GRE - 133

Tanya (India)
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
    Abate – v – subside or moderate.
  2. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
    Abeyance – n – suspended action
  3. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
    Alacrity – n – cheerful promptness; eagerness
  4. apprise
    inform somebody of something
    Apprise – v - inform
  5. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
    Approbation – n – approval
  6. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    Arduous – adj – hard; strenuous
  7. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    Artless – adj – without guile; open and honest
  8. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
    Ascetic – adj – practicing self-denial; austere
  9. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
    Assiduous – adj- diligent
  10. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    Assuage – v – ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
  11. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
    Attenuate – v – make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
  12. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    Aver – assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state, formally as a fact
  13. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    Banal – hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
  14. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
    Boorish – rude; insensitive
  15. burgeon
    grow and flourish
    Burgeon – grow forth
  16. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
    Buttress – support; prop up
  17. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
    Cacophonous – discordant; inharmonious
  18. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
    Capricious – unpredictable; fickle
  19. castigation
    verbal punishment
    Castigation-punishment; severe criticism
  20. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
    Chicanery – trickery; deception
  21. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
    Coda – concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes
  22. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
    Cogent – convincing
  23. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
    Commensurate – corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionate
  24. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
    Compendium – brief; comprehensive summary
  25. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
    Complaisant – trying to please; overly polite; obliging
  26. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
    Conciliatory – reconciling; soothing
  27. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
    Condone – overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
  28. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    Condone – overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
  29. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
    Connoisseur – person competent to act as a judge of art
  30. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
    Contrite – penitent; repentant
  31. conundrum
    a difficult problem
    Conundrum – riddle; difficult problem
  32. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
    Deference – courteous regard for another’s wish
  33. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
    Denigrate – blacken
  34. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
    Deride – ridicule; make fun of
  35. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
    Desultory – aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
  36. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
    Diatribe – bitter scolding; invective
  37. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    Dirge – lament with music
  38. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
    Discerning – mentally quick and observant; having insight
  39. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
    Discrete – separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
  40. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
    Disingenuous – lacking genuine candor; insincere
  41. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
    Disingenuous – lacking genuine candor; insincere
  42. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
    Disparate – basically different; unrelated
  43. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
    Disseminate – distribute; spread; scatter
  44. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
    Dissonance – discord; opposite of harmony
  45. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
    Distend – expend; swell out
  46. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
    Ebullient – showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
  47. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
    Eclectic – selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
  48. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
    Efficacy – power to produce desired effect
  49. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    Effrontery – impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
  50. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    Elicit – draw out by discussion
  51. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
    Enervate – weaken
  52. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
    Equanimity – calmness of temperament; composure
  53. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
    Erudite – learned; scholarly
  54. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
    Eulogy – expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death
  55. exacerbate
    make worse
    Exacerbate – worsen; embitter
  56. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
    Exculpate – clear from blame
  57. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
    Extrapolation – projection; conjecture
  58. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
    Fatuous – brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
  59. inane
    devoid of intelligence
    Fatuous – brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
  60. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    Fervor – glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
  61. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
    Fledgling – inexperienced
  62. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
    Flout – reject; mock; show contempt for
  63. foment
    try to stir up
    Foment – stir up; instigate
  64. gainsay
    take exception to
    Gainsay – deny
  65. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
    Goad – urge on
  66. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
    Gouge – overcharge
  67. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
    Grandiloquent – pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
  68. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
    Harangue – long, passionate, and vehement speech
  69. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    Harangue – long, passionate, and vehement speech
  70. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
    Immutable – unchangeable
  71. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
    Impassive – without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
  72. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
    Impermeable – impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
  73. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
    Imperturbable – calm placid
  74. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
    Implacable – incapable of being pacified
  75. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
    Inadvertently – unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
  76. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
    Inchoate – recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
  77. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    Indigence – poverty
  78. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
    Indolent – lazy
  79. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
    Ingenuous – naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticated
  80. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
    Intractable – unruly; stubborn; unyielding
  81. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
    Intransigence – refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
  82. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
    Inured – accustomed; hardened
  83. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
    Irascible – irritable; easily angered
  84. laconic
    brief and to the point
    Laconic – brief and to the point
  85. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
    Lassitude – languor; weariness
  86. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
    Levee – earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
  87. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
    Lucid – easily understood
  88. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
    Magnanimity – generosity
  89. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
    Malingerer – one who feigns illness to escape duty
  90. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
    Maverick – rebel; nonconformist
  91. mendacious
    given to lying
    Mendacious – lying; habitually dishonest
  92. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
    Misanthrope – one who hates mankind
  93. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
    Mollify – soothe
  94. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    Obdurate – stubborn
  95. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
    Obsequious – slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
  96. obviate
    do away with
    Obviate – make unnecessary; get rid of
  97. occlude
    block passage through
    Occlude – shut; close
  98. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
    Onerous – burdensome
  99. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
    Opprobrium – infamy; vilification
  100. infamy
    a state of extreme dishonor
    Opprobrium – infamy; vilification
  101. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
    Paragon – model of perfection
  102. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    Partisan – one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
  103. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
    Pedantic – showing off learning; bookish
  104. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    Penury – severe poverty; stinginess
  105. perfidious
    tending to betray
    Perfidious – treacherous; disloyal
  106. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
    Platitude – trite remark
  107. proliferate
    grow rapidly
    Proliferate – grow rapidly; spread; multiply
  108. propitiate
    make peace with
    Propitiate – appease
  109. proscribe
    command against
    Proscribe – ostracize; banish; outlaw
  110. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
    Quiescent – at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
  111. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    Recalcitrant – obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
  112. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
    Recant – disclaim of disavow; retract a precious statement
  113. disavow
    refuse to acknowledge
    Recant – disclaim of disavow; retract a precious statement
  114. recondite
    difficult to understand
    Recondite – abstruse; profound; secret
  115. abstruse
    difficult to understand
    Recondite – abstruse; profound; secret
  116. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    Refractory – stubborn, unmanageable
  117. relegate
    assign to a lower position
    Relegate – banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
  118. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
    Repudiate - disown; disavow
  119. rescind
    cancel officially
    Rescind – cancel
  120. cache
    a hidden storage space
    Secrete – hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
  121. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
    Solicitous – worried, concerned
  122. soporific
    inducing sleep
    Soporific – sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
  123. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
    Stint – be thrifty; set limits
  124. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
    Stolid – dull; impassive
  125. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
    Subpoena – writ summoning a witness to appear
  126. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
    Tenuous – thin; rare; slim
  127. denunciation
    a public act of condemnation
    Tirade – extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
  128. tractable
    easily managed
    Tractable – docile; easily managed
  129. vacillate
    be undecided about something
    Vacillate – waver; fluctuate
  130. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
    Venerate – revere
  131. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
    Veracious – truthful
  132. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
    Vituperative – abusive; scolding
  133. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    Zealot – fanatic; perso who shows excessive zeal (enthusiasm)
Created on Fri Oct 04 10:59:02 EDT 2013

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