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Symons GRE words all
All kaplan GRE words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnegate | denying of self |
| abstain | denying of self |
| ascetic | denying of self |
| spartan | denying of self |
| stoic | denying of self |
| temperate | denying of self |
| authoritarian | dictorial |
| despotic | dictorial |
| dogmatic | dictorial |
| hegemonic | dictorial |
| imperious | dictorial |
| peremptory | dictorial |
| tyrannical | dictorial |
| absolve | forgive |
| acquit | forgive |
| exculpate | forgive |
| exonerate | forgive |
| expiate | forgive |
| palliate | forgive |
| redress | forgive |
| vindicate | forgive |
| conjugal | family |
| consanguine | family |
| distaff | family |
| endogamous | family |
| filial | family |
| fratricide | family |
| progenitor | family |
| scion | family |
| ardor / ardent | favoring / not impartial |
| doctrinate | favoring / not impartial |
| fervid | favoring / not impartial |
| partisan | favoring / not impartial |
| tendentious | favoring / not impartial |
| zealot | favoring / not impartial |
| apochryphal | falsehood |
| canard | falsehood |
| chicanery | falsehood |
| dissemble | falsehood |
| duplicity | falsehood |
| equivocate | falsehood |
| erroneous | falsehood |
| esatz | falsehood |
| fallacious | falsehood |
| feigned | falsehood |
| guile | falsehood |
| mendacious | falsehood |
| perfidy | falsehood |
| prevaricate | falsehood |
| specious | falsehood |
| spurious | falsehood |
| bereave | Death / Mouring |
| cadaver | Death / Mouring |
| defunct | Death / Mouring |
| demise | Death / Mouring |
| dolorious | Death / Mouring |
| elegy | Death / Mouring |
| knell | Death / Mouring |
| lamnet | Death / Mouring |
| macabre | Death / Mouring |
| moribund | Death / Mouring |
| obsequies | Death / Mouring |
| sepucchral | Death / Mouring |
| wraith | Death / Mouring |
| banal | Boring |
| fatuous | Boring |
| hackneyed | Boring |
| insipid | Boring |
| mundane | Boring |
| pedestrian | Boring |
| platitude | Boring |
| prosiac | Boring |
| quotidian | Boring |
| trite | Boring |
| aberrant | eccentric / dissimliar |
| anachronism | eccentric / dissimliar |
| anomalous | eccentric / dissimliar |
| discrete | eccentric / dissimliar |
| eclectic | eccentric / dissimliar |
| esoteric | eccentric / dissimliar |
| iconoclast | eccentric / dissimliar |
| bacchanlian | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| debauchery | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| depraved | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| dissipated | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| iniquity | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| libetine | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| libidnous | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| licentious | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| reprobate | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| ribald | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| salacious | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| sordid | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| turpitude | carousal (a drunken spree) |
| abeyance | withdraw / retreat |
| abjure | withdraw / retreat |
| abnegation | withdraw / retreat |
| abortive | withdraw / retreat |
| abrogate | withdraw / retreat |
| decamp | withdraw / retreat |
| demur | withdraw / retreat |
| recant | withdraw / retreat |
| recindivism | withdraw / retreat |
| remission | withdraw / retreat |
| renege | withdraw / retreat |
| recind | withdraw / retreat |
| retrograde | withdraw / retreat |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| dissemble | insincere |
| fulsome | insincere |
| ostensible | insincere |
| unctuous | insincere |
| appraise | investigate |
| ascertain | investigate |
| assay | investigate |
| descry | investigate |
| peruse | investigate |
