Barron's 300 Absolutely Essential GRE Words

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aberrantadj. deviating from what is

normal

abeyancen. temporary suppression or

suspension

abscond v. to depart secretly

abstemious adj. moderate in appetite

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admonish v. to caution or reprimand

aesthetic adj. relating to beauty or art

aggregate adj. amounting to a whole, total

alacrity

n. cheerful willingness,

eagerness, speed


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amalgamatev. to combine into a unified

whole

ambiguousadj. unclear or doubtful in

meaning

ambivalencen. the state of having conflicting

emotional attitudes

ameliorate v. improve


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anachronism n. something out of proper time

analogous adj. comparable

anomalousadj. irregular, deviating from the

norm

antipathy n. disli-e, hostility


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apprise v. to inform

approbation n. praise, approval

appropriatev. to ta-e possession for ones

own use, confiscate

artless adj. guileless, natural


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ascetic n. one who practices self denial

assiduous adj. diligent, hardwor-ing

assuage v. to ma-e less sever

attenuate v. to wea-en


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audacious adj. bold, daring

austere adj. stern, unadorned

autonomous adj. self/governing, independent

aver v. to affirm, declare to be true


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banal adj. commonplace, trite

believ. to contradict, misrepresent,

give a false impression

beneficent adj. -indly, doing good

bombastic

adj. pompous, using inflated

language


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boorish adj. rude, insensitive

burgeon v. to flourish

burnish v. to polish

buttress v. to reinforce, support


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cacophonousadj. unpleasant or harsh

sounding

capricious adj. fic-le

castigationn. punishment, chastisement,

criticism

catalyst n. something causing change


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causality adj. involving a cause

chicanery n. tric-ery, fraud

coagulate v. thic-en, congeal

coda

n. concluding part of a literary or

musical composition, somethingthat summari2es or concludes


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commensurate adj. proportional

compendiumn. brief comprehensive

summary

complaisantadj. overly polite, willing to

please, obliging

conciliatory

adj. overcoming distrust or

hostility


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confound v. to baffle, perple4, mi4/up

connoisseur

n. a person possessing e4pert

-nowledge or training, a person

of informed or discriminating

taste

contention n. assertion

contentious

adj. 5uarrelsome, causing

5uarrels


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conundrum n. riddle, pu22le with no solution

conventional adj. customary, commonplace

convoluted adj. twisted, complicated

craven adj. cowardly


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decorum n. proper behavior

deferencen. respect, regard for another's

wish

delineate v. to represent or depict

denigrate v. to slur someones reputation


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derivative n. something derived, unoriginal

desiccate v. to dry completely

desultoryadj. random, disconnected,

rambling

diatribe n. bitter verbal attac-


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dichotomyn. division into two usually

contradictory parts

diffidence n. shyness, lac- of confidence

diffuse v. to spread out

digression

n. act of straying from the main

point


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discreditv. to dishonor, disgrace, cause to

be doubted

discrepancy n. difference between

discreteadj. constituting a separate thing,

distinct

disingenuous adj. not candid, crafty


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disinterested adj. unprejudiced, objective

disjointedadj. lac-ing order or coherence,

dislocated

dismissv. put away from consideration,

reject

disparage v. to belittle


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disparate adj. dissimilar

dissemblev.to pretend, disguise ones

motive

disseminate v. to spread, scatter, disperse

dissolution n. disintegration, debauchery


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dissonance n. discord, lac- of harmony

distend v. to e4pand, swell out

distill v. e4tract the essential elements

doctrinaire

adj. relating to a person who

cannot compromise about points

of a theory or doctrine,dogmatic, unyielding


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dogmaticadj. stating opinions without

proof

dupe v. to deceive, tric-

ebullient adj. e4hilarated, enthusiastic

eclectic

adj. selecting from various

sources


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efficacy n. efficiency, effectiveness

effronteryn. shameless boldness,

presumptuousness

elegyn. a poem or song e4pressing

lamentation

elicit v. to provo-e, draw out


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embellish

v. to adorn, decorate, enhance,

ma-e more attractive by adding

details

empiricaladj. derived from observation or

e4periment

emulate v. to imitate, copy

endemic

adj. inherent, belonging to an

area


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enervate v. to wea-en

engender v. to cause, produce

ephemeral adj. short/lived, fleeting

e5uanimity n. composure, calmness


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e5uivocatev. to intentionally use vague

language

erudite adj. learned, scholarly

esotericadj. hard to understand, -nown

only to a few

eulogy

n. a high praise especially of a

person who has recently died


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euphemism

n. use of agreeable or

inoffensive language in place of

unpleasant or offensive language

e4acerbate v. to aggravate, ma-e worse

e4culpate v. to clear of blame, vindicate

e4igency n. crisis, urgent re5uirements


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e4traneous adj. not essential

facetious adj. humorous

facilitate v. to ma-e less difficult

fallacious

adj. based on a false idea or fact,

misleading


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fatuous adj. foolishly self/satisfied

fawning adj. see-ing favor by flattery

felicitousadj. suitably e4pressed,

appropriate, well/chosen

flag v. to droop, grow wea-


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fledgling n. beginner, novice

flout v. to treat scornfully

foment v. to incite, arouse

forestall v. to prevent, delay


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frugality n. thrift

gainsay v. to deny, dispute, oppose

garrulous adj. very tal-ative, wordy

goad v. to prod, urge on


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gullible adj. easily deceived

harangue n. long pompous speech, tirade

homogeneousadj. composed of identical parts,

uniform in composition

hyperbole

n. purposeful e4aggeration for

effect


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iconoclasticadj. attac-ing cherished

traditions

idolatryn. idol worship, blind or

e4cessive devotion

immutable adj. unchangeable

impair v. to damage, injure


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impassive adj. showing no emotion

impede v. to hinder, bloc-

impermeable adj. impossible to penetrate

imperturbable adj. not easily disturbed


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imperviousadj. impossible to penetrate,

incapable of being affected

implacableadj. infle4ible, incapable of

being pleased

implicitadj. implied, understood but not

stated

implode v. to collapse inward violenty


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inadvertently adv. carelessly, unintentionally

inchoateadj. imperfectly formed or

formulated

incongruity n. state of not fitting

inconse5uential adj. insignificant, unimportant


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incorporate

v. to introduce something into

another thing already in

e4istence, combine

indeterminate adj uncertain, indefinite

indigence n. poverty

indolent adj. habitually la2y, idle


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insensible adj. unconscious, unresponsive

insinuatev. to suggest, say indirectly,

imply

insipid adj. lac-ing in flavor, dull

insularity n. narrow/mindedness, isolation


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intractable adj. not easily managed

intransigencen. stubbornness, refusal to

compromise

inundatev. to cover with water, to

overwhelm

inured

v. hardened, accustomed, used

to


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invective n. verbal abuse

irascible adj. easily angered

irresolute adj. unsure of how to act, wea-

laconic adj. using few words


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lassitude n. lethargy, sluggishness

laud v. to praise

lethargic adj. inactive

levee

n. an emban-ment that prevents

a river from overflowing


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levity n. light manner or attitude

logn. record of a voyage or daily

activities

lo5uacious adj. tal-ative

lucid adj. bright, clear, intelligible


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magnanimity n. generosity, nobility

malinger v. to feign illness to escape duty

malleableadj. capable of being shaped by

pounding, impressionable

maveric- n. dissenter


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mendacious adj. dishonest

metamorphosis n. change, transformation

meticulous adj. very careful, fastidious

misanthrope n. one who hates humanity


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mitigatev. to cause to become less harsh

severe or painful, alleviate

mollify v. soothe

mundane

adj. worldly as opposed to

spiritual, concerned with the

ordinary

morose adj. ill/humored, sullen


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negate v. to cancel out, nullify

neophyte n. novice, beginner

obdurate adj. stubborn

obse5uious adj. overly submissive


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obviatev. to ma-e unnecessary, to

anticipate and prevent

occlude v. to shut, bloc-

officious adj. too helpful, meddlesome

onerous adj. burdensome


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opprobrium n. disgrace, contempt

