GRE Vocab Set 25 Flashcards
adept
very skilled or proficient at something
adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
archetype
- a very typical example of a certain person or thing
2. an original which has been imitated; a prototype
articulate
having or showing the ability to speak fluently and conherently
auspicious
condusive of success; being a sign of future success
bereft
- deprived of or lacking
2. sad and lonely; esp through someone’s death or departure
captious
tending to find fault or raise petty objectives
conclusive
having or likely to have the effect of providing a case; decisive
conspire
- make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act
- seem to be working together to bring about a particular negative result
delineate
- describe or portray precisely
2. indicate the exact position of
exhort
strongly encourage or urge to do something
frailty
the condition of being weak and delicate/weak in character and morals
grievance
a real or imagined cause for complaint, esp unfair treatement
harangue
a lengthy and aggressive speech
ploy
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to ones’ own advantage
pomposity
the quality of being pompous; self-important
proxy
- the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting
- a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in calculation
relent
abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude
rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
vitality
the state of being strong and active; energy