| discursive | wandering |
| expatiate | wandering |
| forage | wandering |
| itnerant | wandering |
| peregination | wandering |
| peripatetic | wandering |
| sojourn | wandering |
| abash | embarass |
| chagrin | embarass |
| compunction | embarass |
| contrition | embarass |
| diffidence | embarass |
| exdiate | embarass |
| foible | embarass |
| gaucherie | embarass |
| rue | embarass |
| bilious | bad mood |
| dudgeon | bad mood |
| irascible | bad mood |
| pettish | bad mood |
| petulent | bad mood |
| pique | bad mood |
| querulous | bad mood |
| umbrage | bad mood |
| waspish | bad mood |
| admonish | nag |
| cavil | nag |
| belador | nag |
| enjoin | nag |
| exhort | nag |
| harangue | nag |
| hector | nag |
| martinet | nag |
| remonstrate | nag |
| reproof | nag |
| apace | act quickly |
| abrubt | act quickly |
| headlong | act quickly |
| impetuous | act quickly |
| precipitate | act quickly |
| adventitious | luck |
| amulet | luck |
| auspicious | luck |
| fortutious | luck |
| kismet | luck |
| optimum | luck |
| pertentous | luck |
| propitiate | luck |
| propitous | luck |
| providential | luck |
| talisman | luck |
| cacophony | harsh sounding |
| din | harsh sounding |
| dissonant | harsh sounding |
| raucous | harsh sounding |
| strident | harsh sounding |
| abet | assist |
| advocate | assist |
| ancillary | assist |
| bolster | assist |
| corroborate | assist |
| countenance | assist |
| espouse | assist |
| mainstay | assist |
| munificent | assist |
| proponent | assist |
| stalwart | assist |
| sustenance | assist |
| baleful | harmful |
| baneful | harmful |
| deleterious | harmful |
| inimical | harmful |
| injurious | harmful |
| insidious | harmful |
| minatory | harmful |
| perfidious | harmful |
| pernicious | harmful |
| audacious | bold |
| courage | bold |
| dauntless | bold |
| abtruse | difficult to understand |
| ambigous | difficult to understand |
| arcane | difficult to understand |
| bemusing | difficult to understand |
| cryptic | difficult to understand |
| enigmatic | difficult to understand |
| esoteric | difficult to understand |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| obscure | difficult to understand |
| opaque | difficult to understand |
| paradoxical | difficult to understand |
| perplexing | difficult to understand |
| recondite | difficult to understand |
| turbid | difficult to understand |
| aspersion | criticize / criticism |
| belittle | criticize / criticism |
| berate | criticize / criticism |
| calumny | criticize / criticism |
| castigate | criticize / criticism |
| decry | criticize / criticism |
| defamation | criticize / criticism |
| denounce | criticize / criticism |
| deride | criticize / criticism |
| diatribe | criticize / criticism |
| disparage | criticize / criticism |
| exoriate | criticize / criticism |
| gainsay | criticize / criticism |
| hrarngue | criticize / criticism |
| impugn | criticize / criticism |
| inveigh | criticize / criticism |
| lambaste | criticize / criticism |
| objurgate | criticize / criticism |
| obloquy | criticize / criticism |
| opprobrium | criticize / criticism |
| pillory | criticize / criticism |
| rebuke | criticize / criticism |
| remonstrate | criticize / criticism |
| reprehend | criticize / criticism |
| reprove | criticize / criticism |
| revile | criticize / criticism |
| tirade | criticize / criticism |
| vituperate | criticize / criticism |
| capricious | change quickly |
| mercurial | change quickly |
| volatile | change quickly |
| askane | not a straight line |
| awry | not a straight line |
| careen | not a straight line |
| carom | not a straight line |
| circuitous | not a straight line |
| circumvent | not a straight line |
| gyrate | not a straight line |
| labryrinth | not a straight line |
| meander | not a straight line |
| oblique | not a straight line |
| serrated | not a straight line |
| sidle | not a straight line |
| sinuous | not a straight line |
| undulating | not a straight line |
| vortex | not a straight line |
| abridge | abbrieviated communication |
| compendium | abbrieviated communication |
| cursory | abbrieviated communication |
| curtail | abbrieviated communication |
| syllabus | abbrieviated communication |
| synopsis | abbrieviated communication |
| terse | abbrieviated communication |
| beneficial | healthy |
| salubrious | healthy |
| salutary | healthy |
| dither | hesistate |
| oscillate | hesistate |
| teeter | hesistate |
| vacillate | hesistate |
| waver | hesistate |
| antitheric | hostile |
| churlish | hostile |
| curmudgeon | hostile |
| irascible | hostile |
| malevolent | hostile |
| misanthropic | hostile |
| truculent | hostile |
| vindictive | hostile |
| credulous | innocent / inexperienced |
| gullible | innocent / inexperienced |
| ingenous | innocent / inexperienced |
| naive | innocent / inexperienced |
| novitiate | innocent / inexperienced |
| tyro | innocent / inexperienced |
| craven | timid |
| diffident | timid |
| pusillanimous | timid |
| recreant | timid |
| timorous | timid |
| trepidation | timid |
| altruistic | generous / kind |
| beneficent | generous / kind |
| clement | generous / kind |
| largess | generous / kind |
| magnanimous | generous / kind |
| munificent | generous / kind |
| philanthropic | generous / kind |
| unstinting | generous / kind |
| dilettante | beginner / amateur |
| fledgling | beginner / amateur |
| neophyte | beginner / amateur |
| novitiate | beginner / amateur |
| proselyte | beginner / amateur |
| tyro | beginner / amateur |
| abhorrance | hatred |
| anathema | hatred |
| antagonism | hatred |
| antipathy | hatred |
| detestation | hatred |
| enmity | hatred |
| loathing | hatred |
| malice | hatred |
| odium | hatred |
| rancor | hatred |
| acerbic | harsh temperment |
| acidulous | harsh temperment |
| acrimonious | harsh temperment |
| asperity | harsh temperment |
| caustic | harsh temperment |
| mordacious | harsh temperment |
| mordant | harsh temperment |
| trenchant | harsh temperment |
| candor / candid | truth |
| fealty | truth |
| frankness | truth |
| indisputable | truth |
| legitimate | truth |
| probity | truth |
| sincere | truth |
| veracious | truth |
| verity | truth |
| aberration | unusual |
| anomoly | unusual |
| iconoclast | unusual |
| idiosyncracy | unusual |
| defile | disgusting / offensive |
| fetid | disgusting / offensive |
| invidious | disgusting / offensive |
| noisome | disgusting / offensive |
| odious | disgusting / offensive |
| putrid | disgusting / offensive |
| rebarbative | disgusting / offensive |
| counterpart | copy |
| emulate | copy |
| facsimile | copy |
| factitious | copy |
| paradigm | copy |
| precursor | copy |
| quitessence | copy |
| simulated | copy |
| vicarious | copy |
| articulate | easy to understand |
| cogent | easy to understand |
| eloquent | easy to understand |
| evident | easy to understand |
| limpid | easy to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand |
| pellucid | easy to understand |
| astute | smart / learned |
| canny | smart / learned |
| erudite | smart / learned |
| perspicacious | smart / learned |
| bombastic | overblown / wordy |
| circulocution | overblown / wordy |
| garrulous | overblown / wordy |
| grandiloquent | overblown / wordy |
| loquacious | overblown / wordy |
| perphrastic | overblown / wordy |
| prolix | overblown / wordy |
| rhetoric | overblown / wordy |
| turgid | overblown / wordy |
| verbose | overblown / wordy |
| destitue | poor |
| esurient | poor |
| impecunious | poor |
| indignet | poor |
| acclaim | praise |
| accolade | praise |
| aggrandize | praise |
| encomium | praise |
| eulogize | praise |
| extol | praise |
| fawn | praise |
| laud / laudatory | praise |
| venerate | praise |
| ameliorate | satisfy / pacify |
| appease | satisfy / pacify |
| assauge | satisfy / pacify |
