GRE vocab group 1

aberrant (adj.)

deviating from the norm

abscond (verb)

to depart secretly; to steal off and hide

alacrity (noun)

eager and enthusiastic willingness

anomaly ( noun)

deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality

approbation (noun)

an expression of approval or praise

arduous (adj.)

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

assuage (verb)

to ease or lessen

audacious (adj.)

daring and fearless; reckless, bold

axiomatic (adj.)

taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

canonical (adj.)

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

capricious (adj.)

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively

censure (verb)

to criticize severely

chicanery (noun)

trickery or subterfuge

connoisseur (noun)

an informed or astute judge in matter of taste; expert

convoluted (adj)

complex or complicated

disabuse (verb)

to undeceive; to set right

discordant (adj)

conflicting; harsh in sound

disparate (adj)

fundamentally distinct or similar

effrontery (noun)

extreme boldness

eloquent (adj)

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

enervate (verb)

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

ennui (noun)

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

equivocate (verb)

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

erudite (adj)

very learned; scholarly

exculpate (verb)

to exonerate; to clear the blame

exigent (adj)

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

extemporaneous (adj)

improvised; dome without preparation

filibuster (noun)

intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

fulminate (verb)

to loudly attack or denounce

ingenuous (adj)

artless; frank and candid; lacking of sophistication

inured (adj)

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

irascible (adj)

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

laud (verb)

to praise highly

lucid (adj)

clear; easily understood

magnanimity (noun)

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

martial (adj)

associated with war or armed forces

mundane (adj)

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

nascent (adj)

coming into being; in early developmental stages

nebulous (adj)

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

neologism (noun)

new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

noxious (adj)

harmful, injurious

obtuse (adj)

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

obviate (verb)

to anticipate and make unnecessary

onerous (adj)

troubling

paean (noun)

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

parody ( noun)

humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature an dart

perennial (adj)

recurrent through the year or many years’ happening repeatedly

perfidy (noun)

intentional breach of faith

perfunctory (adj)

cursory; done without care or interest

perspicacious (adj)

acutely perceptive

prattle (verb)

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

precipitate (ADJ)

acting with excessive haste or impulse

precipitate (VERB)

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

predilection (noun)

a disposition in favor of something; preference

prescience (noun)

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurrence

prevaricate (verb)

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

qualms (noun)

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

recant (verb)

to retract, especially a previously held belief

refute (verb)

to disprove; to successfully argue against

relegate (verb)

to forcibly assign, especially in lower place or position

reticent (adj)

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

solicitous (adj)

concerned or attentive; eager

sordid (adj)

characterized by filth, or grime; foul

sporadic (adj)

occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances

squander (verb)

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

static (verb)

not moving, active or in motion; at rest

stupefy (verb)

to stun, baffle, or amaze

stymie (verb)

to block

synthesis (noun)

combination of parts to make a whole

torque (noun)

force that causes rotation

tortuous (adj)

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

truculent (adj)

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

veracity (noun)

truthfulness; honesty

virulent (adj)

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

voracious (adj)

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

waver (verb)

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettles in opinion