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GRE - Noun
Card list for GRE test (Noun)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abyss | any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) |
| Accolade | an award granted as a special honor |
| Acme | the highest point of achievement |
| Acrimony | an unpleasant feel |
| Aesthete | one who values the beauty of art or nature |
| Aesthetic | a working guideline for artists or artistic movement |
| Alacrity | an eager willingness to do something |
| Altruism | a feeling that shows a desire to help others |
| Amalgam | a mixture of multiple things |
| Anachronism | something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old) |
| Anathema | someone or something that is very strongly disliked ; a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication |
| Animosity | an intense dislike or hostility |
| Anodyne | something that soothes or comforts |
| Antic | a foolish act done for fun and amusement |
| Antipathy | an intense feeling of dislike or aversion |
| Apex | the highest point |
| Aplomb | a great coolness and composure under strain |
| Apogee | the highest point |
| Apostate | a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause |
| Apothegm | a short and pithy instructive saying |
| Apotheosis | an elevation to divine status ; the highest point of development |
| Apprehension | a fearful expectation |
| Approbation | the official expression of recognition or approval |
| Ardor | the intense feeling of love or eagerness |
| Arriviste | a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
| Artifice | a cunning trick used to deceive others |
| Ascendancy | the state that exist when someone or a group has the power over another |
| Ascetic | one who practices great self-denial |
| Asperity | the harshness of manner |
| Bastardization | an act that debases or corrupts |
| Boon | a desirable state |
| Broadside | a strong verbal attack |
| Bromide | a statement or remark that has been made very often and therefore not interesting |
| Calumny | a making of false statement about someone or something to injury its reputation |
| Canard | a deliberately misleading fabrication |
| Cataclysm | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| Celerity | a rapid speed |
| Censure | the strong feelings of embarrassment |
| Charlatan | a flamboyant deceiver |
| Chauvinism | a belief that one's group or cause is superior to all other groups or causes |
| Chicanery | the use of tricks to deceive someone |
| Chimera | something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve |
| Collusion | an agreement on a secret plot |
| Complicity | a guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense |
| Conflagration | a very intense and uncontrolled fire |
| Constituent | a citizen who is represented in a government by official for whom she or he votes ; an abstract part of something |
| Contingent | a gathering of representatives from a larger group |
| Conundrum | a difficult problem |
| Cornucopia | an abundant supply of something good |
| Corollary | a practical consequence that follows naturally |
| Credence | a belief in something |
| Cupidity | the greed for money |
| Curmudgeon | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person whose full of stubborn ideas |
| Dearth | an insufficient quantity or number |
| Decorum | a propriety in manner and conduct |
| Denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events or many strands of a literary or dramatic work |
| Derelict | an abandoned building |
| Desecrate | the property of being prompt and efficient |
| Desideratum | something desired as a necessity |
| Despot | a cruel and oppressive dictator |
| Diatribe | a strong verbal attack against a person or institution |
| Dilettante | an amateur that engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
| Diminutive | a word that is formed with a suffix to indicate smallness |
| Dirge | a song or hymn of mourning for a memorial to a dead person |
| Discord | a lack of agreement or harmony |
| Dissolution | a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure |
| Duplicity | a deceitfulness which is pretending to want one thing but actually interested in something else |
| Duress | a threat meant to force someone to do something |
| Edify | marked by complexity and richness of detail |
| Effrontery | an audacious or even arrogant behavior |
| Egotist | a conceited and self-centered person |
| Elegy | a mournful poem |
| Empiricism | the method that derives knowledge from experience using experimental science as a way to gain insight and knowledge |
| Enmity | a very deep unfriendly feeling |
| Enormity | the act of extreme wickedness |
| Epigram | a witty saying |
| Epiphany | a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way |
| Eponym | the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) ; the person for whom something is named |
| Err | a penalty for a forbidden action |
| Eulogy | a formal expression of praise |
| Euphemism | a pleasant word or phrase used in place of a more unpleasant or offensive one |
| Execrate | an act of limiting power or action |
| Exegesis | a critical explanation or analysis especially of a text |
| Exemplar | something to be imitated |
| Fete | a trait of being rude and angry |
| Firebrand | someone who deliberately creates trouble |
| Fledgling | a new participant in an activity |
| Flounder | a loud and unrestrained burst of laughter |
| Flux | a state of being uncertain about what should be done |
| Foible | a minor and distinctive weakness in someone's personality |
| Gaffe | a socially awkward or tactless act |
| Galvanize | a long loud angry speech criticizing someone or something |
| Gambit | a maneuver or risk in a game or conversation designed to secure an advantage |
| Graft | a corruption usually through bribery |
| Grovel | a witty remark |
| Guile | the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something |
| Gumption | courage and confidence |
| Hauteur | an overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| Hegemony | a dominance over a certain area |
| Heretic | one who has unorthodox or out of the box opinions in any field |
| Heyday | the top of a time period or career |
| Hodgepodge | a confusing mixture or jumble |
| Hubris | an overbearing pride or presumption |
| Idiosyncrasy | the peculiar behavior or thought of an individual |
| Imbroglio | a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation |
| Indifference | the lack of interest in or cencern |
| Indigent | a poor or needy person |
| Inequity | the lack of fairness or justice |
| Ingenuity | the power of creative imagination |
