TOP GRE 1 Flashcards
Zeal
Passion, excitement
Whimisical
Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
Waver
To fluctuate between choices
Volatile
Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
Vex
To annoy
Verbose
Wordy
Veracity
Filled with truth and accuracy
Venerate
To respect deeply
Vacillate
To sway physically; to be indecisive
Transitory
Temporary, lasting a brief time
Torpor
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
Tirade
Long, harsh speech or verbal attack
Taciturn
Silent, not talkitive
Tacit
Done without using words
Sublime
Lofty or grand
Stolid
Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
Stigma
A mark of shame or discredit
Specious
Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
Satiate
To satisfy fully or overindulge
Rhetoric
Effective writing or speaking
Reticent
Silent, reserved
Repudiate
To reject the validity of
Rarefy
To make thinner or sparser
Quiescent
Motionless
Pungent
Sharp and irritating to the senses
Prudence
Wisdom, caution, or restraint
Propriety
Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
Propitiate
To conciliate; to appease
Proliferate
To increase in number quickly
Prodigal
Lavish, wasteful
Pristine
Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
Precipitate
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
Pragmatic
Practical as opposed to idealistic
Plethora
Excess
