GRE Vocabulary #2

Question 1

permeate

Answer 1

to penetrate

Question 2

audacity

Answer 2

boldness

Question 3

indignant

Answer 3

angry especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy

Question 4

implicit

Answer 4

implied

Question 5

renaissance

Answer 5

a rebirth or revival

Question 6

superfluous

Answer 6

extra

Question 7

litigate

Answer 7

to try in court

Question 8

vex

Answer 8

to annoy

Question 9

anomaly

Answer 9

an irregularity

Question 10

bereave

Answer 10

to deprive or leave desolate especially through death

Question 11

connoisseur

Answer 11

an expert

Question 12

corroborate

Answer 12

to confirm

Question 13

frenetic

Answer 13

frantic

Question 14

polemic

Answer 14

a powerful argument made in refutation of something

Question 15

synthesis

Answer 15

the combining of parts to form a whole

Question 16

feasible

Answer 16

able to be done

Question 17

forbear

Answer 17

to refrain from

Question 18

genre

Answer 18

an artistic class or category

Question 19

vindicate

Answer 19

to clear from all blame or suspicion

Question 20

conciliatory

Answer 20

making peace

Question 21

squalid

Answer 21

filthy

Question 22

inept

Answer 22

clumsy

Question 23

madatory

Answer 23

necessary

Question 24

disseminate

Answer 24

to spread widely

Question 25

eclectic

Answer 25

choosing the best from many sources

Question 26

idyllic

Answer 26

naturally peaceful

Question 27

pristine

Answer 27

unspoiled

Question 28

prodigy

Answer 28

an extremely talented child

Question 29

frugal

Answer 29

economical