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GRE Study Words
study words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prodigal | lavish; wasteful |
| Precipitate | thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation |
| Profligate | corrupt; degenerate |
| Pristine | fresh and clean, uncorrupted |
| Precis | short summary of facts |
| Prevaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth |
| Prescient | having foresight |
| Proclivity | a natural inclination or predisposition |
| Probity | complete honesty or integrity |
| Proliferate | to increase in number quickly |
| Posit | to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation |
| Polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack |
| Placate | to soothe or pacify |
| Pejorative | having bad connotations; disparaging |
| Perspicacious | shrewd, astute, or keen-witted |
| Potentate | a monarch or ruler with great power |
| Pervade | to be present throughout; to permeate |
| Perfidious | willing to betray someone's trust |
| Penury | an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty |
| Politic | shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic |
| Pedant | someone who shows off learning |
| Peccadillo | a minor in or offense |
| Peripatetic | wandering from place to place, especially on foot |
| Permeate | to penetrate |
| Pithy | profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point |
| Philanthropy | charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness |
| Philistine | a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values |
| Parry | to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer |
| Phalanx | a compact or close knit body of people, animals, or things |
| Plebian | crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners |
| Plucky | courageous; spunky |
| Prattle | meaningless; foolish talk |
| Plethora | excess |
| Polyglot | a speaker of many languages |
| Pragmatic | practical, as opposed to idealistic |
| Plastic | able to be molded, altered, or bent |
| Phlegmatic | calm and unemotional in temperament |
| Peregrinate | to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot |
| Pastiche | a piece of literature or music imitating other works |
| Perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent |
| Pathogenic | causing disease |
| Propriety | the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs |
| Querulous | inclined to complain; irritable |
| Pugilism | boxing |
| Quiescent | motionless |
| Pulchritude | beauty |
| Pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses |
| Prudence | wisdom, caution, restraint |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly; without courage |
| Propitiate | to conciliate; to appease |
| Puerile | childish, immature, or silly |
| Repudiate | to reject the validity of |
| Repose | relaxation, leisure |
| Rarefy | to become thinner or sparser |
| Repast | meal or mealtime |
| Raconteur | a witty, skillful storyteller |
| Rejoinder | response |
| Redress | relief from wrong or injury |
| Replete | abundantly supplied; complete |
| Quotidian | occurring daily; commonplace |
| Quixotic | overly idealistic; impractical |
| Ribald | humorous in a vulgar way |
| Rococo | relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation |
| Rustic | rural |
| Requite | to return or repay |
| Salient | prominent; of notable significance |
| Sagacious | shrewd; wise |
| Sacrosanct | extremely sacred, beyond criticism |
| Rhetoric | effective speaking or writing |
| Reticent | silent, reserved |
| Restive | impatient, uneasy, or restless |
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