Kaplan GRE Flashcards
Peregrinate
to wander fro place to place; to travel; especially on foot
Anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
Inquest
an investigatin; an inquiry
Coterie
an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
Enervate
to reduce in strength
Chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
Glib
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
Apocryphal
of questionable authority or authenticity
Vicissitude
a change or variation; ups and downs
Gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
condemn
express complete disapproval of; censure.
Disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
Frenetic
frantic; frenzied
Pathogenic
causing disease
Mollify
to calm or make less severe
Dogmatic
dictatorial in one’s opinions
revelation
a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.
Sardonic
cynical; scornfully mocking
Credulous
too trusting; gullible
Mannered
artifical or stilted in character
strident
(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
Gradation
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
Tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
Querulous
inclined to complain; irritable