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GRE 300 Word
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberrant | an aberration, not normal |
| abeyance | temporary suspension of something |
| abstemious | moderate in appetite, abstain |
| aesthetic | relating to beauty or art |
| alacrity | to do something happily, eagerness |
| alleviate | to lessen, relieve |
| amalgamate | to combine many things into one |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| ambivalence | mixed emotional attitudes |
| ameliorate | to improve or make better |
| anachronism | out of the proper timeline |
| analogous | comparable |
| anarchy | without government, chaos, disorder |
| anomalous | like an anomaly, an outlier, not common, irregular |
| antipathy | dislike, hostility |
| apathy | general disinterest, not caring |
| apprise | to inform |
| approbation | praise or approval in some form |
| appropriate | to confiscate |
| arcane | mysterious, understood by few |
| arduous | hard and laborious |
| artless | natural, without deception, pure |
| ascetic | one who practices self-discipline |
| aspersion | slander |
| assiduous | diligent and hard-working |
| attenuate | to weaken |
| audacious | bold |
| austere | stern |
| aver | to affirm or declare as truth |
| banal | common, normal, a tad boring |
| belie | to mislead, give a false impression, contradict |
| beneficient | kind, doer of good |
| bombastic | pompous, outlandish, over the top, using big words |
| boorish | rude and insensitive |
| burgeon | to flourish |
| burnish | polish, improve, make to appear better |
| buttress | support, reinforce |
| cacaphonous | terrible sounding |
| cant | negative term, hypocritical talk, or the language of a specific group |
| capricious | fickle |
| castigation | punishment, criticism |
| catalyst | something that causes change, shifts the dynamic |
| causality | to cause something |
| chicanery | trickery or fraud |
| coagulate | thicken |
| commensurate | in a proportional way, corresponding in size etc |
| compendium | a brief and comprehensive summary |
| complaisant | overly polite, willing to please, obliging |
| conciliatory | trying to conceal!, often dishonest, saying what you need to please someone, to make someone less hostile/angry |
| concomitant | existing simultaneously |
| confound | to baffle and perplex |
| contentious | quarrelsome, causing fights |
| conundrum | paradox, problem with no solution |
| conventional | customary and commonplace |
| convoluted | twisted, complicated |
| cosmology | study of the universe, theory of origin and structure |
| craven | cowardly |
| credence | acceptance as truth |
| decorum | proper behavior, etiquette |
| deference | respect, humble submission |
| delineate | to properly represent, depict accurately |
| demotic | pertaining to people |
| demur | to express doubt |
| denigrate | to slur someones reputation |
| denoument | the finale, ending of a play, wrapping up the plot, the outcome |
| derivative | unoriginal, derived from, came from something else |
| desiccate | to dry completely |
| desultory | random, disconnected, rambling |
| diatribe | bitter verbal attack |
| dichotomy | two contradicting parts |
| diffidence | shyness, lack of confidence |
| diffuse | to spread out, but also wordy and hard to follow |
| disabuse | free from misconception, inform of the truth |
| discordant | incongruous, not in agreement |
| discrepancy | difference between |
| discrete | distinct |
| disingenous | non genuine |
| disinterested | no opinion, unbiased, objective |
| dismiss | reject |
| disparage | to belittle |
| disparate | no comparison, unlike eachother, unequal |
| dissemble | to pretend, disguise motives |
| disseminate | to spread and scatter |
| dissolution | disintegration, break down |
| dissonance | lack of harmony, discord |
| doctrinaire | a person who cant compromise on their doctrine/opinions |
| dogmatic | stating opinions without proof |
| ebullient | exhilarated, enthusiastic |
| eclectic | pulling from many sources |
| effete | depleted of vitality, spent, overrefined, washed up |
| efficacy | level of efficiency |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| elegy | poem or song about lamentation/death |
| elicit | to provoke or draw out |
| embellish | decorate, enhance, add details |
| empirical | objective and scientific |
| emulate | to replicate, imitate |
| endemic | inherent, belonging to an area |
| enervate | to weaken |
| ephemeral | fleeting, gone quickly, short-lived |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| equivocate | to intentionally use vague language, beat around the bush |
| erudite | learned and scholarly |
| esoteric | hard to understand, known by few |
| euphemism | to replace something hurtful or harsh with something more nice or appropriate |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| exacting | highly demanding |
| exculpate | clear of blame, vindicate |
| execrable | detestable and abhorrent, not to be supported or entertained |
