GRE Verbal Flashcards
1
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anomaly, deviation from standard, irregularity, atypical
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aberration
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to do away with
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abrogate
3
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sparing, moderate (in eating, drinking)
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abstemious
4
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concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
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abstruse (recondite)
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award, honor, high praise
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accolade
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skillfully
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adroitly
7
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admire excessively/slavishly, flatter
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adulate
8
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eagerness, readiness
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alacrity
9
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assumed
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alias
10
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distribute, designate
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allocate
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improve
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ameliorate
12
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agreeable
A
amenable
13
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one who arbitrates/decides, judge
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arbiter
14
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lessen the intensity of something
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assuage
15
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bold, fearless
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audacious
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prosperous, favorable
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auspicious
17
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prove the truth of, state it is true
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aver
18
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deleterious
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baleful
19
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bring into being, cause to exist
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beget
20
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kind, doing good
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beneficient
21
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deprive, leave desolate (through death)
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bereave
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boldly
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brazenly
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tolerate
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brook
24
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deceptively persuade someone to do something he/she declines to
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cajole
25
free from prejudice/malice/bias, honest, fair
cadid
26
unpredictable, momentarily changeable
capricious
27
indirect expression, use of wordy/evasive language
circumlocution
28
distinct passage concluding a composition
coda
29
powerful
cogent
30
perceptive, observant
cognizant
31
yielding, submissive
compliant
32
ease
composure
33
peace making
conciliatory
34
join together
conjoin
35
unanimity, near unanimity, complete accord in opinion
consensus
36
argumentative
contentious
37
puzzle, riddle
conundrum
38
confirm, back up with evidence
corroborate
39
shrink
cower
40
violent, sudden breakdown/overthrow
debacle
41
intemperance, wild living
debauchery
42
in good taste
decorous
43
harmful, menacing
deleterious
44
desperate, hopeless
despondant
45
disastrous, horrible, ill-omened, extreme
dire
46
chant/song of sorrow/mourning, rites for the dead
dirge
47
deny
disavow
48
formal discussion
discourse
49
detract
disparage
50
depreciatory, derogatory, detraction
disparaging
51
passionless, impartial, neutral
dispassionate
52
differing, deviating
divergent
53
loose, unskillful verse
doggerel
54
authoritative tenet, extablished opinion
dogma
55
doubtful, questionable
dubious
56
drawn from many sources
