gre words Flashcards
Astute
able to see things clearly
To “fashion” something
develop or create it
Mired
stuck together
Objurgate
to scold
Slight
insult by ignoring
Negligible
insignificant
Appreciable
something large or important enough to be noticed
Deleterious
to cause harm or damage
coda
is the part of a book or musical piece that comes at the very end.
Inducement of
means something that persuades.
Aberrant
departing from an accepted standard
Munificent
generous with gifts and money
Boorishness
course or vulgar rudeness
Forlorn
very sad
Gregarious
social
Ostentatious
showing off
Revelry
lively and noisy
Merriment
fun
Amiable
friendly/present
Carousing
drinking alcohol and enjoying yourself in a noisy way
Precipitous
sudden
Belie
disguise
Indelible
lasting
derivative
imitating or based on
ostensibly
supposedly
novel
new or original
Protean
able to switch in and out of different roles very easily—you adapt really quickly
renegade
a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles
having treacherously changed allegiance
perfunctory
done routinely and with little interest or care
mawkish
overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting
perfidy
an act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of a trust
smattering
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; a small amount of something
equivocal
confusing or ambiguous
shunned
avoided
contemporary
modern
aphorisms
short sayings
auspicious
favorable, the opposite of sinister
calumny
making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation
