GRE remedial list 4 Sept 07

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  1. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  2. abrogate
    revoke formally
  3. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  4. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  5. accoutre
    provide with military equipment
  6. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  7. affected
    influenced
  8. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  9. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  10. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  11. allegory
    a short moral story
  12. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  13. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  14. amok
    wildly; without self-control
  15. animus
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  16. anneal
    bring to a desired consistency by heating and cooling
  17. antic
    ludicrously odd
  18. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  19. apiary
    a shed containing a number of beehives
  20. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  21. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  22. apothegm
    a short pithy instructive saying
  23. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  24. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  25. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  26. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  27. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  28. appurtenances
  29. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  30. arabesque
    position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind
  31. arcade
    a structure composed of arches supported by columns
  32. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  33. array
    an impressive display or assortment
  34. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  35. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  36. asperity
    harshness of manner
  37. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  38. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  39. atavism
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  40. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  41. badinage
    frivolous banter
  42. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  43. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  44. baneful
    evil or sinister
  45. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  46. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  47. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  48. belie
    be in contradiction with
  49. benison
    a spoken blessing
  50. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  51. bluff
    a high steep bank
  52. blot
    a blemish made by dirt, ink, etc.
  53. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  54. brindled
    having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring
  55. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
  56. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  57. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
  58. callow
    young and inexperienced
  59. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  60. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  61. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  62. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  63. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  64. canter
    a smooth three-beat gait
  65. canto
    a major division of a long poem
  66. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  67. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  68. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles
  69. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  70. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  71. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  72. cerebration
    the process of using one's mind to consider something
  73. chaff
    material consisting of seed coverings and pieces of stem
  74. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  75. chary
    characterized by great caution
  76. chase
    go after with the intent to catch
  77. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  78. checkered
    patterned with alternating squares of color
  79. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  80. chisel
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
  81. choleric
    characterized by anger
  82. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  83. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  84. codicil
    a supplement to a will
  85. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  86. cognate
    related by blood
  87. collate
    assemble in proper sequence
  88. collation
    assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  89. colloquy
    formal conversation
  90. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  91. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  92. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  93. comport
    behave in a certain manner
  94. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  95. concatenate
    add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
  96. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  97. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
  98. conflate
    mix together different elements
  99. congruence
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  100. congruent
    corresponding in character or kind
  101. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  102. connivance
    agreement on a secret plot
  103. consanguinity
    relation by blood
  104. conservatory
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
  105. consonance
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  106. consort
    keep company with
  107. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  108. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  109. continence
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
  110. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  111. controvert
    prove to be false or incorrect
  112. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  113. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  114. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  115. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  116. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  117. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  118. cozen
    be dishonest with
  119. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  120. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  121. crone
    an ugly, evil-looking old woman
  122. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  123. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  124. declivity
    a downward slope or bend
  125. decollete
    (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline
  126. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  127. defray
    bear the expenses of
  128. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  129. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  130. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  131. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  132. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  133. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  134. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  135. descry
    catch sight of
  136. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  137. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  138. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  139. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  140. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  141. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  142. dilatory
    wasting time
  143. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  144. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  145. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  146. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  147. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  148. disjunction
    state of being disconnected
  149. disport
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  150. disputatious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  151. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  152. disquisition
    an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
  153. dissimulate
    hide feelings from other people
  154. distrait
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
  155. doggerel
    a comic verse of irregular measure
  156. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  157. ductile
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  158. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  159. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  160. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  161. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  162. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  163. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  164. elysian
    relating to the abode of the blessed after death
  165. emend
    make corrections to
  166. emendation
    a correction by emending
  167. emetic
    a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
  168. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  169. encomiastic
    formally expressing praise
  170. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  171. endue
    give qualities or abilities to
  172. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  173. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  174. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  175. ensconce
    fix firmly
  176. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  177. epigram
    a witty saying
  178. epistemologist
    a specialist in the philosophical theory of knowledge
  179. equable
    not varying
  180. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  181. equipoise
    equality of distribution
  182. evince
    give expression to
  183. exceptionable
    likely to cause objection or disapproval
  184. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  185. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  186. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  187. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation
  188. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  189. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  190. expiate
    make amends for
  191. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  192. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  193. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  194. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  195. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  196. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  197. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  198. febrile
    of or relating to or characterized by fever
  199. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  200. fecundity
    the state of being fertile or capable of producing offspring
  201. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  202. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
  203. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  204. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  205. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  206. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  207. flute
    a high-pitched woodwind instrument
  208. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  209. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  210. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  211. fructify
    make productive or fruitful
  212. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  213. furtive
    secret and sly
  214. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  215. gainsay
    take exception to
  216. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  217. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  218. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  219. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  220. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  221. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  222. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  223. gustatory
    of or relating to the sense of taste
  224. hackles
    a feeling of anger and animosity
  225. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  226. hale
    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  227. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  228. hireling
    a person who works only for money
  229. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  230. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  231. hue and cry
    loud and persistent clamor or protest from many people
  232. hummock
    a small natural mound
  233. humus
    partially decomposed organic matter
  234. hypercritical
    inclined to judge too severely
