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GRE Hardest Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emaciated | lean to the nth degree, as in starving |
| lumber | to move clumsily or heavily |
| bromide | an unoriginal idea, platitude |
| aphorism | statement of general truth |
| banality | trite and unoriginal |
| ambulatory | able to move |
| abstemious | abstaining, sparing in drink, temperate |
| gourmand | one who enjoys good food |
| libertine | one who is highly unrestrained sexually or morally, a debauched (corrupt) person, roue |
| debauched | corrupt |
| roue | a dissolute (loose in morals) and licentious man; rake |
| dissolute | loose in morals |
| licentious | sexually unrestrained, libertine, lascivious (lustful), lewd |
| lascivious | lustful |
| lewd | lustful, obscene, salacious |
| salacious | lustful, obscene, grossly indecent |
| wanton | unruly, unchaste, excessive |
| laconic | few in words |
| prate | to babble, to prattle |
| censure | deserving blame |
| affable | warm and friendly |
| frenetic | frantic or frenzied |
| impervious | incapable of being influenced You cannot change their habits since they are _______ to reasoning |
| imperturbable | calm, not easily excited |
| quarter | to divide |
| imbibe | to drink in; The dry soil ____ the rain water quickly. |
| pride | a group of; a ____ of lions |
| inerrant | not wandering from the truth, free from error |
| cloying | too sweet or excessively flattering; a perfume with a ____ sweetness; antonym: saccharine |
| acerbic | sour or bitter in manner; Lemon juice is ____. |
| abstruse | hard to understand; He read _____ works in philosophy. |
| demurrage | lateness, the detention of a boat when being loaded or unloaded, beyond the time agreed upon; antonym: cogent |
| rifle | ransack, steal goods |
| culpable | guilty, deserving of censure |
| censure | condemnation |
| aggravate | to make worse; antonym: ameliorate |
| euphony | pleasant sounding; antonym: cacophony |
| dearth | scarcity; antonym: cornucopia |
| pedagogical | scholarly and boring |
| parsimony | excessive frugality, sparing; I am parsimonious with adding parsley to my dish; |
| encomium | a compliment |
| abjure | to swear away, renounce |
| inclement | no mild (of the weather) |
| inchoate | rudimentary, just beginning to be formed |
| intransigent | not flexible, not able to be swayed |
| malapropos | inappropriate |
| miscreant | evildoer |
| philanderer | man who loves without serious intentions |
| philogynist | lover of women |
| primordial | elemental; fundamental |
| prolix | drawn out; needlessly prolonged |
| risible | disposed to laugh |
| derision | mocking laughter |
| deride | to make fun of |
| secede | to separate from |
| sequester | to separate from |
| subterfuge | deception, underhanded evasion |
| pugnacious | full of fight, like a pug |
| evocative | causing an image |
| pulchritude | state of possessing beauty |
| wily | fully of tricks |
| obviate | to make unnecessary, to get rid of, to anticipate |
| attenuate | to make thin, weaken |
| diffidence | shyness |
| gainsay | to deny |
| burgeon | to grow quickly; to sprout |
| garrulity | talkativeness |
| discreet | showing good judgment in conduct; being prudent in behavior; not related to discrete (separate and distinct) |
| incredulous | skeptical, not believable |
| ingenuous | have a frank and open nature, not devious, naive, trusting, innocent; antonym: |
| apposite | apt, pertinent |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| complaisant | eager to please |
| amalgam | a mixture of combination (of metals), an alloy |
| arduous | laborious, strenuous; antonym: effortless |
| aseptic | germ free |
| aspersion | slanderous statement, a damaging or derogatory criticism, calumny, defamation |
| assiduous | focused, carefully attentive |
| baleful | harmful, malign |
| bombast | pompous speech |
| cant | insincere or hypocritical remarks |
| caprice | sudden, unpredictable, whimsical change |
| chicanery | trickery or deception |
| churlishness | crude or surly behavior |
| comeliness | beauty, attractiveness in appearance |
| coterie | a clique, a group who meet frequently |
| crass | stupid, unrefined, gross, boorish |
| abnegation | self-denial, asceticism |
| turpitude | depravity, base, corruptness |
| calumny | false charges or misrepresentation, slander, aspersion, defamation |
| espouse | to adopt or support |
| abscond | to steal off and hide, to depart clandestinely |
| alacrity | eager and enthusiastic willigness |
| approbation | expression of praise |
| austere | without adornment, bare, ascetic |
| disabuse | to undeceive, set right |
| effrontery | extreme boldness, presumptuousness |
