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GRE words 2/5
1000 GRE Words Part 2/5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dangle | hand or swing loosely |
| Dank | damp; humid |
| Daunt | to intimidate; to make fearful |
| Debacle | a sudden downfall or collapse |
| DEBUTANTE | young woman making debut in high society |
| DECLIVITY | downward slope |
| Decorous | in good taste; dignified; proper; well behaved |
| DECORUM | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| DEFACE | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| DEFERENCE | respect; courtesy |
| Degenerate | to deteriorate; to break down |
| Deleterious | subtly or unexpectedly harmful |
| Delude | deceive; mislead |
| Demagogue | a rabble-rouser; a leader who tries to stir up others on their emotions |
| DEMAGOGUE | "a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| DEMUR | to express doubts or objection |
| Denizen | an inhabitant |
| Denouement | Outcome; result |
| Depravity | extreme wickedness |
| Deprecate | deplore; to express strong disapproval of |
| Deprive | "take away from, prevent from using |
| Deride | to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously; to mock |
| Derogatory | belittling; disapproving; showing unfavorable opinion of the person or thing in question |
| Desiccate | to make or become free of moisture; dehydrate; dry out; |
| DESICCATE | to dry out thoroughly |
| Desultory | without plan or purpose; aimless |
| Detrimental | tending to cause harm |
| Dialectical | a method of reasoning |
| DIAPHANOUS | allowing light to show through; delicate |
| DIATRIBE | "an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| DICTUM | authoritative statement |
| Diffidence | shyness; lack of self confidence |
| Diffident | to be timid or lacking in confidence |
| Digress | to stray from the subject |
| DILATE | to make larger; expand |
| DILATORY | intended to delay |
| DILETTANTE | someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic |
| Diligent | having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties |
| Diminution | "reduction in the size, extent, or important of something |
| DIRGE | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| DISABUSE | to set right; free from error |
| Discern | to distinguish; to differentiate from something else |
| Discrete | separate and distinct or composed of separate and distinct parts |
| Disinterested | unbiased; without a vested interest one way or another |
| Disparate | different; dissimilar; entirely unalike |
| Disrobe | undress |
| DISSEMBLE | to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
| Disseminate | to scatter; to spread out; distribute |
| Dissolution | the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration |
| Dissonance | lack of harmony among musical notes |
| DISTAFF | the female branch of a family |
| DISTEND | "to swell, inflate, or bloat |
| DITHER | to act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| DIURNAL | existing during the day |
| DIVINE | to foretell or know by inspiration |
| Docile | easily manageable |
| DOCTRINAIRE | rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| Doctrinaire | to be dogmatic; to espouse a theory or belief system whether it is or isn't practical; |
| DOGMA | "a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief |
| Dogmatic | blindly committed to a belief system |
| Doleful | expressing sorry; mournful |
| Domestic | refers to home or household |
| DROLL | "amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Drought | a long period of dry weather |
| Dubious | uncertain |
| Dumbfound | greatly astonish or amaze |
| DUPE | to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
| Duplicity | deception; double meaning |
| DYSPEPTIC | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| EBULLIENT | exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| Eccentric | not conventional; quirky |
| ECLECTIC | selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
| EDIFY | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Edify | to uplift; to benefit or instruct; especially morally |
| Efface | rub or wipe out; obliterate |
| EFFICACY | effectiveness |
| EFFIGY | stuffed doll; likeness of a person |
| EFFRONTERY | impudent boldness; audacity |
| Effusion | a pouring forth; unrestrained expression |
| Egalitarian | refers to equality |
| Elation | great happiness and exhilaration |
| ELEGY | a sorrowful poem or speech |
| Elicit | to evoke; to bring out; to draw forth |
| Elliptical | hard to understand; oval |
| Eloquence | a graceful and forceful speech |
| ELOQUENT | "persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
| Elucidate | to make understandable |
| Elusive | evasive; hard to express; define or pin down |
| EMBELLISH | to add ornamental or fictitious details |
| Emigrate | to leave one's country |
| Eminent | prominent; well known and respected; noteworthy |
| Emissary | a messenger; a person sent on a mission for someone else |
| EMULATE | to copy; to try to equal or excel |
| Enchant | charm; fill with great delight |
| ENCOMIUM | warm praise |
| Encumber | to burden; hinder; obstruct |
| Endearment | a word or phrase expressing love or affection |
| Endeavor | to make an effort; to try very hard |
| ENDEMIC | belonging to a particular area; inherent |
| Endorse | approve; support a claim or statement |
| Enervate | cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken; devitalize |
