GRE GregMat

abound

be present in large quantities

abound

proliferate; flourish; thrive

amorphous

lacking structure; unclear

nebulous

nebulous

lacking structure; unclear

amourphous

amorphous

vague; indefinite

nebulous

nebulous

vague; indefinite

amorphous

austere

avoiding luxury; strict; plain

ascetic; spartan

ascetic

avoiding luxury; strict; plain

austere; spartan

spartan

avoiding luxury; strict; plain

austere; ascetic

austere

sober

ascetic; spartan

spartan

sober

austere; ascetic

ascetic

sober

austere; spartan

belie

give a false impression; disprove

controvert

controvert

give a false impression; disprove

belie

belie

disguise; debunk

controvert

controvert

disguise; debunk

belie

capricious (adj)

caprice (n)

having varying moods

mercurial

mercurial

having varying moods

capricious

capricious (adj)

caprice (n)

erratic; fickle

mercurial

mercurial

erractic; fickle

capricious

cerebral

related to the brain; intellectual

erudite

erudite

related to the brain; intellectual

cerebral

cerebral

analytical; scholarly

erudite

erudite

analytical; scholarly

cerebral

congenial (adj)

congenity (n)

friendly and likable; agreeable

amiable; convivial

convivial

friendly and likable; agreeable

congenial; amiable

amiable

friendly and likable; agreeable

congenial; convivial

congenial (adj)

congenity (n)

pleasant

amiable; convivial

convivial

pleasant

congenial; amiable

amiable

pleasant

congenial; convivial

conspicuous

easily noticed; obvious

patent

conspicuous

apparent; evident

patent

patent

easily noticed; obvious

conspicuous

patent

apparent; evident

conspicuous

cursory

lacking effort; without care

perfunctory; token

token

lacking effort; without care

cursory; perfunctory

perfunctory

lacking effort; without care

cursory; token

cursory

casual

perfunctory; token

token

casual

cursory; perfunctory

perfunctory

casual

cursory; token

daunting

scary; seeming impossible

daunting

intimidating; formidable; unnerving

deify (v)

deification (n)

looking up to someone or something as a god

revere; venerate

revere

looking up to someone or something as a god

deify; venerate

venerate

looking up to someone or something as a god

deify; revere

deify (v)

deification (n)

worship

revere; venerate

revere

worship

deify; venerate

venerate

worship

deify; revere

didactic (adj)

didacticism (n)

auto-didact (person)

meant for teaching; educational

pedagogic

pedagogic

meant for teaching; educational

didactic

didactic (adj)

didacticism (n)

auto-didact (person)

instructional; informative

pedagogic

pedagogic

instructional; informative

didactic

disseminate

distribute or circulate broadly

propagate

disseminate

disperse; spread

propagate

propagate

distrubute or circulate broadly

disseminate

propagate

disperse; spread

disseminate

feasible (adj)

feasibility (n)

likely to be achieved; practical

realizable

feasible (adj)

feasibility (n)

viable; realistic

realizable

realizable

likely to be achieved; practical

feasible

realizable

viable; realistic

feasible

flout

break a rule without guilt

disdain

disdain

break a rule without guilt

flout

flout

defy; disregard

disdain

disdain

defy; disregard

flout

homogenous (adj)

homogeneity (n)

composed of simliar parts; alike

homogenous (adj)

homogeneity (n)

equivalent; uniform; unvarying

humdrum

boring; unlikely to excite

banal

banal

boring; unlikely to excite

humdrum

humdrum

dull; mundane

banal

banal

dull; mundane

humdrum

insipid

without flavor; lacking energy

insipid

bland; dull; anemic

loquacious (adl)

loquacity (n)

likely to talk a lot; wordy

garrulous; proflix; verbosity; voluble

voluble

likely to talk a lot; wordy

loquacious; garrulous; proflix; verbosity

garrulous

likely to talk a lot; wordy

loquacious; proflix; verbosity; voluble

prolix

likely to talk a lot; wordy

loquacious; garrulous; verbosity; voluble

verbosity

likely to talk a lot; wordy

loquacious; garrulous; proflix; voluble

misanthropic (adj)

misanthrope (person)

having a distate for humans and society

cynical

cynical

having a distate for humans and society

misanthropic

misanthropic (adj)

misanthrope (person)

reclusive; antisocial

cynical

cynical

reclusive; antisocial

misanthropic

misnomer

a misleading or inaccurate name

negligent (adj)

negligence (n)

lacking care or attention

remiss; lax

negligent (adj)

negligence (n)

sloppy

remiss; lax

remiss

lacking care or attention

negligent; lax

lax

lacking care or attention

remiss

sloppy

negligent; lax

lax

sloppy

obseqious

excessively submissive to authority

sycophantic

excessively submissive to authority

servile

excessively submissive to authority

obsequious

obedient

sycohantic

obedient

servile

obedient

placate

decrease someone’s anger

mollify

decrease someone’s anger

placate

soothe; appease

mollify

sooth; appease

proclivity

a fondness or liking for something

propensity

a fondness or liking for something