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GRE vocab T
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quaff | drink with relish |
| quagmire | soft wet boggy land, complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| quail | lose heart, clower |
| qualified | limited, restricted |
| quandary | dilemma |
| quarry | victim, object of a hunt |
| quash | subdue, crush, squash |
| quay | dock, landing place |
| querulous | fretful, whining |
| quibble | minor objection or complint |
| quiscent | at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive |
| quintessence | purest and highest embodiment |
| quip | taunt |
| quisling | traitor who aids invadors |
| quixotic | idealistic but impratical |
| quizzical | teasing, bantering, mocking |
| quorum | number of members necessary to conduct a meeting |
| quotidian | daily, commonplace, customary |
| raconteur | story teller |
| ragamuffin | person wearing tattered clothes |
| rail | scold, rant |
| raiment | clothing |
| rakish | stylish, sporty |
| rally | revive, recuperate |
| ramifications | subdivision |
| rampart | defensive mound of earth |
| ramshackle | rickety, falling apart |
| rancor | bitterness, hatred |
| rankle | irritate, fester |
| rapacious | excessively grasping, plundering |
| rapport | emotional closeness, harmony |
| rarefied | mede less dense |
| ratiocination | reasoning, act of drawing conclusion from premises |
| ravel | rall apart into tangles, unravel or untwist, entangle |
| reactionary | opposing progress, politically ultraconservative |
| rebuff | snub, beat back |
| rebus | puzzle in which pictures stand for words |
| recalcitrant | obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly |
| recapitulate | summarize |
| recast | reconstruct, fashion again |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime |
| recondite | abstruse, profound, secret |
| reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble |
| recriminaton | countercharges |
| rectitude | uprightness, moral cirtue, correctness of judgment |
| recumbent | reclining, lying down completely or in part |
| redolent | fragrant, odorous, suggestive of an odor |
| redoubtable | formidable, causing fear |
| redress | remedy, compensation |
| refectory | dining hall |
| refraction | bending of a ray of light |
| refractory | stubborn, unmanageable |
| refulgent | brightly shining, gleaming |
| regale | entertain |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| rejoinder | retort, comeback, reply |
| relegate | banish to an inferior position |
| remediable | reparable |
| remiss | negligent |
| remonstrance | protest, objection |
| remunerative | compensating, rewarding |
| rend | split, tear apart |
| render | deliver, provide, represent |
| renege | deny, go back on |
| rent | rip, split |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| repartee | clever reply |
| repast | meal, feast, banquet |
| repercussion | rebound, reverberation, reaction |
| repine | fret, complain |
| replete | filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed, abundantly supplied |
| repository | storehouse |
| reprehensible | deserving blame |
| reprieve | temporary stay |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| reprise | repeat performance |
| reprobate | person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency |
| reprobation | severe disapproval |
| reprove | censure, rebuke |
| repudiate | disown, disavow |
| repugnance | loathing |
| requiem | mass for the dead, dirge |
| requite | repay, revenge |
| rescind | cancel |
| residue | balance |
| resilient | elastic |
| respite | interval of relief, time for rest, delay in punishment |
| resplendent | dazzling, glorious, brilliant |
| restitution | reparation |
| restive | restlessly impatient, obstinately resisting control |
| resumption | taking up again, recommencement |
| reticent | reserved, uncommunicative, inclined to silence |
| retinue | following, attendants |
| retiring | shy, modest |
| retrench | cut down, economize |
| retroactive | taking effect before its enactment or imposition |
| retrograde | go backwards, degenerate |
| revelry | boisterous merrymaking |
| reverie | daydream, musing |
| revile | attack with abusive language, vilify |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner |
| ribald | wanton, profane |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| rife | abundant, current |
| rigor | severity |
| rile | irritate, muddy, vex |
| roil | to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment, to disturb |
| roseate | rosy, optimistic |
| rostrum | platform for speech making, pulpit |
| rote | repetition |
| rotunda | circular building or hall covered with a dome |
| rotundity | roundness, sonorousness of speech |
| rout | stampede, drive out |
| rubric | title or heading, directions for religious ceremony |
| rue | mourn, regret, lament |
| runic | mysterious, set down in an ancient alphabet |
| rusticate | banish to the country, dwell in the country |
| saccharine | cloyingly sweet |
| sacrosanct | most sacred, inviolable |
| sagacious | perceptive, shrewd, having insight |
| salacious | lascivious, lustful |
| salient | prominent |
| sallow | yellow, sickly in color |
| salubrious | healthful |
| salutary | tending to improve, beneficial, wholesome |
| sanctimonious | displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness |
| sanguine | cheerful, hopeful |
| sap | diminish, undermine |
| sardonic | disdainful, sarcastic, cynical |
| sartorial | pertaining to tailors |
| sate | satisfy to the full, cloy |
| satiate | satisfy fully |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| savant | scholar |
| scintilla | shread, least bit |
| scad | great quantity |
| scintillate | sparkle, flash |
| scotch | stamp out, thwart, hinder |
| scourge | lash, whip, severe punishment |
| scruple | fret about, hesitate, for ethical reasons |
| scurrilous | obscene, indecent |
| scurvy | despicable, contemptible |
| scuttle | sink |
| seamy | sordid, unwholesome |
| secession | withdrawl |
| secrete | hide away or cache, produce and release a substance into an organism |
| sedition | resistance to authority, insubordination |
| sedulous | diligent |
| seemly | proper, appropriate |
| seine | net for catching fish |
| seminal | germinal, influencing future development, related to seed or semen |
| sententious | terse, concise, aphoristic |
| sentient | capable of sensation, aware, sensitive |
| septic | putrid, producing putrefaction |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| sequester | isolate, retire from public life, segregate, seclude |
| sere | parched, dry |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude |
| sheathe | place into a case |
| shrew | scolding woman |
| shunt | turn aside, divert, sidetrack |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods |
| sibylline | phophetic, oracular |
| sidereal | relating to the stars |
| simper | smirk, smile affectedly |
| sinecure | well paid position with little responsibility |
| sinewy | strong and firm, tough |
| singular | unique, extraordinary, odd |
| sinuous | winding, bending in and out, not morally honest |
| skiff | small, light sailboat or rowboat |
| skinflint | stingy person, miser |
| skulduggery | dishonest behavior |
| skulk | move furtively and secretly |
| slag | residue from smelting metal, dross, waste matter |
| slake | quench, sate |
| slapdash | haphazard, careless, sloppy |
| sleeper | something originally of little value or importance athat in time becomes very valuable |
| sleight | dexterity |
| slew | large number or quantity |
| slight | insult to one's dignity, snub |
| slipshod | untidy or slovenly, shabby |
| slovenly | untidy, careless in work habits |
| sluice | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water |
| slur | insult to one's character or reputation, slander |
| smattering | slight knowledge |
| sobriety | moderation, seriousness |
| sodden | soaked, dull as if from drink |
| sojourn | temporary stay |
| solace | comfort in trouble |
| solder | repair or make whole by using a metal alloy |
| solecism | construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically |
| solicitous | worried, concerned |
| solstice | point at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| solvent | able to pay all debts |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| somnolent | half asleep |
| sonorous | resonant |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy, quibbler, employer of fallacious reasoning |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning |
| sophomoric | immature, half baked, like a sophomore |
| soporific | sleep causing, marked by sleepiness |
| spangle | small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| spartan | lacking luxury and comfort, sternly disciplined |
| spat | squabble, minor dispute |
| spate | sudden flood |
| specious | seemingly reasonable for incorrect, misleading |
| spectral | ghostly |
| spendthift | someone who wastes money |
| sphinx like | enigmatic, mysterious |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words |
| spruce | neat and trim |
| spry | vigorously active, nimble |
| spurious | false, counterfeit, forged, illogical |
| staid | sober, sedate |
| stalwart | strong, brawny, steadfast |
| stanch | check flow of blood |
| statute | law enacted by the legislature |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| stigma | token of disgrace, brand |
| stilted | bombastic, stiffly pompous |
| stint | be thrifty, set limits, supply, allotted amount, assigned portion of work |
| stipple | paint or draw with dots |
| stipulate | make express conditions, specify |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen, fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
| stodgy | stuffy, boringly conservative |
| stoke | stir up a fire, feed splentifully |
| stolid | dull, impassive |
| stratum | layer of earth's surface, layer of society |
| stricture | critical comments, severe and adverse criticism |
| strident | loud and harsh, insistent |
| stringent | binding, rigid |
| strut | supporting bar |