| Inkling | a slight suggestion or vague understanding |
| Insouciance | a lack of concern |
| Intimation | a hint or indirect suggestion |
| Invective | a harsh or insulting words |
| Jargon | a characteristic language of a particular group |
| Jingoism | a fanatical patriotism |
| Juggernaut | a force that cannot be stopped |
| Junta | an aggressive takeover by a group (military group) ; a group that executes such a takeover |
| Largesse | extreme generosity and giving |
| Litany | a long and tedious account of something |
| Malady | a disease |
| Malapropism | the confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar |
| Malfeasance | a misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official |
| Malingerer | someone who is avoiding their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated |
| Martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| Maverick | one who exhibits great independence in thought and action |
| Maxim | a short saying expressing a general truth |
| Melancholy | a deep and long-lasting sadness |
| Melee | a wild and confusing fight or struggle |
| Mendicant | a pauper who lives by begging |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
| Misanthrope | a hater of mankind |
| Miscreant | a person who breaks the law |
| Miser | one who does not spends much money because they are greedy |
| Misogynist | a person who dislikes women in particular |
| Modicum | a small amount of something |
| Myriad | a large indefinite number |
| Nadir | the lowest point |
| Nuance | a subtle difference in opinion, meaning or attitude |
| Opprobrium | a state of extreme dishonor |
| Ostracize | the act of restraining power or limiting excess |
| Palimpsest | something that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen |
| Panacea | a hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases |
| Panache | a distinctive and stylish elegance |
| Panegyric | a formal expression of praise |
| Paragon | the model of excellence of a kind or an ideal instance of a concept |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Parvenu | a person who has suddenly become wealthy but not socially accepted as part of a higher class |
| Paucity | a lack of something |
| Perfidy | an act of deliberate betrayal or breaching a trust |
| Perquisite | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
| Pinnacle | the highest point |
| Pith | the most essential part of something |
| Pittance | a small amount (of money) |
| Platitude | a statement or remark that has been made very often and therefore not interesting |
| Plethora | an extreme excess |
| Ploy | a clever plan to turn a situation to one’s advantage |
| Polemic | a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something |
| Powwow | an informal meeting or discussion |
| Precedent | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time |
| Predilection | a strong liking |
| Presentiment | a feeling of evil to come |
| Presumption | an act of accepting that something is true until it is proved not true ; an audacious behavior |
| Primacy | the state of being first in importance |
| Probity | a strong moral principles |
| Profligate | someone who spends resources wastefully |
| Proponent | a person who pleads or supports something |
| Pundit | someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field |
| Qualm | an uneasiness about one's own conduct or action |
| Quandary | a state of uncertainty especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| Quisling | a traitor |
| Raconteur | a person skilled in telling anecdotes |
| Raft | a large number of something |
| Raillery | a light teasing |
| Rapprochement | the reestablishing of cordial relations |
| Recrimination | the mutual accusations |
| Recrudescence | a return of something after a period of abatement |
| Redress | an act of making something right |
| Reprisal | a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime |
| Reprobate | a person without morals who is disapproved to |
| Reservation | an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly |
| Resignation | the acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be avoided |
| Respite | a pause from doing something |
| Row | an angry dispute |
| Sangfroid | the calmness in difficult situations |
| Schadenfreude | a feeling of joy from watching the suffering of others |
| Screed | a long angry speech or writing that accuses someone of something or complains about something |
| Semblance | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
| Serendipity | the instance in which an accidental and fortunate discovery is made |
| Simulacrum | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) ; a bad imitation |
| Sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties |
| Smattering | a small amount or number ; a slight or superficial understanding of a subject |
| Snub | a sudden movement |
| Solecism | a socially awkward or tactless act |
| Solicitude | a feeling of excessive concern |
| Spendthrift | one who spends money extravagantly |
| Spurn | an excessive supply |
| Stipend | a regular allowance |
| Subterfuge | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity |
| Summit | the highest point ; a meeting of high-level leaders |
| Surfeit | an excessive amount of something |
| Sybarite | a person who indulges in luxury |
| Sycophant | a person who tries to please someone to gain personal advantage |
| Tact | a consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense |
| Temerity | a fearless daring |
| Temperance | the trait of avoiding excesses |
| Tirade | an angry speech |
| Torpor | the state of inactivity caused by lack of vigor or energy |
| Travail | the use of physical or mental energy |
| Travesty | something that is ridiculous or absurd because it is not what it is supposed to be |
| Tribulation | something that causes difficulty and suffering especially an event |
| Tumult | the state of chaos or confusion |
| Turpitude | a corrupt or depraved act |
| Tyro | someone new to a field or activity |
| Umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended |
| Underscore | one who is easily tricked or swindled |
| Variance | the quality of being different |
| Vaunt | a particular understanding or knowledge |
| Venality | a state of being susceptible to bribes or corruption |
| Verisimilitude | the appearance of truth |
| Vicissitude | a change in one’s circumstances usually for the worse |
| Virago | an ill-tempered or violent woman |
| Volubility | the quality of speaking or writing easily and continuously |
| Zeitgeist | the spirit of the times |
| Zenith | the highest point |
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