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GRE vocab33
vocab words for GRE revised
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belies | to contradict |
| porous | full of holes |
| implausible | difficult to believe |
| myriad | frequent/of great number |
| somber | gloomy |
| quixotic | foolishly idealistic |
| calumny | slander |
| derision | ridicule |
| inherent | to be a part of |
| endemic | to naturally be a part of |
| floundering | not doing very well |
| impasse | stalemate |
| indifferent | suggesting neutrality |
| precarious | insecure/unstable/uncertain |
| volatile | unstable |
| facetious | witty |
| benevolent | helpful |
| abashed | embarrassed |
| lucid | clear-headed |
| nonplussed | perplexed |
| candor | honesty |
| assimilate | understand/incorporate/absorb/integrate/put together |
| antithesis | directly opposite/contrary |
| synthesis | mixture/blend/creation |
| curtailed | reduced/cut/shortened |
| histrionic | theatrical/dramatic/exaggerated |
| inimical | unfavorable/contrary |
| temperance | calm/self-restraint/control |
| notoriety | infamous/bad name/ill reputation/notorious |
| eminence | famous/distinction/importance |
| tumultuous | turbulent/chaotic/disorderly |
| providential | beneficial/advantageous |
| dispassionate | calm/composed/unemotional |
| imperceptibly | cannot be perceived/unnoticeable/not detectable |
| ameliorate | improve/upgrade/reorganize |
| exacerbate | worsen/intensify/aggravate |
| ascertain | discover/determine/figure out |
| fastidiousness | careful/precise/neat |
| dissimilar | unlike/unrelated/far removed from |
| acerbic | sharp/bitter/acid/cut |
| scathing | sarcastic/wounding/mocking |
| meticulous | detailed/thorough/careful |
| tenuous | weak/fragile/vague |
| miserliness | greed/stinginess |
| imperiously | superior-like/commanding/arrogantly |
| accessibility | ease of access |
| impenetrability | mysterious/hard to get to/incomprehensible |
| enigma | mystery |
| florid | fancy/flowery/ornate |
| patent | copyright/official document |
| frivolity | playfulness/light-heartedness |
| rumination | reflection/ponder/think |
| intrinsic | innate/built in/basic/natural |
| prolixity | wordiness |
| verbose | wordiness |
| austerity | severe/strict/serious |
| intractable | stubborn/inflexible |
| impetuous | reckless/rash/hasty/spontaneous |
| prodigal | extravagant/uncontrolled/wasteful/reckless |
| tact | dexterity/skill |
| placid | calm/easy-going/peaceful |
| restive | restless/impatient |
| skittish | edgy/restless/lively |
| vociferous | vocal/loud/noisy |
| volubility | fluent/continuous flow of words/talkative |
| peripheral | unimportant/side line/tangential/minor |
| tangential | side-line/unimportant/beside the point |
| pellucid | allowing the maximum passage of light/clear/translucent |
| circumscribe | restricted/bound by what's all around |
| prosaic | pedestrian/ordinary/dull |
| indecorous | rude/impolite/inappropriate |
| unseemly | rude/inappropriate |
| assuage | alleviate/ease |
| conflagration | fire/inferno/bush burn |
| diffidence | shy/reserved/hesitant |
| approbation | approval/admiration/praise |
| trepidation | fear/anxiety/concern |
| ebullient | excitement/joy/happy/fun |
| erratic | unpredictable/irregular |
| ubiquitous | omnipresent/everywhere |
| stratagem | trick/ploy/dodge |
| catalyst | means/vehicle/medium |
| axiom | proverb/saying |
| contrite | sorry/apology/regret |
| protracted | lengthen/extend/prolonged |
| adulterated | infect/dirty/contaminate |
| fortified | equipped/prepare/strengthen |
| cognizant | aware/mindful |
| apprised | inform/advise/notice |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| abstain | to choose not to do something |
| abyss | an extremely deep hole |
| advocate | to speak in favor of |
| aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| aggrandize | to increase in power,influence, and reputation |
| alleviate | to make more bearable |
| amalgamate | to combine/to mix |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain/vague/can be interpreted many ways |
| anachronism | something out of place in time |
| analogous | similar or alike in some way |
| anomaly | deviation from what is normal |
| antagonize | to annoy/provoke |
| antipathy | extreme dislike |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| arbitrate | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| archaic | ancient/old-fashioned |
| ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| attenuate | to reduce in force or degree/to weaken |
| audacious | fearless and daring |
| austere | severe or stern in appearance/undecorated |
| banal | predictable/cliche/boring |
| bolster | support/prop up |
| cacophony | harsh noise |
| candid | honest in speech |
| capricious | changing one's mind fast and often |
| castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| caustic | biting in wit |
| chaos | great disorder/confusion |
| chauvinist | prejudiced |
| chicanery | deception |
| cogent | convincing/well reasoned |
| condone | overlook/pardon/disregard |
| convoluted | intricate/complicated |
| corroborate | to provide supporting evidence |