eclectic
57
decree, mandate, law, writ, command
edict
58
structure, building
edifice
59
decree, mandate, law, writ, command
effluvium
60
waste away, become thin/weak
emaciation
61
originate from
emanate
62
balm, salve, softening, soothing
emollient
63
problem, puzzling, mystery
enigma
64
antagonism, hatred, antipathy
enmity
65
one interested in fine foods
epicure
66
descriptve
epithet
67
ambiguous, intentionally confusing
equivocal
68
inconsistent, unpredictable, aimless, spasmodic, unusual, capricious
erratic
69
scholarly, deeply learned
erudite
70
legal agreement handled by 3rd party until conditions fulfilled
escrow
71
use of nice words in place of distasteful ones
euphemism
72
vanishing, fading, scarcely perceptible
evanescent
73
urgent
exigent
74
completely free from blame
exonerate
75
extravagant, immoderate
exorbitant
76
milk, drain, exhaust
exploit
77
setting forth meaning, explanation
exposition
78
celebrate, glorify
extol
79
loosen, release
extricate
80
extremely joyful, vigorous, profuse in growth
exuberant
81
humorous, joking
facetious
82
passing (fashion, craze)
faddish
83
left unplanted, idle
fallow
84
careless
feckless
85
weak, inefficient
feeble
86
blister, inflame, cancer
fester
87
deceitful, inconstant
fickle
88
splitting into parts
fission
89
weaken, slow down
flag
90
shallow, disrespectful
flippant
91
disregard because of disrespect
flout
92
in a state of change; substance aiding fusion
flux
93
careless, hasty
foolhardy
94
forbear
refrain from, abstain
95
frantic, frenzied
frenetic
96
flimsy, trivial, lacking seriousness
frivolous
97
economical
frugal
98
strike, send forth invectives, akin to lightning
fulminate
99
disgusting, morally offensive
fulsome
100
handle clumsily, fail to catch
fumble
101
deny, speak against
gainsay
102
flashy, excessively colorful
garish
103
gather, collect
garner
104
extremely talkative, wordy
garrulous
105
wooden hammer
gavel
106
helpful, cheerful, pleasant
genial
107
deceit, cheating
guile
108
unlucky
hapless
109
calm
imperturbable
110
wasteful, careless
improvident
111
bold, impertinent, discourteous
impudent
112
attack, especially the truth/integrity of something
impugn
113
ascribe to, refer to, attribution
impute
114
unformed, just beginning
inchoate
115
hostile invasion
incursion
116
inevitable, unavoidable
ineluctable
117
clumsy, incompetent
inept
118
free from deceit/disguise
ingenuous
119
unable to pay one's bills
insolvent
120
inherent
intrinsic
121
insulting/abusive speech
invective
122
using few words (to the point of rudeness)
laconic
123
scold, beat [antonym - extol]
lambaste
124
applausive, approving
laudatory (approbative)
125
slack, careless, negligent, not strict
lax
126
embankment to prevent overflowing of river
levee
127
a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure
lode
128
nonconformist
maverick
129
sweetly flowing
mellifluous
130
threatening
minatory
131
one who hates people
misanthrope
132
softened
mitigated
133
soft
mitis
134
very generous
munificent
135
beginner
neophyte
136
bad-smelling
noisome
137
atubborn, inflexible
obdurate
138
hate, disgust
odium
139
wrongdoing
offense
140
swing back and forth
oscillate
141
harden, turn to bone, become rigid
ossify
142
conspicuous
showing off
143
excuse, cause to seem less serious
palliate
144
touchable, obvious
palpable
145
lofty praise
panegyric
146
who supports a particular idea ...
partisan
147
slight fault
peccadillo
148
pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher
pedagogue
149
inclination
penchant
150
ill tempered, rude, cranky
petulant
151
spicy, pleasantly pungent
piquant
152
conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
placate
153
calm, peaceful
placid
154
measure the depth of
plumb
155
powerful argument in refutation of something
polemic
156
cause to happen abruptly
pecipitate
157
arrogant
presumptuous
158
lie
prevarication
159
pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled
pristine
160
integrity, honesty
probity
161
extraordinary
prodigy
162
declare, put in force/law
promulgate
163
kinship, nearness
propinquity
164
conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
propitiate
165
restriction/ban/restraint imposed
proscription
166
convert, recruit converts
proselytize
167
expert
pundit
168
sharp/biting to taste/smell
pungent
169
modify, restrict
qualify
170
obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
recondite
171
righteousness, moral integrity
reprobate
172
quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant
reticent
173
indecent, coarse
ribald
174
attract and hold attention
rivet
175
wise
sagacious
176
salubrious
promoting good health
