Claude GRE High Frequency Day 1-3

extol

to praise enthusiastically

adulation

excessive, fawning praise

disparage

to belittle

vilify

to speak abusively about

malign

to speak evil of

rebuke

to express sharp disapproval

diatribe

a bitter verbal attack

disdain

contempt

verbose

using too many words

loquacious

very talkative

circumlocution

roundabout speech

bombastic

pompous, inflated language

digress

to stray from the topic

succinct

expressed clearly in few words

pithy

brief and full of meaning

taciturn

habitually silent

reticent

reluctant to speak

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change

obstinate

unreasonably stubborn

recalcitrant

resisting authority

intractable

hard to control or solve

docile

easily taught or managed

compliant

inclined to agree

acquiesce

to accept without protest

obsequious

fawningly attentive

duplicity

double-dealing; deceit

guile

cunning deceit

dissemble

to conceal true motives

spurious

fake; not genuine

disingenuous

insincere; falsely naive

charlatan

a fraud claiming expertise

perfidy

betrayal of trust

ingenuous

innocent; unguardedly frank

artless

without guile or deceit

probity

complete integrity

abate

to lessen in intensity

attenuate

to weaken or thin out

palliate

to ease without curing

wane

to decrease gradually

temper

to moderate; to soften

exhort

to strongly urge

corroborate

to strengthen with evidence

circumspect

cautious; weighing consequences

sagacious

wise and discerning

perspicacious

keenly perceptive

temerity

reckless boldness

impetuous

acting on sudden impulse

precipitate

done with excessive haste

brazen

shamelessly bold

limpid

clear; transparent

lucid

easily understood

cogent

clear and convincing

salient

most noticeable or important

obfuscate

to deliberately confuse

recondite

obscure; known to few

arcane

mysterious; secret

nebulous

vague; ill-defined

neophyte

a beginner

callow

immature; inexperienced

nascent

just coming into existence

incipient

beginning to develop

inchoate

begun but not fully formed

adept

highly proficient

consummate

complete and perfect in skill

erudite

having great learning

aplomb

self-assured skill under pressure

indolent

habitually lazy

lethargic

sluggish and drowsy

listless

without energy or interest

torpor

sluggish inactivity

lassitude

weariness; lack of energy

inert

unable or unwilling to move

quiescent

inactive; at rest

desultory

done without plan or enthusiasm

sedulous

diligent and persevering

indefatigable

tireless

zeal

great energy for a cause

fervor

intense feeling

ebullient

cheerfully energetic

punctilious

attentive to fine detail

benevolent

well-meaning and kindly

clemency

mercy toward an offender

forbearance

patient self-restraint

penurious

extremely poor; stingy

avarice

extreme greed for wealth

rapacious

aggressively greedy

venal

corruptible; open to bribery

surfeit

an excessive amount

inundate

to flood or overwhelm

prodigal

wastefully extravagant

cloy

to sicken with excess sweetness

paucity

smallness of number

privation

lack of necessities

destitute

utterly without means

indigent

poor and needy

penury

extreme poverty

transient

brief; passing through

transitory

not permanent

evanescent

quickly fading from sight

volatile

unstable; quick to change