GRE Med 1 Flashcards
tepid
lacking emotions
petulant
rude or impulsive
derisive
expressing scorn
laudatory
expressing praise
ascetic
simple
iconoclastic
radical, rebellious, innovative
contemptible
shameful” or despicable
macabre
deathly, morbid
beleaguered
troubled
succored
help, assist
sepulcher
tomb for the dead
ossuary
tomb for the dead
superannuated
outdated
sebaceous
fatty or oily
incipient
developing
conundrum
difficult questions or mystery
imperturbable
“calm” or “composed.”
banal
boring
ubiquitous
“omnipresent” or “being everywhere,”
omnipresent
wide-ranging, universal
querulous
habitually complaining.
anomalous
rare, exceptional
vitriol
bitterness criticism
usury
an excessively high interest rate paid on a loan.
candor
honesty
scourge
something that causes affliction (lash or whip)
insurgence
revolt
virulent
extremely dangerous and capable of spreading very quickly
acrimonious
angry and bitter
dilatory
delayed
trite
pointless” or “unoriginal
trenchant
pointed” or “articulate
blithe
careless, thoughtless
poignant
deeply affecting
slipshod
sloppy, careless
slovenly
messy, sloppy
genteel
refine, respectable
urbane
elegant
recondite
hard to understand
abstruse
esoteric, obscure, hard to understand
pellucid
understandable
reviled
abused verbally
licentious
immoral
maladroit
awkward, clumsy, inept
inept
unskilled
avaricious
greedy
wizened
shrunken and wrinkled with age
taciturn
silent or quiet by nature
disparage
criticize
castigate
criticize
espouse
promote
affronted
insulted” or “slighted
ameliorate
make better
cosseted
pampared
dandled
cuddled, pampered
borne
tolerated
penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something, preference
proclivity
a strong inclination towards something
premonition
forewarning, unplesant intuition