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Vocab 4

GRE Vocab

TermDefinition
acerbic having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
aggrandize to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
alchemy a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
amenable agreeable; responsive to suggestion
anachronism something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
astringent having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
contiguous sharing a border; touching; adjacent
convention a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
credulous tending to believe too readily; gullible
cynicism an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
decorum polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
derision scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
dessicate to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
dilettante one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or branch of knowledge
disparage to slight or belittle
divulge to disclose something in secret
fawn to flatter or praise excessively
flout to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
garrulous pointlessly talkative; talking too much
glib marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
hubris overbearing presumption or pride; arrongance
imminent about to happen; impending
immutable not capable of change
impetuous hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
indifferent having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
inimical damaging; harmful; injurious
intractable not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
intrepid steadfast and courageous
laconic using few words; terse
maverick an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
mercurial characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
mollify to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
neophyte a recent convert; a beginner; a novice
obfuscate to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
obstinate stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising
ostentatious characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
pervade to permeate throughout
phlegmatic calm; sluggish; unemotional
plethora an overabundance; a surplus
pragmatic practical rather than idealistic
presumptuous overstepping due bounds (as a propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
pristine pure; uncorrupted; clean
probity adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
proclivity a natural predisposition or inclination
profligate excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
propensity a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
prosaic dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
pungent characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
quixotic foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
quotidian occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
rarefy to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
recondite hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
refulgent radiant; shiny; brilliant
renege to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
sedulous diligent; persistent; hard-working
shard a piece of broken pottery or glass
soporific causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
sparse thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
spendthrift one who spends money wastefully
subtle not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
tacit implied; not explicitly stated
terse brief and concise in wording
tout to publicly praise or promote
trenchant sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
unfeigned genuine; not false or hypocritical
untenable indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
vacillate to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
variegated multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
vexation annoyance; irritation
vigilant alertly watchful
vituperate to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
volatile readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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