GRE ETS words Flashcards
Patent
Obvious
Reconcile
bring into harmony
Mitigate
lesson something bad
mercurial
volatile, unpredictable
wane
make smaller in size
Polymatch
knows a lot
Precipitous
sudden; steep
Superficial
lacking substance
Contravene
break the rules
Exhort
strongly encourage
credible
believable
Ebullient
cheerful
Haughty
arrogant
Superflous
redundant
Pellucid
clear, transparent
Discrepancy
lack of compatibility
Specious
looks right but wrong
Fastidiousness
quality of caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are
Didacticism
philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design
Iconoclasm
action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs
Ceded
give up (power or territory)
Nettles
irritate or annoy
Contemptuous
contempt or scornful
Objurgation
criticism
Taciturnity
uncommunicative, reserved
volubility
he quality of talking fluently; talkative
pellucidity
clear and transparent
Vexation
something that causes annoyance
laconic
using very few words
fastidious
very attentive to accuracy and detail
Irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
munificent
liberal in giving
solicitous
showing interest or concern
Mendacity
tendency to lie
Prevarication
deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Baseness
lacking of moral principle
Avarice
extreme greed
Largesse
generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Magnanimity
kindness toward an enemy
dubious
doubting / suspect
Mendacity
tendency to lie
Prevarication
deviation from truth
Inured
accustom to something
Austerity
strict, not a lot
Prolixity
talks a lot
Pellucidity
clear
Jettison
abandon or discard
irascible
irregular or inconsistent
Fitfully
hostile
Frivolity
silly
Pellucidity
clear and transparent
Prolixity
wordiness
Punctiliousness
attention to details
Egoism
self interest
Dynamism
vigorous activity
Fecklessness
worthlessness & ineffective
Contemptuous
scornful
Objurgation
criticism
Ceded
give up
Iconoclasm
challenge convention
Didacticism
teaching/ educational
Fastidiousness
agonizing over details