardian or protector
untenable	indefensible
untoward	not favorable; adverse; unruly
valedictory	pertaining to farewell
vaunt	to boast; brag
venal	mercenary; corruptible
vitiate	to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative
vituperative	abusive; offensive; disparaging
welter	to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

Created by: lmnf26 on 2011-06-29

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Barron 800 HFW

Barron's High-Frequency GRE Words (800) Selection