GRE Vocabulary

seldom

rarely; raramente

remarkable

however; extraordinary

partial

biased; inclinación a una cosa que a otra

lugubrious

mournful; looking sad

defy

resist;desafiar

rugged

rough (terreno); robusto (persona)

courted

pursued;cortejado

woo

persuade;conquistar

nettles

irritates;irrita

outspoken

frank;franco

circumspect

cautious;cauteloso

oblivious

unaware;inconsciente

fastidiousness

meticulousness;pickiness

didacticism

instruction;siempre quiere enseñar algo

iconoclasm

noncomformity;inconformismo;rebeldía

acumen

shrewdness;perspicacía;really good at it

fallacious

incorrect;engañoso;incorrecto

heady

good ol´ days; intoxicating

upbraid

rebuke;reprender

fecklessness

ineffectiveness;irresponsabilidad

flagged

weakened; decayó

forestall

prevent;delay

specious

misleading;engañoso

ephemeral

lasting a short time

pellucid

clear;transparent;lucid

extravagant

wasteful;excesivo

facetious

innapropiately humorous;flipante

thorough

exhaustive;detailed;exhaustivo

base

vile;lacking morals;vil

incidental

minor;not important

supersede

to replace

lionize

deeply respect;glorify

nonplussed

wtf?;perplexed

slight

insult;desaire

savor

relish;saborear;disfrutar

cunning

crafty;astuto

phlegmatic

unemotional;tranquilo

blithe

carefree;despreocupado;alegre

bemused

confused;perplejo

aghast

horrified;espantado

prescience

foresight;calrividencia

foresight

anticipation;anticipar

electorate

voters;people who vote

fortuitous

accidental;fortuito

exacerbate

worsen;agravar

aloof

distant;a distancia

vociferous

loud;vociferante

shore up

strengthen;reforzar

besieged

surrounded;señalado

haughty

arrogant

inimical

hostil;causing harm

venal

corrupt;politicians

wheedle

coax;persuadir

obscure

unclear;confuso

coin

invent;create a new term

comity

courtesy;friendly;cortesía

abjure

renounce;renunciar

berate

scold;regañar

condoned

tolerated

descry

discern;distinguir

heterodox

unconventional;poco convencional

impaired

damaged;deteriorado

blazed

burned;ardió;avivar

assail

attack;atacar

appease

placate;apaciguar

mercurial

unpredicateble;volatile

wane

diminish;disminuir;get samller in size

polymath

intellectual;erudito

steep

rising or falling sharply;precipitous

contravene

violate;break the rules

exhort

encourage;exhortar

ebullient

cheerful;exuberante

superfluous

unnecessary;redundant

sullied

tarnished;manchar su reputación

reluctant

unwilling;reacio

denounce

condemn;denunciar;denounce

erratic

unpredictable;errático

sham

fake

amenable

agreeable; easy persuated;down for anything

extrapolate

infer;estimate;conclude

unscathed

unharmed;ileso

verisimilitude

appearance of being true;monalisa

avaricious

greedy;avaricioso;codicioso

pertinacious

persistent;tenaz;not giving up

decadent

depraved; losing their way in money, moral decline

lampoon

publicly criticize;ridicule

goad

provoke;annoy;incitar

pugnacious

eager to fight

gainsay

deny or contradict a fact or satetement

nullify

make legally null;invalidate

decadent

depraved;decadent

egregious

outstandingly bad; shocking.

evanescent

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

innocuous

not harmful or offensive.

omnipresent

widely or constantly encountered; widespread.

oust

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

boorish

rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

brook

to tolerate; to endure; to countenance

circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks.

commensurate

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.