Question 1

Ambivalent

Accepted Answer

Having contradictory feelings

Ex.) Ambivalent college freshmen are both excited and sad to leave home.

Question 2

Auspicious

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Favorable 

Ex.) Walsh-Jennings and Ross' run for gold in Rio started auspiciously with an unbeaten record.

Question 3

Belligerent

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Inclined to fighting

Ex.) After drinking too much and becoming belligerent, Jack usually gets into a bar fight.

Question 4

Capricious

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Unpredictable, whimsical 

Ex.) Because of Sam's capricious nature, his friends did not find him reliable.

Question 5

Contentious

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Likely to argue

Ex.) I tend to avoid contentious topic of conversation which might lead to arguments.

Question 6

Corroborate

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To confirm or make stronger 

Ex.) Multiple witnesses corroborated Suzy's alibi at the time of the murder.

Question 7

Enervate

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To weaken or drain energy from 

Ex.) In 30 minutes I was enervated sitting in a humid, windowless room.

Question 8

Ephemeral

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Short-lived 

Ex.) YouTube has made fame ephemeral, just look at people like Rebecca Black.

Question 9

Erudite

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Scholarly

Ex.) Trudy's erudite nature helped her to be a formidable opponent on Jeopardy.

Question 10

Esoteric

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Known to a select few

Ex.) Now that "retro" is cool, previously esoteric musicians have become popular.

Question 11

Extant

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In existence

Ex.) Few documents preceding the advent of papyrus are extant today.

Question 12

Fastidious

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Nitpicky

Ex.)It is common for toddlers to have fastidious eating habits; my son won't eat anything orange.

Question 13

Feckless

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Lazy, irresponsible 

Ex.) They were able to make an arrest as the feckless robber left his ID at the scene.

Question 14

Histrionic

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To be overly dramatic

Ex.) During one of her histrionic fits over losing checkers, Joan knocked over a table.

Question 15

Inculpate

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To accuse

Ex.) Even though she had an alibi, Lou continues to inculpate Mary of murder.

Question 16

Limpid

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Clear, simple in style 

Ex.) Her limpid prose made even the most difficult subjects accessible to all.

Question 17

Loquacious

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Talkative 

Ex.) Max's friends didn't like watching movie with him as he is always very loquacious.

Question 18

Magnanimous

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Big-hearted, generous 

Ex.) After winning an Oscar Harry magnanimously bought his mom a car and house.

Question 19

Mercurial

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Animated, sprightly; unpredictably changing often 

Ex.) With his mercurial nature, I can't predict his actions.

Question 20

Pragmatic

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Practical

Ex.) Tom loves these world of business where every action has an intended outcome.

Question 21

Prolific

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Producing abundantly 

Ex.) Irving Berlin was a prolific song writer with over a hundred tunes.

Question 22

Propitiate

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Placate, appease 

Ex.) They profusely apologized to their angry father, but were unable to propitiate him.

Question 23

Remiss

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Negligent, careless

Ex.) I would be seriously remiss if I suggested that any test went perfectly.

Question 24

Reticent

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Tight-lipped, reluctant

Ex.) Jane was reticent and preferred observing other mannerisms.

Question 25

Sanguine

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Cheerful, optimistic 

Ex.) A Yale graduate with a 4.0, Jenni was sanguine about finding a job.

Question 26

Sententious

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Pithy, uses proverbs pompously 

Ex.) The old sententiously stated "Youth is wasted on the young".

Question 27

Soporific

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Inducing sleep 

Ex.) Turkey at Thanksgiving always seems to have a strong soporific effect.

Question 28

Tendentious

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Biased, typically controversial 

Ex.) As a supporter of the cause, his reports were very tendentious.

