GRE Word List - 1
| introspection |
examining one's own thoughts and feelings |
| philanthropist |
one who loves mankind |
| antidote |
medicine used against a poison or a disease |
| strive |
to make great efforts, to struggle |
| ambidextrous |
able to use the left hand or the right equally well |
| retrospective |
Looking back on past |
| precursors |
a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. |
| introvert |
one who turns towards himself |
| gerontocracy |
government ruled by old people |
| ambiguous |
doubtful; uncertain |
| braggart |
boastful |
| aggravate |
make worse; irritate |
| entice |
attract, lure |
| alleviate |
make (pain) easier to bear |
| adorn |
add beauty; decorate |
| equilibrium |
state of being balanced |
| abhor |
to hate; to detest |
| connote |
Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning |
| endeavor |
to make an effort, to try very hard |
| agile |
active; quick-moving |
| renovate |
restore something to better condition |
| curriculum |
course of study |
| malevolent |
malicious; evil; having or showing ill will |
| amalgamate |
mix; combine; unite societies |
| xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl) |
a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures |
| drowsiness |
feeling sleepy half asleep |
| stray |
wander lose one's way |
| disrobe |
undress |
| acumen |
Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment |
| suffocate |
cause or have difficulty in breathing |
| sporadic |
happening from time to time |
| scent |
smell (especially pleasant) |
| sequence |
succession connected line of |
| audacious |
Bold |
| affinity |
close connection; relationship |
| animosity |
strong dislike |
| heterogeneous |
made up of different kinds |
| fragile |
easily injured broken or destroyed |
| legacy |
Bequest or inheritance |
| massacre |
cruel killing of a large number of people |
| appease |
make quiet or calm |
| submerge |
put under water liquid sink out of sight |
| adulteration |
making unpure; poorer in quality |
| combustion |
process of burning |
| premature |
doing or happening something before the right time |
| shunned |
avoided, kept away from |
| anguish |
severe suffering |
| apt |
well-suited; quick-witted |
| conceal |
hide keep secret |
| grumble |
to complain |
| indigenous |
native |
| offhand |
Without preparation or forethought |
| loll |
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) |
| correlate |
have a mutual relation |
| somersault |
rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement |
| abscond |
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) |
| edible |
fit to be eaten/not poisonous |
| extinguish |
end the existence of/wipe or put out |
| inquest |
Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone.s death |
| surcharge |
additional load/charge |
| accolade |
praise; approval |
| conjoin |
to join together |
| timid |
shy easily frightened |
| opaqueness |
dullness/not allowing light to pass through |
| disallow |
refuse to allow or accept as a correct |
| abide |
be faithful; to endure |
| impermeable |
that cannot be permeated |
| console |
give comfort or sympathy to |
| warrant |
authority written order guarantee |
| acclaimed |
welcomed with shouts and approval |
| extinct |
no longer active |
| reminiscent |
suggest something in the past |
| catalyst |
substance that causes speeding up |
| embezzle |
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit |
| shallow |
little depth; not earnest |
| clientele |
customers |
| brittle |
easily broken |
| negligent |
taking too little care |
| affable |
polite and friendly |
| salvage |
the saving of property from loss |
| moribund |
in a dying state; near death |
| relapse |
fall back again |
| dangle |
hand or swing loosely |
| ascend |
go or come up |
| asterisk |
the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters) |
| yarn |
tale story fibers for knitting |
| arrogance |
proud; superior manner of behaviour |
| divergence |
getting farther apart from a point |
| allegiance |
duty support loyalty |
| vigorous |
strong energetic |
| dwarf |
person much smaller the usual size
|
| livid |
Furiously angry, enraged |
| rejuvenation |
becoming young in nature or appearance |
| fragrant |
sweet-smelling |
| judicious |
sound in judgment; wise |
| hospitable |
liking to give hospitality |
| odor |
smell |
| scribble |
write hastily |
| ameliorate |
improve; make better |
| poseur |
a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself |
| sawdust |
tiny bits of wood |
| narcissism |
Self-love |
| dullard |
a stupid, insensitive person |
| succumb |
yield, die |
| sluggard |
lazy slow-moving person |
| flop |
fail/move/fall clumsily |
| ingest |
take in by swallowing |
| reiterate |
say or do again several times |
| derivative |
unoriginal; obtained from another source |
| defer |
postpone |
| eloquence |
fluent speaking skillful use of language |
| clot |
half-solid lump formed from liquid |
| commuter |
person who travels regularly |
| weigh |
measure hoe heavy something is |
| steeply |
rising or falling sharply |
| torque |
twisting force causing rotation |
| benefactor |
person who has given help |
| moderation |
quality of being limited; not extreme |
| plea |
request |
| invincible |
too strong to be defeated |
| enduring |
lasting |
| flimsy |
lacking solidarity, strength |
| tadpole |
form of a frog when it leaves the egg |
| turmoil |
trouble disturbance |
| sanity |
health of mind soundness of judgment |
| cryptic |
secret with a hidden meaning |
| gallant |
brave,behaves well with women |
| endorse |
