GRE Vocabulary - Complete Word List (copy)

i have no idea it would be this long. anyways shout out to the original creator of this very nice word list.

Abate

To diminish in intensity.

Aberrant

Diverging from the standard type.

Abjure

To reject or renounce.

Abscond

To leave secretly, evading detection.

Abstain

To voluntarily refrain from doing something.

Acumen

Keen judgment and perception.

Admonish

To scold or to advise firmly.

Adulterate

To contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements.

Advocate

To recommend, support, or advise.

Aesthetic

Concerned with the nature of beauty and art.

Affectation

Fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth.

Aggrandize

Enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputation.

Alacrity

Promptness and eagerness.

Alleviate

To relieve a problem or ease a burden.

Amalgamate

To combine or mix together.

Ambiguous

Unclear; open to multiple interpretations.

Ambivalent

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something.

Ameliorate

To improve or mitigate a situation.

Amenable

Easily convinced or persuaded.

Anachronism

Something old-fashioned or appearing in a time period where it does not belong.

Analogous

Comparable; appropriate for analogy.

Anoint

To choose for a particular office or position.

Anomaly

An exception or unusual case.

Antipathy

Strong dislike or hatred.

Antithetical

Contrary to the very nature of.

Apathy

State of total disinterest or unenthusiasm.

Appease

To placate or satisfy a need.

Arbitrary

Seemingly chosen or designated without reason or purpose.

Arcane

Secret or known only to a select group.

Archaic

Old-fashioned; no longer in common usage.

Arduous

Difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort.

Articulate

Exhibiting considerable communication skills.

Artless

Without artifice; natural, untrained.

Ascetic

Austere or self-denying.

Assuage

To provide relief from an unpleasant feeling.

Astonishment

Total surprise, shock.

Audacious

Very bold or presumptuous.

Austere

Severe, unadorned.

Avarice

Greed.

Aver

To assert or allege.

Banal

Boring, cliché.

Belie

Give a false impression in word, appearance, or deed.

Benign

Gentle, harmless.

Biased

Prejudiced, displaying partiality.

Bolster

To shore up or support.

Bombastic

Overblown, theatrical.

Brazen

Bold or open to the point of shocking.

Bucolic

Pastoral, rustic, countrified.

Burgeon

Flourish, bloom, expand quickly.

Cacophony

Loud and chaotic noise.

Calumny

Lie or slander.

Candid

Honest, open.

Canon

Accepted rules and tenets of a discipline.

Capacity

The capability to perform a particular action.

Capricious

Mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical.

Castigate

To scold or berate strongly.

Catalyst

Something that speeds up a process.

Caustic

Corrosive; bitterly sarcastic.

Censure

To express intense condemnation.

Chauvinist

Someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is superior.

Chicanery

Trickery or deception.

Chronological

Ordered by time.

Coalesce

To come together from disparate parts.

Cogent

Clearly laid out and persuasive.

Commensurate

In accordance with, proportional.

Compelling

Captivating; very persuasive.

Comprehensive

Complete and thorough.

Condone

To approve or allow.

Confound

To confuse or astonish.

Connoisseur

An expert in a particular subject matter.

Consequential

As a result of; significant or memorable.

Construe

To interpret.

Consumption

Utilization of a resource.

Contend

Assert or claim; grapple with.

Contentious

Controversial; involving conflict.

Contrite

Remorseful.

Convoluted

Roundabout, not straightforward.

Copious

Plentiful or abundant.

Cosmopolitan

Of or relating to a city or urban area; sophisticated.

Covet

To desire something that does not belong to you.

Craft

Cunning; skill.

Craven

Cowardly to the point of being shameful.

Credence

Belief or trust.

Credulous

Gullible, naïve.

Decorum

Appropriate behavior or good manners.

Deference

Respect or polite submission.

Deflect

Divert or cause to ricochet.

Deftness

Skill, acumen; manual dexterity.

Delineate

To describe very accurately; render an outline.

Demur

To object or raise concerns.

Denigrate

Say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way.

Deride

To mock or ridicule.

Derivative

Imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal.

Desiccate

To dry out completely; to suck out the vitality.

Desultory

Halfhearted; inconsistent or random.

Detachment

Objectivity or aloofness.

Determinant

A strong factor in an outcome.

Diatribe

A rant or angry speech denouncing someone.

Didactic

Educational or instructive.

Diffident

Shy, timid, or reserved due to lack of confidence.