GRE Vocab List E (Princeton Review) (50 words) Flashcards
approbation
(noun) an expression of approval or praise
axiomatic
(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)
discordant
(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
effrontery
(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
ennui
(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
fulminate
(verb) to loudly attack or denounce
inured
(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
extemporaneous
(adj.) improvised; done without preparation
neologism
(noun) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
noxious
(adj.) harmful, injurious
perspicacious
(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
prattle
(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
predilection
(noun) a disposition in favor of something; preference
sordid
(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
virulent
(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
adulation
(noun) excessive praise; intense adoration
chary
(adj.) wary; cautious; sparing
dearth
(noun) smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
emollient
(adj.)/( noun) soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin
furtive
(adj.) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
incipient
(adj.) beginning to come into being or to become apparent
odious
(adj.) evoking intense aversion or dislike
impecunious
(adj.) lacking funds; without money
penurious
(adj.) penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
preen
(verb) to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
putrefy
(verb) to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)
pernicious
(adj.) extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
quaff
(verb) to drink deeply
inveigle
(verb) to obtain by deception or flattery
quiescence
(noun) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent)
redoubtable
(adj.) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
evanescent
(adj.) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
halcyon
(adj.) calm and peaceful
grandiloquence
(noun) pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent)
infelicitous
(adj.) unfortunate; inappropriate
rancorous
(adj.) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form: rancor)
recalcitrant
(adj.) obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
surfeit
(verb) an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess (noun form: a surfeit of supplies)
acerbic
(adj.) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
astringent
(adj.) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
contiguous
(adj.) sharing a border; touching; adjacent
impetuous
(adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
neophyte
(noun) a recent convert; a beginner; novice
refulgent
(adj.) radiant; shiny; brilliant
renege
(verb) to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
prosaic
(adj.) dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
rarefy
(verb) to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
variegated
(adj.) multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
vituperate
(verb) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
