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GRE Vocabulary

aberrant	deviating from normal or correct.
abscond	to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law.
advocate	to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another’s behalf.
aggrandize	to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate.
amalgamate	to unite or mix. (n) -- amalgamation.
ambiguous	vague; subject to more than one interpretation
ambrosial	extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious
anachronism	a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order
anomalous	peculiar; unique, contrary to the norm (n: anomaly)
antediluvian	ancient; outmoded; (literally,before the flood)
antipathy	hostility toward, objection, or aversion to
arbitrate	to settle a dispute by impulse (n: arbitration)
assuage	to make less severe; to appease or satisfy
attenuate	weaken (adj: attenuated)
audacious	extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity)
aver	to declare
banal	commonplace or trite (n: banality)
barefaced	unconcealed, shameless, or brazen
blandishment	speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something
bombast	pompous speech (adj: bombastic)
breach	a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through.
burgeon	to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth (adj: burgeoning )
buttress	to support. a support
cadge	to get something by taking advantage of someone
caprice	impulse (adj: capricious)
castigate	to chastise or criticize severely
catalyst	an agent of change (adj: catalytic; v. catalyze)
caustic	capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical
chicanery	deception by trickery
complaisant	willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)
conflagration	a great fire
corporeal	of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible.
corporal	of the body: "corporal punishment." a non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private.
corroborate	to strengthen or support
craven	cowardly; a coward
culpable	deserving of blame (n: culpability)
dearth	lack, scarcity
deference	submission or courteous yielding
depict	to show, create a picture of.
deprecation	belittlement. (v. deprecate)
depredation	the act of preying upon or plundering: "The depredations of the invaders demoralized the population."
descry	to make clear, to say
desiccate	to dry out thoroughly (adj: desiccated)
diatribe	a bitter abusive denunciation.
diffident	lacking self-confidence, modest (n: diffidence)
disabuse	to free a person from falsehood or error
disparaging	belittling (n: disparagement. v. disparage)
dispassionate	calm; objective; unbiased
dissemble	to conceal one's real motive, to feign
dogged	stubborn or determined
dogmatic	relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence
eclectic	selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources
efficacy	effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect
effluent	the quality of flowing out
emollient	softening; something that softens
emulate	to strive to equal or excel (n: emulation)
encomium	a formal eulogy or speech of praise
endemic	prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people
enervate	to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
engender	to give rise to, to propagate, to cause
enigma	puzzle; mystery
ephemeral	lasting for only a brief time, fleeting (n: ephemera)
equivocal	ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one interpretation -- often intentionally so
erudite	scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning. (n: erudition)
esoteric	intended for or understood by only a few: "The esoteric discussion confused some people." (n: esoterica)
eulogy	a spoken or written tribute to the deceased (v. eulogize)
exacerbate	to increase the bitterness or violence of; to aggravate
exculpate	to demonstrate or prove to be blameless
exorbitant	exceeding customary or normal limits, esp. in quantity or price
explicit	fully and clearly expressed
extant	in existence, still existing
fathom	a measure of length (six feet) used in nautical settings. to penetrate to the depths of something in order to understand it
fawn	to seek favor or attention; to act subserviantly (n, adj: fawning)
feign	to give false appearance or impression
fervid, fervent	highly emotional; hot
fledgling	a baby bird; an inexperienced person; inexperienced.
florid	flushed with a rosy color, as in complexion; very ornate and flowery
floundering	struggling
garrulous	verbose; talkative; rambling
gossamer	fine cobweb on foliage; fine gauzy fabric; very fine
guile	skillful deceit
guileless	honest; straightforward
hapless	unfortunate
headlong	headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively; hastily; without forethought
homogenous	similar in nature or kind; uniform
iconoclast	one who attacks traditional ideas or institutions or one who destroys sacred images
impecunious	penniless; poor
imperious	commanding
implication	insinuation or connotation (v. implicate)
imply	to suggest indirectly; to entail
improvidence	an absence of foresight; a failure to provide for future needs or events
inchoate	in an initial or early stage; incomplete; disorganized
incorrigible	not capable of being corrected
indelible	permanent; unerasable; strong
ineffable	undescribable; inexpressible in words; unspeakable
infer	to deduce
ingenious	clever
ingenuous	unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid
inhibit	to hold back, prohibit, forbid, or restrain
innocuous	harmless; having no adverse affect; not likely to provoke strong emotion
insensible	numb; unconscious
insipid	lacking zest or excitement; dull
insular	of or pertaining to an island, thus, excessively exclusive
intransigent	stubborn; immovable; unwilling to change
irascible	prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered
laconic	using few words; terse
latent	present or potential but not evident or active
laudable	praiseworthy; commendable (v. laud)
leviathan	giant whale, therefore, something very large
loquacious	talkative
lucid	clear; translucent
lugubrious	weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree
magnanimity	generosity and nobility
malevolent	malicious; evil; having or showing ill will
misanthrope	one who hates people
misnomer	incorrect name or word for something
misogynist	one who hates women
mitigate	to make less forceful; to become more moderate; to make less harsh or undesirable
nefarious	wicked, evil
noisome	harmful, offensive, destructive
obdurate	hardened against influence or feeling; intractable.
obviate	to prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary:
occlude	to close or shut off; to obstruct (n: occlusion)
opaque	not transparent or transluscent; dense; difficult to comprehend, as inopaque reasoning
ossified	turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible
panegyric	a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing
peccadillo	a small sin or fault
pedantic	showing a narrow concern for rules or formal book learning; making an excessive display of one's own learning
perfidious	deliberately treacherous; dishonest
petulant	easily or frequently annoyed, especially over trivial matters; childishly irritable
philanthropy	tendency or action for the benefit of others, as in donating money or property to a charitible organization
phlegmatic	not easily excited; cool; sluggish
placate	to calm or reduce anger by making concessions
plastic	related to being shaped or molded; capable of being molded
plethora	excessively large quantity; overabundance
ponderous	heavy; massive; awkward; dull
pragmatic	concerned with facts; practical, as opposed to highly principled or traditional
precipice	cliff with a vertical or nearly vertical face; a dangerous place from which one is likely to fall; metaphorically, a very risky circumstance
precipitate	to fall; to fall downward suddenly and dramatically; to bring about or hasten the occurrence of something
precursor	something (or someone) that precedes another
prevaricate	to stray away from or evade the truth
prodigal	rashly wasteful
propitiate	to conciliate; to appease
Pulchritudinous	beautiful
pusillanimous	cowardly, timid, or irreselute; petty
quiescence	inactivity; stillness; dormancy
rarefy	to make or become thin; to purify or refine
reproof	the act of censuring, scolding, or rebuking.
rescind	to repeal or annul
sagacious	having a sharp or powerful intellect or discernment.
sanguine	cheerful; confident
sate	to satisfy fully or to excess
saturnine	having a gloomy or morose temperament
savant	a very knowledgable person; a genious
sedulous	diligent; persevering; persistent
specious	seemingly true but really false; deceptively convincing or attractive
superficial	only covering the surface
tacit	unspoken
taciturn	habitually untalkative or silent
temperate	exercising moderation and self-denial; calm or mild (n: temperance)
tirade	an angry speech
tortuous	twisted; excessively complicated
tractable	ability to be easily managed or controlled
turpitude	depravity; baseness
tyro	beginner; person lacking experience in a specific endeavor
vacuous	empty; without contents; without ideas or intelligence
venerate	great respect or reverence
verbose	wordy
vex	to annoy; to bother; to perplex; to puzzle; to debate at length
viscous	slow moving; highly resistant to flow
volatile	explosive; fickle (n: volatility).
voracious	craving or devouring large quantities of food, drink, or other things.
waver	to hesitate or to tremble
wretched	extremely pitiful or unfortunate (n: wretch)
zeal	enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal