GRE High Frequency Words (Harper's Edit)

Harper H. (United States of America)
Barron's GRE 17th Edition High Freq Words
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  3. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  4. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  5. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  6. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  7. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  8. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  9. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  10. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  11. distill
    undergo condensation
  12. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  13. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  14. diverge
    move or draw apart
  15. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  16. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  17. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  18. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  19. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  20. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  21. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  22. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  23. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  24. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  25. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  26. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  27. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  28. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  29. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  30. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  31. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  32. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  33. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  34. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  35. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  36. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  37. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  38. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  39. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  40. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  41. impair
    make worse or less effective
  42. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  43. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  44. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  45. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  46. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  47. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  48. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  49. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  50. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  51. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  52. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  53. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  54. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  55. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  56. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  57. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  58. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  59. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  60. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  61. appease
    make peace with
  62. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  63. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  64. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  65. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  66. implode
    burst inward
  67. enhance
    increase
  68. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  69. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  70. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  71. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  72. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  73. obviate
    do away with
  74. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  75. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  76. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  77. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  78. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  79. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  80. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  81. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  82. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  83. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  84. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  85. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  86. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  87. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  88. exacerbate
    make worse
  89. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  90. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  91. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  92. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  93. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  94. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  95. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  96. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  97. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  98. facilitate
    make easier
  99. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  100. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  101. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  102. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  103. bolster
    support and strengthen
  104. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  105. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  106. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  107. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  108. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  109. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  110. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  111. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  112. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  113. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  114. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  115. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  116. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  117. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  118. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  119. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  120. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  121. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  122. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  123. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  124. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  125. dismiss
    stop associating with
  126. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  127. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  128. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  129. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  130. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  131. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  132. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  133. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  134. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  135. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  136. futile
    producing no result or effect
  137. plethora
    extreme excess
  138. propitiate
    make peace with
  139. rescind
    cancel officially
  140. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  141. plummet
    drop sharply
  142. propriety
    correct behavior
  143. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  144. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  145. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  146. porous
    full of holes
  147. proscribe
    command against
  148. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  149. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  150. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  151. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  152. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  153. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  154. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  155. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  156. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  157. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  158. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  159. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  160. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  161. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  162. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  163. sanction
    official permission or approval
  164. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  165. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  166. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  167. subside
    wear off or die down
  168. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  169. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  170. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  171. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  172. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  173. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  174. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  175. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  176. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  177. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  178. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  179. unwarranted
    incapable of being justified or explained
  180. problematic
    making great mental demands
  181. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  182. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  183. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  184. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  185. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  186. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  187. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  188. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  189. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  190. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  191. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  192. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  193. reproach
    express criticism towards
  194. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  195. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  196. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  197. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  198. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  199. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
Created on Fri Sep 02 14:05:08 EDT 2016

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