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Barron's GRE(5th100)
Barron's GRE words from 401 to 500
Question | Answer |
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inadvertently | carelessly; unintentionally |
incarnate | having bodily from |
inchoate | imperfectly formed or formulated |
incongruity | state of not fitting |
inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant |
incorporate | introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine |
incursion | sudden invasion |
indeterminate | uncertain; indefinite |
indigence | poverty |
indolent | habitually lazy; idle |
ineluctable | not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable |
inert | unable to move; sluggish |
ingenuous | naive and trusting lacking sophistication |
inherent | firmly established by nature or habit |
innocuous | harmless |
insensible | unconscious; unresponsive |
insinuate | to suggest; say indirectly; imply |
insipid | lacking in flavor; dull |
insouciant | indifferent; lacking concern or care |
insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation |
insuperable | insurmountable; unconquerable |
intangible | not material |
interdict | to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of |
internecine | deadly to both sides |
interpolate | to insert; change by adding new words or material |
interregnum | interval between reigns; gap in continuity |
intimate | marked by close acquaintance |
intractable | not easily managed |
intransigence | stubbornness; refusal to compromise |
introspective | contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings |
inundate | to cover with water; overwhelm |
inured | hardened; accustomed; used to |
invective | verbal abuse |
inveigh | to disapprove; protest vehemently |
inveigle | to win over by flattery or coaxing |
inveterate | confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted |
invidious | likely to provoke ill will; offensive |
irascible | easily angered |
irresolute | unsure of how to act; weak |
itinerant | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
itinerary | route of a traveler's journey |
jaundiced | having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility |
jibe | to be in agreement |
jocose | fond of joking; jocular; playful |
juggernaut | huge force destroying everything in its path |
junta | group of people united in political intrigue |
juxtapose | place side by side |
kudos | fame; glory; honor |
labile | likely to change |
laconic | using few words |
lambaste | to thrash verbally or physically |
lascivious | lustful |
lassitude | lethargy; sluggishness |
latent | present but hidden; potential |
laud | to praise |
lethargic | inactive |
levee | an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
levity | light manner or attitude |
liberal | tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish |
libertine | one without moral restraint |
libido | sexual desire |
Lilliputian | extremely small |
limn | to draw; describe |
limpid | clear; transparent |
linguistic | pertaining to language |
litany | lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
literati | scholarly or learned persons |
litigation | legal proceedings |
log | record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
loquacious | talkative |
lucid | bright; clear; intelligible |
lucre | money or profits |
luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
lustrous | shining |
Machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing |
machinations | plots or schemes |
maelstrom | whirlpool; turmoil |
magnanimity | generosity; nobility |
malign | to speak evil of |
malinger | to feign illness to escape duty |
malleable | capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
maverick | dissenter |
megalomania | delusions of power or importance |
menagerie | a variety of animals kept together |
mendacious | dishonest |
mendicant | beggar |
meretricious | gaudy; plausible but false; specious |
mesmerize | to hypnotize |
metamorphosis | change; transformation |
metaphysics | a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality |
meteorological | concerned with the weather |
meticulous | very careful; fastidious |
mettle | courage; endurance |
mettlesome | full of courage and fortitude; spirited |
microcosm | a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world |
militate | to work against |
minatory | threatening; menacing |
minuscule | very small |
minutia | petty details |
misanthrope | one who hates humanity |