GRE Vocabulary Group 1
Terms
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- abscond (v.)
- to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.
- aberrant (adj.)
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deviating from the norm
noun form: aberration - alacrity (n.)
- eager and enthusiastic willingness
- anomaly (n.)
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deviation from the normal order, for, or rule; abnormality.
adj form: anomalous - approbation (n.)
- an expression of approval or praise
- arduous (adj.)
- strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
- assuage (v.)
- to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
- audacious (adj.)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
noun form: audacity - austere (adj.)
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
noun form: austerity - axiomatic (adj.)
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
noun form: axiom - canonical (adj.)
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
noun form: canon - capricious (adj.)
- inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
- censure (v.)
- to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
- chicanery (n.)
- trickery or subterfuge
- connoisseur (n.)
- an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert.
- convoluted (adj.)
- complex or complicated
- disabuse (v.)
- to undeceive; to set right
- discordant (adj.)
- conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
- disparate (adj.)
- fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
- effrontery (n.)
- extreme boldness; presumptuousness
- eloquent (adj.)
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
noun form: eloquence - enervate (v.)
- to weaken; to reduce in vitality
- ennui (n.)
- dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
- equivocate (v.)
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to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
adj form: equivocal - erudite (adj.)
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very learned; scholarly
noun form: erudition - exculpate (v.)
- exonerate; to clear of blame
- exigent (adj.)
- urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
- extemporaneous (adj.)
- improvised; done without preparation
- filibuster (n.)
- intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
- fulminate (v.)
- to loudly attack or denounce
- ingenuous (adj.)
- artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
- inured (adj.)
- accustomed to accepting something undesirable
- irascible (adj.)
- easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
- laud (v.)
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to praise highly
adj form: laudatory - lucid (adj.)
- clear; easily understood
- magnanimity (n.)
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
adj form: magnanimous - martial (adj.)
- associated with war and the armed forces
- mundane (adj.)
- of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
- nascent (adj.)
- coming into being; in early developmental stages
- nebulous (adj.)
- vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
- neologism (n.)
- a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
- noxious (adj.)
- harmful; injurious
- obtuse (adj.)
- lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
- obviate (v.)
- to anticipate and make unnecessary
- onerous (adj.)
- troubling; burdensome
- paean (n.)
- a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
- parody (n.)
- a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art
- perennial (adj.)
- recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
- perfidy (n.)
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
adj form: perfidious - perfunctory (adj.)
- cursory; done without care or interest
- perspicacious (adj.)
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
noun form: perspicacity - prattle (v.)
- to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
- precipitate (v.)
- to cause or happen before anticipated or required
- predilection (n.)
- a disposition in favor of something; preference
- prescience (n.)
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
adj form: prescient - prevaricate (v.)
- to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
- qualms (n.)
- misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
- recant (v.)
- to retract, especially a previously held belief
- refute (v.)
- to disapprove; to successfully argue against
- reticent (adj.)
- quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
- solicitous (adj.)
- concerned and attentive; eager
- sordid (adj.)
- characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
- sporadic (adj.)
- occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
- squander (v.)
- to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
- static (adj.)
- not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
- relegate (v.)
- to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
- stupefy (v.)
- to stun, baffle, or amaze
- stymie (v.)
- to block; thwart
- synthesis (n.)
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the combination of parts to make a whole
verb form: synthesize - torque (n.)
- a force that causes rotation
- tortuous (adj.)
- winding; twisting; excessively complicated
- truculent (adj.)
- fierce and cruel; eager to fight
- veracity (n.)
- truthfulness; honesty
- virulent (adj.)
- extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
- voracious (adj.)
- having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
- waver (v.)
- to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion