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GRE Vocab-Princeton1
GRE Vocab- Princeton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscond | v.) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
| aberrant | adj.) deviating from the norm |
| alacrity | n.) eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| approbation | n.) an expression of approval or praise |
| audacious | adj.)daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
| austere | adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
| axiomatic | adj.) taken as a given; possessing self evident truth, obvious |
| canonical | adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards, canon law |
| capricious | adj.) inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
| censure | v.) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke, ream out |
| chicanery | n.) trickery or subterfuge, debauchery, underhandedness |
| disabuse | v.) to undeceive; to set right |
| disparate | adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar, differing, contrasting |
| effrontery | n.) extreme boldness; presumptuousness, audacity |
| enervate | v.) to weaken; to reduce in vitality, wear out |
| ennui | n.) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy, listless, boredom |
| equivocate | v.) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent, beat around the bush |
| erudite | adj.) very learned; scholarly, well educated, cultured |
| exculpate | v.) exonerate; to clear of blame, acquit, absolve |
| exigent | adj.) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention, imperative, crucial |
| extemporaneous | adj.) improvised; done without preparation, impromptu |
| fulminate | loudly attack or denounce, berate, criticize harshly |
| ingenuous | adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication, sincere, unreserved |
| inured | adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable, toughen |
| irascible | adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts, crabby, grouchy |
| magnanimity | n.) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart especially in forgiving, generosity, chivalry, altruism, charity |
| nascent | adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages, blossoming, flowering, fledgling |
| nebulous | adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking in clearly defined form, ambiguous, hazy |
| neologism | n.) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses, coinage, buzz word, slang |
| noxious | adj.) harmful, injurious, hurtful, dangerous |
| obtuse | adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression, dense, slow on the uptake |
| obviate | v.) to anticipate and make unnecessary, avert, ward, circumvent |
| onerous | adj.) troubling or burdensome, distressing, arduous |
| paean | n.) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving, anthem, laud, psalm, ode |
| perfidy | n.) intentional breach of faith, treachery, disbelief, skepticism |
| perfunctory | cursory, done without care or interest, standard, routine, going through the motions |
| perspicacious | adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment, astute, judicious, sagacious |
| prattle | v.) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner, small talk, chit chat |
| precipitate | adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse, sudden, hurried |
| predilection | n.) a disposition in favor or something; preference, inclination, tendency |
| prescience | n.) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring, foresight |
| prevaricate | v.) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead, deceive, equivocate |
| recant | v.) to retract, esp. a previously held belief, revoke, disavow |
| relegate | v.) to forcibly assign, esp to a lower place or position, downgrade |
| reticent | adj.) quiet, reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings, timid, restrained, bashful |
| solicitous | adj.) concerned & attentive; eager, accommodating, devoted sordid |
| stymie | v.) to block, thwart, stall, foil |
| torque | n.) a force that causes rotation |
| tortuous | adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated, tricky, convoluted |
| truculent | adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight, belligerent, aggressive |
| veracity | n.) truthfulness, honesty, integrity, credibility |
| virulent | adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic, baneful, malicious |
| voracious | adj.) having insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous, covetous, passionate |
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