| credulous | too trusting/gullible |
| crescendo | steadily increasing volume or force |
| decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| deference | respect/courtesy |
| deride | to speak of or with contempt/to mock |
| desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
| desultory | disconnected/jumping from one thing to another |
| diatribe | an abusive speech |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence/shy |
| dilate | to make larger/expand |
| dilatory | intended to delay |
| dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| dirge | a funeral hymn/sad speech |
| disabuse | to set right/free from error |
| discern | to perceive/recognize |
| disparate | fundamentally different |
| dissemble | disguise one's real intentions or character |
| dissonance | disagreeable combination of sounds |
| dogma | a firmly held opinion/often religious |
| dogmatic | dictating one's opinions |
| dupe | to deceive/easily deceived |
| eclectic | variety |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| elegy | a sad poem/speech |
| eloquent | persuasive |
| emulate | to copy |
| enervate | reduce in strength |
| engender | to produce/cause/bring about |
| enumerate | to count/list |
| ephemeral | of short time |
| equivocate | using double meaning in order to mislead |
| erudite | learned/bookish |
| esoteric | known/understood by only a few |
| estimable | admirable |
| eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
| euphemism | use of inoffensive word in place of one |
| exculpate | prove innocent |
| exigent | urgent |
| exonerate | to clear of blame |
| explicit | clearly stated/straight forward |
| fanatical | enthusiastic/devotion |
| fawn | grovel |
| fervid | emotional/fan boy |
| florid | excessively decorated/embellished |
| foment | arouse/incite |
| frugality | cheap/thrifty |
| garrulous | tend to talk a lot |
| gregarious | outgoing/sociable |
| guile | deceit/trickery |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| homogenous | same/similar kind |
| iconoclast | one of opposes established beliefs/customs |
| imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate/affect |
| impetuous | reckless/rash |
| implacable | cannot be calmed down |
| inchoate | disorganized/not fully formed |
| ingenuous | showing innocence/simplicity |
| inimical | hostile |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | lack interest or flavor |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| inundate | to overwhelm/cover with water |
| irascible | easily angered |
| laconic | using few words |
| lament | sorrow/grieve |
| laud | praise/glorify |
| lavish | unsparingly/extravagant |
| lethargic | indifferent/slow/sluggish |
| loquacious | talkative |
| luminous | bright/glow/brilliant |
| malinger | pretending to be ill |
| malleable | able to be shaped/molded |
| metaphor | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| meticulous | detailed |
| misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| mitigate | to lessen/soften |
| mollify | to calm |
| monotony | lack of variation |
| naive | lacking maturity/experience/sophistication |
| obdurate | hardened in felling/cannot be persuaded |
| obsequious | eager to please/compromising/overly submissive |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| obviate | to prevent |
| occlude | prevent the passage of |
| onerous | oppressive/troublesome |
| opaque | impossible to see through/no passage of light |
| opprobrium | public disgrace |
| ostentation | excessive showiness |
| paradox | a contradiction/conflicting statement |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| pedant | one who shows off learning |
| perfidious | willingness to betray one's trust |
| perfunctory | done in a routine way |
| permeate | to penetrate |
| philanthropy | charity/promotion of goodness |
| fanatical | enthusiastic/devotion |
| fawn | grovel |
| fervid | emotional/fan boy |
| florid | excessively decorated/embellished |
| foment | arouse/incite |
| frugality | cheap/thrifty |
| garrulous | tend to talk a lot |
| gregarious | outgoing/sociable |
| guile | deceit/trickery |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| homogenous | same/similar kind |
| iconoclast | one of opposes established beliefs/customs |
| imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate/affect |
| impetuous | reckless/rash |
| implacable | cannot be calmed down |
| inchoate | disorganized/not fully formed |
| ingenuous | showing innocence/simplicity |
| inimical | hostile |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | lack interest or flavor |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| inundate | to overwhelm/cover with water |
| irascible | easily angered |
| laconic | using few words |
| lament | sorrow/grieve |
| laud | praise/glorify |
| lavish | unsparingly/extravagant |
| lethargic | indifferent/slow/sluggish |
| loquacious | talkative |
| luminous | bright/glow/brilliant |
| malinger | pretending to be ill |
| malleable | able to be shaped/molded |
| metaphor | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| meticulous | detailed |
| misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| mitigate | to lessen/soften |
| mollify | to calm |
| monotony | lack of variation |
| naive | lacking maturity/experience/sophistication |
| obdurate | hardened in felling/cannot be persuaded |
| obsequious | eager to please/compromising/overly submissive |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| obviate | to prevent |
| occlude | prevent the passage of |
| onerous | oppressive/troublesome |
| opaque | impossible to see through/no passage of light |
| opprobrium | public disgrace |
| ostentation | excessive showiness |
| paradox | a contradiction/conflicting statement |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| pedant | one who shows off learning |
| perfidious | willingness to betray one's trust |
| perfunctory | done in a routine way |
| permeate | to penetrate |
| philanthropy | charity/promotion of goodness |
| fanatical | enthusiastic/devotion |
| fawn | grovel |
| fervid | emotional/fan boy |
| florid | excessively decorated/embellished |
| foment | arouse/incite |
| frugality | cheap/thrifty |
| garrulous | tend to talk a lot |
| gregarious | outgoing/sociable |
| guile | deceit/trickery |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| homogenous | same/similar kind |
| iconoclast | one of opposes established beliefs/customs |
| imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate/affect |
| impetuous | reckless/rash |
| implacable | cannot be calmed down |
| inchoate | disorganized/not fully formed |
| ingenuous | showing innocence/simplicity |
| inimical | hostile |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | lack interest or flavor |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| inundate | to overwhelm/cover with water |
| irascible | easily angered |
| laconic | using few words |
| lament | sorrow/grieve |
| laud | praise/glorify |
| lavish | unsparingly/extravagant |
| lethargic | indifferent/slow/sluggish |
| loquacious | talkative |
| luminous | bright/glow/brilliant |
| malinger | pretending to be ill |
| malleable | able to be shaped/molded |
| metaphor | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| meticulous | detailed |
| misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| mitigate | to lessen/soften |
| mollify | to calm |
| monotony | lack of variation |
| naive | lacking maturity/experience/sophistication |
| obdurate | hardened in felling/cannot be persuaded |
| obsequious | eager to please/compromising/overly submissive |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| obviate | to prevent |
| occlude | prevent the passage of |
| onerous | oppressive/troublesome |
| opaque | impossible to see through/no passage of light |
| opprobrium | public disgrace |
| ostentation | excessive showiness |
| paradox | a contradiction/conflicting statement |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| pedant | one who shows off learning |
| perfidious | willingness to betray one's trust |
| perfunctory | done in a routine way |
| permeate | to penetrate |
| philanthropy | charity/promotion of goodness |
| placate | to sooth/calm/pacify |
| plastic | mold/bend |
| plethora | excess |
| pragmatic | realistic/practical |
| precipitate | lacking deliberation/thought/bring about abruptly |
| prevaricate | lie/deviate from truth |
| pristine | clean/uncorrupted |
| proliferate | to increase in number quickly |
| propitiate | appease/please |
| prudence | wisdom/restraint/caution |
| pungent | strong, sharp and irritating of the senses |
| quiescent | motionless |
| rarefy | make thinner/sparser |
| repudiate | to falsify/reject validity of |
| reticent | silent/quiet |
| rhetoric | effective writing or speaking |
| satiate | to satisfy fully |
| soporific | to make sleepy/lethargic |
| specious | sounded or looked true but was not |
| stigma | a mark of disgrace/shame |
| stolid | unemotional/lacking sensitivity |
| sublime | grand |
| tacit | done without using words |
| taciturn | silent/not talkative |
| tirade | long,harsh verbal attack |
| torpor | extreme sluggishness |
| transitory | temporary/lasting a brief time |
| vacillate | indecisive |
| venerate | extreme respect |
| vex | to annoy |
| volatile | easily aroused/changeable/bipolar/lively or explosive |
| waver | to fluctuate between choices |
| whimsical | acting fancy/unpredictable |
| zeal | passion/enthusiasm |
| scanty | meager/inadequate amount |
| singular | extraordinary/remarkable/exceptional |
| scurrilous | abusive |
| arcane | known or understood by a few |
| acclamation | loud shout of welcome/goodwill/approval |
| chagrin | feeling vexed/disappointed/humiliated |
| ignominious | discreditable/humiliating |
| acumen | keen insight/shrewdness |
| abstruse | prose is difficult to understand |
| panned | rejected/criticized |
| shrewdness | mental quickness |
| hindered | impede |
| abjured | to reject entirely |
| chagrin | recognition of being wrong and embarrassed but graceful and not angry |
| toothsome | desirable |
| imprudent | unwise |
| ignominious | shameful |
| trenchancy | sharpness of smell or taste |
| silver tongue | pleasantness of one's speech |
| mellifluous | sweet/pleasing |
