Gregmat GRE Vocab Group 15

alienate

to arouse hostility; to make withdrawn/isolated

apathy

lack of emotion/interest

apropos

appropriate to; well-timed; "by the way"

apt

fitting/well-timed; liable to; clever

cloak

a covering; to conceal

consensus

agreement by a group

distort

to twist out of shape; to affect in thought/feeling; to falsify

divergent

differing; moving apart

elated

overjoyed

enchant

to cast a spell; to attract

entrenched

(of a belief) firmly held/established

exotic

from another part of the world; strikingly strange/unusual

exploitative

tending to use/exploit and derive benefit from

foreseeable

predictable

forsake

to abandon

gratify

to satisfy someone/something

heed

to pay attention to

judicious

wise and careful

lucid

clear and understandable

pertinent

relevant and on-point

propriety

correct and appropriate behavior

scintillating

sparkling; brilliantly clever; exciting

sensational

causing interest/curiosity; commanding attention

sophisticated

elegant; advanced; intellectual

strife

bitter conflict

understated

restrained good taste

unscrupulous

unprincipled/unethical

veracity

truthfulness

virulent

infectious; poisonous; harsh/bitter in tone

volatile

unstable/erratic