Kaplan GRE Prep Plus Vocabulary

Abstain

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something; formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.

Adulterate

Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.

Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Apathy

Lack of intrest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Assuage

Make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

Audacious

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; daring.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Corroborate

Confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

Desicate

To remove the moisture from something; to dry out.

Engender

Cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time; fleeting.

Equivocal

Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

Erudite

Having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Fervid

Intensely enthusiastic or passionate.

Gulliable

Easily deceived or tricked; naive.

Homogenous

Of the same; alike.

Laconic

Using very few words; concise.

Laudable

Deserving praise or commendation; worthy of admiration.

Loquacious

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Lucid

Expressed clearly; easy to understand.

Mitigate

To make less severe, serious, or painful; to alleviate.

Opaque

Not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Pedant

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Placate

To make someone less angry or hostile; to appease.

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically, based on practical considerations rather than theoretical ones.

Precipitate

To cause an event or situation to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.

Prodigal

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Propriety

The state of quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

Vacillate

Alternate or weaver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Volatile

Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Zeal

Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.