GRE Flashcards 2 (F-G-H-I)

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fatuous: ADJECTIVE

silly, inanely foolish
feckless: ADJECTIVE

ineffectual; irresponsible
felicitous: ADJECTIVE

apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
fell: NOUN

a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide
florid: ADJECTIVE

flushed with color, ruddy, ornate
foment: VERB

to stire up, incite, rouse
forbearance: NOUN

patience, willingness to wait
forswear: VERB

to renounce, disallow, repudiate
fractious: ADJECTIVE

quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky
froward: ADJECTIVE

intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
fulminate: VERB

to attack loudly or denounce
gainsay: VERB

to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
gambol: VERB

to skip about playfully, frolic
germane: ADJECTIVE

relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter
glib: ADJECTIVE

lacking in depth; superficial
grandiloquence: NOUN

pompous speech or expression
grouse: VERB

to grumble or complain
guileless: ADJECTIVE

naive or free from duplicity or cunning
guy: NOUN

a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide
hackneyed: ADJECTIVE

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent use
harangue: VERB

to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
harrow: VERB

to distress, create stress or torment
hegemony: NOUN

the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others
hermetic: ADJECTIVE

airtight, impervious to outside influence
heterodox: ADJECTIVE

unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic
hirsute: ADJECTIVE

hairy, shaggy
homily: NOUN

a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude
hubris: NOUN

arrogant presumption or pride
hyperbole: NOUN

an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
iconoclast: NOUN

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
ignominious: ADJECTIVE

shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful
imbroglio: NOUN

difficult or embarrassing situation
impecunious: ADJECTIVE

lacking funds, without money
impetuous: ADJECTIVE

hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
importune: VERB

to ask incessantly, beg, nag
impugn: VERB

attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny
impute: VERB

to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic
inchoate: ADJECTIVE

in an initial stage, not fully formed
incipient: ADJECTIVE

beginning to come into being
ineluctable: ADJECTIVE

certain, inevitable
infelicitous: ADJECTIVE

unfortunate; inappropriate
ingenuous: ADJECTIVE

artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
inimical: ADJECTIVE

damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly
inqiuity: NOUN

wickedness, gross injustice
innervate (not enervate): VERB

to supply with nerves, energize
insipid: ADJECTIVE

without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull
insouciant: ADJECTIVE

unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
interdict: VERB

prohibit, forbid, ban, halt
intransigent: ADJECTIVE

refusing to compromise
inveigh: VERB

to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
inveigle: VERB

to obtain by deception or flattery
inveterate: ADJECTIVE

deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

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