| Enfranchise | to grand the rights of citizenship |
| Engender | to create; to bring about; to produce |
| Enigma | "a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand; riddle or paradox |
| Enormity | "extreme evil, or wickedness |
| Enthrall | capture the fascinated attention of |
| Entreaty | earnest of humble request |
| ENUMERATE | "to count, list, or itemize |
| Ephemeral | fleeting; short lived |
| EPICURE | person with refined taste in food and wine |
| Epigram | a witty statement |
| Epitome | a perfect example |
| Equine | pertaining to horses |
| Equivocal | open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain or questionable in nature |
| EQUIVOCATE | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
| ERRATIC | wandering and unpredictable |
| ERSATZ | fake |
| ERUDITE | learned; scholarly; bookish |
| Erudite | having or showing profound knowledge and scholarship |
| ESCHEW | to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
| ESOTERIC | known or understood only by a few |
| Espouse | to advocate; to support |
| ESTIMABLE | admirable |
| Ethereal | light and airy; extremely delicate or refined |
| ETHOS | beliefs or character of a group |
| EULOGY | speech in praise of someone |
| Eulogy | "a laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died |
| EUPHEMISM | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
| EUPHONY | "pleasant, harmonious sound |
| Evanescent | happening only for a brief period of time; fleeting |
| Evoke | cause to appear; summon; produce |
| Exacerbate | to worsen; to increase in severity |
| Exacting | Demanding of perfection; difficult; requiring great skill or precision |
| Exasperate | to annoy greatly; to annoy to the point of total frustration |
| EXCULPATE | to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| Exhaustive | painstakingly thorough; complete |
| Exhort | to strongly urge |
| Exigent | pressing; demanding |
| EXIGENT | urgent; requiring immediate action |
| Existential | relating to existence; concerning or based on objective experience |
| EXONERATE | to clear of blame |
| Expatriate | both to be banished from one's native country and to withdraw from one's country |
| Expedient | practical; advantageous |
| Expedite | to help along; facilitate; speed the progress of; to make easier |
| EXPLICIT | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| Exploit | to use for selfish advantage or profit |
| EXPONENT | one who champions or advocates |
| EXPURGATE | to censor |
| Extensive | far-reaching |
| Extol | to praise |
| Extraneous | unnecessary; extra; not belonging |
| Extricate | free from difficulty; to disengage |
| Fabrication | something made up; a falsehood |
| Faction | a group within a group |
| FALLOW | dormant; unused |
| FANATICAL | acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion |
| Fatalist | people who believe that what happens is inevitable |
| Fatuous | foolish |
| FATUOUS | stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
| Fauna | refers to animals |
| FAWN | give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection; suck up to |
| FECUND | fertile; fruitful; productive |
| Ferment | incite or stir up |
| Fervid | intensely enthusiastic or passionate and especially to and excessive degree |
| FETID | foul-smelling; putrid |
| Fidelity | faithfulness; loyalty |
| Figurative | not literal |
| FLAG | "(v) to decline in vigor, strength, or interest |
| Flaunt | to show off; to try and impress others with a display |
| Flimsy | comparatively light and unsubstantial; easily damaged |
| Flora | refers to plants |
| FLORID | excessively decorated or embellished |
| Foment | to instigate; to stir up; to promote |
| Forbear | to abstain; to refrain from; to hold oneself back |
| FORD | to cross a body of water by wading |
| FORESTALL | to prevent or delay; anticipate |
| FORTUITOUS | happening by chance; fortunate |
| FRACTIOUS | unruly; rebellious |
| Fraternal | brotherly; befitting brothers |
| Fraud | a fault; a deception |
| FRENETIC | frantic; frenzied |
| Frugal | not wasteful; requiring few resources |
| FRUGALITY | tending to be thrifty or cheap |
| Furtive | secretive; sly; clandestine |
| Futile | hopeless; useless; ineffective |
| Gambol | to dance or skip around playfully |
| GARNER | to gather and store |
| Garrulous | "excessively talkative, especially in trivial matters |
| Gaudy | extravagantly bright and showy |
| Genteel | refined; polite; cultivated |
| GESTATION | growth process from conception to birth |
| Ghastly | "death-like, pale and ill |
| Gingerly | cautiously; warily; with extreme care |
| GLIB | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual |
| Glower | to glare or stare angrily and intensely |
| Glut | a surplus |
| Gluttony | the act or process of eating in excess |
| GRADATION | process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color |
| Grandiloquent | Pretentious; pompous; to speak in a bombastic or extremely flowery style |
| Gratuitous | freely given; |
| GREGARIOUS | outgoing; sociable |
| Gregarious | fond of company; sociable |
| GRIEVOUS | causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing |
| GROVEL | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| Grumble | to complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way |
| GUILE | deceit; trickery |
| Gullible | easily persuaded to believe something; credulous |
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