GREGMAT Group 1 & 2

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Wary

Exercising caution; careful.

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Chary

Cautious or careful, especially about taking risks.

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Heedful

Paying careful attention to; mindful.

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Caution

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

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Prudence

The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

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Circumspect

Wary and unwilling to take risks; considering all circumstances.

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Reckless

Without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.

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Carefree

Free from anxiety or responsibility; unconcerned.

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Taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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Spendthrift

A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

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Quixotic

Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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Proclivity

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition.

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Obsequious

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Misnomer

A wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

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Misanthropic

Disliking humankind and avoiding human society.

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Loquacious

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

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Flout

To openly disregard a rule, law, or convention.

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Deify

To worship or regard someone or something as a god; to exalt to divine status.

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Daunting

Intimidating or discouraging; causing one to lose courage.

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Cursory

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed; superficial.

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Congenial

Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own; friendly and sociable.

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Abound

To exist in large numbers or amounts; to be plentiful.

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Conspicuous

Easily seen or noticed; obvious.

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Alacrity

Eagerness or willingness to do something.

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Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Amenable

Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

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Anachronistic

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; outdated or out of place.

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Avaricious

Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Brazen

Bold and without shame; shamelessly audacious.

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Caustic

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

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Construe

To interpret or explain the meaning of something.

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Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

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Convoluted

Extremely complex and difficult to follow; intricate.

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Covet

To yearn to possess or have something, especially something belonging to someone else.

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Craven

Lacking in courage; cowardly.

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Decorum

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; etiquette.

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Deft

Demonstrating skill and cleverness; nimble and quick in movement.

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Demur

To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance.

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Desiccate

To remove moisture; to dry out completely.

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Diatribe

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

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Ingenuous

Innocent and unsuspecting; lacking in sophistication or worldliness.