177
ratify, confirm, authorize, approve
sanction
178
gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament
saturnine
179
relish, enjoy
savor
180
zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]
sedulous
181
winding, intricate
sinuous
182
wasteful, extravagant
spendthrift
183
bogus, false
spurious
184
filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded
squalid
185
enslave, subdue, dominate
subjugate
186
solid, substantial
substantive
187
shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity
superficial
188
secret, sneaky
surreptitious
189
implicit, understood
tacit
190
recklessness, foolish boldness
temerity
191
tiff
argument
192
give a tip, spy, or to praise
tout
193
temporary
transitory
194
fear, nervousness
trepidation
195
savage, fierce
truculent
196
muddy, foul, with sediments
turbid
197
shameful wickedness
turpitude
198
unfavorable, unruly
untoward
199
money lender charging high interest
usurer
200
stupid
vacuous
201
annoy, pester, confuse
vex
202
clear from blame/suspicion
vindicate
203
sticky, viscous
viscid
204
abusive language
vituperation (malediction)
205
confused mass
welter (turmoil)
206
one who hates strangers
xenophobe
207
aberration
anomaly, deviation from standard, irregularity, atypical
208
abrogate
to do away with
209
abstemious
sparing, moderate (in eating, drinking)
210
abstruse (recondite)
concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
211
accolade
award, honor, high praise
212
adroitly
skillfully
213
adulate
admire excessively/slavishly, flatter
214
alacrity
eagerness, readiness
215
alias
assumed
216
allocate
distribute, designate
217
ameliorate
improve
218
amenable
agreeable
219
arbiter
one who arbitrates/decides, judge
220
assuage
lessen the intensity of something
221
audacious
bold, fearless
222
auspicious
prosperous, favorable
223
aver
prove the truth of, state it is true
224
baleful
deleterious
225
beget
bring into being, cause to exist
226
beneficient
kind, doing good
227
bereave
deprive, leave desolate (through death)
228
brazenly
boldly
229
brook
tolerate
230
cajole
deceptively persuade someone to do something he/she declines to
231
cadid
free from prejudice/malice/bias, honest, fair
232
capricious
unpredictable, momentarily changeable
233
chary
cautious
234
circumlocution
indirect expression, use of wordy/evasive language
235
coda
distinct passage concluding a composition
236
cogent
powerful
237
cognizant
perceptive, observant
238
compliant
yielding, submissive
239
composure
ease
240
conciliatory
peace making
241
conjoin
join together
242
consensus
unanimity, near unanimity, complete accord in opinion
243
contentious
argumentative
244
conundrum
puzzle, riddle
245
corroborate
confirm, back up with evidence
246
cower
shrink
247
debacle
violent, sudden breakdown/overthrow
248
debauchery
intemperance, wild living
249
decorous
in good taste
250
deleterious
harmful, menacing
251
despondant
desperate, hopeless
252
dire
disastrous, horrible, ill-omened, extreme
253
dirge
chant/song of sorrow/mourning, rites for the dead
254
disavow
deny
255
discourse
formal discussion
256
disparage
detract
257
disparaging
depreciatory, derogatory, detraction
258
dispassionate
passionless, impartial, neutral
259
divergent
differing, deviating
260
doggerel
loose, unskillful verse
261
dogma
authoritative tenet, extablished opinion
262
dubious
doubtful, questionable
263
eclectic
drawn from many sources
264
edict
decree, mandate, law, writ, command
265
edifice
structure, building
266
effluvium
decree, mandate, law, writ, command
267
emaciation
waste away, become thin/weak
268
emanate
originate from
269
emollient
balm, salve, softening, soothing
270
enigma
problem, puzzling, mystery
271
enmity
antagonism, hatred, antipathy
272
epicure
one interested in fine foods
273
epithet
descriptve
274
equivocal
ambiguous, intentionally confusing
275
erratic
inconsistent, unpredictable, aimless, spasmodic, unusual, capricious
276
erudite
scholarly, deeply learned
277
escrow
legal agreement handled by 3rd party until conditions fulfilled
278
euphemism
use of nice words in place of distasteful ones
279
evanescent
vanishing, fading, scarcely perceptible
280
exigent
urgent
281
exonerate
completely free from blame
282
exorbitant
extravagant, immoderate
283
exploit
milk, drain, exhaust
284
exposition
setting forth meaning, explanation
285
extol
celebrate, glorify
286
extricate
loosen, release
287
exuberant
extremely joyful, vigorous, profuse in growth
288
facetious
humorous, joking
289
faddish
passing (fashion, craze)
290
fallow
left unplanted, idle
291
feckless
careless
292
feeble
weak, inefficient
293
fester
blister, inflame, cancer
294
fickle
deceitful, inconstant
295
fission
splitting into parts
296
flag
weaken, slow down
297
flippant
shallow, disrespectful
298
flout
disregard because of disrespect
299
flux
in a state of change; substance aiding fusion
300
foolhardy
careless, hasty
301
refrain from, abstain
forbear
302
frenetic
frantic, frenzied
303
frivolous
flimsy, trivial, lacking seriousness
304
frugal
economical
305
fulminate
strike, send forth invectives, akin to lightning
306
fulsome
disgusting, morally offensive
307
fumble
handle clumsily, fail to catch
308
gainsay
deny, speak against
309
garish
flashy, excessively colorful
310
garner
gather, collect
311
garrulous
extremely talkative, wordy
312
gavel
wooden hammer
313
genial
helpful, cheerful, pleasant
314
guile
deceit, cheating
315
hapless
unlucky
316
imperturbable
calm
317
improvident
wasteful, careless
318
impudent
bold, impertinent, discourteous
319
impugn
attack, especially the truth/integrity of something
320
impute
ascribe to, refer to, attribution
321
inchoate
unformed, just beginning
322
incursion
hostile invasion
323
ineluctable
inevitable, unavoidable
324
inept
clumsy, incompetent
325
ingenuous
free from deceit/disguise
326
insolvent
unable to pay one's bills
327
intrinsic
inherent
328
invective
insulting/abusive speech
329
laconic
using few words (to the point of rudeness)
330
lambaste
scold, beat [antonym - extol]
331
laudatory (approbative)
applausive, approving
332
lax
slack, careless, negligent, not strict
333
levee
embankment to prevent overflowing of river
334
lode
a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure
335
maverick
nonconformist
336
mellifluous
sweetly flowing
337
minatory
threatening
338
misanthrope
one who hates people
339
mitigated
softened
340
mitis
soft
341
munificent
very generous
342
neophyte
beginner
343
noisome
bad-smelling
344
obdurate
atubborn, inflexible
345
odium
hate, disgust
346
offense
wrongdoing
347
oscillate
swing back and forth
348
ossify
harden, turn to bone, become rigid
349
showing off
conspicuous
350
palliate
excuse, cause to seem less serious
351
palpable
touchable, obvious
352
panegyric
lofty praise
353
partisan
who supports a particular idea ...
354
peccadillo
slight fault
355
pedagogue
pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher
356
penchant
inclination
357
petulant
ill tempered, rude, cranky
358
piquant
spicy, pleasantly pungent
359
placate
conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
360
placid
calm, peaceful
361
plumb
measure the depth of
362
polemic
powerful argument in refutation of something
363
pecipitate
cause to happen abruptly
364
presumptuous
arrogant
365
prevarication
lie
366
pristine
pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled
367
probity
integrity, honesty
368
prodigy
extraordinary
369
promulgate
declare, put in force/law
370
propinquity
kinship, nearness
371
propitiate
conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
372
proscription
restriction/ban/restraint imposed
373
proselytize
convert, recruit converts
374
pundit
expert
375
pungent
sharp/biting to taste/smell
376
qualify
modify, restrict
377
recondite
obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
378
reprobate
righteousness, moral integrity
379
reticent
quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant
380
ribald
indecent, coarse
381
rivet
attract and hold attention
382
sagacious
wise
383
promoting good health
salubrious
384
sanction
ratify, confirm, authorize, approve
385
saturnine
gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament
386
savor
relish, enjoy
387
sedulous
zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]
388
sinuous
winding, intricate
389
spendthrift
wasteful, extravagant
390
spurious
bogus, false
391
squalid
filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded
392
subjugate
enslave, subdue, dominate
393
substantive
solid, substantial
394
superficial
shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity
395
surreptitious
secret, sneaky
396
tacit
implicit, understood
397
temerity
recklessness, foolish boldness
398
argument
tiff
399
tout
give a tip, spy, or to praise
400
transitory
temporary
401
trepidation
fear, nervousness
402
truculent
savage, fierce
403
turbid
muddy, foul, with sediments
404
turpitude
shameful wickedness
405
untoward
unfavorable, unruly
406
usurer
money lender charging high interest
407
vacuous
stupid
408
vex
annoy, pester, confuse
409
vindicate
clear from blame/suspicion
410
viscid
sticky, viscous
411
vituperation (malediction)
abusive language
412
welter (turmoil)
confused mass
413
xenophobe
one who hates strangers
