GRE vocab

lucid

easy to understand

anachronism

belonging to another time

robust

sturdy

extrapolate

estimate/conclude

paragon

the best of its kind

jovial

merry

futile

pointless

oblique

indirect

enthrall

captivate

adamant

unyielding

autocratic

tyrannical

artful

clever and deceptive

crestfallen

disappointed

err

make a mistake

impervious

unaffected

derivative

unoriginal

zenith

the highest point

iconoclastic

defying tradition

convoluted

extremely complex

irrevocable

not able to be changed

hoodwink

decieve

abysmal

really horrible

pellucid

easy to understand

denote

be a sign of

altruism

concern for others

empiricism

action based on practice

diminutive

small

steadfast

unwavering

haphazard

unorganized, random

banality

cliche

spartan

unconcerned w/comfort

unruly

noisy & controllable

indecorous

impolite

truncate

shorten

thwart

to block

chauvinist

elitist

imbibe

absorb ideas

equivocate

speak vaguely

whimsical

driven by impulse

row

angry dispute

pith

most essential part

perennial

everlasting

obtuse

slow to learn

accolade

high praise

laudable

praiseworthy

fickle

changing unpredictably

dispassionate

objective

vitriol

abusive language

contemptous

scornful

assidouously

with great care

copious

abundant

unequivocal

having a clear meaning

cornucopia

abundant supply

misanthrope

hater of people

galling

highly irritating

novel

unlike anything done before

contrition

sorrow/guilt

querolous

complaining in a whining manner

petulant

to be irritable/peevish

incensed

upset/enraged

palatable

agreeable & satisfactory

extant

still in existence

moot

completely irrelevant

topical

relevant to current events

retroactive

in effect start from a point in the past

auguries

omens

anodynes

to soothe

restiveness

sense of restlessness/ difficulty to control

obfusates

to make unclear or confusing

esoteric

Something is understood by a specialized group

inexorable

unstoppable, inevitable

preeminent

distinguished, leading, or surpassing all others

conspicuous

can be seen and are easily noticeable

protean

able to adapt quickly

remiss

negligent

celertious

swift

perfunctory

careless

ostentious

vulgar or pretentious display, intended to attract notice (showy)

prosaic

lacking in poetic beauty or mundane

epicurean

indulgence in fine food and drink

saccharine

arcane

secret, mysterious, or understood by only a small group of people

esosteric

intended for, understood by, or liked by only a small number of people with special, restricted, or secret knowledge

base

without principles

fickle

change unpredicatably

languish

weak

assidisously

with great care

aphorism

short saying

prempt

to the place of

panacea

cure-all

improvident

failing to plan for the future (careless)

ambivalent

have mixed feelings

affable

friendly/easy to talk to

mendacious

dishonest

boorishness

course or vulgar rudeness

bucolic

relating to the countryside

objurgate

to scold

slight

to insult by ignoring

emphatic

forceful or definite

panegyric

expressing praise