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GRE words 4/5
1000 GRE Words Part 4/5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macerate | to soften |
| Machination | a scheming activity; a manipulation |
| MAELSTROM | whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind |
| Magnanimous | forgiving and generous; having a noble spirit |
| Magnate | "someone who is rich, powerful, and controls something |
| MALEDICTION | a curse; a wish of evil upon another |
| Malign | evil in nature or effect; malevolent |
| MALINGER | to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
| MALLEABLE | capable of being shaped |
| Mandate | an authorization or command |
| MANNERED | artificial or stilted in character |
| Manumate | to emancipate; to release from slavery or bondage |
| MAR | to damage or deface; spoil |
| Marshal | to arrange in order |
| Martial | warlike; relating to combat or war |
| MARTINET | strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules |
| Matriculate | "to enroll, especially in a college or university |
| MAUDLIN | overly sentimental |
| Maxim | a short rule of conduct; a proverb |
| Meddle | to interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that’s is not one's concern |
| Mediate | to help settle a difference; to act as a go-between |
| Meliorate/Ameliorate | "to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve |
| Mellifluous | sweet or smoothly flowing; melodic; sweetened |
| Mend | repair (something that is broken or damaged); return to health; improve |
| MENDACIOUS | dishonest |
| MENDICANT | beggar |
| Mentor | a special counselor or teacher |
| Mercenary | motivated by money alone |
| Mercurial | "changeable, especially with regards to moods; fickle; (could pertain to god Mercury meaning liveliness; quick-wittedness) |
| MERETRICIOUS | gaudy; falsely attractive |
| Metamorphosis | "a change in form, character, circumstance, etc.. |
| METAPHOR | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| Meticulous | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough |
| METICULOUS | extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking |
| Microcosm | the world of miniature |
| Milieu | surroundings; situation; atmosphere; environment |
| MILITATE | to operate against; work against |
| Mirth | amusement and especially expressed in laughter |
| Misanthrope | a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society |
| Misanthropic | hatred of mankind |
| MISSIVE | a written note or letter |
| Mitigate | to make less severe; make more bearable |
| MOLLIFY | to calm or make less severe |
| MOLT | "to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically |
| Monolithic | large and unbroken structure |
| MONOTONY | no variation; tediously the same |
| Monstic | extremely plain or secluded |
| MORES | fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
| Moribund | near death; dying |
| Mortify | to humiliate; to shame; injure one's pride |
| MULTIFARIOUS | diverse |
| Munificent | very generous |
| Myopia | refers to short-sightedness; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective |
| NADIR | lowest point |
| NAIVE | lacking sophistication or experience |
| Narcissism | refers to self-love; self-absorbance; egocentricity |
| NASCENT | starting to develop; coming into existence |
| Nausea | a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit |
| Nebulous | vague; hazy; indistinctive; confused |
| Nefarious | villainous; wicked; evil |
| Neglect | fail to care for properly |
| NEOLOGISM | new word or expression |
| NEOPHYTE | novice; beginner |
| Nepotism | favoritism; |
| NETTLE | to irritate |
| Nihilism | there is no such thing as right and wrong |
| Nocturnal | "done, occurring, or active at night |
| NOISOME | stinking; putrid |
| Nominal | in name only; significant |
| Noxious | poisonous; very harmful; (often used to describe odors that make you sick) |
| Nuance | subtleties; fine points; slight shades of variation |
| NUMISMATICS | coin collecting |
| Obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinions or course of action; stubborn |
| Obligatory | required |
| Oblique | indirect or vague |
| Obliterate | destroy utterly; wipe out |
| Oblivion | being forgotten or unknown |
| Obloquy | strong public criticism or verbal abuse |
| Obscure | hard to understand |
| Obsequious | fawning; showing servile deference; polite or obedient in hope of gain or from fear |
| Obsolete | no longer useful; outdated |
| OBSTINATE | stubborn; unyielding |
| Obtuse | dense |
| OBVIATE | to prevent; to make unnecessary |
| OCCLUDE | to stop up; prevent the passage of |
| Officious | annoyingly eager to please; meddlesome |
| ONEROUS | troublesome and oppressive; burdensome |
| Opaque | not transparent; impossible to see through |
| OPINE | to express an opinion |
| OPPROBRIUM | public disgrace |
| Opulence | ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish; wealthy |
| Orifice | small opening |
| OROTUND | pompous |
| Orthodox | to be conventional; traditional; to follow established ways |
| OSSIFY | to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern |
| Ostensible | "outwardly appearing; apparent, but with an element of pretense |
| Ostentation | pretentious and vulgar display and especially of wealth and luxury intended to impress or attract notice |
| Ostentatious | showy; overblown; pretentious |
| Overt | open to view |
| OVERWROUGHT | agitated; overdone |
| Painstaking | "to be extremely careful, meticulous |
| PALATIAL | relating to a palace; magnificent |
| PALLIATE | to make less serious; ease |
| PALLID | lacking color or liveliness |
| Palpable | Obvious; evident; tangible; capable of being touched or felt |
| Panacea | Cure-alls; something that cures anything |
| PANACHE | flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve |
| PANEGYRIC | elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise |
| Panoply | impressive array or collection of things |
| Paradox | "a statement or proposition that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory |
| Paragon | model of excellence or perfection |
| Paraphrase | to say in other words |
| Pare | to trim off excess; reduce |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Parley | "discussion, usually b/w enemies |
| Parochial | narrow; having a confined point of view |
| Parody | a humorous imitation of something |
| PARRY | "to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer |
| Parsimonious | frugal or stingy |
| Partisan | supports a particular position |
| Pastiche | piece of literature or music imitating other works |
| Patent | obvious; noticeable |
| Paternal | fatherly or father-like |
| Pathogen | "a bacterium, virus, or other micro-organism that can cause disease. |
| Pathology | study of disease |
| Patrician | aristocratic; of noble birth |
| Patronize | to be a customer or client of; treat in a condescending manner |
| Paucity | a scarcity; a lack; a small amount |
| Pedant | one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules |
| Pedantic | boringly academic; pompous and dry |
| Peddadillo | minor sin or offense |
| Pedestrian | (verb) unimaginative; commonplace; dull; (noun) someone on foot |
| Pejorative | negatively disparaging; derogatory |
| Penchant | a strong inclination towards; a liking for something |
| Penitent | feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant |
| Pensive | to be contemplative; to be reflective; be in a state of dreamy or melancholy thoughtfulness |
| Penury | an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty |
| Peon | an unskilled worker |
| Perch | (v) alight or rest on something |
| Peregrinate | "to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot |
| Perfidious | willing to betray one's trust |
| Perfidy | treachery; a deliberate breach of faith |
| Perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent |
| Peripatetic | wondering; moving about; nomadic |
| Periphery | an external boundary; an outside edge of something |
| Permeate | to penetrate; to pass or speed through or in every part of |
| Pernicious | deadly; extremely evil; having a harmful or fatal effect |
| Perspicacious | "shrewd, astute, or keen-witted; having a ready insight and understanding of things |
| Persuasive | persuasive; convincing; pertinent |
| Pertinent | relevant; to the point |
| Perturb | to greatly disturb or agitate |
| Peruse | to read carefully; to survey or examine in detail |
| Pervade | spread through and be perceived in every part of |
| Petulant | cranky; peevishly rude; irritated over something trivial |
| Phalanx | "a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things |
| Philanthropic | of or concerned with the welfare of others |
| Philanthropy | charity; love of mankind |
| Philistine | a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values |
| Phlegmatic | "indifferent; sluggish, apathetic; not easily aroused to feelings or actions |
| Pillage | rob using violence and especially during wartime |
| Pithy | "profound or substantial yet concise succinct, and to the point |
| Pivotal | Crucial; critically important |
| Placate | to soothe; to pacify; to calm down |
| Plastic | "(adj) able to be molded, altered, or bent |
| Platitude | a trite/overused saying; a cliché usually offered advice or wisdom |
| Plebeian | crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners |
| Plethora | an excess; a super abundance |
| Plucky | courageous; spunky |
| Poignant | deeply touching; so emotional its almost painful |
| Polarize | to split into opposing factions |
| Polemic | a controversial argument |
| Politic | shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic |
| Polyglot | a speaker of many languages |
| Pompous | characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance |
| Ponderous | massive; heavy; weighed down |
| Portent | a warning; something coming in the future; an omen |
| Portly | stout; usually in a manner that is stately and dignified |
| Posit | to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation |
| Potentate | monarch or ruler with great power |
| Pragmatic | practical; down to earth |
| Prattle | meaningless; foolish talk |
| Precedent | a prior case |
| Precept | a rule to live by; a principal that guides behavior |
| Precipitate | "(v) cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely; (ad) done suddenly without careful consideration. |
| Precis | short summary of facts; a summary or abstract of a text or speech |
| Preclude | to make impossible |
| Premise | an assumption; a basis for conclusion |
| Prerogative | exclusive right or privilege that others do not have |
| Prescient | having foresight; having or showing knowledge of events before they take place |
| Presumptuous | failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate |
| Pretentious | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance |
| Prevail | to triumph |
| Prevaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth |
| Pristine | fresh and clean; uncorrupted |
| PROBITY | complete honesty and integriity |
| Proclivity | "tendency; inclination, a leaning |
| Prodigal | wastefully extravagant; spending too much time |
| Prodigy | a talented child |
| Profane | "irreverent; blasphemous, unholy |
| Profess | to declare; to claim |
| Profligate | wasteful and immoral; shamelessly bad |
| Profound | very deep; penetrating |
| progenitor | an ancestor |
| Proletariat | the industrial working class |
| Proliferate | to multiply; to grow out and spread rapidly |
| Prolific | producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring; present in large numbers of quantities |
| Prominent | standing out so as to been seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable |
| Promulgate | promote or make widely known |
| Propensity | natural inclination; a tendency; aptitude |
| Propitiate | to conciliate; to appease |
| Propitious | giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable |
| Propriety | the quality of being proper; obeying rules and customs |
| Prosaic | ordinary; commonplace; dull; unimaginative |
| Proscribe | to prohibit; outlaw; forbid |
| Proselytize | to attempt to convert |
| Protagonist | a leading character in a story or movie; hero or champion |
| Protrude | to stick out; to thrust forth |
| Provident | preparing for the future; looking ahead |
| Proviso | a stipulation; condition; requirement |
| Proximity | "nearness to the time, place, occurrence, or relation |
| Prudent | planning ahead; acting or showing care and thought for the future |
| Psychology | study of mental processes in living things |
| Puerile | "childish, immature, or silly |
| Pugilism | refering to boxing |
| Pulchritude | beauty |
| Pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly; without courage |
| Putative | commonly accepted; reputed |
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