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GRE Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| activism | the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations. |
| adhere | stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief. |
| admonish | mildly scold; caution; advise, or remind to do something. |
| adverse | opposing, harmful. |
| advocate | speak or argue in favor of; a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person. |
| affable | warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable. |
| aggrandize | make greater; exaggerate. |
| alacrity | cheerful or speedy willingness. |
| alienate | cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant. |
| anoint | rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone. |
| antagonize | make hostile or unfriendly. |
| apocryphal | of questionable authenticity; false. |
| appreciable | enough to be perceived, considerable. |
| arbitrary | based entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis. |
| articulate | using language in a clear, fluent way; speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea. |
| ascertain | find out with certainty. |
| augment | make larger. |
| avid | enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous. |
| balk | refuse to proceed or to do something. |
| base | morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit. |
| benign | harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous. |
| bogus | fake, fraudulent. |
| buffer | something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions. |
| bureaucracy | government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements. |
| bygone | past, former; that which is in the past (usually plural noun). |
| candid | open, sincere, honest. |
| chronological | arranged in or relating to time order. |
| clinch | make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together. |
| concede | give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war). |
| concur | approve, agree. |
| confer | consult, compare views; bestow or give. |
| connoisseur | expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes. |
| console | lessen the suffering or grief of; a control panel, or small table or cabinet. |
| consolidate | unite, combine, solidify, make coherent. |
| constrict | squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of. |
| construe | interpret or translate. |
| contextualize | place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances. |
| conversant | knowledgeable about or experienced with. |
| conversely | in an opposite way; on the other hand. |
| corroborate | support, add evidence to. |
| cosmopolitan | belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments. |
| counterintuitive | against what one would intuitively expect. |
| counterpoint | contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art. |
| counterproductive | defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal. |
| crafty | cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes. |
| credibility | believability, trustworthiness. |
| crescendo | steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climactic moment or peak; to rise in volume or intensity. |
| culminate | reach the highest point or final stage. |
| debase | degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality. |
| debunk | expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims. |
| decorous | behaving with propriety and good taste; polite. |
| deem | judge; consider. |
| deface | vandalize, mar the appearance of. |
| deflect | cause to curve; turn aside, especially from a straight course, avoid. |
| deleterious | harmful, unhealthful. |
| denote | stand as a name or symbol for; indicate. (This word contrasts with "connote", which describes what something implies or suggests beyond its literal meaning). |
| detached | impartial; disinterested; unconcerned; distant; aloof. |
| discerning | having good judgment or insight; able to distinguish mentally. |
| discredit | injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in. |
| discriminating | judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight (as an adjective = positive spin; as a verb = negative spin). |
| dispassionate | unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion. |
| dispatch | speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way. |
| disperse | scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish. |
| disposition | a person's general or natural mood; tendency. |
| disquieting | disturbing, causing anxiety. |
| disseminate | scatter, spread about, broadcast. |
| dissent | disagree or take an opposing view, especially in relation to a formal body such a government, political party, or church; such a view. |
| divine | discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight. |
| dubious | doubtful, questionable, suspect. |
| e.g. | latin for exempli gratia; for example, such as. |
| eclipse | the obscuring of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person; to obscure, darken, make less important. |
| egalitrian | related to belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social spheres. |
| egregious | extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring. |
| elated | very happy, in high spirits. |
| elevate | raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane. |
| eminent | prominent, distinguished, or high rank. |
| entitlement | having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges. |
| enumerate | count or list; specify one-by-one. |
| erratic | inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course. |
| erroneous | mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect. |
| exhaustive | comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining, tending to exhaust. |
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