GRE PREP Flashcards | Quizlet

pellucid

transparent; clear

abrogated

officially abolish, annul, repeal, or calc a law, treaty, agreement, or custom

extol

to praise or glorify

repudiated

to reject, disown, or refuse to accept as valid or true

aphoristic

expressing general truth or principle in a short, clever, and concise way

indefatigable

incapable of being fatigued, tireless, or never yielding to exhaustion while working or pursuing a goal

spate

large number of things or events happening within a short period of time

Maudlin

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often expressed in a weak or foolish manner.

Latent

Present, existing, or potential, but remaining hidden, dormant, or undeveloped.

Chimerical

Existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; wildly fanciful, absurd, or impossible.

Latent

Present, existing, or potential, but remaining hidden, dormant, or undeveloped.

Irascible

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

daunt

to intimidate, to dismay

inculate

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

abrogate

cancel; deny; repeal

viturperate

to criticize

slake

to calm down or moderate

adumbrated

to briefly outline or describe; foreshadow

prolix

tediously wordy

traduce

to slander someone's reputation

apothegm

a short, instructive saying

inimical

hostile

didactic

instructive

tortuous

not direct or straightforward

augment

to make larger, increase

inveigling

to entice; to lure

mulishness

being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable

prevarication

evasiveness, lie

vex

to annoy

opaque

not transparent or unclear

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

inchoate

in an initial stage; not fully formed

judicious

sensible; showing good judgement

glacial

hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

baneful

harmful

pithy

precise and brief

pellucid

transparent; clear

daunt

to intimidate, to dismay

vex

to annoy

inculate

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

opaque

not transparent or unclear

eclectic

selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

engender

to produce, cause, or bring about

bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

inchoate

in an initial stage; not fully formed

judicious

sensible; showing good judgement

buttress

to support

unquivocal

perfectly clear

glacial

hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

sedulous

hard working; diligent

baneful

harmful

transmute

to transform

abrogate

cancel; deny; repeal

viturperate

to criticize

slake

to calm down or moderate

adumbrated

to briefly outline or describe; foreshadow

acerbic

bitter, sharp in taste or temper

trenchant

sharply effective or insightful

intrepid

very brave, fearless, unshakable

turbid

cloudy, muddy; in a state of turmoil

prolix

tediously wordy

pious

deeply religious

self-effacing

not drawing attention to oneself; modest

pithy

precise and brief

arcane

known or understood by only a few; mysterious

distend

to swell; to expand

traduce

to slander someone's reputation

ordinal

rank, order

prefactory

introductory

cogent

convincing; reasonable

hawkish

favoring conflict over compromise

turgid

swollen

idiosyncrasy

a peculiar personality trait

adulation

high praise

bevy

bunch; group

paucity

scarcity; lack

surfeit

an excessive amount

contumely

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

apothegm

a short, instructive saying

succor

relief, help in time of distress or want

fructify

bear fruit; produce fruit

inimical

hostile

didactic

instructive

cabalistic

having a secret or hidden meaning

tortuous

not direct or straightforward

recondite

difficult to understand; profound

embelish

to decorate or enhance

paragon

model of perfection

augment

to make larger, increase

satiate

to satisfy

unflagging

tireless

sated

satisfied

inveigling

to entice; to lure

vassals

lesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity

vanguard

the leading or forward position in a movement

mulishness

being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable