GRE COMMON WORDS 3 Flashcards
ICONOCLAST
one who opposes established beliefs
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
verb-to give unsparingly
adj- extremely generous or extravagant
lethargic
acting in a slow, sluggish manner
loquacious
talkative
lucid
clear and easily understood
luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger
to evade resoinsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable
capable of being shaped
metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things
meticulous
extremely careful about details
misanthrope
a persin 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
hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious
overly submissive and easer to please
obstinate
stubborn; unyielding
obviate
to prevent; to make unneccisary
occlude
to stop up; block
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 ones trust
perfunctory
done in routine way; indiffent
permeate
to penetrate
philanthropy
charity; desire or effort to promote goodness
placate
to soothe or pacify
plastic
able to be molded; altered; bent