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GRE Vocabulary Set 1
Frequently tested words on the GRE Set 1
Term | Definition |
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Abscond (Verb) | to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
Aberrant (adj.) | deviating from the norm |
Alacrity (noun) | eager and enthusiastic willingness |
Anomaly (noun) | Deviating from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
Approbation (noun) | an expression of approval or praise |
Arduous (adj.) | strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
Assuage (verb) | to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
Audacious (adj.) | daring or fearless; recklessly bold |
Austere (adj.) | without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
Axiomatic (adj.) | taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
Canonical (adj.) | following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
Capricious (adj.) | inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
Censure (verb) | to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
Chicanery (noun) | trickery or sabatage |
Connoisseur (noun) | an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
Convoluted (adj.) | complex or complicated |
Disabuse (verb) | to undeceive; to set right |
Discordant (adj.) | conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
Disparate (adj.) | fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
Effrontery (noun) | extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
Eloquent (adj.) | well-spoken, expressive, articulate |
Enervate (verb) | to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
Ennui (noun) | dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
Equivocate (verb) | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
Erudite (adj.) | very learned; scholarly |
Exculpate (verb) | exonerate; to clear of blame |
Exigent (adj.) | urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
Extemporaneous (adj.) | improvised; done without preparation |
Filibuster (verb) | intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
Fulminate (verb) | to loudly attack or denounce |
Ingenuous (adj.) | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
Inured (adj.) | accustom to accepting something undesirable |
Irascible (adj.) | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
Laud (verb) | to praise highly |
Lucid (adj.) | clear; easily understood |
Magnanimity (noun) | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
Marital (adj.) | associated with war and the armed forces |
Mundane (adj.) | of the world; typically of or concerned with the ordinary |
Nascent (adj.) | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
Nebulous (adj.) | vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
Neologism (noun) | a new world, expression, or usage; the creation of use of new words or expression |
Obviate (verb) | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
Onerous (adj.) | troubling; burdensome |
Paean (noun) | a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
Parody (noun) | a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effort, esp. in literature and art |
Perennial (adj.) | recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
Perfidy (noun) | intentional breach of faith; treachery |
Perfunctory (adj.) | cursory; done without care or interest |
Perspicacious (adj.) | acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
Prattle (verb) | to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty idle manner |
Precipitate (adj) | acting with excessive haste or impulse |
Precipitate (verb) | to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
Predilection (noun) | a disposition in favor of something; preference |
Prevaricate (verb) | to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
Qualms (noun) | misgivings; reservations; cause or hesitancy |
Recant (verb) | to react, esp. a previously held belief |
Refute (verb) | to disprove; to successfully argue against |
Relegate (verb) | to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
Reticent (adj.) | quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
Solicitous (adj.) | concerned and attentive; eager |
Sordid (adj.) | characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
Sporadic (adj.) | occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
Squander (verb) | to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
Static (adj.) | not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
Stupefy (verb) | to stun, baffle, or amaze |
Stymie (verb) | to block; to thwart |
Synthesis (noun) | the combination of parts to make a while |
Torque (noun) | a force that causes rotation |
Tortuous (adj.) | winding, twisting,; excessively complicated |
Truculent (adj.) | fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
Veracity (adj.) | truthfulness, honestly |
Virulent (adj.) | extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
Voracious (adj.) | having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
Waver (verb) | to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |