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top GRE vocab

vocabulary likely to be seen on the GRE

QuestionAnswer
Abate to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Abscond to leave secretly
Abstain to choose not to do something
Abyss an extremely deep hole
Adulterate to make impure
Aesthetic concerning the appreciation of beauty
Aggrandize to increase in power, influence, and reputation
alleviate to make more bearable
amalgamate to combine; to mix together
ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
ameliorate to make better; to improve
anachronism something out of place in time
analogous similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
anomaly deviation from what is normal
antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger
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
assuage to make something unpleasant less severe
attenuate to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
audacious fearless and darling
austere severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
banal predictable, cliched, boring
bolster to support; to prop up
bombastic pompous in speech and manner
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
candid impartial and honest in speech
capricious changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst something that brings about a change in something else
caustic biting in wit
chaos great disorder or confusion
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
enigma a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral lasting a short time
equivocate to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
erratic wandering and unpredictable
erudite learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric known or understood by only a few
estimable admirable
eulogy speech in praise or someone
euphemism use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exacerbate to make worse
exculpate to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate to clear of blame
explicit clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
fanatical action excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fawn to grovel
fervid intensely emotional; feverish
florid excessively decorated or embellished
foment to arouse or incite
frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous tending to talk a lot
gregarious outgoing, sociable
guile deceit or trickery
gullible easily deceived
homogeneous of a similar kind
iconoclast one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous quick to act without thinking
implacable unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
innocuous harmless
insipid lacking interest or flavor
intransigent uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible easily made angry
laconic using few words
lament to express sorrow; to grieve
laud to give praise; to glorify
lavish to give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
loquacious talkative
lucid clear and easily understood
luminous bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable capable of being shaped
metaphor a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
meticulous extremely careful about details
misanthrope a person who dislikes others
mitigate to soften; to lessen
mollify to calm or make less severe
monotony lack of variation
naive lacking sophistication or experience
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate stubborn, unyielding
obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opaque impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
opprobrium
bolster to support; to prop up
bombastic pompous in speech and manner
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
candid impartial and honest in speech
capricious changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst something that brings about a change in something else
caustic biting in wit
chaos great disorder or confusion
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
enigma a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral lasting a short time
equivocate to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
erratic wandering and unpredictable
erudite learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric known or understood by only a few
estimable admirable
eulogy speech in praise or someone
euphemism use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exacerbate to make worse
exculpate to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate to clear of blame
explicit clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
fanatical action excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fawn to grovel
fervid intensely emotional; feverish
florid excessively decorated or embellished
foment to arouse or incite
frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous tending to talk a lot
gregarious outgoing, sociable
guile deceit or trickery
gullible easily deceived
homogeneous of a similar kind
iconoclast one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous quick to act without thinking
implacable unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
innocuous harmless
insipid lacking interest or flavor
intransigent uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible easily made angry
laconic using few words
lament to express sorrow; to grieve
laud to give praise; to glorify
lavish to give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
loquacious talkative
lucid clear and easily understood
luminous bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable capable of being shaped
metaphor a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
meticulous extremely careful about details
misanthrope a person who dislikes others
mitigate to soften; to lessen
mollify to calm or make less severe
monotony lack of variation
naive lacking sophistication or experience
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate stubborn, unyielding
obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opaque impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
opprobrium public disgrace
bolster to support; to prop up
bombastic pompous in speech and manner
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
candid impartial and honest in speech
capricious changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst something that brings about a change in something else
caustic biting in wit
chaos great disorder or confusion
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
enigma a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral lasting a short time
equivocate to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
erratic wandering and unpredictable
erudite learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric known or understood by only a few
estimable admirable
eulogy speech in praise or someone
euphemism use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exacerbate to make worse
exculpate to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate to clear of blame
explicit clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
fanatical action excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fawn to grovel
fervid intensely emotional; feverish
florid excessively decorated or embellished
foment to arouse or incite
frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous tending to talk a lot
gregarious outgoing, sociable
guile deceit or trickery
gullible easily deceived
homogeneous of a similar kind
iconoclast one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous quick to act without thinking
implacable unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
innocuous harmless
insipid lacking interest or flavor
intransigent uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible easily made angry
laconic using few words
lament to express sorrow; to grieve
laud to give praise; to glorify
lavish to give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
loquacious talkative
lucid clear and easily understood
luminous bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable capable of being shaped
metaphor a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
meticulous extremely careful about details
misanthrope a person who dislikes others
mitigate to soften; to lessen
mollify to calm or make less severe
monotony lack of variation
naive lacking sophistication or experience
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate stubborn, unyielding
obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opaque impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
opprobrium public disgrace
ostentation excessive showiness
paradox a contradiction or dilemma
paragon model of excellence or perfection
pedant someone who shows off learning
perfidious willing to betray one's trust
perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent
permeate to penetrate
philanthropy charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
placate to soothe or pacify
plastic able to be molded, altered, or bent
plethora excess
pragmatic practical as opposed to idealistic
precipitate to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth
pristine fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prodigal lavish, wasteful
proliferate to increase in number quickly
propitiate to conciliate; to appease
propriety correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
prudence wisdom, caution, or restraint
pungent sharp and irritating to the senses
quiescent motionless
rarefy to make thinner or sparser
repudiate to reject the validity of
reticent silent, reserved
rhetoric effective writing or speaking
satiate to satisfy fully or overindulge
soporific causing sleep or lethargy
specious deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
stigma a mark of shame or discredit
stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime lofty or grand
tacit done without using words
taciturn silent, not talkative
tirade long, harsh speech or verbal attack
torpor extreme mental and physical sluggishness
transitory temporary, lasting a brief time
vacillate to sway physically to be indecisive
venerate to respect deeply
veracity filled with truth and accuracy
verbose wordy
vex to annoy
volatile easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
waver to fluctuate between choices
whimsical acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
zeal passion, excitement
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