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Barron's GRE(4th100)

Barron's GRE words from 301 to 400

QuestionAnswer
expiate to atone for
explicate to explain; interpret; clarify
expository explanatory
extant in existence; not lost
extemporaneous unrehearsed
extirpate to root up; to destroy
extraneous not essential
extrapolation the act of estimation by projecting known information
extrinsic not inherent or essential
facetious humorous
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
fallow plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
fatuous foolishly self-satisfied
fauna animals of a period or region
fawning seeking favor by flattering
felicitous suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
feral existing in a wild or untamed state
fervor warmth and intensity of emotion
fetid having a bad smell
fetter to bind; confine
fiat arbitrary order; authorization
fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence
filibuster use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance
fissure crevice
flag to droop; grow weak
fledgling beginner; novice
flora plants of a region or era
florid ruddy; reddish; flowery
flourish an embellishment or ornamentation
flout to treat scornfully
flux flowing; a continuous moving
foment to incite; arouse
forbearance patience
forestall to prevent; delay
formidable menacing; threatening
forswear renounce; repudiate
founder to sink; fail; collapse
fracas a loud quarrel; brawl
fractious quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
fresco a painting done on plaster
frieze ornamental band on a wall
froward stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
frugality thrift
fulminate to attack loudly; denounce
fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting
fusion union; synthesis
futile ineffective; useless; fruitless
gainsay to deny; dispute; oppose
gambol to frolic; leap playfully
garrulous very talkative; wordy
gauche coarse and uncouth; clumsy
geniality cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party
glib fluent in an insincere way; offhand
goad to prod; urge on
gossamer sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs
gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
grandiloquent pompous; bombastic
gregarious sociable
grouse to complain
guileless free of cunning or deceit; artless
guise outward appearance; false appearance; pretense
gullible easily deceived
gustatory affecting the sense of false
halcyon calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
hallowed holy; sacred
harangue long, pompous speech; tirade
harrowing extremely distressing; terrifying
herbivorous relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants
hermetic tightly sealed; magical
heterodox unorthodox; not widely accepted
hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics
hirsute covered with hair
histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances
homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself
homily sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude
homogeneous composed of identical parts; uniform in composition
hyperbole purposeful exaggeration for effect
iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions
idolatry idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
igneous produced by fire; volcanic
imbroglio complicated situation; an entanglement
immutable unchangeable
impair to damage; injure
impassive showing no emotion
impecunious poor; having no money
impede to hinder; block
impermeable impossible to penetrate
imperturbable not easily disturbed
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impinge to strike; encroach
implacable inflexible; incapable of being pleased
implausible unlikely; unbelievable
implicit implied; understood but not stated
implode collapse inward violently
imprecation curse
impute to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characterisitic
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