GRE Vocab Flashcards D3
impetuous
quick to act without thinking
implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful; hardheaded, obstinate
inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical
hostile, unfriendly
innocuous
harmless
insipid
lacking interest or flavor; bland, trite, uninteresting
intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled; stubborn
inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible
easily made angry
jejune
vapid, uninteresting; childish; immature
jibe
to agree, to be in accord
jocose
given to joking; humorous
kinetic
having to do with motion; lively, active
labile
readily open to change, unstable
lachrymose
causing tears; tearful, showing sorrow
laconic
using few words; terse
lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
lassitude
listlessness, languor, weariness
laud
to give praise; to glorify
lavish
to give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)
lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
libertine
someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life; corrupt
limn
to draw, outline in detail
loquacious
talkative
lucid
clear and easily understood
luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
magnanimity
being generously forgiving; noble
malevolent
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred
malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable
capable of being shaped; tractable
martinet
rigid disciplinarian
maunder
to talk or move aimlessly, mutter; ramble
maverick
nonconformist; an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
melancholy
tending toward sadness
metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
meticulous
extremely careful about details
misanthrope
a person who dislikes others; cynic; hater of mankind
mitigate
to soften; to lessen
mollify
to calm or make less severe
monotony
lack of variation
nadir
low point, perigee
naive
lacking sophistication or experience
nascent
coming into being; in early development stage
natty
trimly neat & tidy; dapper
nebulous
vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
neologism
new word, expression, or usage
neophyte
a recent convert; a beginner; novice
nexus
a connection, tie, or link; center or focus
nice
exacting, extremely precise
noisome
offensive odor; fetid; stinky
noxious
harmful or injurious to health
obdurate
emotionally cold; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obeisance
gesture that expresses deference & respect (bow, curtsy)
obfuscate
to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
obsequious
overly submissive and flattering; sycophant
obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
obstreperous
noisy, loudly stubborn
obtuse
lacking sharpness of intellect; stupid, dull, insensitive
obviate
to prevent; to make obsolete
occlude
to block or stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome, arduous
opaque
blocking all light; difficult to understand
opprobrium
public disgrace or humiliation
ostentation
excessive showiness
paean
a song or expression of praise & thanksgiving
palliate
to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate
panegyric
formal expression of praise
paradigm
something that serve as a model, example
paradox
contradiction or dilemma
paragon
model of excellence or perfection
pariah
an outcast, a rejected person
parody
humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
pedant
someone who show off knowledge; know-it-all
penchant
strong preference for something; inclination
perfidious
willing to betray one’s trust
perfunctory
done in a routine way; habitual, automatic
permeate
to penetrate
philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
placate
to soothe or pacify
plastic
able to be molded, altered, or bent
plethora
excess
pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
pedestrian
commonplace, trite, uninteresting
inane
empty, lacking meaning; pointless
