GRE 1st 100 Vocabulary Study Words

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to lessen in intensity or degree (verb): abate
deviating from the norm (adjective): aberrant
to depart clandestinely; to steal away and hide (verb): abscond
an expression of praise (noun): accolade
having a sour or bitter taste or character (adjective): acerbic
quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight (noun): acumen
excessive praise; intense adoration (noun): adulation
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients (verb): adulterate
dealing with, appreciate of, or responsive to art or the beautiful (adjective): aesthetic
to increase in intensity, power, or prestige (verb): aggrandize
eager and enthusiastic willingness (noun): alacrity
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals, into gold (noun): alchemy
to combine several elements into a whole (verb): amalgamate
to make better or more tolerable (verb): amelioroate
agreeable; responsive to suggestion (adjective): amenable
something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context (Noun): anachronism
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (noun): anomaly
an expression of approval or praise (noun): approbation
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time (adjective): archaic
strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort (adjective): arduous
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion (noun): ascetic
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify (verb): assuage
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh, severe (adjective): astringent
daring and fearless; recklessly bold (adjective): audacious
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (adjective): austere
greed, especially for wealth (noun): avarice
to state as a fact; to confirm or support (verb): aver
a universally recognized principle; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun/adjective): axiom/axiomatic
to provide support or reinforcement (bolster): verb
self-evident or pompous writing or speech; pompous; grandiloquent (noun/adjective): bombast/bombastic
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants (adjective): bucolic
to grow rapidly; to flourish (verb): burgeon
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (noun): cacophony
an established set of prinicples or code of laws, often religious in nature (noun): canon
following or in agreement with orthodox requirements (adjective): canonical
inclined to change one's mind impulisvely; erratic; unpredictable (adjective): capricious
severe criticism or punishment (noun): castigation
a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change (adjective): catalyst
burning or stinging; causing corrosion (adjective): caustic
to criticize severely; to officialy rebuke (verb): censure
wary; cautious (adjective): chary
trickery or subterfuge (noun): chicanery
appealing forcibly to the mind on reason; convincing (adjective): cogent
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (noun): complaisance
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expret (noun): connoisseur
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement (adjective): contentious
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (adjective): contrite
a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude (noun): convention
complex or complicated (adjective): convoluted
tending to believe too readily; gullible (adjective): credulous
deserving blame (adjective): culpable
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (noun): cynicism
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack (noun): dearth
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (noun): decorum
to question or oppose (verb): demur
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (noun): derision
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull (verb): dessicate
a harsh denunciation (noun): diatribe
intended to teach or instruct (adjective): didactic
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge (noun): dilettante
to undeceive; to set right (verb): disabuse
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound (adjective): discordant
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (noun): discretion
indifferent; free from self-interest (adjective): disinterested
to slight or belittle (verb): disparage
fundamentally distinct or dissimiliar (adjective): disparate
to disguise or conceal; to mislead (verb): dissemble
to disclose something secret (verb): divulge
stubbornly oppinionated (adjective): dogmatic
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (noun): ebullience
departing from norms or conventions (adjective): eccentric
composed of elements drawn from various sources (adjective): eclectic
extreme boldness; presumptuousness (noun): effrontery
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead (noun): elegy
well-spoken; expressive; articluate (adjective): eloquent
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying (adjective): emollient
based on observation or experiment (adjective): empirical
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people (adjective): endemic
to weaken; to reduce in vitality (verb): enervate
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (adjective): enigmatic
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy (noun): ennui
brief; fleeting (adjective): ephemeral
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (verb): equivocate
very learned; scholarly (adjective): erudite
intended for or understood by a small, specific group (adjective): esoteric
a speech honoring the dead (noun): eulogy
tending to dissapear like vapor; vanishing (adjective): evanescent
to make worse or more severe (verb): exacerbate
exonerate; to clear of blame (verb): exculpate
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention (adjective): exigent
to remove blame (verb): exonerate
improvised; done without preparation (adjective): extemporaneous
playful; humorous (adjective): facetious
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (noun): fallacy
to flatter or praise excessively (verb): fawn
greatly emotional or zealous (adjective): fervent
intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action (noun): filibuster
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention (verb): flout
happening by fortunate accident or chance (adjective): fortuitous
to loudly attack or denounce (verb): fulminate
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious (adjective): furtive
pointlessly talkative, talking too much (adjective): garrulous
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter (adjective): germane
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial (adjective): glib
pompous speech or expression (noun): grandiloquence
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people (adjective): gregarious
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage (adjective): hackneyed
calm and peaceful (adjective): halcyon
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade (verb): harangue
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses (noun): hedonism
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others (noun): hegemony
violating accepted dogma or convention (adjective): heretical
arrogant presumption or pride (noun): hubris
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (noun): hyperbole
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions (noun): iconoclast
given to intense or excessive devotion to something (adjective): idolatrous
about to happen; impending (adjective): imminent
not capable of change (adjective): immutable
revealing no emotion (adjective): impassive
lacking funds; without money (adjective): impecunious
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness (adjective): imperturbable
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement (adjective): impetuous
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed (adjective): implacable
immunity from punishment or penalty (noun): impunity
in an initial stage; not fully formed (adjective): inchoate
beginning to come into being or to become apparent (adjective): incipient
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice (adjective): indifferent
