Gre Words

Front 1

intrinsic

Back 1

inherent, innate; true

"These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any INTRINSIC interest."

Front 2

ephemeral

Back 2

fleeting, brief

"New words are constantly being coined, some will prove EPHEMERAL, others are here to stay."

Front 3

frenetic

Back 3

frantic, frenzied

"After a week of working at a FRENETIC pace, she was ready for Saturday."

Front 4

instigate

Back 4

influence, provoke

"Ben, with his bloody nose, may look like the victim here, but I think he did a lot to INSTIGATE the fist fight."

Front 5

afford

Back 5

offer, impart

"The NBA Private Breeding Warranty AFFORDS better protection to sellers for use in Private Sales by individual members of the NBA."

Front 6

arrogate

Back 6

take, claim

Front 7

profligate

Back 7

immoral, excessive

Front 8

laud

Back 8

praise, extol

Front 9

peruse

Back 9

examine, analyze

Front 10

fallacious

Back 10

false, wrong

Front 11

erroneous

Back 11

incorrect

Front 12

mendacious/ mendacity

Back 12

lying

Front 13

cogent

Back 13

convincing; having the power to compel

Front 14

imbue

Back 14

permeate

Front 15

affinity

Back 15

kinship; attractive force

Front 16

venal

Back 16

corrupt; capable of being bought

Front 17

ambivalent

Back 17

the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions

Front 18

provenance

Back 18

place or source of origin

Front 19

elusive

Back 19

eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

Front 20

pliant

Back 20

easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant

Front 21

trivial

Back 21

of very little importance or value; insignificant

Front 22

cogitate

Back 22

to think hard; ponder; meditate

Front 23

credulous

Back 23

willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible

Front 24

moratorium

Back 24

a suspension of activity; postponement

Front 25

lachrymose

Back 25

suggestive of or tending to cause tears

Front 26

perdition

Back 26

a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

Front 27

restive

Back 27

restless; uneasy

Front 28

partisan

Back 28

one who is a member of a party

Front 29

craven

Back 29

cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous

Front 30

plucky

Back 30

having or showing pluck or courage; brave
"The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy."

Front 31

disseminate

Back 31

disperse; scattered or spread widely

Front 32

sedulity

Back 32

diligence; hard work

Front 33

insular

Back 33

isolated; detached; standing alone

Front 34

cosmopolitan

Back 34

to have a worldwide, rather than limited, scope or bearing

Front 35

castigate

Back 35

to criticize or punish

Front 36

fulminate

Back 36

to criticize harshly

Front 37

annotate

Back 37

to supply with critical or explanatory notes

Front 38

sedentary

Back 38

still or stationary

Front 39

innocuous

Back 39

harmless

Front 40

arcane

Back 40

hidden

Front 41

bombastic

Back 41

pompous

Front 42

reticent

Back 42

quiet or reluctant to speak

Front 43

faltering

Back 43

hesitant

Front 44

threadbare

Back 44

worn out

Front 45

forthright

Back 45

straightforward

Front 46

pliant

Back 46

flexible

Front 47

dogmatic

Back 47

dictatorial in one's opinion

Front 48

clemency

Back 48

disposition to show mercy

Front 49

belligerent

Back 49

hostile or aggressive

Front 50

abhor

Back 50

to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

Front 51

dilettante

Back 51

a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler

Front 52

maladroit

Back 52

lacking skill

Front 53

caveat

Back 53

a warning or caution; admonition