Barron GRE Vocab (definitions) Flashcards
diligent; hard working
assiduous
funeral hymn
dirge
free of cunning or deceit; artless
guileless
seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; deceptively attractive
specious
easily angered
irascible
lethargy; sluggishness
lassitude
rude; insensitive
boorish
to adore; honor; respect
venerate
self-governing; independent
autonomous
ill-humored; sullen
morose
move back and forth
oscillate
wistful; extravagant; lavish
prodigal
bold; daring; fearless
audacious
to make worse
exacerbate
showing no emotion
impassive
verbal abuse
invective
one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced
partisan
simple; unoriginal
derivative
cowardly
craven
act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
transgression
difference between
discrepancy
using few words
laconic
to spread out
diffuse
tending to vary frequently; fickle
volatile
caution or reprimand
admonish
generosity; nobility
magnanimity
long, violent speech or verbal assault
tirade
contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
belie
to inform
apprise
submissive; eager to please
obsequious
introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
incorporate
praise or glorify
laud
easily deceived
gullible
to intentionally use a vague language
equivocate
similar or comparable
analogous
to specify as an essential condition
stipulate
deception through guile or trickery
chicanery
to fall; plunge
plummet
to expand; swell out
distend
discord; lack of harmony
dissonance
novice; beginner
neophyte
showing off learning
pedantic
to combine (into a unified whole)
amalgamate
to deceive; trick
dupe
stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
refractory
not candid/sincere; crafty
disingenuous
pompous; bombastic
grandiloquent
inflexible; incapable of being pleased
implacable
scarcity
paucity
uncertain (p)
precarious
stubbornness; refusal to compromise
intransigence
to affirm; declare to be true
aver
shyness; lack of self confidence
diffidence
to prod; urge on
goad
moderate in appetite
abstemious
firmly established by nature or habit
inherent
narrow-mindedness; isolation
insularity
weak; insubstantial
tenuous
justified
warranted
produce and release substance into organism
secrete
to retract a statement or opinion
recant
fickle; constantly changing one’s mind
capricious
record of a voyage; record of daily activities
log
spread throughout every part
pervasive
broad range of related ideas or objects
spectrum
dissenter; independent-minded person
maverick
attacking cherished traditions
iconoclastic
to dry out completely
desiccate
model of excellence or perfection
paragon
strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point
pungent
insignificant; unimportant
inconsequential
to make less severe
assuage
to leave secretly
abscond
state of not fitting
incongruity
lacking in flavor; dull
insipid
pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed
plasticity
purposeful exaggeration for effect
hyperbole
not easily managed
intractable
proper behavior
decorum
to cause to happen; to throw violently
precipitate
to be sparing
stint
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malingerer
quarrelsome
contentious
unprejudiced; objective
disinterested
unable to move; sluggish
inert
naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
ingenuous
unsure of how to act; weak
irresolute
the act of assuming to be true or real
supposition
crisis; urgent requirements
exigency
to weaken
enervate
to consign to an inferior position
relegate
distinct; constituting a separate thing
discrete
excess; overabundance
plethora
brief, comprehensive summary
compendium
concerned; attentive; eager
solicitous
lamentful poem or song
elegy
to make unnecessary; anticipate and prevent
obviate
short-lived; not lasting very long
ephemeral
inherent; belonging to an area
endemic
to cause; produce; bring about
engender
implied; understood but not stated
implicit
to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout
saturate
irregular; deviating from the norm
sporadic
burdensome; troublesome
onerous
willing to betray one’s trust; faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
perfidious
to find fault with; blame
reproach
to satisfy or overindulge
satiate
too helpful; meddlesome
officious
to copy; try to equal or excel
emulate
riddle; puzzle with no solution
conundrum
to contradict; disprove
refute
to soothe; to calm or make less severe
mollify
one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
zealot
stop up; prevent the passage of
occlude
devoutness
piety
use of agreeable/inoffensive language in place of unpleasant/offensive language
euphemism
untouched; uncorrupted
pristine
to polish
burnish
an assertion
contention
to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
supersede
boring, predictable, cliched
banal
piece of broken glass or pottery
shard
perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
discerning
talkative
loquacious
stale, overused expression
platitude
honesty; high-mindedness
probity
something that causes change
catalyst
practical (as opposed to realistic)
pragmatic
refined
rarefied
correct conduct; fitness
propriety
sociable
gregarious
having or showing little emotion
stolid
healthy/healthful
salubrious
to make less difficult
facilitate
to deny; dispute; oppose
gainsay
to approve; ratify; permit
sanction
to waver; oscillate
vacillate
to soften; to lessen; to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate
mitigate
aggressiveness; ferocity
truculence
cancel out; nullify
negate
unclear or doubtful in meaning;
ambiguous
irregular; deviating from the norm
anomalous
penetrable
permeable
stubborn; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obdurate
thick, syrupy, and sticky
viscous
to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
welter
not fully formed; disorganized
inchoate
not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
reticent
morally unprincipled person
reprobate
division into two (usually contradictory) parts
dichotomy
act of straying from the main point
