GRE Group 26

Apprehension

worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen (anxiety, dread)

Ardent

Passionately enthusiastic (fervent, zealous)

Axiomatic

Obviously true, not needing to be proved (obvious, undeniable)

Cease

Bring to an end (stop, halt)

Conducive

Helpful or favorable for something good to happen (beneficial, advantageous)

Corporeal

Relating to the body (physical, tangible)

Doctrinaire

Rigidly ideological, following fixed belifs (dogmatic, inflexible)

Eclectic

Deriving from various sources taking the best of each, wide-ranging (diverse, varied)

Equanimity

Calm under stress or difficult situation (composure, serenity)

Exorbitant

Excessively high or large (outrageous, inflated)

Fickle

Likely to change opinion or feelings without reason (capricious, inconsistent)

Figurative

Symbolic rather than literal (metaphorical, emblematic)

Flustered

Nervous and confused (upset, agitated)

Gullible

Easily deceived or tricked (naive, credulous)

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar to an individual or group (quirky, distinctive)

Incidental

Minor or secondary (peripheral, unimportant)

Ingrained

Deeply rooted, difficult to change (entrenched, embedded)

Insolent

Rude or disrespectful (impudent, impertinent)

Lampoon

Mock or ridicule writing, drawing a famous person or a public organization (satirize, parody)

Lavish

Extravagant, expensive or large in quantity (opulent, luxurious)

Lugubrious

Sad and serious (melancholy, somber)

Macabre

Gruesome or horrifying, connected to death or violence (ghastly, morbid)

Morose

Unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile (melancholic, dour)

Officious

Too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance (overbearing, interfering)

Ramification

Consequences or possible outcomes (repercussion, result)

Serene

Peaceful and calm (tranquil, placid)

Supplant

Replace something or someone (supersede, overthrow)

Tacit

Understood without being expressed directly (unspoken, implicit)

Transcend

Rise above or exceed (surpass, overcome)

Treatise

Formal written work (discourse, essay)