Top 200 GRE Words - Part 2 Flashcards
101-200
IMPLACABLE:
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
His rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained IMPLACABLE for weeks
INEXORABLE, RELENTLESS, UNRELENTING
INCHOATE:
not fully formed; disorganized
The ideas expressed in Nietzsche’s mature work also appear in an INCHOATE form in his earliest writing
INCOMPLETE, AMORPHOUS
INGENUOUS:
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
She was so INGENUOUS that her friends feared that her innocence and trustfulness would be exploited when she visited the big city.
GUILELESS, ARTLESS, NAIVE
INIMICAL:
hostile, unfriendly
Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still INIMICAL to each other
ADVERSE, ANTAGONISTIC, RECALCITRANT
INNOCUOUS:
harmless
Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are INNOCUOUS and pose no danger to humans
BENIGN, HARMLESS
INSIPID:
lacking interest or flavor
The critic claimed that the painting was INSIPID, containing no interesting qualities at all.
BANAL, BLAND, DULL
INTRANSIGENT:
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the
assignment in at the same time
IMPLACABLE, INEXORABLE, OBDURATE, OBSTINATE, UNRELENTING, UNYIELDING
INUNDATE:
to overwhelm; to cover with water
SUBMERGE, ENGULF
IRASCIBLE:
easily made angrily
the Hun’s IRASCIBLE and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their
lives.
IRRITABLE
LACONIC:
using few words
CONCISE, TACITURN
LAMENT:
to express sorrow; to grieve
The children continued to LAMENT the death of the goldfish weeks after its demise
GRIEVE, MOURN
LAUD:
to give praise; to glorify
EXTOL
LAVISH:
to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
She LAVISHED the puppy with so many treats that it soon become overweight and spoiled.
LUXURIANT, OPULENT, EXTRAVAGANT
LETHARGIC:
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
LANGUID, TORPID
LOQUACIOUS:
talkative
GARRULOUS, VERBOSE
LUCID:
clear and easily understood
LIMPID
LUMINOUS:
bright, brilliant, glowing
INCANDESCENT, LUCENT
MALINGER:
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
A common way to avoid the draft was by MALINGERING-pretending to be mentally or physically ill so as to avoid being taken by the Army
MALLEABLE:
capable of being shaped
DUCTILE, PLIABLE
METAPHOR:
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
ANALOGY
METICULOUS:
extremely careful about details
CONSCIENTIOUS, PRECISE, SCRUPULOUS
MISANTHROPE:
a person who dislikes others
MITIGATE:
to soften; to lessen
ALLAY, ASSUAGE, MOLLIFY
MOLLIFY:
to calm or make less severe
ALLAY, MITIGATE, ASSUAGE
MONOTONY:
lack of variation
TEDIUM
NAIVE:
lacking sophistication or experience
ARTLESS, CREDULOUS, GUILELESS
OBDURATE:
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
TENACIOUS, INTRANSIGENT, UNYIELDING
OBSEQUIOUS:
overly submissive and eager to please
The OBSEQUIOUS new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor’s tie and agree with him on every issue
COMPLIANT, SERVILE, SUBSERVIENT
OBSTINATE:
stubborn, unyielding
INTRANSIGENT, STUBBORN TENACIOUS
OBVIATE:
to prevent; to make unnecessary
The river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which OBVIATED the need for a bridge.
FORESTALL, PROHIBIT
OCCLUDE:
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
A shadow is thrown across the Earth’s surface during a solar eclipse,when the light from the sun is OCCLUDED by the moon
OBSTRUCT, BARRICADE
ONEROUS:
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
ARDUOUS, EXACTING, LABORIOUS
OPAQUE:
OPAQUE:
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
OBSCURE
OPPROBRIUM:
public disgrace
After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPPROBRIUM.
