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52 gre words

Top 52 GRE words from Kaplan

QuestionAnswer
anomaly irregularity; deviation from norm
assuage to make something unpleasant less severe
enigma a puzzle; a mystery
equivocal ambiguous; open to two interpretations
erudite learned; scholarly; bookish
fervid passionate; intensely zealous; intensely emotional
lucid clear; easily understood
opaque impossible to see through; preventing passage of light
placate soothe; pacify
precipitate throw violently; bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
prodigal lavish; wasteful
zeal passion; excitement
abstain to choose not to do something
adulterate to make impure
apathy lack of interest or emotion
audacious fearless and daring
capricious changing one's mind quickly and often
corroborate providing supporting evidence
dessicate to dry out thoroughly
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
ephemeral lasting a short time
gullible easily deceived
homogenous of a similar kind
laconic using a few words
laudable deserving of praise
loqacious talkative
mitigate to soften; to lessen
pedant someone who shows off learning
pragmatic practical as opposed to idealistic
propriety correct behaviour, obedience to rules and customs
vacillate to sway physically; to be indecisive
volatile easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
advocate to speak in favor of
antipathy extreme dislike
bolster to support; to prop up
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
deride to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
dissonance a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
enervate to reduce in strength
eulogy speech in praise of someone
garrulous tending to talk a lot
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike simplicity
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
malleable capable of being shaped
misanthrope a person who dislikes others
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
ostentation excessive showiness
paradox a contradiction or dilemma
philanthropic making charitable donations to promote human well-being
prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth
venerate to respect deeply
waver to fluctuate between choices
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