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GRE SEC 5-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plebian (adj) | crud or coarse; characteristic of commoners; conventional; refined |
| Insurrection (n) | rebellion; mutiny; revolt; revolution; uprising |
| Invidious (adj) | envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will; discriminatory; insulting; jaundiced; resentful |
| Insipid (adj) | lacking interest or flavor; banal; dull; stale |
| Inundate (v) | to overwhelm; to cover with water; engulf; deluge |
| Plucky (adj) | courageous; spunky; brave; bold; gutsy |
| Inure (v) | to harden; accustom; become use to; familiarize; condition |
| Investiture (n) | ceremony conferring authority; inaugural; induction; initiation |
| Pristine (adj) | fresh and clean; uncorrupted; innocent; undamaged |
| Inquest (n) | an investigation; an inquiry; probe; quest; research |
| Ingenuous (adj) | showing innocence or childlike simplicity; artless; guileless; naive; simple; unaffected |
| Gradation (n) | process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color; nuance; shade step |
| Ingrate (n) | ungrateful person; cad; churl |
| Hapless (adj) | unfortunate; having bad luck |
| Iniquity (n) | sin; evil act; wickedness |
| Placate (v) | to soothe or pacify; appease; conciliate; mollify |
| Amalgamate (v) | to combine; to mix together; coalesce; combine |
| Intrepid (adj) | fearless; resolutely courageous; brave |
| Intransigent (adj) | uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled; inexorable; implacable; obdurate |
| Intractable (adj) | not easily managed or manipulated; stubborn; unruly |
| Inter (v) | to bury; entomb; inhume; sepulture; tomb |
| Invective (n) | abusive language; denunciation; revilement |
| Interregnum (n) | period between reigns; interval |
| Irascible (adj) | easily made angry; irritable; ornery; testy |
| Polemic (n) | controversy; argument; verbal attack; refutation |
| Dyspeptic (adj) | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| Unequivocal (adj) | absolute; certain; categorical; clear; explicit |
| Lionize (v) | to treat as a celebrity; honor; ply; regale |
| Hoary (adj) very old; whitish or gray from age; ancient; antique; vintage | |
| Larceny (n) | theft of property; robbery |
| Grievous (adj) | causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing; dire; grave; mournful |
| Explicit (adj) | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression; candid; straightforward |
| Gestation (n) | growth process from conception to birth; development; pregnancy |
| Panache (n) | flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve; flair |
| Loquacious (adj) | talkative; effusive; garrulous; verbose |
| Leery (adj) – suspicious; distrustful; guarded; wary | |
| Overwrought (adj) | agitated; overdone; elaborate; excited; nervous; ornate |
| Libertine (n) | a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint; hedonist |
| Lucid (adj) | clear and easilty understood; clear; explicit; limpid |
| Machination (n) | plot or scheme; cabal; conspiracy; intrigue |
| Cupidity (n) | greed; strong desire; avarice; rapacity |
| Magnate (n) | powerful or influential person; luminary; nabob; potentate; tycoon |
| Lugubrious (adj) | sorrowful; mournful; dismal; funeral ; melancholy; woeful |
| Largess (n) | generous giving to others who may seem inferior; benevolence; favor; present |
| Luminous (adj) | b right; brilliant; glowing; incandescent; lucent radiant |
| Ebullient (adj) | exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| Licentious (adj) | immoral; unrestrained by society; lewd; wanton |
| Glib (adj) | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual; easy; superficial |
| Mar (v) | to damage or deface; spoil; impair; injure; scar |
| Pallid (adj) | lacking color or liveliness; ashen; ghostly; pale; wan |
| Gambol (v) | to dance or skip around playfully; cavort; frisk; rollick; romp |
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