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06. 100 - 120
GRE Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor, calculating, duplicitous. |
| ingenious | characterized by skill and imagination. |
| inherent | ingrained within one's nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential. |
| inhere | to be inherent or innate to something. |
| inimical | damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly. |
| inimitable | one of a kind, peerless. |
| iniquity | wickedness, gross injustice. |
| iniquitous | characterized by wickedness. |
| innervate | to supply with nerves, energize. |
| innervate | usually used to describe a physiological process, as in the fibers that innervate the facial muscles, but it can also be used metaphorically. |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor. |
| innocuous | harmless; causing no damage. |
| inscrutable | incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious. |
| insensible | unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb. |
| insipid | without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull. |
| insouciant | unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant. |
| insular | parochial, narrow-minded, like an island. |
| interdict | prohibit, forbid, ban, halt. |
| interdiction | a prohibition against something. |
| intimate | to imply, suggest or insinuate. |
| intimation | a hint. |
| intractable | not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate. |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise. |
| intrepid | steadfast, courageous. |
| inured | accustomed to accepting something undesirable. |
| inveigh | to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate. |
| inveigle | to obtain by deception or flattery. |
| inveterate | deep rooted, ingrained, habitual. |
| irascible | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts. |
| itinerate | to travel from place to place. |
| iterant | traveling from place to place. |
| jejune | vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition. |
| jibe | to agree, to be in accord. |
| jocose | given to joking; humorous. |
| jocund | high-spirited. |
| jocularity | fun characterized by humor. |
| kinetic | having to do with motion; lively; active. |
| labile | readily open to change, unstable. |
| lachrymose | causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow. |
| laconic | using few words; terse. |
| lassitude | listlessness, languor (weakness or weariness of body or mind), weariness. |
| frond | a large leaf |
| macabre | having death as a subject. |
| laud | to praise highly. |
| libertine | someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute (lacking restraint) life. |
| limn | to draw, outline in detail. |
| limpid | transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled. |
| list | to tilt or lean to one side. |
| loquacious | extremely talkative. |
| lucid | intelligible, sound, clear. |
| lumber | tom move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound. |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot. |
| luminous | characterized by brightness and the emission of light, enlightened, clear. |
| magnanimity | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving. |
| malevolent | having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred. |
| malinger | to feign illness so as to avoid work. |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced. |
| martial | associated with war and the armed forces. |
| maunder | to talk or move aimlessly, mutter. |
| bellwether | an indicator or predictor of something. |
| maverick | an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party. |
| mellifluous | sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds. |
| mendacity | the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty. |
| mendacious | false, untruthful. |
| mendicant | a beggar, supplicant. |
| supplicant | a person who supplicates; petitioner. |
| mercurial | characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood. |
| meretricious | tawdry, pretentions, attractive but false, showy, having to do with prostitution. |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance. |
| meticulous | characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail. |
| mettlesome | courageous, high-spirited. |
| mettle | courage and stamina. |
| meddlesome | included to interfere. |
| nettlesome | prickly or difficult. |
| militate | to have weight or bearing on, to argue against. |
| milk | to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of. |
| minatory | menacing, threatening. |
| thwart | to run counter to so as to oppose or baffle. |
| mince | pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemize, take tiny steps, tiptoe. |
| euphemize | a word or expression so substituted. |
| misanthrope | one who hates humankind. |
| candor | the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness. |
| misogynist | one who hates women. |
| mitigate | to make or become less severe or intense, moderate. |
| unmitigated | absolute or unrelieved. |
| mollify | to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity. |
| morose | sad, sullen, melancholy. |
| multifarious | varied, motley (variegated in color), greatly diversified. |
| mundane | of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary. |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit. |
| nadir | low point, perigee (the point nearest a planet or a satellite). |
| nascent | coming into being; in early developmental stages. |
| pinochle | a card game. |
| tenuous | flimsy, weak. |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy, dapper. |
| nebulous | vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form. |
| neologism | a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses. |
| neophyte | a recent convert; a beginner; novice. |
| nexus | a connection; tie or link; center or focus. |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially relapse into criminal behavior. |
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