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GRE SEC 15-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fallow (n) | doemant; unused |
| Fetid (adj) | foul-smelling; putrid; funky; noisome; rank; stinky |
| Fatuous (adj) | stupid; foolishly self satisfied |
| Fawn (v) | to grovel; bootlick; grovel; ponder |
| Cosset (v) | to pamper; trat with great care; pet; spoil; love |
| Furtive (adj) | secret; stealthy; clandestaine; shifty; underhand |
| Flag (v) | to decline in vigor, strength, or interest |
| Deleterious (adj) | subtly or unexpectedly harmful; adverse; Inimical; hurtful |
| Florid (adj) | excessively decorated or embellished; elaborate; rococo ornate |
| Frenetic (adj) | frantic; frenzied; delirious; mad; wild |
| Foment (v) | to arouse or incite; agitate; inflame; kindle; instigate |
| Fractious (adj) | unruly; rebellious; cranky; quarrelsome |
| Forestall (v) | to prevent or delay; anticipate |
| Fortuitous (adj) | happening by chance; fortunate; haphazard; lucky |
| Burgeon (v) | to grow and flourish |
| Frugality (n) | tending to be thrifty or cheap; prudence; sparing |
| Coalesce (v) | to grow together to form a single whole; amalgamate |
| Cacophony (n) | harsh; jarring moise |
| Fecund (adj) | fertile; fruitful; productive |
| Ford (v) | to cross a body of water by wading; traverse |
| Fanatical (adj) | acting excessively enthusiastic; folled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
| Cabal (n) | a secret group seeking to overturn something; mob; clan |
| Coterie (n) | an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose; clique; set |
| Caustic (adj | biting in wit; acerbic; trenchant; biting |
| Dictum (n) | authoritative statement |
| Yoke (v) | to join together; bind; harness; pair |
| Wizened (adj) | shriveled, withered; wrinkled |
| Wraith (n) | a ghost or specter; apparition |
| Winsome (adj) | charming; happily engaging; attractive; delightful |
| Wanton (adj) | undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless; capricious; lewd; licentious |
| Waver (v) | to fluctuate between choices |
| Whimsical (adj) | lightly acting in a fanciful o capricious manner; unpredictable |
| Wily (adj) | clever; deceptive |
| Vacillate (v) | to physically sway or to be indecisive; dither; falter; oscillate; waver |
| Usury (n) | the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates; loan-sharking |
| Venerable (adj) | respected because eof age; elderly; respectable |
| Venerate (v) | to respect deeply; adore; honor; iodize |
| Veracity (n) | filled with the truth and accuracy |
| Verbose (adj) | wordy; superfluous |
| Verdant (adj) | green with vegetation; inexperienced |
| Vernal (adj) | related to spring; fresh; youthful |
| Vestige (n) | a trace; remnant; relic; remains; sign |
| Vex (v) | to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse |
| Vicissitude (n) | a change or variation; ups and downs; inconstancy |
| Vim (n) | vitality and energy; force; power |
| Viscous (adj) | thick and adhesive, like a slow flowing fluid; thick |
| Vituperate (v) | to abuse verbally; berate; reproach; castigate; scold |
| Volatile (adj) | easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive |
| Voluble (adj) | talkative; speaking easily; glib |
| Wan (adj) | sickly pale; ashen; sickly |
| Castigate (v) | to punish or criticize harshly |