gre vocabulary

taciturn

quiet

loquacious

talkative

austere

simple

flouted

went against

feckleness

uselessness, incompetence

tepid

apathetic, indifferent

innocuous

harmless, inoffensive

precocious

ahead of one’s peers

impecunious

having little or no money

assiduous

thorough, meticulous

dissemble

pretend, deceive

abstruse

obscure

implicit

implied

extant

still existing

penchant

habit, tendency

puissant

having great power or influence

agog

curious, eager

inimical

tends to harm

belie

give false impression of; mask

capricious

having varying moods; fickle

conspicuous

easily noticed

cursory

lacking effort; without care

humdrum

boring

insipid

without flavor; lacking energy

misanthropic

having a distaste for humans and society

obsequious

excessively submissive to authority

placate

to decrease someone’s anger or negative emotion

proclivity

having a fondness or liking for something

puerile

immature and childish

quixotic

excessively unrealistic

spendthrift

someone who spends money recklessly

adulterate

damage the quality of; corrupt

aggrandize

enhance one’s power or standing

alacrity

eagerness to do something

ambivalent

having conflicting emotions; unsure

ameliorate

improve a bad feeling or bad situation

anachronistic

of the wrong time or era

audacious

rude or bold

avaricious

greedy

banal

unoriginal and dull; lacking creativity

brazen

shameless and excessively forward

calumny

slander and defamation

castigate

scold someone harshly

construe

understand something subjectively

contrite

feeling regretful or guilty

covet

strong desire

craven

lacking bravery

deft

highly proficient; skilled

demur

hesitate

dessicate

dry out

diatribe

an angry rant or verbal abuse

incredulous

doubtful and disbelieving

ingenuous

naive and lacking experience