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GRE Vocab Set 1
2023
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberrant (adj.) | deviating from the norm |
| abscond (verb) | to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
| alacrity (noun) | eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| approbation (noun) | an expression of approval or praise |
| arduous (adj.) | strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
| assuage (verb) | to ease. or lessen; to appease or pacify |
| austere (adj.) | without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
| axiomatic (adj.) | taken as given; possessing self-evident truth |
| canonical (adj.) | following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
| capricious (adj.) | inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
| censure (verb) | to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
| chicanery (noun) | trickery or subterfuge |
| disabuse (verb) | to undeceive; to set right |
| discordant (adj.) | conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
| disparate (adj.) | fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
| effrontery (noun) | extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
| enervate (verb) | to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
| ennui (noun) | dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| equivocate (verb) | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| exculpate (verb) | to exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent (adj.) | urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| fulminate (verb) | to loudly attack or denounce |
| ingenuous (adj.) | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| inured (adj.) | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible (adj.) | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| laud (verb) | to praise highly |
| magnanimity (noun) | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving |
| nascent (adj.) | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| nebulous (adj.) | vague, cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| neologism (noun) | a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| noxious (adj.) | harmful, injurious |
| obtuse (adj.) | lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
| obviate (verb) | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| onerous (adj.) | troubling; burdensome |
| paean (noun) | a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
| perfidy (noun) | intentional breach of faith; treachery |
| perfunctory (adj.) | cursory; done without care or interest |
| perspicacious (adj.) | acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
| prattle (verb) | to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
| precipitate (adj.) | acting with excessive haste or impulse |
| precipitate (verb) | to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
| predilection (noun) | a disposition in favor of something; preference |
| prescience (noun) | foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring |
| prevaricate (verb) | to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
| relegate (verb) | to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position |
| reticent (adj.) | quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings |
| solicitous (adj.) | concerned and attentive; eager |
| sordid (adj.) | characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
| squander (verb) | to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
| stupefy (verb) | to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| stymie (verb) | to block; to thwart |
| tortuous (adj.) | winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
| truculent (adj.) | fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
| veracity (noun) | truthfulness; honesty |
| virulent (adj.) | extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
| voracious (adj.) | having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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