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GRE VOCAB
First Set of Memorization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insouciant | Showing a casual lack of concern; indifference |
| Jocose | Playful humorous |
| Inchoate | Incipient, still developing. Imperfectly formed. Lacking order. |
| Obdurate | Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent. |
| Obstinate | Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent. |
| Rarefy | To make thin. Purify, refine, make spiritually pure. |
| Precipitate | Bring about, cause to happen prematurely. Proceeding with undue haste. |
| Enervate | Weaken or sap strength from |
| Prolifigate | Recklessly extravagant or wasetful |
| Conflagaration | Fire |
| Gainsay | To deny or prove false |
| Pith | Core, essence. |
| Fortitude | mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: |
| Mettle | Courage and fortitude. Disposition of temperament. |
| Gist | Central point/grounds for legal action |
| Propitiate | Gain or regain favor of; appease or conciliate |
| Alacrity | Cheerful or speedy willingness |
| Aggregate | Whole made up of consistent parts. |
| Appreciable | Enough to be perceived considerable. |
| Abdicate | Formally give up, power and responsibility. |
| Abjure | Formally renounce, repudiate, recant. |
| Repudiate | Reject, cast off, deny authority. |
| Wily | Crafty, cunning, tricky |
| whereas | while on the contrary |
| vituperate | verbally abuse |
| verbose | wordy |
| underscore | emphasize |
| trifling | Unimportant, frivolous, shallow. |
| Transitory | Temporary |
| Torrid | Passionate, hot |
| Requite | Reciprocate, revenge, repay. |
| Restive | Restless, impatient, uneasy, under the control of another. |
| Torpor | Sluggish, lethargic, apathy, period of inactivity. |
| Turbid | Turbulent |
| Tepid | Lukewarm |
| Turgid | Swollen, bombastic |
| Perquisite | PERK An incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: |
| Turgid | Swollen, bombastic |
| Tumid | Swollen, pompous |
| Timorous | Timid, fearful |
| Stolid | Unemotional, not easily moved |
| Supplicate | Seek humbly. Ask. Beg. |
| Supercede | take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant. |
| Supplant | Take the place of through sneaky tactics |
| Stoic | Indifferent to pleasure or pain. Enduring without complaint. |
| Standing | Status, rank, not movable. |
| Risible | Laughable, related to laughing |
| Sportive | Playful, merry, joking around |
| Specious | Seemingly true, but actually false. |
| Meretricious | Deceptively pleasing. Tastelessly showy. |
| Spearhead | Be leader of |
| Indignation | Anger or annoyance by what is perceived as unfair treatment |
| Spate | Sudden outpouring or rush; flood. |
| Slight | 1. Thin/delicate 2. snub/ignore |
| Nominal | In name only, trivial, small and unimportant |
| Slew | Large number or quantity |
| Sedulous | Persevering, persistent and diligent in one's efforts |
| Sacrosanct | Sacred, above criticism |
| Inviolable | Never to be dishonored or broken |
| Rustic | Related to country life |
| Rhetoric | Study of persuasion through speaking or writing . Language that is pretentious, but empty in meaning. |
| Reproach | Blame, disgrace, criticize |
| Reprove | Reprimand |
| Unbraid | Separate, unravel. |
| Render | Give, submit, surrender, declare formally, cause to become. |
| Censure | Express severe disapproval |
| Quibble | Make trivial arguments to evade something important |
| Ranks | Personnel; a groups of people all together. |
| Qualified | Modified, limited conditional on something else. |
| Prodigious | Large , impressive |
| Prodigal | Wasteful extravagant |
| Artless | Free of deceit |
| Ascertain | Find out with certainty |
| Debauch | Corrupted morally |
| Austere | Serious, ascetic, without luxury |
| Guiless | Innocent and without deception |
| Balk | Refuse to proceed or do something |
| Ingenuous | Innocent, unsuspecting |
| Belie | Contradict or misrepresent |
| Bogus | Fake |
| Burgeon | Growth or flourish |
| Aver | Declare and affirm with confidence |
| Canonical | Authorized, recognized |
| Castigate | Criticize severely, punish in order to correct |
| Censure | Disapproval or reprimand |
| Antipathy | Deep, dislike, aversion, something without reason |
| Affectation | Fake behavior adopted to give certain impression |
| Archaic | Ancient, primitive |
| Arcane | Obscure, secret |
| Apocryphal | Of questionable authenticity. False. |
| Eschew | Avoid, shun, abstain |
| Vivify | Enliven/animate |
| Grousing | Complaining pettily |
| Indict | Formally charge with serious crime |
| Stymie | Prevent or hinder process of |
| Inveigling | Persuade someone to do something by means of deception or flattery |
| Carping | Difficult to please. Fault finding. Critical |
| Extenuating | To make less bad. |
| Diffidence | Shyness, hesitance |
| Illiberality | Narrow-mindedness, bigotry |
| Comely | Pleasant to look at. Suitable. |
| Malign | evil |
| Munificent | generous |
| Decry | publicly denounce |
| Garish | Bright and showy |
| Ponderous | Slow and clumsy. Dull. Excessively solemn. |
| Cogent | Clear, logical and convincing |
| Disclaim | Deny |
| Cabal | Secret political faction |
| Hoi-polloi | Everyday, common people I.E normie |
| Dulcet | Sweet and soothing |
| Facile | Appearing neat, but ignoring true complexities. Easy. |
| Baneful | Destructive |
| Noxious | V unpleasant. Harmful |
| Stolid | Calm, dependable, little emotion. |
| Equivocal | Ambiguous |
| Paen | Expression of praise |
| Mores | customs |
| Foibles | minor weaknesses in character |
| Pecadilloes | small sin or offense. Unimportant. |
| Excise | a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities. |
| Doyenne | a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field. |
| Antedated | precede in time; come before (something) in date. |
| Complimentary | expressing a compliment; praising or approving.Given free of charge. |
| Complementary | combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another. |
| Prescient | having or showing knowledge of events before they take place. |
| Indemnify | compensate (someone) for harm or loss. |
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