Barron's GRE 3500 Master Word List 41-45

Saami R.
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  1. rescind
    cancel officially
  2. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  3. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
  4. residue
    matter that remains after something has been removed
  5. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  6. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  7. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  8. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  9. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  10. respiration
    a single complete act of breathing in and out
  11. respite
    a pause from doing something
  12. resplendent
    having great beauty
  13. responsiveness
    the quality of reacting quickly
  14. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  15. restive
    in a very tense state
  16. restraint
    the act of controlling by holding someone or something back
  17. resumption
    beginning again
  18. resurge
    rise again
  19. resuscitate
    cause to regain consciousness
  20. retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  21. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  22. retentive
    having the capacity to hold something
  23. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  24. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  25. retiring
    of a person who has held and relinquished a position
  26. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  27. retract
    formally reject or disavow
  28. retrench
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  29. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  30. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  31. retroactive
    affecting things past
  32. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  33. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  34. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
  35. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  36. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  37. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
  38. revert
    go back to a previous state
  39. revile
    spread negative information about
  40. revoke
    cancel officially
  41. revulsion
    intense aversion
  42. rhapsodize
    say with great enthusiasm
  43. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  44. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  45. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  46. rider
    a traveler who actively sits and travels on an animal
  47. rife
    excessively abundant
  48. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  49. rig
    equip with sails or masts
  50. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  51. rigor
    excessive sternness
  52. rile
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  53. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  54. rivulet
    a small stream
  55. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  56. rococo
    having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
  57. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  58. roseate
    of something having a dusty purplish pink color
  59. roster
    a list of names
  60. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  61. rote
    memorization by repetition
  62. rotunda
    a building having a circular plan and a dome
  63. rotundity
    the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
  64. rousing
    capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement
  65. route
    an established line of travel or access
  66. rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  67. rubric
    category name
  68. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  69. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  70. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  71. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  72. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  73. rummage
    search haphazardly
  74. runic
    relating to characters from an ancient alphabet
  75. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  76. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  77. rusticate
    live in the country and lead a pastoral life
  78. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  79. saboteur
    someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
  80. saccharine
    overly sweet
  81. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  82. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  83. sadistic
    deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
  84. saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
  85. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  86. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  87. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  88. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  89. saline
    containing salt
  90. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  91. salubrious
    promoting health
  92. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  93. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  94. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  95. sanction
    official permission or approval
  96. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  97. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  98. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  99. sap
    a watery fluid that circulates in a plant
  100. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  101. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  102. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  103. sate
    fill to contentment
  104. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  105. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  106. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  107. satirical
    exposing human folly to ridicule
  108. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  109. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  110. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  111. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  112. savant
    a learned person
  113. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  114. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  115. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  116. scad
    any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
  117. scaffold
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building
  118. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  119. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  120. scapegoat
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
  121. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  122. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
  123. schematic
    represented in simplified or symbolic form
  124. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  125. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  126. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  127. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  128. scotch
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  129. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  130. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  131. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  132. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  133. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  134. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  135. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  136. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
  137. scuttle
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  138. seamy
    morally degraded
  139. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  140. seasoned
    aged or processed
  141. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  142. seclusion
    the act of isolating oneself from others
  143. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  144. sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
  145. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  146. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  147. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  148. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  149. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  150. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  151. seemly
    according with custom or propriety
  152. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  153. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  154. seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically
  155. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  156. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  157. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  158. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  159. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  160. sensitization
    the process of becoming highly responsive to situations
  161. sensual
    marked by the appetites and passions of the body
  162. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  163. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  164. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  165. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  166. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
  167. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  168. sequester
    keep away from others
  169. sere
    having lost all moisture
  170. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  171. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  172. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  173. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  174. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  175. servitude
    the state of being required to labor for someone else
  176. sever
    set or keep apart
  177. severity
    excessive sternness
  178. sextant
    an instrument for measuring angular distance
  179. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  180. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  181. shambles
    a condition of great disorder
  182. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  183. shaving
    a thin fragment or slice that has been shaved from something
  184. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together
  185. sheathe
    enclose with a protective covering
  186. sherbet
    a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar
  187. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  188. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  189. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  190. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  191. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  192. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  193. shunt
    a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
  194. shyster
    a person who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  195. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  196. sibylline
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  197. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  198. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  199. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  200. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  201. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  202. simplistic
    characterized by extreme and misleading lack of complexity
  203. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  204. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  205. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  206. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  207. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  208. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  209. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  210. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  211. skimp
    work hastily or carelessly
  212. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  213. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  214. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  215. skulduggery
    misrepresentation intended to take advantage of someone
  216. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  217. slacken
    become slow or slower
  218. slag
    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  219. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  220. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  221. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  222. sleazy