Question 29

Dogma

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Idea to be held true, very opinionated

Question 30

Tenet

Accepted Answer

Idea to be held true, to hold, defensible

Question 31

Terse

Accepted Answer

Not using many words

Question 32

Spurious

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Falseness

Question 33

Polity

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Government

Question 34

Bellicose

Accepted Answer

Looking for a fight

Question 35

Sojourning

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Staying temporarily, “ relating to a journey”

Question 36

Consummate

Accepted Answer

Perfect, showing professional skill level

Question 37

Economized

Accepted Answer

Using less money

Question 38

Elaborate

Accepted Answer

To develop

Question 39

Blithe

Accepted Answer

Cheerful, without worries

Question 40

Extol

Accepted Answer

To praise highly

GRE Words

Top 20 GRE Words 9 Hard/Most Commonly Missed

Term	Definition
Ambivalent	Having contradictory feelings Ex.) Ambivalent college freshmen are both excited and sad to leave home.
Auspicious	Favorable Ex.) Walsh-Jennings and Ross' run for gold in Rio started auspiciously with an unbeaten record.
Belligerent	Inclined to fighting Ex.) After drinking too much and becoming belligerent, Jack usually gets into a bar fight.
Capricious	Unpredictable, whimsical Ex.) Because of Sam's capricious nature, his friends did not find him reliable.
Contentious	Likely to argue Ex.) I tend to avoid contentious topic of conversation which might lead to arguments.
Corroborate	To confirm or make stronger Ex.) Multiple witnesses corroborated Suzy's alibi at the time of the murder.
Enervate	To weaken or drain energy from Ex.) In 30 minutes I was enervated sitting in a humid, windowless room.
Ephemeral	Short-lived Ex.) YouTube has made fame ephemeral, just look at people like Rebecca Black.
Erudite	Scholarly Ex.) Trudy's erudite nature helped her to be a formidable opponent on Jeopardy.
Esoteric	Known to a select few Ex.) Now that "retro" is cool, previously esoteric musicians have become popular.
Extant	In existence Ex.) Few documents preceding the advent of papyrus are extant today.
Fastidious	Nitpicky Ex.)It is common for toddlers to have fastidious eating habits; my son won't eat anything orange.
Feckless	Lazy, irresponsible Ex.) They were able to make an arrest as the feckless robber left his ID at the scene.
Histrionic	To be overly dramatic Ex.) During one of her histrionic fits over losing checkers, Joan knocked over a table.
Inculpate	To accuse Ex.) Even though she had an alibi, Lou continues to inculpate Mary of murder.
Limpid	Clear, simple in style Ex.) Her limpid prose made even the most difficult subjects accessible to all.
Loquacious	Talkative Ex.) Max's friends didn't like watching movie with him as he is always very loquacious.
Magnanimous	Big-hearted, generous Ex.) After winning an Oscar Harry magnanimously bought his mom a car and house.
Mercurial	Animated, sprightly; unpredictably changing often Ex.) With his mercurial nature, I can't predict his actions.
Pragmatic	Practical Ex.) Tom loves these world of business where every action has an intended outcome.
Prolific	Producing abundantly Ex.) Irving Berlin was a prolific song writer with over a hundred tunes.
Propitiate	Placate, appease Ex.) They profusely apologized to their angry father, but were unable to propitiate him.
Remiss	Negligent, careless Ex.) I would be seriously remiss if I suggested that any test went perfectly.
Reticent	Tight-lipped, reluctant Ex.) Jane was reticent and preferred observing other mannerisms.
Sanguine	Cheerful, optimistic Ex.) A Yale graduate with a 4.0, Jenni was sanguine about finding a job.
Sententious	Pithy, uses proverbs pompously Ex.) The old sententiously stated "Youth is wasted on the young".
Soporific	Inducing sleep Ex.) Turkey at Thanksgiving always seems to have a strong soporific effect.
Tendentious	Biased, typically controversial Ex.) As a supporter of the cause, his reports were very tendentious.
Dogma	Idea to be held true, very opinionated
Tenet	Idea to be held true, to hold, defensible
Terse	Not using many words
Spurious	Falseness
Polity	Government
Bellicose	Looking for a fight
Sojourning	Staying temporarily, “ relating to a journey”
Consummate	Perfect, showing professional skill level
Economized	Using less money
Elaborate	To develop
Blithe	Cheerful, without worries
Extol	To praise highly

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