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Sehba's GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| **Abate** = subside; moderate | |
| **Alleviate** = relieve | |
| **Assuage** = ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) | |
| **Mitigate** = appease; moderate | |
| **Mollify** = soothe | |
| **Propitiate** = appease | |
| **Allay** = calm; pacify | |
| **Ameliorate** = improve | |
| **Conciliatory** = reconciling; soothing | |
| **Compliant** = yielding; conforming to requirements | |
| **Complaisant** = trying to please; overly polite; obliging | |
| **Concur** = agree | |
| **Consensus** = general agreement | |
| **Obdurate** = stubborn | |
| **Intransigence** = refusal of any compromise; stubbornness | |
| **Intractable** = unruly; stubborn; unyielding | |
| **Recalcitrant** = obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly | |
| **Refractory** = stubborn; unmanageable | |
| **Denigrate** = blacken | |
| **Deride** = ridicule; make fun of | |
| **Disparage** = belittle | |
| **Diatribe** = bitter scolding; invective | |
| **Invective** = abuse | |
| **Vituperative** = abusive; scolding | |
| **Castigation** = punishment; severe criticism | |
| **Approbation** = approval | |
| **Laud** = praise | |
| **Eulogy** = expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death | |
| **Extol** = praise highly | |
| **Erudite** = learned; scholarly | |
| **Cogent** = convincing | |
| **Lucid** = easily understood; clear; intelligible | |
| **Perspicacious** = having keen understanding or insight | |
| **Astute** = shrewd; sharp-witted | |