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Doug's GRE Stack Word Search Puzzle

Word	Meaning
propriety	correct or appropriate behavior; obedience to rules
prudence	Wisdom, caution, showing good discretion
quandary	Dilemma; predicament
quarantine	Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease
ratiocination	methodical, logical reasoning
rhetoric	Skill in using language effectively and persuasively
solace	Consolation; comfort during a time of grief
stigma	A mark or token of disgrace or shame
tirade	Long, agressive speech; usually given in an attacking manner
torpor	A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy
utopia	Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
vagary	whim, an unpredictable action
veneer	1. A thin surface layer; 2. deceptive superficial show, facade
veracity	Filled with truth and accuracy
visage	Face; appearance
viscosity	The sticky or thick consistency or a liquid
vociferous	Noisy; clamorous
vogue	Modern fashion
wag	A humorous or merry person
warmonger	A person who stirs up war
warrant	Authorization given by a superior
wastrel	One who is recklessly wasteful, especially with money
welter	Confused mass; a jumble
wont	A customary practice, habit
xenophobia	The fear of foreigners
yarn	A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting
yore	A former period of time
zeal	Strong devotion toward advancing a goal or cause; passion
zealot	Fanatic; person who shows excessive enthusiasm
zeitgeist	The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation
zenith	point directly overhead in the sky; summit, peak
zephyr	Gentle breeze; west wind
boor	A person with rude, clumsy manners; a peasant
buffoon	A fool or a clown
bulwark	Something used as a defense
cache	A hiding place, or the object hidden in a secret place
cacophony	Harsh, jarring, discordant noise; dissonance
catalyst	Something that brings about a change in something else
catharsis	The release of emotional tension after an overwhelming experience
censure	An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism
chauvinist	One with prejudiced belief in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
chicanery	deception by means of trickery or guile
clemency	A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy
clique	An exclusive group
connoisseur	a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
craven	Coward; despicably fearful person
crescendo	a gradual increase in volume or indensity
criterion	Standard for judging
cupidity	Greed; excessive desire
deference	Respect, courtesy
depravity	Moral corruption or degradation
encomium	Warm praise; commendation
guffaw	Boisterous laughter
ingratitude	Ungratefulness
jingoism	Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy
juncture	Critical point; meeting
neophyte	A beginner or novice
propriety	correct or appropriate behavior; obedience to rules
prudence	Wisdom, caution, showing good discretion
quandary	Dilemma; predicament
quarantine	Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease
ratiocination	methodical, logical reasoning
rhetoric	Skill in using language effectively and persuasively
solace	Consolation; comfort during a time of grief
stigma	A mark or token of disgrace or shame
tirade	Long, agressive speech; usually given in an attacking manner
torpor	A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy
utopia	Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
vagary	whim, an unpredictable action
veneer	1. A thin surface layer; 2. deceptive superficial show, facade
veracity	Filled with truth and accuracy
visage	Face; appearance
viscosity	The sticky or thick consistency or a liquid
vociferous	Noisy; clamorous
vogue	Modern fashion
wag	A humorous or merry person
warmonger	A person who stirs up war
warrant	Authorization given by a superior
wastrel	One who is recklessly wasteful, especially with money
welter	Confused mass; a jumble
wont	A customary practice, habit
xenophobia	The fear of foreigners
yarn	A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting
yore	A former period of time
zeal	Strong devotion toward advancing a goal or cause; passion
zealot	Fanatic; person who shows excessive enthusiasm
zeitgeist	The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation
zenith	point directly overhead in the sky; summit, peak
zephyr	Gentle breeze; west wind
aberrant	deviating from the norm
abysmal	extremely wretched; bottomless
adroit	skillfull, adept
aesthetic	Concerned with or appreciative of beauty
affected	false, artificial
altruistic	Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
ambiguous	Doubtful, uncertain, open to more than one interpretation
anachronistic	Out of the proper time
analogous	Similar or alike in some way; equivalent
anomalous	irregular; abnormal; unusual
apocryphal	Of questionable authenticity or authority
apposite	Relevant; suitable; apt
arable	Land suitable for plowing
arbitrary	Determined by chance or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle
archaic	Characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization
arduous	Difficult to do; laborious
arid	Very dry; boring and meaningless
articulate	Possessing the ability to speak clearly, expressively and eloquently
audacious	Recklessly daring, bold, brave; Not held back by what is conventional or proper
austere	Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
authoritarian	Relating to, or expecting absolute obedience to an authority; dictatorial
authoritative	Having recognized excellence; official; highly reliable
banal	Unoriginal; commonplace; predictable; trite
baroque	Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; complex in ornamentation
barren	Desolate; Not capable of producing offspring; Lacking liveliness
belligerent	Eager to fight; hostile, aggressive
benevolent	Characterized by doing good; concerned with the benefit of some charity
benign	Harmless; kind; gentle
blithe	Carefree; lack of concern; light hearted
bogus	Counterfeit or fake; not genuine, phony
boisterous	Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
bombastic	Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
bracing	Invigorating; refreshing
callous	Unfeeling; emotionally insensitive
callow	Being young or immature
candid	Free from predjudice, impartial and honest; open and sincere
candor	Truthfulness; great honesty
capricious	Impulsive; changing ones mind quickly and often
chronic	Lasting for a long period of time
circumspect	cautious and aware of circumstances and potential consequences
cogent	appealing to intellect or reason; convincing
coherent	Organized and making sense; logical
colloquial	conversational, used in informal speech
commodious	Spacious and convienent; roomy
compatible	In agreement with; harmonious
convoluted	intricate or complicated
copious	Abundant; plentiful; lavish.
credulous	too readily beliving or trusting; gullible
cursory	Performed quickly and without much attention to detail
dearth	A shortage
deft	Skillfil
docile	Manageable; obedient; teachable
eccentric	Odd; peculiar; strange
ersatz	An imitation or a fake, usually inferior; artificial
generic	Common; general; universal
malleable	Capable of being shaped
nascent	Coming into existence or development.
pedestrian	Mediocre; ordinary
peripheral	Of minor relevance or importance; (2) related to an outer boundary
petty	Unimportant; of lesser standing
pristine	Pure or uncorrupted, fresh and clean
prodigal	Given in abundance; lavish or wasteful
pungent	Sharp, stinging or strong; (often of taste or smell)
quiescent	being quient or inactive; motionless
recondite	Not easily understood; ambiguous
redundant	Superfluous; exceeding what is needed
reticent	Silent, reluctant, reserved, to keep to oneself
salient	Noticeable; prominent
serrated	Having a saw-toothed edge
soporific	Causing sleep or tiredness
specious	Seemingly true, but actually false; deceptively attractive
stolid	Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime	Majestic, noble, grand, inspiring awe
sylvan	Wooded; Characteristic of a forest
tacit	Without using any words; implied by actions
taciturn	Habitually untalkative; silent
taut	Stretched tightly
tedious	Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring
thrifty	Not wasteful; economical; penny-wise
transitory	Lasting a short time; temporary
ubiquitous	Present everywhere at the same time; Omnipresent
unprecedented	Unheard of; having no previous example
vainglorious	Boastful, pompous
veracious	Truthful, honest
verbose	Wordy
verdant	Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.
vicarious	Acting for another; sharing in the experience or feelings of another through the imagination
virulent	Extremely poisonous
viscous	Sticky; gluey
vital	Essential for continued existence; relating to life
vitriolic	Corrosive; caustic; bitterly scathing
vivacious	Lively, cheerful; high spirited
volatile	Tending to vary often; changeable; explosive
voluble	Ready flow of speech; fluent
whimsical	Full of odd ideas; Erratic or sudden behavior, unpredictable
wizened	Dried up, shriveled or withered
zaftig	Full and shapely figured, plump
abash	To make ashamed; to embarrass
abate	To reduce in amount or intensity; decrease
abbreviate	To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form
abdicate	To step down from a position of power
abjure	To renounce or reject; to officially disclaim
abrade	To irritate by rubbing; to wear down in spirit
abridge	To cut short, to condense
abrogate	To nullify, to abolish
abscond	to make a secret departure, to elope
absolve	To forgive or free from blame
abstain	To refrain from something by ones own choice
accede	To comply with; consent to
acquiesce	To comply passively; to give in
adulterate	To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients
advocate	To be in favor of; support
aggrandize	To increase in power or reputation; to make larger or greater
alleviate	To make more bearable (usually pain)
allocate	to apportion for a specific purpose, to distribute
allude	To refer indirectly to something
amalgamate	To combine, mix or blend into a unified or integrated whole
ameliorate	To make or become better; improve
amplify	To make larger, exaggerate or increase
antagonize	to annoy or provoke to anger
arbitrate	To judge or settle a dispute
assail	To attack physically or verbally; assault
assimilate	To absorb into the mind or culture; cause to resemble
assuage	To make something harsh less severe; pacify, calm, relieve
attenuate	Reduce in force, amount or degree; weaken
augment	To increase or add to; to make larger
avenge	To inflict a punishment on behalf of another
aver	To claim to be true; to affirm
avow	To acknowledge openly and boldly; confess
begrudge	To envy anothers possessions
berate	To scold or criticize harshly
blanch	To become pale in color
boggle	To hesitate in fear or doubt; To become overwhelmed in astonishment
botch	Ruin through clumsiness; bungle
broach	To bring up a subject for debate
burgeon	To grow or flourish; sprout
burnish	To polish
cajole	To coax with insincere talk, teasing, or flattery; to trick into doing something
capitulate	To surrender under specific conditions, come to terms
castigate	To criticize or punish severely
chastise	To criticize severely; punish by beating
coalesce	To grow together to form one; fuse or unite
condone	To overlook, forgive or disregard without protest
consecrate	To sanctify; to make sacred; to immortalize
convey	To transport, transmit or communicate.
corroborate	To support or strengthen with evidence
delineate	To describe in words or gestures with great detail.
delude	To deceive; to have false illusions
disentangle	To free from confusion
engender	To produce, cause, or bring about
macerate	To soften by soaking or steeping in a liquid
malinger	To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
meander	To go aimlessly
placate	To appease or pacify
prevaricate	To stray from or evade the truth; to lie
proliferate	To grow or increase in number very quickly
propitiate	To conciliate or appease
rarefy	to make thinner or less dense
relegate	To banish; to put to a lower position
repudiate	To reject the authority or validity of
satiate	to satisfy fully
stoke	To stir up and feed fuel to (very often to a fire)
succumb	To give in; to yeild
transpire	To take place; to come about
truncate	To shorten by cutting
vascillate	To sway physically (oscillate) or indecisively (hesitate) from one side to another.
vaunt	To speak boastfully; brag
venerate	To honor, worship or respect
vex	To annoy or bother
waffle	Speaking or writing vaguely with little result
waft	To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
waver	To fluctuate between choices; to show indecision.
wean	To gradually detach from a strong habit
wend	To proceed or go along
wince	An involuntary movement or startled gesture; flinch
woo	To attempt to win over or gain