| exigency | crisis, urgent requirements |
| existential | relating to existence, based on experience |
| extant | in existance |
| extraneous | not essential |
| extrapolation | estimating based on assumption that current trends are accurate |
| facetious | humorous, inappropriate humor, flippant |
| fallacious | based on fallacy |
| fatuous | foolishly self-satisfied, silly and pointless |
| felicitous | well-chosen, appropriate |
| fledgling | novice |
| foment | to incite and arouse |
| forestall | to prevent or delay |
| fractious | quarrelsome, dividing, rebellious |
| frugality | thrifty, being economical |
| fulminate | to denounce, attack something |
| gainsay | deny or oppose |
| garrulous | very talkative and wordy |
| grandiloquent | bombastic, pompous |
| gregarious | sociable |
| guileless | without deception or cunning |
| harangue | long pompous speech, a tirade |
| heterodox | unorthodox, not widely accepted |
| histrionic | dramatic for attention |
| homily | sermon |
| homogenous | of like parts, similar |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for effect, tall tale |
| iconoclastic | attacking long standing traditions |
| ideological | relating to ideology, beliefs about economy or religion |
| idolatry | idol worship |
| igneous | volcanic, produced by fire |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| impassive | not showing emotion |
| impermeable | unable to be penetrated |
| imperturbable | not easily bothered/disturbed |
| impervious | unaffected, invincible |
| implacable | inflexible, incapable of being pleased |
| implicit | implied, understood but not stated |
| inadvertently | not intentional |
| inchoate | imperfectly formed, not finished |
| incongruity | not congruous |
| indeterminate | not certain, indefinite |
| indigence | poverty |
| indolent | habitually lazy |
| ineluctable | inevitable, unavoidable |
| inert | unable to move, sluggish, stationary |
| ingenuous | innocent, naive |
| inherent | firmly established by nature, a characteristic, permanent |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insensible | not conscious, without their sense |
| insinuate | suggest, say indirectly |
| insipid | lacking in flavor |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness |
| intractable | not easily managed |
| intransigence | stubbornness, refusal to compromise |
| inundate | cover with water, overwhelm |
| inured | hardened, accustomed to |
| invective | verbal abuse, insulting, critical language |
| irasciable | easily angered |
| irresolute | unsure of how to act, weak, showing hesitancy |
| juxtapose | position side by side |
| laconic | using few words |
| lassitude | lethargy, sluggish |
| laud | to praise |
| lethargic | inactive |
| levity | light manner or attitude |
| limpid | clear |
| loquacious | talkative |
| lucid | clear, bright, intelligible |
| magnamimity | generosity, nobility |
| malinger | to feign illness to escape duty |
| malleable | capable of being shaped, impressionable |
| maverick | dissenter, someone who strays from the norm, solo |
| mendacious | dishonest |
| meretricious | plausible but false |
| metamorphosis | to undergo change |
| metaphysical | relating to ultimate nature of reality |
| meticulous | very careful, attentive to detail |
| misanthrope | someone who despises humanity |
| misogynist | someone who hates women |
| mitigate | alleviate, make less harsh |
| mollify | to soothe |
| morose | sullen, gloomy, bad tempered |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual, concerned with ordinary |
| neophyte | novice |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obsequious | overly submissive |
| obviate | to remove, make unnecessary |
| occlude | to block or shut |
| officious | too helpful, annoying, meddlesome |
| onerous | burdensome |
| opprobrium | disgrace, contempt |
| oscillate | to move back and forth |
| ostentatious | showy, trying to attract attention, pretentious |
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection |
| partisan | one-sided, committed to a party, prejudiced |
| pathological | departing from normal condition/function |
| paucity | scarcity |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with minor details/rules, boring academic |
| pellucid | transparent, easily understood |
| penchant | a strong or habitual liking for something, inclination |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| perfidious | faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| perfunctory | carried out with minimum effort, not thorough |
| permeable | penetrable |
| pervasive | widespread, seen in many parts, perhaps unwanted |
| phlegmatic | having an unemotional and solid disposition, calm temperament |
| piety | devoutness |
| placate | lessen another's anger, to pacify |
| plasticity | able to be shaped or formed, pliability |
| platitude | a remark too often used to be interesting or thoughtful, an overused expression |
| plethora | excess, overabundance |
| pragmatic | practical |
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