GRE Vocab Group 8

Accentuate

Give emphasis or draw attention to something

Conjectural

Pertaining to a guess or inference made with limited data

Convivial

Demonstrating a jovial nature or fondness for festivities and companionship

Decadent

Displaying excessive indulgence, sometimes to a morally degenerate extent

Egregious

Remarkably bad or shocking, to a conspicuous degree

Evanescent

Vanishing or fading away quickly, like mist or a phantom

Flamboyant

Characterized by a showy, confident, or audacious display

Forestall

Prevent something by taking strategic action in advance

Gainsay

Deny or refute an assertion or argument

Galvanize

Inspire or stir up to action or heightened activity

Indiscriminate

Lacking selectivity or judgement, often with potentially harmful effects

Innocuous

Harmless, having no ill effect

Momentary

Lasting for a brief moment or interval

Mundane

Commonplace or ordinary, lacking excitement

Nettlesome

Causing irritation or annoyance

Nullify

To render ineffective, cancel out or invalidate

Obviate

Sidestep or bypass a potential problem or difficulty

Omnipresent

Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at once

Oust

Displace or eject from a position or place

Palpable

Tangible, perceptible, or clearly noticeable

Perfidy

Act of betrayal or unfaithfulness

Profuse

Abundant, plentiful, or occurring in large amounts

Pugnacious

Quick to engage in a conflict or argument; combative

Sagacious

Demonstrating wisdom or sound judgement

Sanguine

Cheerfully optimistic, particularly in a difficult situation

Scant

Hardly sufficient, meager, or minimal

Skullduggery

Sneaky or dishonest actions

Trivial

Of minor significance or value

Utilitarian

Emphasizing practicality and functionality over aesthetics

Vapid

Uninteresting, lacking flavor or spark