unmoving; lethargic; sluggigh (adjective): inert
unfortunate; inappropriate (adjective): infelicitous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication (adjective): ingenuous
damaging; harmful; malevolent (adjective): inimical
harmless; causing no damage (adjective): innocuous
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland (adjective): insipid
not easily managed or directed; stubborn, obstinate (adjective): intractable
refusing to compromise (adjective): intransigent
steadfast and courageous (adjective): intrepid
accustomed to accepting something undesirable (adjective): inured
to obtain by deception or flattery (verb): inveigle
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts (adjective): irascible
using few words; terse (adjective): laconic
to praise highly (verb): laud
extremely talkative (adjective): loquacious
clear; easily understood (adjective): lucid
characterized by brightness and the emission of light (adjective): luminous
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving (noun): magnanimity
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (adjective): malevolent
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable (adjective): malleable
associated with war and the armed forces (adjective): martial
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party (noun): maverick
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (noun): mendacity
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood (adjective): mercurial
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail (adjective): meticulous
one who hates all other humans (noun): misanthrope
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate (verb): mitigate
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity (verb): mollify
sad; sullen; melancholy (adjective): morose
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary (adjective): mundane
coming into being; in early developmental stages (adjective): nascent
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form (adjective): nebulous
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses (noun): neologism
a recent convert; a beginner; novice (noun): neophyte
harmful; injurious (adjective): noxious
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable (adjective): obdurate
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing (verb): obfuscate
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness (adjective): obsequious
stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising (adjective): obstinate
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression (adjective): obtuse
to anticipate and make unnecessary (verb): obviate
to obstruct or block (verb): occlude
evoking intense aversion or dislike (adjective): odious
troubling; burdensome (adjective): onerous
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light (adjective): opaque
disgrace; contempt; scorn (noun): opprobrium
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (noun): oscillation
characterized by or given to pretentiousness (adjective): ostentatious
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving (noun): paean
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art (noun): parody
the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing (noun): pedagogy
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules (adjective): pedantic
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous (adjective): penurious
poverty; destitution (noun): penury
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly (adjective): perennial
intentional breach of faith; treachery (noun): perfidy
cursory; done without care or interest (adjective): perfunctory
extremely harmful; potentially causing death (adjective): pernicious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (adjective): perspicacious
to examine with great care (verb): peruse
to permeate throughout (verb): pervade
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout (adjective): pervasive
calm; sluggish; unemotional (adjective): phlegmatic
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor (verb): pine
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (adjective): pious
to illegally use or reproduce (verb): pirate
the essential or central part; precise and brief (noun/adjective): pith/pithy
to appease; to calm by making concessions (verb): placate
a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful (noun): platitude
an overabundance; a surplus (noun): plethora
to plunge or drop straight down (verb): plummet
controversial; argumentative (adjective): polemical
practical rather than idealistic (adjective): pragmatic
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner (verb): prattle
to cause or to happen before anticipated or required; acting with excessive haste or impulse (verb/adjective): precipitate
one that indicates or announces someone or something to come (noun): precursor
a disposition in favor of something; preference (noun): predilection
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care (verb): preen
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring (noun): prescience
overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties (adjective): presumptuous
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead (verb): prevaricate
pure; uncorrupted; clean (adjective): pristine
adherence to highest principles; uprightness (noun): probity
a natural predisposition or inclination (noun): proclivity
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish (adjective): prodigal
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary (adjective): prodigious
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (adjective): profligate
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant (adjective): profuse
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly (verb): proliferate
producing large volumes or amounts; productive (adjective): prolific
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant (noun): propensity
dull; unimaginative (adjective): prosaic
characterize by a strong, sharp smell or taste (adjective): pungent
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (verb): putrefy
to drink deeply (verb): quaff
misgiving; reservation; cause for hesitancy (noun): qualm
prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome (adjective): querulous
question; inquiry; doubt in the mind; reservation (noun): query
stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (noun): quiescence
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals (adjective): quixotic
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace (adjective): quotidian
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (adjective): rancorous
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine (verb): rarefy
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage (adjective): recalcitrant
to retract, especially a previously held belief (verb): recant
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure (adjective): recondite
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor (adjective): redoubtable
raidant; shiny; brilliant (adjective): refulgent
to disprove; to successfully argue against (verb): refute
to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position (verb): relegate
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise (verb): renege
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown (verb): repudiate
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract (verb): rescind
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings (adjective): reticent
marked by, feeling, or expressing profound awe and respect (adjective): reverent
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion (noun): rhetoric
promoting health or well-being (adjective): salubrious
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance (noun): sanction
a literary work that ridicules or criticized a human vice through humor or derision (noun): satire
diligent; persistent; hardworking (adjective): sedulous
a piece of broken pottery or glass (noun): shard
concerned and attentive; eager (adjective): solicitous
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance (adjective): solvent

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