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Gre Study 1

TermDefinition
Abscond To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
Aberrant Odd, deviating from the norm
Alacrity Eager and enthusiastic willingness
Anomaly Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
Arduous Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
Assuage To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Audacious (from Audacity) Daring and fearless, recklessly bold
Austere Without adornment; bare, severely simple
Axiomatic (axiom) Taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
Canonical (cannon) Following or in agreement with accepted , traditional standards
Capricious Inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
Censure To criticize severely; to officially rebuke trickery or subterfuge
Chicanery trickery or subterfuge
Connoisseur An informed and astute judge in the matters of taste; expert. Think wine.
Convoluted Complex or complicated
Disabuse To undeceive; to set right
Discordant Conflicting; dissonant or harsh sounding
Disparate Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Effrontery Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Enervate To weaken; to reduce in vitality
Ennui Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Equivocate To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
Erudite Very learned; scholarly
Exigent (sp) Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
Extemporaneous Improvised; done without preparation
Filibuster Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
Fulminate To loudly attack or denounce
Ingenious Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
Inured Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
Irascible (irate) Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
Laud To praise highly
Lucid Clear; easily understood
Magnanimity The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
Martial Associated with war and armed forces
Nascent Coming into being; in early developmental stages
Neologism A new word,expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
Obtuse Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression. Nebulous is visual defn.
Obviate To anticipate and make unnecessary
Onerous Troubling; burdensome
Paean A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Perfidy Intentional breach or faith
Perfunctory Cursory; done without care or interest
Perspicacious Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
Prattle To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
Precipitate (adj.) Acting with excessive haste or impulse
Precipitate (verb) To cause or happen before anticipated or required
Predilection A disposition in favor of something; preference
Prescience Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
Prevaricate To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
Qualms Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
Recant To retract; esp. a previously held belief
Refute Refuse, to disprove; successfully argue against
Relegate To forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
Reticent Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
Solicitous Concerned and attentive; eager
Sordid Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
Squander To waste by spending or using irresponsibly
Stymie To block; to thwart
Torque A force that causes rotation
Tortuous Winding, twisting; excessively complicated
Truculent Fierce and cruel; eager to fight
Voracious Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
Waiver To push to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
Created by: awahay
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