| defer | satisfy / pacify |
| mitigate | satisfy / pacify |
| mollify | satisfy / pacify |
| placate | satisfy / pacify |
| propitiate | satisfy / pacify |
| satiate | satisfy / pacify |
| slake | satisfy / pacify |
| sooth | satisfy / pacify |
| chrotle | funny |
| droll | funny |
| facetious | funny |
| flippant | funny |
| gibe | funny |
| jocular | funny |
| levity | funny |
| ludacrous | funny |
| raillery | funny |
| riposte | funny |
| simper | funny |
| burgeoning | beginning / youth |
| callow | beginning / youth |
| engender | beginning / youth |
| inchoate | beginning / youth |
| incpient | beginning / youth |
| nascent | beginning / youth |
| equitable | equal |
| equity | equal |
| tantamount | equal |
| asperity | hard hearted |
| baleful | hard hearted |
| dour | hard hearted |
| fell | hard hearted |
| malevolent | hard hearted |
| mordant | hard hearted |
| sardonic | hard hearted |
| scathing | hard hearted |
| truculent | hard hearted |
| vitriolic | hard hearted |
| vituperation | hard hearted |
| ambulatory | walking about |
| itinerant | walking about |
| peripathetic | walking about |
| indolent | lazy / sluggish |
| inert | lazy / sluggish |
| lackadaisical | lazy / sluggish |
| languid | lazy / sluggish |
| lassitude | lazy / sluggish |
| lethargic | lazy / sluggish |
| phlegmatic | lazy / sluggish |
| quiesscent | lazy / sluggish |
| slothful | lazy / sluggish |
| torpid | lazy / sluggish |
| avaricious | greedy |
| covetus | greedy |
| mercenary | greedy |
| misery | greedy |
| penurious | greedy |
| rapacious | greedy |
| venal | greedy |
| abatement | gap / opening |
| aperture | gap / opening |
| fissure | gap / opening |
| hiatus | gap / opening |
| interregum | gap / opening |
| interstice | gap / opening |
| lull | gap / opening |
| orifice | gap / opening |
| rent | gap / opening |
| respite | gap / opening |
| rift | gap / opening |
| discomfort | prevent /obstruct |
| encumber | prevent /obstruct |
| fetter | prevent /obstruct |
| forfend | prevent /obstruct |
| hinder | prevent /obstruct |
| impede | prevent /obstruct |
| inhibit | prevent /obstruct |
| occulude | prevent /obstruct |
| disconsolate | sorrow |
| doleful | sorrow |
| dolor | sorrow |
| elegiac | sorrow |
| forlorn | sorrow |
| lament | sorrow |
| lugubrious | sorrow |
| melancholy | sorrow |
| morose | sorrow |
| plaintive | sorrow |
| threnody | sorrow |
| euphonious | pleasant sounding |
| harmonious | pleasant sounding |
| meldious | pleasant sounding |
| sonorous | pleasant sounding |
| adage | wisdom |
| aphorism | wisdom |
| apothegm | wisdom |
| axiom | wisdom |
| bromide | wisdom |
| dictum | wisdom |
| epigram | wisdom |
| platititude | wisdom |
| sententious | wisdom |
| truism | wisdom |
| implacable | stubborn |
| inexorable | stubborn |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransgent | stubborn |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| recalcitrant | stubborn |
| refractory | stubborn |
| renitent | stubborn |
| untowed | stubborn |
| vexing | stubborn |
| adulterate | weaken |
| enervate | weaken |
| exaccerbate | weaken |
| inhibit | weaken |
| obviate | weaken |
| stultify | weaken |
| undermine | weaken |
| vitiate | weaken |
| compendious | terse (consise) |
| curt | terse (consise) |
| laconic | terse (consise) |
| pithy | terse (consise) |
| succinct | terse (consise) |
| tachurn | terse (consise) |
| anachronism | time/order/duration |
| antecede | time/order/duration |
| antedate | time/order/duration |
| anterios | time/order/duration |
| archaic | time/order/duration |
| diurnal | time/order/duration |
| eon | time/order/duration |
| ephemeral | time/order/duration |
| epoch | time/order/duration |
| fortnight | time/order/duration |
| millenium | time/order/duration |
| penultimate | time/order/duration |
| sychronous | time/order/duration |
| temporal | time/order/duration |
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