GRE VOCAB Flashcards
Laconic
Brief; to the point; using few words (concise)
Insipid
lacking taste/flavor
Pragmatic
practical matters
Arduous
difficult to accomplish
ProliFgate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in use of resources
Ameliorate
become better
Obsequious
Obedient/attentive
Capricious
impulsive, unpredictable, can change their mind quickly
Fortuitous
happening by accident/chance
Orthodox
conforming to traditional beliefs
Alacrity
lively readiness!
Pellucid
translucently clear
Corroborate
confirm/ give support to
Magnanimous
very generous
Scrupulous
extremely thorough/careful
Prolific
producing/ creating abundantly; fecund
Dogmatic
opinionated expresses beliefs as FACTS
Placate
make someone less angry/hostile
Mercurial
unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Exacerbate
make worse
Redundant
an excess, unnecessary or not useful
Hackneyed
unoriginal
Prudent
WISE ; acting by showing care and thought
Belie
disguise or contradict
Esoteric
mysterious
Cacophony
harsh mixture of sounds
Impetuous
done quickly without thought or care
Idiosyncrasy
behavior/way of thought exclusive to individual
Extant
in existence; surviving
Obscure
unclear/difficult to understand; uncertain
Didactic
educational; intended to teach
Pithy
brief to the point
Copious
abundant in quantity
Ostentation
show off type, excessive showiness;
Pretentious
act like they are very important/knowledgeable
Adulterate
to make poorer quality by adding another substance; generally for profit
Vociferous
loud (used to describe protesters)
Taciturn
reserve; saying little
Obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change opinion
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
Misanthrope
person who hates others
Lionize
give a lot of attention; treat as celebrity
Imminent
about to happen
Frivolous
SILLY; TRIVIAL
Non trivial
SIGNIFICANT
Benign
gentle; kindly
Dissonance
disagreement; lack of harmony
Inculpate
accuse or blame
Docile
compliant/submissive
Sporadic
scattered; irregular
Prevaricate
deceive; deviate from the truth
Chicanery
deception; trickery
Gainsay
deny or contradict a fact/statement
Eulogy
praise generally through speech or writing
Belligerent
hostile and aggressive
Dispassionate
unfeeling; not influenced by strong emotion
Providential
lucky; occurring at a favorable time; oppurtune
Diffidence
hesitancy; lack of confidence
Fractious
irritable and quarrelsome
Malign
HURTFUL, injurious
Disparate
essentially different in every way;
Plausible
seems reasonable or probable
Sanguine
optimistic or positive
Venerate
regard with great respect
Trite
overused; lacking originality
Succinct
brief/clearly to the point
Ingenious
clever, original
Meticulous
very careful and pecise
Erudite
well-educate; scholarly
Bolster
support or strengthen
Anachronism
error in time placement
Trivial
of little value or importance
Advocate
person supporting an idea
Conspicuous
obvious; easily seen
Innocuous
harmless and inoffensive
Audacious
reckless and daring
Tumultuous
confused; disorderly
Reticent
RESERVED silent; not speak freely (reluctant)
Fervid
intensely enthusiastic
Enervate
weaken; wear out
Prodigal
wastefully extravagant
Auspicious
favorable
Soporific
induce drowsiness or sleep
Engender
cause; produce
Loquacious
talkative
Equivocate
avoid giving clear direct answer to a question
Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm
Superfluous
extra; unnecessary
Fastidious
very careful and attentive
Recalcitrant
disobedient; uncontrollable
Ephemeral
momentary; short lived; evanscent
Pusillanimous
lacking courage; fearful
Vacillate
indecisive
Ambivalent
mixed, conflicting feelings
Enigma
difficult to interpret; mysterious; a puzzle
Euphoric
intense excitement/happiness
Pedant
person who overemphasizes shows off learning
Profound
very great or intense; thoughtful
Inchoate
undeveloped; beginning
Lethargic
lazy, sluggish
Deride
make fun of; insult
Anomaly
deviation from the norm
Apathy
lack of interest or emotion
Assuage
to lessen/lighten
laudable
worthy of praise
Mitigate
to lessen/alleviate
Esoteric
known to select few; arcane
Quixotic
Impractical; unrealstic
Ascerbic
Sharp,sarcastic
Impecunious
Poor
Presciently
Looking into future
Deft
Quick and skillful in action
Inveigle
Flatter or charm (deceptively)
Progeny
offspring
Facile
Ignores complexities Of issue; superficial
Concominant
Accompanying; associated
Sanguine
Cheerful optomistic
Peccadilloes
Minor faults and sins
Castigate
Severe critisism
Partisan
Stronger supporter of a cause, or party
Artifices
Trick and decieve
enigmatic
Difficult to understand; mysterious
Paean
Something to do with praise
Implicit
Unspokenly implied
Confounding
Surprising OR confusing variable
Abridge
Shorten
Galvanize
Shock or excite
Putative
Generally thought to be; conjectural
Erudite
Scholarly
Partiality
favoritism
IconoclasT
Attacks beliefs of institution
Austerity
Sternness
Venal
Can be bought or bribed
Repudiates
Rejects; declines
Recapitulate
summarize
pervasive
widespreading throughout
painstaking
meticulous; very careful
cunning
showing inventiveness and skill
vexation
troubling/annoying someone
