GRE 2 Flashcards
Prolific
Plentiful, present in large quantities
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Bogus
Not genuine, counterfeit
Harbinger
Anything that foreshadows a future event
Prophetic
Predictive, of or pertaining to a prophet
Extraneous
Not belonging or proper to a thing
Apathy
Lack of interest, suppression of emotion
Diffidence
State of lacking quality in ones own confidence, restrained or reserved
Polemical
A controversial argument
Vituperate
to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.
Attest
to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing,
Nominal
being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.
Anecdote
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
Terse
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
abruptly concise; curt; brusque.
Belied
to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
Acerbic
sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.
Orotund
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
(of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.
Depilate
To remove the hair from
Dilapidated
to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
Arrogate
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.
Torrid
Very hot
Laconic
Used few words
Extant
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.
Acrimonious
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
Repudiate
to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
Effigy
A sculpture or model of a person
Cosset
to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.
Reticent
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
reluctant or restrained.
Arid
Dry, without moisture
Facetious
Not meant to be taken seriously
Prolix
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
Cantankerous
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
Timorous
full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
Precarious
dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
Staunch
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican;
Venerated
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
Enervated
Without force or strength, weak
Tenuous
Slim or slender in form
Prevaricate
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
Moil
To work hard, drudge
Corporeal
of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
material; tangible: corporeal property.
Histrionic
of or pertaining to actors or acting.
deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.
Epithets
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.
Backwater
a place or state of stagnant backwardness
Bucolic
of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
Hegemony
leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
Heterodox
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.
Solicitous
Anxious or concerned (usually followed by for or about)
Glib
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
Edify
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
Inure
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to ): inured to cold.
Cessation
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
Precarious
dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
Protract
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
Solvent
able to pay all just debts.
having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
Discomfit
to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.
Nascent
beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
Incipient
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
Prolix
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
(of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
Querulous
full of complaints; complaining.
Paucity
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
Surfeit
excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
Burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
Inveterate
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
Lachrymose
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
given to shedding tears readily; tearful.
Dulcet
pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.
Comely
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.
Inscrutable
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;
Antediluvian
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
Superannuated
retired because of age or infirmity.
Miserliness
Excessive desire to save money
illiberality
Narrowminded
Circumscribed
Limited
Prosaic
Commonplace or full
Exacting
Rigid or severe in demands
Copious
Plentiful
Acerbic
Sour in taste harsh or severe
Indecorous
Improper
Unseemly
Not proper
Guile
Deceit or tickery