| equivocate | use ambiguous language with deceptive intent; antonym: speak honestly |
| exigent | urgent, pressing |
| fulminate | to loudly attack or denounce; criticize |
| inured | accepting something undesirable |
| neologism | a new word |
| onerous | troubling, burdensome |
| perfidy | intentional breach of faith, treachery |
| perfunctory | done without care or interest |
| perspicacious | acutely perceptive |
| precipitate | acting with haste or impulse; second definition: to cause to happen before anticipation |
| reticent | quite, reserved |
| paean | song of praise and thanksgiving |
| sordid | characterized by filth, grime, or squalor |
| truculent | fierce and cruel, eager to fight |
| solicitous | concerned and eager, willing to learn |
| ennui | boredom, dissatisfaction |
| dirge | lament with music; antonym: paean |
| propitiation | an atoning sacrifice |
| relegate | to forcibly assign, to a lower position |
| abate | to lessen in intensity of degree |
| accolade | an expression of praise |
| avarice | greed, for wealth |
| bucolic | rustic and pastoral |
| chary | wary, cautious, sparing |
| contrite | regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness |
| dearth | smallness of quantity of number |
| demur | to question or oppose |
| ebullience | quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
| irascible | easily angered |
| laud | to praise highly |
| recant | to retract, especially a previously held belief |
| facetious | playful, humorous, jocular |
| harangue | a pompous speech, to deliver one |
| impecunious | lacking funds |
| inveigle | to obtain by deception of flattery |
| pernicious | extremely harmful, potentially causing death |
| preen | to dress up, to primp |
| quaff | to drink deeply |
| redoubtable | awe-inspiring |
| torpid | lethargic, sluggish |
| urbane | sophisticated, refined |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal to mislead |
| halcyon | calm and peaceful |
| impassive | revealing no emotion |
| insipid | without taste or flavor, bland |
| obdurate | unyielding, hardhearting, intractable |
| obsequious | sycophantic, exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| opprobrium | disgrace, contempt, scorn |
| querulous | prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply, excess |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength |
| transient | fleeting, passing quickly brief |
| astringent | a tightening effect, harsh, severe |
| decorum | polite or appropriate conduct/behavior |
| dilettante | one with amateurish/ superficial interests |
| disparage | to slight or belittle |
| divulge | to disclose something secret |
| fawn | to praise excessively |
| flout | to show contempt for |
| glib | marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, superficial |
| immutable | not capable of change |
| impetuous | hastily or rashly energeti, impuslive |
| inimical | damaging, harmful, injurious |
| obstinate | stubborn, uncompromising |
| ostentatious | characterized by a pretentious style |
| probity | adherence to highest principles |
| profligate | excessivley wasteful |
| quotidian | occuring daily |
| recondite | hidden, concealed |
| refulgent | radiant, shiny |
| renege | to fail to honor a commitment |
| sedulous | diligent, persistent |
| soporific | causing drowsiness |
| spendthrift | someone who is wasteful |
| trenchant | sharply perceptive, keen, perspicacious |
| unfeigned | genuine, not pretended |
| vituperate | to use harsh, condemnatory language |
| reproach | to scold usually in disappointment |
| indigent | poor |
| indignant | angry, as a result of something unjust |
| indolent | lazy |
| infatuated | foolish, foolishly passionate |
| repartee | a clever reply |
| arbitrary | 1. based on subject not reason 2. determined by impulse or whim 3. not limited by the law; despotic |
| quandary | dilemma |
| vice | an evil, degrading or immoral habit or practice |
| amercement | a fine |
| mulct | to penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture |
| ennobling | raising, make noble |
| vaunt | brag |
| cloister | monastery |
| sinuous | twisting |
| tycoon | wealthy person |
| coracle | small boat |
| corroborate | confirm |
| guffaw | laud laughter |
| extol | praise |
| biennial | lasting 2 years |
| saturnine | temperament like that of Saturn, ironic |
| impugn | attack another |
| errand | a short trip |
| wan | pale |
| shoddy | badly made, dishonest, shabby |
| bemoan | lament, express grief over |
| candid | open, honest |
| indemnify | to reimburse, to compensate for a loss |
| beatific | exalted joy and blessedness |
| canaille | dross, rabble, dregs |
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