GRE Vocab

commonplace; trite

to deny; dispute; oppose

deviating from what is normal

temporary inactivity, suppression, or suspension

depart secretly

moderate in appetite

v. to caution or reprimand

relating to beauty or art

adj. amounting to a whole; total

cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

v. to combine into a unified whole

adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning

the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

improve

not in correct historical time

comparable

irregular; deviating from the norm

dislike; hostility

to inform

praise; approval

v. to take possession for ones own use; confiscate

guileless; lacking art, knowledge, or skill

one who practices self denial

diligent; hardworking

to make less sever

to weaken

bold; daring

stern; unadorned

independent

affirm; declare to be true

to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

kindly; doing good

pompous; using inflated language

rude, insensitive

to flourish

to polish

to reinforce; support

unpleasant or harsh sounding

fickle

punishment; chastisement; criticism

something causing change

involving a cause

trickery; fraud

thicken; congeal

concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

proportional

brief, comprehensive summary

overly polite; willing to please; obliging

overcoming distrust or hostility

to baffle; perplex; mix–up

a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed or discriminating tastecontention n. assertion

assertion

quarrelsome; causing quarrels

riddle; puzzle with no solution

customary; commonplace

twisted; complicated

cowardly

proper behavior

respect; regard for another's wish

to represent or depict

to slur someones reputation

something derived; unoriginal

to dry completely

random; disconnected; rambling

bitter verbal attack

division into two usually contradictory parts

shyness; lack of confidence

to spread out

act of straying from the main point

funeral hymn

to free from a misconception

perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

not in tune

to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

difference between

constituting a separate thing; distinct

not candid; crafty

unprejudiced; objective

lacking order or coherence; dislocated

put away from consideration; reject

to belittle

dissimilar

to pretend; disguise ones motive

to spread; scatter; disperse

disintegration; debauchery

discord; lack of harmony

to expand; swell out

extract the essential elements

relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

stating opinions without proof; opinionated; impractical theorist

to deceive; trick

exhilarated; enthusiastic

selecting from various sources

efficiency; effectiveness

shameless boldness; presumptuousness

a poem or song expressing lamentation

to provoke; draw out

to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details

derived from observation or experiment

to imitate; copy

inherent; belonging to an area

to weaken

to cause; produce

short–lived; fleeting

composure; calmness

to intentionally use vague language

learned; scholarly

hard to understand; known only to a few

a high praise, especially of a person who has recently died

use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language

to aggravate; make worse

to clear of blame; vindicate

crisis; urgent requirements

not essential

humorous

to make less difficult

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

foolishly self–satisfied

seeking favor by flattery

suitably expressed; appropriate; well–chosen

to droop; grow weak

beginner; novice

to treat scornfully

to incite; arouse

to prevent; delay

thrift

very talkative; wordy

to prod; urge on

to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

pompous; bombastic

sociable

free of cunning or deceit; artless

easily deceived

long pompous speech; tirade

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

purposeful exaggeration for effect

attacking cherished traditions

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

unchangeable

to damage; injure

showing no emotion; calm; serene

to hinder; block

impossible to penetrate

not easily disturbed

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

inflexible; incapable of being pleased

implied; understood but not stated

to collapse inward violenty

carelessly; unintentionally

imperfectly formed or formulated

state of not fitting

insignificant; unimportant

to introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

uncertain; indefinite

poverty

habitually lazy; idle

unable to move; sluggish

naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

firmly established by nature or habit

harmless

unconscious; unresponsive

to suggest; say indirectly; imply

lacking in flavor; dull

narrow–mindedness; isolation

not easily managed

stubbornness; refusal to compromise

to cover with water; to overwhelm

hardened; accustomed; used to

verbal abuse

easily angered

unsure of how to act; weak

using few words

lethargy; sluggishness

to praise

inactive

an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

light manner or attitude

record of a voyage or daily activities

talkative

bright; clear; intelligible

generosity; nobility

to feign illness to escape duty

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

lone dissenter

dishonest

change; transformation

very careful; fastidious

one who hates humanity

to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

soothe

ill–humored; sullen

pertaining to this world rather than the spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

to cancel out; nullify

novice; beginner

stubborn

overly submissive

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

to shut; block

too helpful; meddlesome

burdensome

disgrace; contempt

to move back and forth

showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

model of excellence or perfection

one–sided;committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

departing from normal condition

scarcity

showing off learning

inclination

extreme poverty

present throughout the years; persistent

faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

penetrable

spread throughout every part

calm in temperament; sluggish

devoutness

to lessen another's anger; to pacify

condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

stale, overused expression

excess; overabundance

to fall; plunge

practical

uncertain

• v. to cause to happen; to throw down from a height
• adj. rash; hasty; sudden

forerunner; predecessor

rude; improperly bold

to quibble, evade the truth

untouched; uncorrupted

honesty; high–mindedness

posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

wasteful; extravagant; lavish

to increase rapidly

inclination; tendency

to win over; appease

correct conduct; fitness

to condemn; forbid; outlaw

strong or sharp in smell and taste; penetrating; caustic

limited; restricted

to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

inactive; still

refined

resisting authority or control

to retract a statement or opinion

abstruse; profound

stubborn; unmanageable;resisting ordinary methods of treatment

to contradict; to disprove

to confine to an inferior position

to find fault with; to blame

morally unprincipled person

reject as having no authority

to cancel

determination; resolve

not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

expressing deep respect; worshipful

wise

healthful

to approve; ratify; permit

to satisfy

to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

to produce and release substance into organism

a piece of broken glass or pottery

one who doubts

attentive; eager; concerned

sleep producing

seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects

irregular

mark of disgrace or inferiority

to be sparing; period of time spent doing something

to specify as an essential condition

having or showing little emotion

marked with thin narrow grooves or channels

to swagger; display to impress others

notice ordering someone to appear in court

to support with proof or evidence

to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

the act of assuming to be true or real

silently understood; implied

peripheral; digressing

weak; insubstantial

long, violent speech, verbal assualt

lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

having many twists and turns; highly complex

obedient; yielding

act of of trespassing or violating a law or rule

aggressiveness; ferocity

to waver; oscillate

to adore; honor; respect

truthful; accurate

wordy

practicable; capable of developing

thick, syrupy, and sticky

• adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure
• v. vituberate

tending to vary frequently; fickle

justified

careful; cautious

to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

fanciful; unpredictable

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause