GRE Vocabulary #12

Corroborate (v.)

To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.

I have three witnesses who can corroborate my story.

Confirmar

Approbation (n.)

An act of approving formally or officially; praise.

The plan received the full approbation of the board.

Aprobación

Precarious (adj.)

Dependent on chance circumstances or unknown conditions; unstable.

The ladder looked very precarious and ready to fall.

Peligroso / Inestable

Proliferate (v.)

To grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, or offspring.

Small businesses began to proliferate in the city.

Multiplicarse

Eclectic (adj.)

Composed of elements drawn from various sources.

She has an eclectic taste in music, from jazz to rock.

Variado / Diverso

Calumny (n.)

A misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation.

He was the victim of a vicious calumny in the press.

Calumnia / Mentira

Inchoate (adj.)

Being only partly in existence or operation; imperfectly formed.

The project is still in an inchoate stage and needs more work.

Empezando / Incompleto

Specious (adj.)

Having a false look of truth or genuineness; misleading.

The politician's specious argument sounded good but was false.

Falso / Engañoso

Dissemble (v.)

To hide under a false appearance; to conceal facts or feelings.

She tried to dissemble her disappointment with a forced smile.

Fingir / Disimular

Pragmatic (adj.)

Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs.

We need a pragmatic solution, not a theoretical one.

Práctico