    morally degraded
  223. sleeper
    a rester who is in slumber
  224. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  225. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  226. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  227. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  228. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  229. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  230. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  231. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  232. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  233. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  234. sluggish
    moving slowly
  235. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  236. slur
    utter indistinctly
  237. slur
    utter indistinctly
  238. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  239. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  240. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  241. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  242. snicker
    laugh quietly
  243. snivel
    cry or whine with snuffling
  244. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  245. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  246. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  247. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  248. solder
    join or fuse with an alloy
  249. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  250. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  251. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  252. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  253. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  254. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  255. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  256. soluble
    capable of being dissolved in some solvent
  257. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  258. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  259. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  260. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  261. somnambulist
    someone who walks about in their sleep
  262. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  263. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  264. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  265. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  266. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  267. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  268. soporific
    inducing sleep
  269. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  270. spangle
    adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
  271. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  272. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  273. spasmodic
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  274. spat
    a quarrel about petty points
  275. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  276. spatial
    pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
  277. spatula
    a hand tool with a thin flexible blade
  278. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  279. specious
    plausible but false
  280. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  281. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  282. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  283. sphinx
    a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head
  284. splice
    join the ends of
  285. spontaneity
    the quality of coming from feelings without constraint
  286. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  287. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  288. sportive
    given to merry frolicking
  289. spruce
    a tall evergreen tree that produces cones
  290. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  291. spurious
    plausible but false
  292. spurn
    reject with contempt
  293. squabble
    a quarrel about petty points
  294. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  295. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  296. squat
    sit on one's heels
  297. staccato
    (music) separating the notes
  298. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  299. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  300. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  301. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  302. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  303. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
  304. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  305. static
    not in physical motion
  306. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  307. statutory
    relating to or created by regulations
  308. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  309. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
  310. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  311. stellar
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  312. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  313. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  314. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  315. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  316. stickler
    someone who insists on something
  317. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  318. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  319. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  320. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  321. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  322. stipend
    a sum of money allotted on a regular basis
  323. stipple
    engrave by means of dots and flicks
  324. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  325. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  326. stockade
    fortification consisting of a fence set firmly for defense
  327. stodgy
    excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  328. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  329. stoke
    (of a fire) stir up or tend
  330. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  331. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  332. stratified
    deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
  333. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  334. strew
    spread by scattering
  335. striate
    marked with stripes
  336. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  337. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  338. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  339. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  340. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  341. studied
    produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
  342. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  343. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  344. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  345. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  346. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  347. suavity
    the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
  348. subaltern
    British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
  349. subdued
    restrained in style or quality
  350. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  351. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  352. sublimate
    change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting
  353. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  354. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
  355. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  356. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  357. suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
  358. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  359. subsequent
    following in time or order
  360. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  361. subside
    wear off or die down
  362. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  363. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  364. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  365. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  366. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  367. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  368. subsume
    contain or include
  369. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  370. subtlety
    the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
  371. subversion
    the act of overthrowing or destroying, as a government
  372. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  373. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  374. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  375. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  376. suffragist
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights
  377. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  378. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  379. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  380. summation
    calculating the total of two or more numbers
  381. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  382. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  383. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  384. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  385. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  386. supererogatory
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  387. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  388. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  389. superimpose
    place on top of
  390. supernumerary
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  391. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  392. supine
    lying face upward
  393. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  394. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  395. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  396. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  397. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  398. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  399. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  400. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  401. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  402. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  403. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  404. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  405. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  406. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  407. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  408. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  409. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  410. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  411. suture
    a seam used in surgery
  412. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  413. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
  414. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  415. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  416. swill
    drink large quantities of
  417. swindler
    a person who steals by means of deception or fraud
  418. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  419. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  420. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  421. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  422. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  423. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  424. synchronous
    occurring or existing at the same time
  425. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  426. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  427. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  428. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  429. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  430. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  431. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  432. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  433. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  434. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  435. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  436. tanner
    a craftsman who tans skins and hides
  437. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  438. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
Created on Sat Oct 20 15:00:44 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Oct 24 12:42:19 EDT 2012)

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