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GRE Words 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Palpable | a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible |
| Amicable | of relations between people having a spirit of friendliness |
| Effluent | liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea |
| Replete | filled or well-supplied with something |
| Remiss | lacking care or attention to duty; negligent |
| Pertinent | relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite |
| Plaudits | praise |
| Pedagogy | the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept |
| Precarious | uncertain or dangerous |
| Prudent | acting with or showing care and thought for the future |
| Paltry | small or meager; week or petty |
| Inept | having or showing no skill; clumsy |
| Methodical | done according to a systematic or established form of procedure |
| Beguile | charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way |
| Efficacious | effective or helpful |
| Consummate | showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect |
| Verdant | inexperienced or immature; green |
| Manifold | many and various |
| Laudable | praise |
| Inaudible | unable to be heard |
| Histrionic | overly theatrical or melodramatic; overly emotional |
| Conciliatory | intended or likely to placate; make less angry |
| Mirth | amusement, especially as expressed in laughter |
| Levity | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor |
| Implacable | unable to be placated; unappeasable |
| Nuance | a subtle difference |
| Amass | to gather or collect |
| Anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| Synchronous | occurring at the same time |
| Adroit | clever or skillful |
| Deferential | showing deference; respectful |
| Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful; vain |
| Quotidian | ordinary or everyday |
| Bungle | carry out clumsily or incompetently |
| Flounder | struggle |
| Soporific | tending to induce drowsiness or sleep |
| Anodyne | not likely to provoke dissent or offense |
| Visceral | relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect |
| Laconic | using very few words |
| Taciturn | reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
| Desultory | lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
| Rebut | claim or prove that evidence or an accusation is false |
| Inure | accustom someone to something; take effect |
| Expurgate | remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable |
| Edify | instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually |
| Neologism | a newly coined word or expression |
| Toute | attempt to sell something |
| Herald | acclaim |
| Perceptive | having or showing sensitive insight |
| Heuristic | enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves |
| Prosaic | lacking poetic beauty |
| Abiding | lasting a long time; enduring |
| Perennial | lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time |
| Unmitigated | absolute; unqualified |
| Obtuse | annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
| Arcane | understood by few; mysterious or secret |
| Fickle | changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection |
| Dogmatic | inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true; inflexible |
| Bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated |
| Servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others |
| Fawn | give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection |
| Contrite | feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt |
| Venial | of a fault or offense slight and pardonable |
| Vivacious | attractively lively and animated |
| Pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought |
| Convalesce | recover one's health and strength |
| Descry | catch sight of |
| Assimilate | take in information and understand it fully |
| Progeny | offspring |
| Slake | quench or satisfy |
| Surfeit | an excessive amount of something; desire no more |
| Torrid | full of difficulty or tribulation; very hot |
| Toady | act in an obsequious way; flatter |
| Novice | a person new to or inexperienced |
| Tyro | a beginner or novice |
| Florid | elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated |
| Impunity | exemption from punishment |
| Understated | presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way |
| Exculpate | someone is not guilty of wrongdoing |
| Exonerate | absolve someone from blame for a fault |
| Alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness: swift |
| Diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack |
| Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language |
| Objectivity | the quality of being objective; fairness |
| Banal | obvious and boring |
| Trite | overused and consequently of little importance; lacking originality or freshness |
| Trenchant | insightful or acute |
| Atrophy | gradually decline |
| Salient | most noticeable or important; clear |
| Ruminate | think deeply about something |
| Occult | hidden |
| Fitfully | not regularly or continuously; intermittently |
| Aberrant | diverging from the normal type |
| Errant | straying from the proper course or standards |
| Inviolable | never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored |
| Repose | a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility |
| Ape | imitate the behavior or manner |
| Malignity | desire to do evil |
| Sedulity | diligence |
| Fetid | smelling extremely unpleasant |
| Tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
| Calumnious | a false and malicious statement, slander; defamation |
| Categorical | unambiguously explicit and direct; unconditional |
| Amend | make minor changes in |
| Infer | deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning |
| Tetchy | bad-tempered and irritable; petulant |
| Sanguine | optimistic or positive |
| Acuity | sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing |
| Impertinent | not showing proper respect; rude |
| Futility | pointlessness or uselessness |
| Opprobrium | harsh criticism or censure; disgrace |
| Untoward | unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient |
| Obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion |
| Deprecate | express disapproval |
| Unilateral | one sided or independent |
| Pluralistic | relating to a system in which two or more sources of authority |
| Precipitous | done without careful consideration |
| Abash | cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed |
| Hearten | make more cheerful or confident |
| Tenable | able to be maintained |
| Procure | obtain |
| Dudgeon | a feeling of offense or deep resentment |
| Scion | a descendant |
| Otiosity | lazy or indolent |
| Obduracy | stubbornly refusing to change |
| Unheralded | not previously announced, expected, or recognized |
| Recalcitrant | having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
| Curio | a rare, unusual, or intriguing object |
| Vituperative | bitter and abusive |
| Deciduous | short-lived |
| Captious | tending to find fault |
| Ennoble | give someone a noble rank or title |
| Slovenly | messy and dirty |
| Avaricious | having or showing an extreme greed |
| Eschew | deliberately avoid using; abstain from |
| Expiate | atone for guilt or sin; forgive |
| Ascertain | make sure of |
| Travail | painful or laborious effort |
| Fetter | restrict or restrain |
| Insular | ignorant of or uninterested |
| Omnipotent | unlimited power; able to do anything |
| Forebear | an ancestor |
| Elucidate | make something clear; explain |
| Reluctant | unwilling and hesitant; disinclined |
| Consequently | as a result |
| Miser | a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible |
| Pauper | a very poor person |
| Brusque | abrupt or offhand in speech or manner |
| Ineptitude | lack of skill or ability |
| Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
| Contempt | a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless |
| Exaltation | the action of elevating someone in rank, power; extreme happiness |
| Affront | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense |
| Preeminent | surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way |
| Prolific | large numbers or quantities; plentiful |
| Admonitory | giving or conveying a warning or reprimand |
| Parsimonious | unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal |
| Amalgam | a mixture or blend |
| Galvanize | shock or excite someone, typically into taking action |
| Tenacious | not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined |
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