write one's name on the back of |
| sponge |
porous rubber for washing live at once expense |
| volatile |
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive |
| alloy |
to debase by mixing with something inferior |
| reconcile |
settle a quarrel restore peace |
| fission |
splitting or division (esp. of cells) |
| commemorate |
keep the memory of |
| gait |
a manner of walking, stepping, or running |
| dormant |
in a state of inactivity but awaiting development |
| shard |
A piece of broken pottery |
| chisel |
steel tool for shaping materials |
| encapsulate |
enclose in capsule |
| complaisant |
trying to please; obliging |
| grievous |
causing grief or pain; serious dire grave |
| hypocrisy |
falsely making oneself appear to be good |
| enzyme |
catalyst |
| eradicate |
get rid of pull up by the roots |
| infuriate |
fill with fury or rage |
| Lambaste |
attack verbally |
| sanction |
approval (by authority) penalty |
| engulf |
swallow up |
| euphoria |
elation state of pleasant excitement |
| renowned |
celebrated; famous |
| colloquial |
involving or using conversation. |
| evoke |
call up bring out |
| mischievous |
harmful; causing mischief |
| implicit |
implied though; not plainly expressed |
| abysmal |
extreme bad |
| dote |
show much fondness center one's attention |
| riddle |
puzzling person or thing |
| misogynist |
one who hates women/females |
| disproof |
proof to the contrary |
| sadastic |
Cruel |
| impromptu |
without preparation |
| inclined |
directing the mind in a certain direction |
| erratic |
irregular in behaviour or opinion |
| meticulous |
giving great attention to details |
| ambivalent |
having both of two contrary meanings |
| pertain |
belong as a part have reference |
| auxiliary |
helping; supporting |
| constrict |
make tight or smaller |
| luminary |
star; light-giving body |
| ossified |
turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible |
| tonic |
something giving strength or energy |
| perish |
be destroyed decay |
| presentiment |
anticipatory fear; premonition |
| indistinct |
not easily heard; seen clearly marked |
| dupe |
cheat make a fool of |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend; obscure |
| turbulence |
being uncontrollably violent |
| connoisseur |
a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) |
| aberration |
straying away from what is normal |
| extralegal |
outside the law |
| pest |
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance |
| parenthesis |
sentence within another one something separated |
| sophisticated |
complex; subtle; refined |
| ail |
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. |
| limp |
lacking strength; walking unevenly |
| arcane |
known or understood by very few |
| mite |
A very small amount, portion, or particle |
| edify |
instruct; correct morally |
| recuperate |
become strong after illness loss exhaustion |
| satiate |
satisfy fully |
| yeoman |
man owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| fidelity |
loyalty accuracy |
| pluck |
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) |
| perjury |
willful FALSE statement unlawful act |
| paradigm |
a model example or pattern |
| gullible |
easily gulled |
| sobriety |
quality or condition of being sober |
| tractable |
easily controlled or guided |
| writ |
written order |
| mesmerize |
hypnotize |
| predominate |
have more power than others |
| articulate |
speak distinctly; connect by joints |
| fleet |
number of ships; quick-moving |
| solvent |
of the power of forming a solution |
| dislodge |
move force from the place occupied |
| partisan |
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced |
| spear |
weapon with a metal point on a long shaft |
| vivacious |
lively high-spirited |
| beguile |
mislead or delude; cheat; pass time |
| coagulation |
change to a thick and solid state |
| foolproof |
incapable of failure or error |
| liberality |
free giving; generosity |
| elaborate |
worked out with much care in great detail |
| brass |
yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) |
| permeate |
spread into every part of |
| malleable |
yielding easily shaped; moldable; adapting |
| suffice |
be enough |
| lampoon |
publicly mock or ridicule |
| immutable |
that cannot be changed |
| forgery |
counterfeit |
| patron |
regular customer person who gives support |
| cordial |
warm and sincere |
| retrograde |
receding |
| cumbersome |
burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry |
| sheath |
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool |
| repel |
refuse to accept/cause dislike |
| unscathed |
unharmed unhurt |
| superimpose |
put something on the top |
| boisterous |
noisy; restraint |
| implosion |
collapse; bursting inward |
| centurion |
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers |
| knit |
draw together; unite firmly |
| pivotal |
of great importance (others depend on it) |
| enigma |
something that is puzzling |
| buoyant |
able to float; light-hearted |
| jabber |
talk excitedly; utter rapidly |
| treacherous |
not to be trusted, perfidious |
| bewilder |
puzzle; confuse |
| stride |
walk with long steps |
| garrulous |
too talkative |
| redeem |
get back by payment compensate |
| calipers |
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument |
| impede |
hinder; get in the way of |
| resuscitation |
coming back to consciousness |
| apartheid |
brutal racial discrimination |
| concur |
agree in opinion happen together |
| indulgent |
inclined to indulge |
| recitals |
a number of performance of music |
| woo |
try to win |
