GRE Words with Meanings II

anna
2 min readNov 11, 2024

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  1. Aberrant — Deviating from the norm; atypical or abnormal.
  2. Alacrity — Eager and enthusiastic willingness; brisk and cheerful readiness.
  3. Approbation — An expression of approval or praise.
  4. Arduous — Requiring significant effort; difficult and strenuous.
  5. Austere — Strict or severe in manner, attitude, or appearance; unadorned or simple.
  6. Axiomatic — Self-evident or unquestionable; taken as a given.
  7. Capricious — Prone to sudden and unpredictable changes in mood or behavior.
  8. Censure — Strong disapproval or criticism, often in an official capacity.
  9. Chicanery — Deception by means of craft or guile; trickery.
  10. Connoisseur — An expert or judge in matters of taste (e.g., art, wine, food).
  11. Convoluted — Extremely complex and difficult to follow; intricate.
  12. Disabuse — To free someone from a misconception or false belief.
  13. Discordant — Disagreeing or harsh in sound; lacking harmony.
  14. Disparate — Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar; essentially different.
  15. Effrontery — Extreme boldness; presumptuousness.
  16. Eloquent — Well-spoken, expressive, articulate.
  17. Enervate — To weaken or drain energy; to sap strength.
  18. Ennui — A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement or boredom.
  19. Equivocate — To use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid commitment.
  20. Exculpate — To exonerate; to clear from blame.
  21. Exigent — Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention.
  22. Extemporaneous — Improvised; done without preparation.
  23. Filibuster — Prolonged speech or action to delay or obstruct legislation.
  24. Fulminate — To loudly attack or denounce.
  25. Ingenuous — Artless, frank, and sincere; lacking in sophistication.
  26. Inured — Accustomed to accepting something undesirable.
  27. Irascible — Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts.
  28. Magnanimity — Generosity; the quality of being noble and forgiving.
  29. Nebulous — Vague, cloudy, or ill-defined.
  30. Neologism — A new word, expression, or usage.
  31. Obtuse — Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression.
  32. Obviate — To anticipate and prevent; to make unnecessary.
  33. Onerous — Burdensome; involving heavy obligations or effort.
  34. Paean — A song or expression of praise and thanksgiving.
  35. Perfidy — Intentional breach of faith; treachery.
  36. Perfunctory — Done without care or interest; superficial.
  37. Perspicacious — Having keen insight and understanding.
  38. Prattle — To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner.
  39. Predilection — A natural preference for something.
  40. Prescience — Foreknowledge of events; foresight.
  41. Prevaricate — To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead.
  42. Qualms — Misgivings; reservations; doubts about something.
  43. Recant — To retract a statement or belief.
  44. Refute — To disprove; to successfully argue against.
  45. Relegate — To forcibly assign to a lower position or place.
  46. Reticent — Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings.
  47. Solicitous — Concerned and attentive; eager.
  48. Sordid — Dirty; foul; morally distasteful.
  49. Sporadic — Occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances.
  50. Squander — To waste by spending or using irresponsibly.
  51. Stupefy — To stun, baffle, or amaze.
  52. Stymie — To block; to thwart or hinder progress.
  53. Tortuous — Winding, twisting; excessively complicated.
  54. Truculent — Fierce and cruel; eager to fight.
  55. Veracity — Truthfulness; honesty.
  56. Virulent — Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile.
  57. Voracious — Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous.
  58. Waver — To move to and fro; to be unsettled in opinion.

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