digression
to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
embellish
to cancel
rescind
amounting to a whole; total
aggregate
high praise, especially of someone recently deceased
eulogy
decrease in force or degree; to weaken
attenuate
cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
alacrity
to take possession for one’s own use; confiscate
appropriate
difficult to understand; obscure; profound
recondite
punishment; chastisement; criticism
castigation
limited; restricted
qualified
overly polite; willing to please; obliging
complaisant
uniform in composition; composed of identical parts
homogeneous
prevent; delay
forestall
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
gouge
to condemn; forbid; outlaw
proscribe
relationship between cause/effect
causality
beginner; novice
fledgling
arouse or incite
foment
stern; undecorated
austere
inactive; still
quiescent
using or containing harsh, abusive censure
vituperative
expressing deep respect; worshipful
reverent
to overwhelm; to cover with water
inundate
respect, courtesy
deference
hardened; accustomed; used to
inured
resisting authority or control
recalcitrant
carelessly; unintentionally
inadvertently
forerunner; predecessor
precursor
to win over; appease
propitiate
one who practices self-denial
ascetic
one who doubts
skeptic
to flourish
burgeon
notice ordering someone to appear in court
subpoena
bright; clear; intelligible
lucid
tendency to be thrifty or cheap
frugality
reject; put away from consideration
dismiss
proportional
commensurate
very talkative, wordy
garrulous
light manner or attitude
levity
based on a false idea or fact; misleading
fallacious
thicken; congeal
coagulate
to swagger; display to impress others
strut
relating to beauty or art
aesthetic
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
effrontery
impossible to penetrate
impermeable
exhilarated; enthusiastic
ebullient
to support with proof or evidence
substantiate
not essential
extraneous
hinder; block
impede
bitter verbal attack
diatribe
seeking favor through flattery
fawning
determination; resolve
resolution
to increase rapidly
proliferate
damage; injure
impair
selecting from various sources
eclectic
public disgrace; contempt
opprobrium
mark of disgrace or inferiority
stigma
to lie; to quibble; to evade the truth
prevaricate
strong dislike; hostility
antipathy
wise
sage
something that summarizes or concludes, as in a musical composition
coda
calm in temperament; sluggish
phlegmatic
to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
quibble
to slur someone’s reputation
denigrate
marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
striated
poverty
indigence
rude; improperly bold
presumptuous
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
ostentatious
something that is out of place in time
anachronism
hard to understand; understood by only a few
esoteric
to droop; grow weak
flag
harmless
innocuous
to belittle
disparage
to spread; scatter; disperse
disseminate
capable of being shaped
malleable
causing sleep or lethargy
soporific
change; transformation
metamorphosis
to pretend; disguise one’s motives
dissemble
not in tune
discordant
to reject as having no authority
repudiate
dogmatic; unyielding
doctrinaire
fanciful; unpredictable
whimsical
not easily disturbed
imperturbable
praise; approval
approbation
extract the essential elements
distill
extremely careful about details
meticulous
superficial; not thorough; performed as only a duty; indifferent
perfunctory
to treat scornfully
flout
inactive; sluggish
lethargic
temporary suppression or suspension
abeyance
person possessing expert knowledge or training
connoisseur
violently collapse inward
implode
learned, scholarly, bookish
erudite
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
disjointed
guileless; natural
artless
pompous in speech and/or manner
bombastic
peripheral; digressing
tangential
deviating from the norm
aberrant
unconscious; unresponsive
insensible
humorous; sarcastic
facetious
departing from normal condition
pathological
inclination; tendency
propensity
present throughout the years; persistent
perennial
composure; calmness
equanimity
silently understood; implied
tacit
to clear of blame; vindicate; show innocence
exculpate
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impervious
stating opinions without proof; dictatorial in one’s opinions
dogmatic
extreme poverty
penury
smooth or pacify
placate
twisted; complicated
convoluted
to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
discredit
having many twists and turns; highly complex
tortuous
unchangeable
immutable
habitually lazy; idle
indolent
reinforce or support
buttress
baffle; mix up; perplex; confuse
confound
overcoming distrust or hostility
conciliatory
worldly (as opposed to spiritual); concerned with the ordinary
mundane
to represent or depict
delineate
dissimilar
disparate
suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
felicitous
widely observed in a group; customary
conventional
a person who dislikes others; one who hates humanity
misanthrope
random; disconnected; rambling
desultory
inclination
penchant
dishonest
mendacious
foolishly self-satisfied
fatuous
wordy
verbose
truthful; accurate
veracious
to provoke; draw out
elicit
unpleasant or harsh-sounding
cacophonous
to free from a misconception; to set right
disabuse
to improve
ameliorate
disintegration; debauchery
dissolution
idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
idolatry
long, pompous speech; tirade
harangue
derived from observation or experiment
empirical
state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalence
practicable; capable of developing
viable
lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
torpor
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
insinuate
kindly; doing good
beneficent
an embankment that prevent a river from overflowing
levee
careful; cautious
wary
effectiveness; efficiency
efficacy
obedient; yielding
tractable
posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
problematic
uncertain; indefinite
indeterminate