oscillate v. to move bac- and forth

ostentatiousadj. showy, trying to attract

attention, pretentious

paragon

n. model of e4cellence or

perfection


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partisan

adj. one/sided,committed to a

party group or cause,

prejudiced

pathologicaladj. departing from normal

condition

paucity n. scarcity

pedantic adj. showing off learning


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penchant n. inclination

penury n. e4treme poverty

perennialadj. present throughout the

years, persistent

perfidious

adj. faithless, disloyal,

untrustworthy


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perfunctoryadj. superficial, not thorough,

performed really as a duty

permeable adj. penetrable

pervasiveadj. spread throughout every

part

phlegmatic calm in temperament, sluggish


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plethora n. e4cess, overabundance

plummet v. to fall, plunge

pragmatic adj. practical

precarious adj. uncertain


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precipitate

v. to cause to happen, to throw

down from a height

adj. rash, hasty, sudden

precursor n. forerunner, predecessor

presumptuous adj. rude, improperly bold

prevaricate v. to 5uibble evade the truth


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pristine adj. untouched, uncorrupted

probity n. honesty, high/mindedness

problematicadj. posing a problem, doubtful,

unsettled

prodigal adj. wasteful, e4travagant, lavish


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proliferate v. to increase rapidly

propensity n. inclination, tendency

propitiate v. to win over, appease

propriety n. correct conduct, fitness


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proscribe v. to condemn, forbid, outlaw

pungentadj. strong or sharp in smell and

taste, penetrating, caustic

5ualified adj. limited, restricted

5uibble

v. to argue over insignificant and

irrelevant details


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recondite adj. abstruse, profound

refractory

adj. stubborn,

unmanageable,resisting ordinary

methods of treatment

refute v. to contradict, to disprove

relegate

v. to confine to an inferior

position


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reproach v. to find fault with, to blame

reprobate n. morally unprincipled person

repudiate v. reject as having no authority

rescind v. to cancel


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resolution n. determination, resolve

reticentadj. not spea-ing freely,

reserved, reluctant

reverentadj. e4pressing deep respect,

worshipful

sage adj. wise


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salubrious adj. healthful

sanction v. to approve, ratify, permit

satiate v. to satisfy

saturate

v. to soa- thoroughly, imbue

throughout


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secretev. to produce and release

substance into organism

shardn. a piece of bro-en glass or

pottery

s-eptic n. one who doubts

solicitous adj. attentive, eager, concerned


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soporific adj. sleep producing

speciousadj. seeming to be logical and

sound but not really so

spectrum

n. band of colors produced when

sunlight passes through a prism,

a broad range of related ideas or objects

sporadic adj. irregular


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stigma n. mar- of disgrace or inferiority

stint

v. to be sparing

n. period of time spent doing

something

stipulatev. to specify as an essential

condition

stolid

adj. having or showing little

emotion


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striatedadj. mar-ed with thin narrow

grooves or channels

strutv. to swagger, display to impress

others

subpoenan. notice ordering someone to

appear in court

substantiate

v. to support with proof or

evidence


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supersedev. to replace especially to

displace as inferior or anti5uated

suppositionn. the act of assuming to be true

or real

tacit adj. silently understood, implied

tangential adj. peripheral, digressing


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tenuous adj. wea-, insubstantial

tiraden. long violent speech verbal

assualt

torpor n. lethargy, dormancy,

sluggishness

tortuous

adj. having many twists and

turns, highly comple4


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tractable adj. obedient, yielding

transgressionn. act of of trespassing or

violating a law or rule

truculence n. aggressiveness, ferocity

vacillate v. to waver, oscillate


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venerate v. to adore, honor, respect

veracious adj. truthful, accurate

verbose adj. wordy

viable

adj. practicable, capable of

developing


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viscous adj. thic- syrupy and stic-y

vituperative

adj. using or containing harsh

abusive censure

v. vituberate

volatileadj. tending to vary fre5uently,

fic-le

warranted adj. justified


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wary adj. careful, cautious

welter v. to wallow or roll, toss about,

be in turmoil

whimsical adj. fanciful, unpredictable

n. one who is fanatically devoted


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