Group 1 GRE Flashcards

abound

be present in large quatities

amorphous

lacking structure, unclear

austere

avoiding luxury, strict, plain

belie

give false impression, disprove

capricious

having varying moods, fickle

cerebral

related to the brain, intellectual

congenial

friendly and likable, agreeable

conspicuos

easily noticed, obvious

cursory

lacking effort, without care

daunting

scary, seeming impossible

deify

look up to someone or something as a god

didactic

meant for teaching, educational

disseminate

distribute or circulate broadly

feasible

likely to be achieved, practical

flout

break a rule without guilt

homogeneous

composed of similar parts, alike

humdrum

boring, unlikely to excite

insipid

without flavor, lacking energy

loquacious

likely to talk alot, wordy

misanthropic

having a distaste for humans and society

misnomer

a misleading or inaccurate name

negligent

lacking care or attention

obsequious

excessively submissive to authority

placate

decrease someone’s anger

proclivity

a fondness or liking for something

puerile

immature and childish

quixotic

excessively visionary, unfeasible

spenthrift

someone who spends their money recklessly

taciturn

of few words, speaking little

wary

exercising caution, careful