Gre Common Words Summer 2010

Front 1

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Back 1

abscond

v.

Front 2

deviating from the norm

Back 2

aberrant

adj.

Front 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Back 3

alacrity

n.

Front 4

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Back 4

anomaly

n.

Front 5

an expression of approval or praise

Back 5

approbation

n.

Front 6

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

Back 6

arduous

adj.

Front 7

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Back 7

assuage

v.

Front 8

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Back 8

audacious

adj.

Front 9

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Back 9

austere

adj.

Front 10

taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

Back 10

axiomatic

adj.

Front 11

inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Back 11

capricious

adj.

Front 12

to criticize severely ; to officially rebuke

Back 12

censure

v.

Front 13

trickery or subterfuge

Back 13

chicanery

n.

Front 14

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Back 14

connoisseur

n.

Front 15

complex or complicated

Back 15

convoluted

adj.

Front 16

to undeceive; to set right

Back 16

disabuse

v.

Front 17

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Back 17

discordant

adj.

Front 18

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Back 18

disparate

adj.

Front 19

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Back 19

effrontery

n.

Front 20

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Back 20

eloquent

adj.

Front 21

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Back 21

enervate

v.

Front 22

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Back 22

ennui

n.

Front 23

to use ambiguous langauge with a deceptive intent

Back 23

equivocate

v.

Front 24

very learned; scholarly

Back 24

erudite

adj.

Front 25

exonerate, clear of blame

Back 25

exculpate

v.

Front 26

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Back 26

exigent

adj.

Front 27

improvised; done without preparation

Back 27

extemporaneous

adj.

Front 28

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action

Back 28

filibuster

n.

Front 29

artless, frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

Back 29

ingenuous

adj.

Front 30

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Back 30

inured

adj.

Front 31

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Back 31

irascible

adj.

Front 32

to praise highly

Back 32

laud

v.

Front 33

clear; easily understood

Back 33

lucid

adj.

Front 34

associated with war and the armed forces

Back 34

martial

adj.

Front 35

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

Back 35

magnanimity

n.

Front 36

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

Back 36

mundane

adj.

Front 37

coming into being; in early developmental stages

Back 37

nascent

adj.

Front 38

vague; cloudly; lacking clear defined form

Back 38

nebulous

adj.

Front 39

a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

Back 39

neologism

n.

Front 40

harmful, injurious

Back 40

noxious

adj.

Front 41

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear of precise in thought or expression

Back 41

obtuse

adj.

Front 42

to anticipate and make unnecessary

Back 42

obviate

v.

Front 43

troubling, burdensome

Back 43

onerous

adj.

Front 44

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

Back 44

paean

n.

Front 45

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

Back 45

parody

n.

Front 46

recurrent though the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Back 46

perennial

adj.

Front 47

intentional breach of faith; treachery

Back 47

perfidy

n.

Front 48

cursory, done without care or interest

Back 48

perfunctory

adj.

Front 49

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

Back 49

perspicacious

adj.

Front 50

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty an idle manner

Back 50

prattle

v.

Front 51

acting with excessive hast or impulse

Back 51

precipitate

v.

Front 52

a disposition in favor of something; preference

Back 52

predilection

n.

Front 53

a disposition in favor of something; preference

Back 53

predilection

n.

Front 54

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their ocurring

Back 54

prescience

n

Front 55

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

Back 55

prevaricate

v

Front 56

misgivings, reservations; causes for hesistancy

Back 56

qualms

n

Front 57

to retract, esp. a previously held belief

Back 57

recant

v

Front 58

to disprove; to successfully argue against

Back 58

refute

v

Front 59

to forcibly assign, esp to a lower place or position

Back 59

relegate

v

Front 60

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

Back 60

reticent

adj

Front 61

solicitous

Back 61

concerned and attentive; eager

adj

Front 62

characterized by by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

Back 62

sordid

adj

Front 63

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Back 63

sporadic

adj

Front 64

to waste by spending, or using irresponsivley

Back 64

squander

v

Front 65

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

Back 65

static

adj

Front 66

to stun, baffle, or amaze

Back 66

stupefy

v

Front 67

to block; thwart

Back 67

stymie

v

Front 68

the combination of parts to make a whole

Back 68

synthesis

n

Front 69

a force that causes rotation

Back 69

torque

n

Front 70

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

Back 70

tortuous

adj

Front 71

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Back 71

truculent

adj

Front 72

truthfullness, honesty

Back 72

veracity

n

Front 73

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Back 73

virulent

adj

Front 74

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

Back 74

voracious

adj

Front 75

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

Back 75

waver

v

Front 76

to lessen in intensity or degree

Back 76

abate

v

Front 77

an expression of praise; intense adoration

Back 77

adulation

n

Front 78

dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

Back 78

aesthetic

adj

Front 79

one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

Back 79

ascetic

n

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greed, esp, for wealth

Back 80

avarice

n

Front 81

a universally recognized principle

Back 81

axiom

n

Front 82

to grow rapidly or flourish

Back 82

burgeon

v

Front 83

bucolic

Back 83

rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

adj

Front 84

harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Back 84

cacophony

n

Front 85

an estabished set of principles or codes of laws, often religious in nature

Back 85

canon

n

Front 86

severe criticism or punishment

Back 86

castigation

n

Front 87

a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

Back 87

catalyst

n

Front 88

burning or stinging, causing erosion

Back 88

caustic

adj

Front 89

wary; catious; sparring

Back 89

chary

adj

Front 90

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

Back 90

cogent

adj