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Top 101 GRE Words- 1-51 Flashcards

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laconic

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brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Ex. her laconic speech won the argument

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insipid

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lacking taste or flavor

Ex. Souplantation’s insipid pasta needed salt

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pragmatic

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concerned with practical matters

Ex. the teacher’s pragmatic attitude towards discipline

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

Ex. as an iconoclast, he would be dismissed from the jury

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arduous

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difficult to accomplish, hard to endure

-Ex. starting a master’s program after months of arduous GRE preparation

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Ex. profligate use of natural resources

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prosaic

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not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

Ex. her prosaic ideas were dismissed for the group project

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ameliorate

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make, become better

Ex. Fines for using too much water would ameliorate the drought issue

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

Ex. they were served by an obsequious waitress

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capricious

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given to sudden behavior change

Ex. capricious SoCal weather

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fortutious

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happening by accident or chance

Ex. the similarity between the essays may not simply be fortuitous

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orthodox

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conforming to all traditional beliefs, and religious practices
Ex. orthodox medical treatment does not rely on technology

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alacrity

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lively and cheerful readiness

Ex. Anita accepts invitations with alacrity

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pellucid

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translucently clear

Ex. mountains were reflected in the pellucid water

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corroborate

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confirm or give support to

Ex. the witness corroborated the boy’s account of the attack

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magnanimous

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very generous or forgiving

Ex. He made magnanimous donations to the church

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scrupulous

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diligent, thorough, and extremely careful

Ex. inspection was completed with scrupulous attention to detail

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prolific

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fruitful, present in large number

Ex. Filipinos have a prolific family tree

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dogmatic

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dictatorial, opinionated

Ex. people who go door to door spreading religion can be so dogmatic

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placate

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make someone less angry or hostile

Ex. Karl has to placate his mother often

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mercurial

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood

Ex. His mercurial mother’s attitude depended upon who was present

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exacerbate

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infuriate, make worse

Ex. Smoke exacerbates my asthma

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redundant

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not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous

Ex. Taking developmental psych twice was redundant

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hackneyed

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unoriginal and trite

Ex. hackneyed old sayings

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prudent

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acting with or showing care and thought

Ex. It is not prudent to drive in the snow

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belie

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disguise or contradict

Ex. His joyful tones belie the grim nature of homelife

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esoteric

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mysterious, obscure

Ex. Math is an esoteric subject to me

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cacophony

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a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Ex. neighbors fighting plus loud music makes for a cacophony surrounding

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Ex. Diane makes impetuous decisions

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idiosyncrasy

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a way of thought peculiar to an individual

Ex. Dad’s idiosyncrasy or saving 10 cents

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extant

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in existence; surviving

Ex. Shakespeare’s extant writing shows how important he is

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obscure

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not discovered or known about; uncertain

Ex. Google maps gave obscure directions because the home was still new

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didactic

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intended to teach, educational

Ex. While the professor’s lectures were designed to be didactic, they only confused the students

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pithy

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brief, to the point

Ex. he didn’t talk much, but what he did say was always pithy

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copious

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abundant in supply or quantity

Ex. take copious notes

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ostentation

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pretentious and vulgar display intended to impress; show off

Ex. Nicely decorated home without any trace of ostentation

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adulterate

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alter; render something poorer in quality

Ex. green tea was adulterated with sugar

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vociferous

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loud and clamorous

Ex. protesters were vociferous in their demands

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taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech

Ex. taciturn child turned into a chatty adult

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obdurate

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refuse to change one’s opinion; stubborn

Ex. his obdurate mother would not believe a word he said

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

Ex. Cheyanne is garrulous by nature

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misanthrope

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person who hates others

Ex. I am a misanthrope

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lionize

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treat someone as a celebrity

Ex. Miriam lionized Puya

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imminent

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about to happen

Ex. imminent death of drug-addicted people

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frivolous

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trivial, silly

Ex. I used to think couponing was a frivolous act, but later realized how helpful it is

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benign

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gentle; kindly

Ex. Karl’s face is calm and benign

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dissonance

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lack of harmony; disagreement

Ex. there is much dissonance in the Andres household

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inculpate

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accuse or blame

Ex. someone placed the gun in her purse to inculpate her

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docile

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compliant, submissive

Ex. AJ portrays Tina as a docile wife

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals; scattered or isolated

Ex. Diane exercises sporadically

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prevaricate

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deceive; stretch the truth

Ex. he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked questions

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