GRE Vocab Group 14-15

acquiesce

agree or consent silently / agree or consent quietly without objection (v)

adroit

skillful / deft, dexterous, or skillful (adj)

amend

to put right / make changes to a document, law, or statement, usually to improve it (v)

animus

strong dislike / strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude (n)

apologist

someone who defends something that is criticized / a person who defends or supports something that is being criticized (n)

astringent

rigidly severe / sharp or harsh in demeanor or style (adj)

collaborate

work together / work together on a project (v)

competent

having sufficient skill / having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications (adj)

correlate

show a mutual connection / show a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things (v)

deride

ridicule or mock (v)

dictate

give orders or commands (v)

discreet

respectful of privacy or secrecy / respectful of privacy or secrecy; inconspicuous (adj)

divorced

separate from a previous connection / separate from something that was previously connected (adj)

elitist

someone whose beliefs are biased in favor of the elite / a person who believes in the rule of an elite or privileged group (n)

exacting

requiring care or effort / requiring a lot of care, effort, or attention (adj)

flummoxed

completely unable to understand / completely unable to understand; bewildered (adj)

fruitful

producing good or abundant results (adj)

inborn

present from birth / present from birth; innate (adj)

polymath

someone with broad knowledge / a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge (n)

reticent

reserved / keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained (adj)

stringent

strict with regard to rules / strict or severe; tight (adj)

subservient (2)

obedient to authority / less important / obedient to an authority or other people (adj) / less important; inferior to (adj)

surreptitious

done secretly or stealthily (adj)

tantalizing

arousing desire or mockingly out of reach / arousing desire or interest without fulfillment (adj)

tantamount

equivalent in effect or value (adj)

torpor

a state of mental inactivity and insensibility / a state of apathy or lethargy (n)

trenchant

sharply perceptive / keen and biting; vigorously articulate (adj)

umbrage

anger or annoyance caused by something offensive / a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive (n)

versatile

capable of doing many things / having varied uses or many functions; capable of doing many things (adj)

wayward

ungovernable, contrary, or unpredictable / obstinate, contrary and unpredictable (adj)

alienate

make someone feel isolated / make someone feel isolated and estranged (v)

apathy

lack of interest / lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something (n)

apropos

appropriate to the situation / appropriate or relevant to the situation (adj)

apt (3)

suitable / tendency / quick to learn / suitable or appropriate (adj) / having a tendency toward something (adj) / (adj)

cloak

conceal or disguise (v)

consensus

general agreement / general agreement among the members of a group (n)

distort

twist the true meaning / give a false or misleading account of (v)

divergent

grow further apart / growing further apart; disagreeing (adj)

elated

very happy or proud (adj)

enchant

capture the attention / capture the attention or to charm (v)

entrenched

firmly ingrained / firmly ingrained and unlikely to change (adj)

exotic

excitingly foreign / foreign, especially in an exciting way (adj)

exploitative

taking unfair advantage / taking unfair advantage of a person, group, or situation (adj)

foreseeable

being reasonably anticipated / able to be predicted or expected (adj)

forsake

abandon or give up (v)

gratify

please or satisfy / please or satisfy; make content (v)

heed

pay attention / please or satisfy; make content (v)

judicious

characterized by good judgement / having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking (adj)

lucid

clear and easy to understand (adj)

pertinent

relevant / important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant (adj)

propriety

conformity to socially acceptable standards / conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior (n)

scintillating

brilliantly clever or exciting / brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty (adj)

sensational

exaggerated for effect / exaggerated for effect, often sacrificing accuracy (adj)

sophisticated

refined or complex / experienced, worldly, or cultured (adj)

strife

conflict or struggle (n)

understated

expressed in a low-key manner / expressed in a subtle, restrained, or low-key manner (adj)

unscrupulous

without moral principles (adj)

veracity

conformity to truth or accuracy (n)

virulent

malicious / extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious (adj)

volatile

changing rapidly and unpredictably / likely to change unpredictably and quickly (usually for the worse) (adj)