GRE Vocab Group 16

antedate

occur before something in time

banish

expel from a place; get rid of

bridle

control or restrain something

comply

obey someone’s rules or wishes

crestfallen

disappointed, dispirited, or depressed

curtail

restrict or limit; decrease in quantity

elucidate

make clear; clarify or shed light on

evade

avoid or escape from someone

feckless

without skill, ineffective, incompetent

fester

worsen, especially due to lack of attention

iconoclastic

challenging or overthrowing beliefs

immure

imprison or isolate someone

improvise

create something spontaneously

inhibit

make difficult to accomplish

inscrutable

not easily understood, mysterious

lionize

treat someone as a celebrity or hero

monotonous

lacking in variety, repetitively dull

peculiar

strange or unusual, specific or characteristic to a particular place of group

premeditate

think out or plan an action, especially a crime, beforehand

profligate

waste or use resources recklesslyr

reconcile

restore friendly relations or harmony; make one account consistent with another

refine

improve through polishing or enhancement

relinquish

give up or release a claim, right, or possession

ruminate

think deeply about something

skittish

nervous or excitable

superfluous

more than is necessary; excessive

synoptic

providing a general overview or summary

thorough

careful and complete concerning every detailvis

visionary

showing foresight or imagination

vociferous

expressing opinions or feelings loudly and forcefully