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GRE vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to present a false appearance |
| diffident | lacking self confidence |
| diatribe | an abusive speech |
| equivocal | not determined; uncertain |
| portentous | momentous |
| lucid | shinning bright; clear |
| syllogism | deductive reasoning |
| erudite | scholarly |
| platitude | a trite or obvious remark |
| enervate | to reduce in strenght |
| erratic | ecstatic |
| enigma | puzzling |
| audacious | daringly bold |
| opaque | antonym- lucid |
| circumlocution | indirect ways of saying something |
| abstain | to refrain from |
| zeal | eager, desire |
| estimable | deserving of high respect or regard |
| imperturable | not capable of being disturbed |
| inimical | hostile |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
| gregarious | sociable; outgoing |
| guile | deceit |
| iconoclast | one who opposes established beliefs, customs or traditions |
| garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
| innocuous | harmless |
| impetuous | quick to act without thinking |
| implacable | unable to be calmed down |
| inchoate | not fully formed |
| ingenuous | showing innocence |
| anomaly | odd; peculiar |
| apathy | absence of emotion |
| corroborate | confirm |
| prodigal | lavishly abundant |
| derisive | abusing vocally |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| assuage | to appease |
| placate | to appease |
| precipitate | hastily |
| rapt | ecstatic |
| capricious | whimsical |
| fervid | burning; glowing; entusiasim |
| axiom | maxim |
| disparate | fundamentally different |
| equivocate | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
| dirge | mournful speech/poem |
| euphemism | a nice way of something ugly |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| esoteric | known or understood by only a few |
| dupe | to deceive |
| disabuse | to set right |
| discern | to perceive; to recognize |
| dogma | a strong belief |
| emulate | to copy |
| dilettante | someone with an amateurish/superficial opinion |
| dilatory | intended to delay |
| ameliorate | to improve |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| ephemeral | lasting for only a short time |
| enumerate | to count |
| foment | to arouse or incite |
| florid | embellished |
| fawn | to grovel |
| fanatical | showing great enthusiasm |
| exigent | urgent |
| chicanery | deception by means of guilt |
| explicit | clearly stated or shown |
| arbitrate | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| dogmatic | dictatorial in one's beliefs |
| engender | to produce |
| elegy | mournful speech/poem |
| desultory | jumping from one thing to another |
| austere | undecorated |
| ardor | intense feelings |
| attenuate | to weaken |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| banal | cliche |
| antipathy | extreme dislike |
| convoluted | intricate and complicated |
| bolster | to support |
| abyss | deep,dark hole |
| deference | respect |
| castigate | to punish harshly |
| deride | to mock |
| exonerate | to clear of blame |
| exculpate | prove innocent |
| credulous | gullible |
| desiccate | to dry out thoughly |
| abate | to reduce |
| anachronism | out of date and time |
| amabiguous | doubtful or uncertain |
| caustic | bitting in wit |
| aggrandize | to increase in power |
| candid | imparcial and honest in speech |
| insipid | lacking interest or flavor |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| inundate | to overwhelm |
| irascible | easily made angry |
| laconic | using few words |
| lament | to express sorrow |
| laud | to give praise; to glorify |
| lavish | extremely generous or extravagant |
| lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
| loquacious | talkative |
| luminous | bright, brillant, glowing |
| malinger | to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
| malleable | capable of being shaped |
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