  235. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  236. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  237. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  238. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  239. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  240. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  241. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  242. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  243. improvident
    not supplying something useful for the future
  244. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  245. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  246. incommodious
    uncomfortably or inconveniently small
  247. indite
    produce a literary work
  248. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  249. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  250. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  251. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  252. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  253. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  254. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  255. inimitable
    matchless
  256. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  257. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  258. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  259. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  260. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  261. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  262. inveterate
    habitual
  263. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  264. jaded
    exhausted
  265. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  266. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  267. jocose
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  268. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  269. labile
    liable to change
  270. lancet
    a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
  271. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  272. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  273. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  274. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  275. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  276. ligneous
    consisting of or resembling wood
  277. limn
    make a portrait of
  278. limpid
    clear and bright
  279. litotes
    understatement for rhetorical effect
  280. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  281. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  282. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  283. manumit
    free from slavery or servitude
  284. mendacious
    given to lying
  285. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  286. misogamy
    hatred of marriage
  287. modish
    in the current fashion or style
  288. mollycoddle
    treat with excessive indulgence
  289. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  290. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  291. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  292. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  293. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  294. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  295. nubile
    (of young women) attractive and eligible to marry
  296. nugatory
    of no real value
  297. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  298. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  299. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  300. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  301. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  302. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  303. oracular
    of or relating to prophecy or someone who tells the future
  304. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  305. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  306. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  307. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  308. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  309. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  310. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  311. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  312. pell-mell
    in a wild or reckless manner
  313. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  314. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  315. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  316. peon
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  317. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  318. perfidious
    tending to betray
  319. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  320. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  321. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  322. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  323. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  324. perspicuity
    clarity as a consequence of being easily understandable
  325. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  326. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  327. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  328. physiognomy
    the human face
  329. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  330. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  331. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  332. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  333. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  334. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  335. precipitous
    extremely steep
  336. precis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  337. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  338. prelate
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
  339. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  340. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  341. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  342. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  343. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  344. prolixity
    boring verbosity
  345. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  346. propitiate
    make peace with
  347. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  348. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  349. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  350. protean
    taking on different forms
  351. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  352. provenance
    where something originated or started
  353. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  354. prurient
    characterized by lust
  355. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  356. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  357. pugnacity
    a natural disposition to be hostile
  358. puissant
    powerful
  359. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  360. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  361. putative
    purported
  362. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  363. queasy
    causing or able to cause nausea
  364. querulous
    habitually complaining
  365. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  366. quisling
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
  367. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  368. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  369. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  370. reactionary
    extremely conservative or resistant to change
  371. rebus
    a puzzle consisting of pictures representing words
  372. recondite
    difficult to understand
  373. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  374. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  375. refectory
    a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
  376. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  377. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  378. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  379. remission
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  380. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  381. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  382. repine
    express discontent
  383. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  384. requiem
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  385. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  386. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  387. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  388. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  389. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  390. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  391. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  392. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  393. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  394. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  395. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  396. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  397. seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically
  398. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  399. sere
    having lost all moisture
  400. sibylline
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  401. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  402. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  403. sleazy
    morally degraded
  404. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  405. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  406. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  407. supererogatory
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  408. supine
    lying face upward
  409. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  410. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  411. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  412. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  413. taper
    diminish gradually
  414. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  415. tesselate
  416. testator
    a person who makes a will
  417. tonsure
    shaving the crown of the head by priests or monks
  418. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  419. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  420. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  421. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  422. troth
    a solemn pledge of fidelity
  423. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  424. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  425. tutelary
    providing protective supervision
  426. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  427. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  428. unguent
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  429. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  430. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
  431. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  432. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
  433. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  434. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  435. verdigris
    a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze
  436. verisimilar
    appearing to be true or real
  437. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  438. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  439. viand
    a choice or delicious dish
  440. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  441. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
  442. vignette
    a brief literary description
  443. vitreous
    relating to or resembling or derived from glass
  444. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  445. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  446. vulpine
    resembling or characteristic of a fox
  447. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  448. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  449. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
  450. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  451. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  452. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  453. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  454. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  455. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  456. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  457. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  458. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  459. excrete
    eliminate from the body
  460. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  461. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  462. propitiatory
    intended to reconcile or appease
  463. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  464. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  465. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  466. improvidence
    a lack of prudence, care, or foresight
  467. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  468. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
Created on Mon Sep 03 19:08:38 EDT 2007

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