GRE Vocab Group 6

admonish

To warn or reprimand someone firmly.

aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

affectation

Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

alleviate

To make something less severe or serious.

analogous

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

bolster

To support or strengthen.

chauvinistic

Excessively patriotic; fervent and brutal belief in the superiority of one's own group.

connoisseur

An expert judge in matters of taste.

dissemble

To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

dogged

Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

dupe

To deceive or trick.

empirical

Based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

engender

To cause or give rise to.

entitled

Having a right to have or do something.

pertinacious

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

presumptuous

Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

probity

The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

proliferate

To increase rapidly in number; multiply.

specious

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

spurious

Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

subjective

Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

subvert

To undermine the power and authority of.

timorous

Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.

tortuous

Full of twists and turns; not straightforward.

tractable

Easily managed or controlled.

transient

Temporary; lasting only for a short time.

ubiquitous

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

underscore

To emphasize or highlight.

venal

Open to bribery; corrupt.

venerate

To regard with great respect; revere.