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GRE Words 1
Words for the GRE, like words are close together
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Innocuous | not harmful or offensive |
| Patronize | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority |
| Condescend | show feelings of superiority; be patronizing |
| Amenable | open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled |
| Baneful | harmful |
| Pragmatic | practical |
| Stolid | calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation |
| Ambiguous | double meaning, unclear |
| Ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something |
| Equivocal | open to more than one interpretation |
| Whimsical | Playful, capricious, erratic |
| Officious | assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way |
| Supersede | take the place of |
| Outstrip | move faster than and overtake |
| Faculty | inherent mental or physical powers |
| Foible | a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character |
| Peccadillo | a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin |
| Aptitude | a natural ability to do something |
| Furtive | attempting to avoid notice or attention, secretive |
| Benevolent | well meaning and kindly |
| Poignant | touching, moving |
| Felicitous | well chosen or suited to the circumstances |
| Imbibe | consume |
| Apprehension | anxiety, fear |
| Trepidation | fear or agitation about something that may happen |
| Commensurate | corresponding in size or degree; in proportion |
| Remuneration | money paid for work or a service |
| Resolute | determined, and unwavering |
| Cordial | warm and friendly |
| Extravagant | lacking restraint in spending money or using resources |
| Indigent | poor, impoverished |
| Destitute | without the basic necessities of life |
| Estimable | worthy of great respect |
| Arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim |
| Earnest | sincere and intense conviction |
| Piquant | striking |
| Querulous | complaining in a petulant or whining manner |
| Meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| Recreant | cowardly or unfaithful to a belief; apostate |
| Fastidious | very attentive to and concerned |
| Cache | to store away |
| Rescind | revoke, cancel, or repeal |
| Obstreperous | noisy and difficult to control |
| Cogitation | thinking deeply about something; contemplation |
| Approbation | approval or praise |
| Vexation | being annoyed, frustrated, or worried |
| Solace | comfort or consolation |
| Venerate | regard with great respect; revere |
| Enervate | drained of energy or vitality; weaken |
| Homogeneous | of the same kind; alike |
| Conformable | similar |
| Rapturous | feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm |
| Exultant | very happy |
| Decorous | well mannered, polite and restrained |
| Onerous | effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome |
| Imperative | of vital importance; crucial, indispensable |
| Obligatory | required |
| Circuitous | longer than the most direct way |
| Portent | a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous |
| Augury | a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
| Anachronism | out of place in time |
| Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind |
| Belie | fail to give a true notion or impression of something |
| Gregarious | fond of company; sociable |
| Sybaritic | self-indulgent |
| Monastic | reclusive |
| Specious | superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
| Fallacious | based on a mistaken belief |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous |
| Ingenuous | innocent and unsuspecting |
| Dissuade | persuade someone not to take a particular course of action |
| Esoteric | known by only a few; difficult to understand |
| Deduce | arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning |
| Obviate | remove a need or difficulty |
| Preclude | prevent from happening; make impossible |
| Profusion | an abundance |
| Vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions |
| Deleterious | causing harm or damage |
| Fidelity | faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief; degree of exactness with which something is copied |
| Deft | neatly skillful and quick in one's movements |
| Articulate | having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently |
| Augmentation | the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount |
| Attrition | gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something |
| Diminution | a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something |
| Placate | make someone less angry or hostile |
| Propitiate | win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) |
| Inundate | overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with; flood |
| Diurnal | belong to the day |
| Benign | gentle; kindly |
| Venerable | accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character |
| Aberration | a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected |
| Peregrination | a journey, especially a long or meandering one |
| Flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude |
| Castigate | reprimand someone severely |
| Affable | friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to |
| Expeditious | done with speed and efficiency |
| Surreptitiously | in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively |
| Languid | slow and relaxed |
| Umbrage | offense or annoyance |
| Incendiary | of a device or attack designed to cause fires |
| Lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| Propensity | an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way |
| Penchant | a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something |
| Deference | humble submission and respect |
| Presage | a sign or warning that something, typically something bad will happen |
| Incipient | in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop |
| Pellucid | translucently clear |
| Insidious | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects |
| Reprehend | criticize |
| Panacea | a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
| Indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy |
| Plebeian | a commoner |
| Philanthropic | seeking to promote the welfare of others |
| Esurient | hungry or greedy |
| Malign | evil in nature or effect; malevolent |
| Abase | behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade someone |
| Expatriate | a person who lives outside their native country |
| Imperturbable | unable to be upset or excited; calm |
| Sully | damage, disfigure, mar |
| Potentiate | increase the power, effect, or likelihood of something |
| Vaunt | boast about or praise something, especially excessively |
| Impecunious | having little or no money |
| Insolvent | unable to pay debts owed |
| Pliant | adaptable, malleable |
| Myopic | lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight |
| Abate | become less intense or widespread |
| Accrue | of sums of money or benefits; to gather or grow |
| Forgo | omit or decline to take |
| Vindicate | clear someone of blame or suspicion |
| Recant | to retract a statement or opinion |
| Pervasive | spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people |
| Frangible | fragile; brittle |
| Attenuate | reduce the force, effect, or value of |
| Tensile | relating to tension |
| Regime | a government, especially an authoritarian one |
| Primordial | existing at or from the beginning of time |
| Austere | severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance |
| Heretical | holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted |
| Apocryphal | of a story or statement of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true |
| Denouement | the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear |
| Deferment | the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement |
| Abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure |
| Refractory | resistant to a process or stimulus; stubborn |
| Philistine | a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts |
| Modish | conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable |
| Redress | remedy or set right |
| Quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose; tranquilly at rest |
| Enmity | being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something |
| Acrimony | bitterness or ill feeling |
| Ennui | dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement |
| Forbearance | patient self-control; restraint and tolerance |
| Loquacious | tending to talk a great deal; talkative |
| Intransigent | unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something |
| Temperate | showing moderation or self-restraint |
| Dubious | hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon |
| Delude | deceive; fool |
| Predestine | predetermine |
| Exigency | an urgent need or demand |
| Intricately | in a very complicated or detailed manner |
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