| euphonic | sweet/pleasing speech |
| gaudiness | lack of taste |
| detritus | waste/debris |
| mien | composure |
| vacillating | move unsteadily from side to side |
| [lower-case] catholic | diverse or widespread |
| apogee | pinnacle |
| apex | at the very top of |
| nepotism | favoritism to family relationship |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
| attest | to declare to be correct/true/give evidence of |
| redolent | having a pleasant odor |
| timorous | full of fear |
| gratification | a source of great satisfaction |
| benignity | kindness |
| enmity | antagonism/hostility/animosity |
| natty | neatly smart looking in dress/appearance |
| boorish | rude/unmannered |
| expostulating | very kind and polite protest |
| epitaph | commemoration to the dead/inscription on tomb of the dead |
| epigraph | an inscription on a building/etc. |
| apposite | suitable/well-adapted |
| torrent | violent, overwhelming flow |
| deluge | anything that overwhelms like a flood |
| venal | willing to be bought by a bribe |
| vindictive | vengeful/seeking revenge |
| insurmountable | cannot be overcome/insuperable/cannot be conquered |
| abstemious | abstinence/sparing/temperate in diet |
| outlandish | alien/foreign/strange/odd |
| garish | excessively bright/ornate/elaborate/glaring |
| noxious | harmful to physical health or mental well-being |
| dissension | strong disagreement |
| reprise | a repetition/returning to a past theme or subject |
| nadir | point of greatest adversity or despair/ the lowest point |
| artisan | a person skilled in an applied art |
| acme | the highest point/peak |
| jocose | facetious/witty/jovial |
| polyglot | able to speak or write in several languages |
| welter | to roll/toss/heave/tumble |
| conduit | duct/main/channel |
| catharsis | to purge/force out/ relieving of tension/discharge/cathartic = evacuating of bowels |
| insuperable | cannot be passed over/over come. it is insurmountable |
| vivacious | lively |
| marginal | minimal for requirements/almost insufficient |
| superfluous | being more/having more than what is necessary or required/excess |
| cavalier | brave/having the spirit of a knight/a gentleman |
| gallant | noble/brave |
| voracious | very eager |
| surreptitious | stealthy/sneaky/clandestine |
| clandestine | stealthy/sneaky/surreptitious |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly/splendid |
| pithy | full of meaning/forceful/vigor |
| avant-garde | very skilled group in their art/usually in unorthodox and experimental menthods |
| obfuscate | to make obsure/unclear/confuse/stupefy |
| galvanize | to stimulate |
| endomorphic | a mineral within another/to change or morph within |
| chimerical | unrealistic/fanciful/imaginary |
| coarsely | lacking in fineness or delicacy |
| posthumous | born after the death of |
| hither | toward/being on this side (or closest side) |
| abtruse | difficult to understand/esoteric |
| panned | rejected/criticized |
| shrewdness | mental quickness |
| hindered | impede |
| abjured | to reject entirely |
| chagrin | recognition of being wrong and embarrased, yet graceful and not angry |
| toothsome | desirable |
| imprudent | unwise |
| ignominious | shameful |
| mien | composure |
| nepotism | favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, in business and politics |
| apocryphal | doubtful authorship or authenticity/false |
| acquiesce | to agree passively/reserved |
| coagulation | clotting or obsolete |
| coquettish | flirtatious/teasing |
| condescending | showing superiority/snobby/patronizing |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically holy or devout |
| morbid | interested in gruesome/unpleasant/gloomy subjects |
| mordant | scathingly critical/sarcastic |
| gastronomes | a connoisseur of food/drink |
| epicures | one that has refine taste/connoisseur/dedicated to sensual enjoyment |
| erudition | scholarship/knowledge through study and reading |
| danseuses | female ballet dancer |
| cherubs | depiction of an angel |
| acrimony | bitterness/resentment/spite/ill will |
| lugubrious | very sad/mournful/gloomy |
| animated | lively/energy/dynamic/enthusiastic |
| despondent | extremely unhappy/discouraged |
| unheralded | not previously announced/notified |
| risible | capable of causing laughter/inclined to laugh |
| magnanimity | noble/generous |
| censure | disapproval/severe criticism |
| rancorous | intense spite/ill will |
| prim | neat/proper/formal |
| macarism | making others happy through praise |
| reliquary | container for relics |
| defilade | fortifications/defense/protect troops |
| habiliments | clothes/clothing |
| beguiling | charming |
| magnanimous | noble/generous/kind |
| macabre | very gruesome/ghoulish |
| mortifying | to humiliate/shame |
| fuming | irritable/angry mood |
| ennui | boredom/lack of interest |
| retiring | shy/reserved |
| constituent | a part of a larger construction |
| languish | to be neglected/deprived and weakened/deteriorate |
| cisterns | water tank |
| coffers | box of valuables/safe/treasure chest |
| begrimed | covered in dirt/soot |
| aseptic | sterile/uncontaminated |
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