GRE vocab

laud

praise highly

denigrate

criticize or belittle

commend

praise

censure

strongly criticize

augment

increase

diminish

decrease

ameliorate

make better

exacerbate

make worse

deleterious

harmful

salutary

beneficial

explicit

clearly stated

implicit

suggested but not directly stated

equivocal

ambiguous

unequivocal

completely clear

pragmatic

practical

quixotic

idealistic and unrealistic

obstinate

stubborn

amenable

willing to cooperate

loquacious

very talkative

laconic

using very few words

verbose

using too many words

concise

expressing much in few words

meticulous

extremely careful

negligent

careless

corroborate

confirm with evidence

refute

prove false

conspicuous

easily noticed

inconspicuous

not easily noticed

abundant

plentiful

scant

barely enough

analogous

similar

disparate

fundamentally different

mutable

changeable

immutable

unchanging

clandestine

secret

overt

open and obvious

placid

calm

irate

extremely angry

apprehensive

anxious or fearful

intrepid

fearless

superfluous

unnecessary

essential

necessary

ubiquitous

found everywhere

scarce

limited or hard to find

capricious

unpredictable

consistent

reliable and unchanging

sporadic

occasional/irregular

incessant

continuous

laud

praise enthusiastically; extol

commend

praise or approve of; applaud

extol

praise highly; glorify

eulogize

praise someone/something highly, especially publicly

acclaim

praise enthusiastically; celebrate

applaud

express approval or praise

⭐ denigrate

criticize or belittle; disparage

⭐ disparage

speak of as unimportant or inferior

⭐ censure

strongly criticize; condemn

condemn

express strong disapproval of

castigate

criticize or punish severely

deride

mock or ridicule; make fun of

concur

agree; have the same opinion

assent

agree to or approve something

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly without protest

endorse

publicly support or approve

concede

admit something is true, often reluctantly

conform

comply with rules or expectations

⭐ dissent

disagree with an opinion or decision

object

express disagreement or opposition

contradict

state the opposite of; deny

refute

prove a statement to be false

repudiate

reject or disown completely

recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

augment

increase; make larger

bolster

strengthen or increase

amplify

increase in strength, amount, or effect

enhance

improve or increase the quality/value of

escalate

increase rapidly or intensify

proliferate

increase rapidly in number

⭐ exacerbate

make a problem worse

⭐ diminish

make or become smaller/weaker

abate

become less intense; decrease

mitigate

make less severe or harmful

attenuate

weaken or reduce

curtail

reduce or limit; cut short

⭐ deleterious

harmful; damaging

detrimental

causing harm or damage

pernicious

very harmful, especially gradually

adverse

unfavorable; harmful

injurious

causing harm

insidious

harmful in a gradual, subtle way

⭐ salutary

beneficial; producing a good effect

benign

harmless; gentle

beneficial

producing a good result

advantageous

helpful; favorable

ameliorate

make better; improve

remedy

correct or improve a problem

⭐ explicit

clearly stated; leaving no doubt

unequivocal

completely clear; unambiguous

lucid

clear and easy to understand