ubiquitous
present everywhere at once
ebullient
joyfully unrestrained
solictous
concern or interest in
munificent
generous; lavish
mendacity
tendency to lie; untruthful
avarice
greed
imperturable
not easily excited or upset
alienable
able to transfer to another owner
impediment
a barrier;
pugnaciously
aggressive manner
resurgent
rising again
recrudescent
come back to life after period of inactivity
inimical
hostile; unfriendly
obviated
avoided
conspicuous
standing out; clearly visible
unprincipled
acting without moral principles
impasse/stalemate
static nature of conflict
duplicitous
deceitful/concealed
Intimate
To SUBLTY something suggest something
Impertinent
Being disrespectful
Calumny
False statement to harm sometimes reputation
Prevaricate
Beating around the bush
Harangue
Long pompous speech
Censure
Express strong disapproval
Equivocal
Confusing or ambiguous
Gregarious
Social with others
Upbraied
To scold
Qualify
To make less severe (a statement)
Disinterested
unbiased and neutral
Maintain
To assert
Chastise
Harsh reprimand scolding
Undermine
Weaken
Parsimonious
Extremely frugal
Acrimony
Bitterness and Ill will
Aberration
Deviation from
The norm
Veracious
Truthful
Involved
Complicated or difficult
Parochial
Narrow minded
Amenable
Easily persuaded
Ambiguous
Open to more tHan one interpretation
Germane
Relevant or appropriate
Banal
Repeated too often ;overused
Concede
Acknowledge
Preclude
Keep from happening
Eschew
Stay clear of
Culminate
Reach the highest point
Glut
Excessive supply
Impudent
Improperly bold
Predilection
A strong liking
Querulous
Habitually complaining
Eminent
Standing above others in quality
Circumvent
Cleverly finding way out of duties
Vilify
Spread negative info out
Elucidate
Make clearler to understand
Immutable
Not able to be changed
Subsume
Contain or include
Guileless
Innocent
Eclectic
Composed from varity of styles
Mollify
To make someone less angry
Panache
Distinctive showy elegance
Unequivocal
Having only one meaning/interpreting on
Delineate
Describe in detail
Quotidian
Found in ordinary course of events
Juxtapose
Place side by side for contrast
Travesty
Absurd presentation of somethin
Incongruous
Lacking compatibility and harmony
Forlorn
By showing hopelessness
Contrive
Pull off plan
Supplant
Take place of
Intransigent
Unwilling to change ones beliefs
Denigrate
Charge falsely with malicious intent
Petulant
Easily annoyed
Construe vs misconstrue
Interpret in particular way
Expound
In depth
Espouse
To adopt an idea
Implacable
Incapable of making less angry
Exonerate
Prouncouned not guilty
Tortuous
Not straightforward
Burgeon
Grow and flourish
Exalt
Praise or glorify
Provincial
Characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable
Indifferent
Seeming not to care
Admonitory
Serving to warn
Exacting
Requiring or demanding accuracy
Underscore
Give extra weight to, important
Ignoble
Dishonorable
Implausible
Describing something not believable
Pedestrian
Lacking imagination
Hegemony
Dominance over an area
Myriad
Large amount
Sycophant
Tries to pelase someone for personal advantage kiss ass
Prolific
Intellectually productive
Tempered
Moderate in effect
Unadorned
Simple
Arbitrary
Based on random
Poignant
Emotionally touching
Insolent
Rude arrogant
Intrepid
Fearless
Ravenous
Extremely hungry
Pernicious
Extremely harmful
Sanction
Give authority and permission to
Reverent
Profound respect
Prejorative
Expressing disapproval
Truncate
Reduce length of something
Stringent
Demanding strict attention to rules
Furative
Quiet and cautious
Craven
Pathetically cowardly
Askance
Look of approval and disapproval
Dilatory
Wasting time
Maladroit
Clumsy
Nuance
A subtle difference or meaning in attitude
Polemic
Strong verbal written attack
Imprudent
Not wise
Mundane
Repetive and boring
Maverick
Someone who shows independence in thought
Pacific
Peaceful
Canny vs uncanny
Canny - sharp
Uncanny - strange
Sangfroid
Composure
Assent
agreement
Dilettantes
opposite of professionals
Artisan
skilled craft ppl
acumen
skill of making good judgements
Eminence
great importance
Wag
joker
simpatico
being of one mind
coalesced
come together
Deplorable
surprisingly bad
Unkempt
cluttered
Heralded
highly publicized
Callous
Uncaring
Heursitic
discovering something for themselves
Trepidation
sense of fear
rhetoric
persuasive way of speaking
Analyze an issue/claim
“agree OR disagree - choose ONE position”
Paragraph 1: Restate the prompt, and state position of either agree disagree.
-Provide foreground of what will be discussed
Paragraph 2: Examples of your position & why
Paragraph 3: Another example of your position and why
Paragraph 4: “HOWEVER” a possible counter to your position, BUT bring back to your position
Paragraph 5: Conclusion copy and paste intro
Analyze an argument
“evidence that will STRENGTHEN or WEAKEN the argument hypothesis”
Paragraph 1: Restate prompt and state “IF WE LOOK AT EVIDENCE THAT MIGHT STRENGTHEN/WEAKEN THIS ARGUMENT…”
Paragraph 2: Piece of evidence #1
Paragraph 3: Piece of evidence #2
Paragraph 4: counter position “If we are looking for evidence that can weaken/strengthen….”
Paragraph 5: conclusion copy