| stultify | cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent, frustrate or hinder |
| stygian | gloomy, hellish, deathly |
| stymie | present an obstacle, stump |
| sauvity | urbanity, polish |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| subjective | occurring or taking place within the mind, unreal |
| subjugate | conquer, bring under control |
| sublimate | refine, purify |
| suborn | persuade to act unlawfully |
| subpeona | writ summoning a witness to appear |
| subsidiary | subordinate, secondary |
| subsistence | existence, means of support, livelihood |
| substantiate | establish by evidence, verify, support |
| subsume | include, encompass |
| subversive | tending to overthrow, destructive |
| succor | aid, assist, comfort |
| sumptuous | lavish, rich |
| sunder | separate, part |
| sundry | various, several |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age |
| supercilious | arrogant, condescending, patronizing |
| supererogatory | superfluous, more than needed or demanded |
| supernumerary | person or thing in excess of what is necessary, extra |
| supine | lying on back |
| supplant | replace, usurp |
| suppliant | entreating, beseeching |
| supplicate | petition humbly, pray to grant a favor |
| supposition | hypothesis, surmise |
| supposititisou | assumed, counterfeit, hypothetical |
| surfeit | satiate, stuff, indulge to excess in anything |
| surmise | guess |
| surmount | overcome |
| suture | stitches sewn to hold the cute edges of a wound or incision, material used in sewing |
| swarthy | dark, dusky |
| swathe | wrap around, bandage |
| swill | drink greedily |
| sybarite | lover of luxury |
| sycophant | servile flatterer, bootlicker, yes man |
| syllogism | logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion, deceptive or specious argument |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods, rustic |
| synoptic | providing a general overview, summary |
| tacit | understood, not put into words |
| taciturn | habitually silent, talking little |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value |
| taper | candle |
| tarry | delay, dawdle |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drink |
| temerity | boldness, rashness |
| tempestuous | stormy, impassioned, violent |
| temporize | act evasively to gain time, avoid committing oneself |
| tenatious | holding fast |
| tenacity | firmness, persistence |
| tendentious | having an aim, biased, designed to further a cause |
| tender | offer, extend |
| tenet | doctrine, dogma |
| tensile | capable of being stretched |
| tenuous | thin, rare, slim |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| terrestrial | on or relating to the earth |
| tesselated | inlaid, mosaic |
| testator | maker of a will |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| thrall | slave, bondage |
| throttle | strangle |
| tightwad | excessively frugal person, miser |
| tiller | handle used to move boat's rudder |
| timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument |
| timorous | fearful, demonstrating fear |
| tipple | drink frequently |
| tirade | extended scolding, denunciation |
| tithe | tax of one-tenth |
| titter | nervous laugh |
| titular | having the title of an office without the obligations |
| toady | servile flatterer, yes man |
| tome | large volume |
| tonsure | shaving of the dead, esp by person entering religious orders |
| torpor | lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy |
| torrid | passionate, hot or scorching |
| tortuous | winding, full of curves |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of fold alloys, criterion |
| tout | publicize, praise excessively |
| tract | pamphlet, a region of indefinite size |
| tractable | docile, easily managed |
| traduce | expose to slander |
| transcendent | surpassing, exceeding ordinary limits, superior |
| transfigure | transform outwardly, usually for th ebetter, change in form or aspect |
| transgression | violation of a law, sin |
| transmute | change, convert to something different |
| transpire | be revealed, happen |
| transport | strong emotion |
| trappings | outward decorations, ornaments |
| travail | painful physical or mental labor, drudgery, torment |
| traverse | go through or across |
| travesty | harshly distorted imitation, parody, debased likeness |
| tremulous | trembling, wavering |
| trenchant | forceful and vigorous, cutting |
| tribulation | distress, suffering |
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler |
| troth | pledge of good faith especially in betrothal |
| truculence | aggressiveness, ferocity |
| truism | self evident truth |
| tryst | meeting |
| tumid | swollen, pompous, bombastic |
| tumult | commotion, riot, noise |
| turbid | muddy, having the sediment |
| tureen | deep dish for serving soup |
| turgid | swollen, distended |
| turncoat | traitor |
| turpitude | depravity |
| tutelage | guardianship, training |
| tutelary | protective, pertaining to a guardianship |
| tyro | beginning, novice |
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