GRE Vocabulary 24-25

Abase

to humble or disgrace

Abate

to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

Neophyte

(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice

Aver

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

Moribund

at the point of death

Flagging

Weak from exhaustion

Galvanize

to excite or arouse action

Blithe

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

Bilious

bad tempered; cross

Comiserate

to express sympathy

Extol

to praise extravagantly

Abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

Incontrovertible

unquestionable, beyond dispute

Ignominy

public shame or disgrace

Ensue

to follow as a result

Putative

(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

Sectarian

narrowly confined to a particular group

Riposte

a quick clever reply to an insult or criticism

Harried

To be troubled or bothered

Candid

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Endemic

confined to a particular country or area

Noisome

(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

Sanguine

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Epigram

a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation

Choleric

easily angered

Phlegmatic

slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

Verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

Adumbrate

to sketch out in a vague way; foreshadow

Insouicant

carefree

Reprove

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Enervated

lacking energy, weakened, exhausted

Sojourn

a temporary stay; to stay for a time

Consummate

complete or perfect in the highest degree

Tenet

(n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

Polity

the form of government of a country or other organization

Spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid

Terse

concise; to the point

Bellicose

warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Spurn

to refuse with scorn, disdain

Eulogize

write or speak in praise of someone; extol

Quotidian

of or occurring every day; daily

Inauspicious

not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable