GRE High Frequency 600 Part 1

Khan F. (Bangladesh)
From the book Verbal Workout for the New GRE.
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  1. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  2. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  3. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  4. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  5. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  6. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  7. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  8. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  9. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  10. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  11. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  12. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  13. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  14. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  15. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  16. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  17. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  18. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  19. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  20. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  21. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  22. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  23. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  24. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  25. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  26. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  27. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  28. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  29. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  30. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  31. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  32. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  33. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  34. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  35. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  36. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  37. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  38. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  39. nascent
    being born or beginning
  40. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  41. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  42. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  43. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  44. obviate
    do away with
  45. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  46. paean
    a hymn of praise
  47. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  48. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  49. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  50. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  51. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  52. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  53. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  54. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  55. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  56. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  57. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  58. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  59. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  60. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  61. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  62. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  63. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  64. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  65. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  66. static
    not in physical motion
  67. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  68. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  69. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  70. torque
    a twisting force
  71. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  72. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  73. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  74. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  75. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  76. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  77. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  78. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  79. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  80. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  81. ameliorate
    make better
  82. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  83. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  84. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  85. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  86. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  87. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  88. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  89. castigation
    verbal punishment
  90. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  91. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  92. chary
    characterized by great caution
  93. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  94. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  95. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  96. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  97. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  98. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  99. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  100. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  101. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  102. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  103. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  104. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  105. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  106. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  107. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  108. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  109. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  110. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  111. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  112. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  113. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  114. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  115. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  116. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  117. heretical
    departing from accepted beliefs or standards
  118. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  119. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  120. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  121. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  122. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  123. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  124. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  125. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  126. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  127. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  128. oscillation
    a complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  129. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  130. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  131. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  132. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  133. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  134. preen
    clean with one's bill
  135. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  136. prolific
    intellectually productive
  137. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  138. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  139. quiescence
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  140. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  141. sanction
    official permission or approval
  142. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  143. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  144. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  145. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  146. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  147. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  148. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  149. vilify
    spread negative information about
  150. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  151. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  152. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  153. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  154. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  155. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  156. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  157. dissemble
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  158. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  159. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  160. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  161. facade
    the front of a building
  162. homage
    respectful deference
  163. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  164. laconic
    brief and to the point
  165. monotonous
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  166. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  167. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  168. prolific
    bearing in abundance especially offspring
  169. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  170. profound
    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect
  171. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  172. specious
    plausible but false
  173. terse
    brief and to the point
  174. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  175. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
Created on Fri May 03 02:18:21 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 05 11:57:40 EDT 2022)

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