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GRE VOC
401-500
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neophyte | novice; beginner |
| Neologism | new word or expression |
| Nascent | starting to develop; coming into existence |
| Naive | lacking sophistication or experience |
| Nadir | lowest point |
| Myopic | lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective |
| Inquest | an investigation; an inquiry |
| Insipid | lacking interest or flavor |
| Insurreciton | rebellion |
| Inter | to bury |
| Interregnum | period between reigns |
| Intractable | not easily managed or manipulated |
| Intransigent | uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled |
| Intrepid | fearless; resolutely courageous |
| Proliferate | to increase in number quickly |
| Officious | too helpful; meddlesome |
| Inchoate | not fully formed; disorganized |
| Inculcate | to teach; impress in the mind |
| Indolent | habitually lazy or idle |
| Inexorable | inflexible; unyeilding |
| Ingenuous | showing innocence or childlike simplicity |
| Ingrate | ungrateful person |
| Ingratiate | to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage |
| Inimical | hostile; unfriendly |
| Iniquity | sin; evil act |
| Innocuous | harmless |
| Invective | abusive language |
| Investiture | ceremony conferring authority |
| Invidious | envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will |
| Irascible | easily made angry |
| Itinerant | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
| Jargon | nonsensical talk; specialized language |
| Jettison | to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering |
| Jingoism | belligerent support of one's country |
| Jocular | playful; humorous |
| Judicious | sensible; showing good judgement |
| Legerdemain | trickery |
| Leery | suspicious |
| Inundate | to overwhelm; to cover with water |
| Inure | to harden; accustom; become used to |
| Juncture | point of time, especially where two things are joined |
| Keen | having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp' perceptive |
| Kindle | to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire |
| Kinetic | relating to motion; characterized by movement |
| Knell | sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure |
| Kudos | fame, glory, or honor |
| Lachrymose | tearful |
| Laconic | using few words |
| Lament | to express sorrow; to grieve |
| Lampoon | to ridicule with satire |
| Languid | lacking energy; indifferent; slow |
| Lapidary | relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them |
| Larceny | theft of property |
| Monastic | extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery |
| Monotony | no variation; tediously the same |
| Multifarious | diverse |
| Mores | fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
| Mirth | frivolity; gaiety; laughter |
| Militate | to operate against; work against |
| Meticulous | extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking |
| Metaphor | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| Meretricious | gaudy; falsely attractive |
| Mercurial | quick, shrewd, and unpredictable |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| Mendacious | dishonest |
| Maudlin | overly sentimental |
| Martinet | strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules |
| Mar | to damage or deface; spoil |
| Mannered | artificial or stlted in character |
| Malleable | capable of being shaped |
| Malinger | to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
| Malediction | a curse; a wish of evil upon another |
| Magnate | powerful or influential person |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind |
| Machination | plot or scheme |
| Luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
| Lumber | to move slowly and awkwardly |
| Lugubrious | sorrowful; mournful; dismal |
| Lucid | clear and easily understood |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Livid | discoloree from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger |
| Listless | lacking energy and enthusiasm |
| Lissome | easily flesed; limber; agile |
| Lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| Limpid | clear; transparent |
| Licentious | immoral; unrestrained by society |
| Libertine | a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
| Liberal | tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish |
| Levity | an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual |
| Lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
| Molt | to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically |
| Mollify | to calm or make less severe |
| Mitigate | to soften; to lessen |
| Missive | a written note or letter |
| Misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| Lavish | extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly |
| Largess | generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior |
| Lassitude | a state of diminshed energy |
| Laud | to give praise; to glorify |
| Latent | potential that is not readily apparent |
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