DISCREDIT, DISGRACE, IGNOMINY, OBLOQUY
OSTENTATION:
excessive showiness
PARADOX:
a contradiction or dilemma
PARAGON:
model of excellence or perfection
STANDARD
PEDANT:
someone who shows off learning
The graduate instructor’s tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a PEDANT
PERFIDIOUS:
willing to betray one’s trust
The actress’s PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist
DISLOYAL, TREACHEROUS, TRAITOROUS
PERFUNCTORY:
done in a routine way; indifferent
APATHETIC
PERMEATE:
to penetrate
IMBUE
PHILANTHROPY:
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
ALTRUISM
PLACATE:
to soothe or pacify
APPEASE, CONCILIATE
PLASTIC:
able to be molded, altered, or bent
The new material was very PLASTIC and could be formed into products of vastly different shape.
ADAPTABLE, DUCTILE, MALLEABLE
PLETHORA.
excess
GLUT
PRAGMATIC:
practical as opposed to idealistic
PRECIPITATE:
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a PRECIPITATE marriage to end in divorce
ABRUPT, IMPULSIVE, IlMPETUOUS
PREVARICATE:
to lie or deviate from the truth
EQUIVOCATE, PERJURE
PRISTINE:
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
PRODIGAL:
lavish, wasteful
EXTRAVAGANT, LAVISH, PROFLIGATE, SPENDTHRIFT
PROLIFERATE:
to increase in number quickly
Although he only kept two guinea pigs initially, they PROLIFERATED to such an extent that he soon had dozens
PROCREATE
PROPITIATE:
to conciliate; to appease
The management PROPITIATED the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members.
APPEASE, CONCILIATE
PROPRIETY:
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
DECENCY, DECORUM
PRUDENCE:
wisdom, caution, or restraint
ASTUTENESS, CIRCUMSPECTION
PUNGENT:
sharp and irritating to the senses
CAUSTIC, PIQUANT, POIGNANT
QUIESCENT:
motionless
Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.
LATENT, DORMANT
RAREFY:
to make thinner or sparser
Since the atmosphere, RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe
ATTENUATE, THIN
REPUDIATE:
to reject the validity of
The old woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.
DISAVOW, RENOUNCE, DISOWN
RETICENT:
silent, reserved
Physically small and RETICENT in her speech, Joan Didion often went unnoticed by those upon whom she was reporting
INTROVERTED, TACITURN
RHETORIC:
effective writing or speaking
Lincoln’s talent for RHETORIC was evident in his beautifully expressed Gettysburg
Address
ELOQUENCE, ORATORY
SATIATE:
to satisfy fully or overindulge
SOPORIFIC:
causing sleep or lethargy
The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.
HYPNOTIC, SOMNOLENT
SPECIOUS:
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
The student’s SPECIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.
ILLUSORY, PLAUSIBLE, SPURIOUS
STIGMA:
a mark of shame or discredit
STAIN, TAINT
STOLID:
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
APATHETIC, INDIFFERENT
SUBLIME:
lofty or grand
GLORIOUS, REGAL, MAGNIFICENT
TACIT:
done without using words
Although not a word had been said, everyone in the room knew that a TACIT agreement had been made about which course of action to take.
IMPLICIT, IMPLIED, UNSAID
TACITURN:
silent, not talkative
The clerk’s TACITURN nature earned him the nickname “Silent Bob.”
RETICENT, LACONIC
TIRADE:
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
DIATRIBE, HARANGUE, OBLOQUY
TORPOR:
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off
TRANSITORY:
temporary, lasting a brief time
EPHEMERAL, EVANESCENT
VACILLATE:
to sway physically; to be indecisive
FLUCTUATE, OSCILLATE
VENERATE:
to respect deeply
REVERE
VERACITY
filled with truth and accuracy
CANDOR, FIDELITY
VERBOSE:
wordy
LOQUACIOUS
VEX:
to annoy
ANNOY, NETTLE, PEEVE, IRK
VOLATILE:
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
FICKLE, ERRATIC, CAPRICIOUS, INCONSISTENT
WAVER:
to fluctuate between choices
VACILLATE, DITHER, OSCILLATE
WHIMSICAL:
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
ERRATIC, CAPRICIOUS, FLIPPANT
ZEAL:
passion, excitement
ARDENCY, FERVOR
