Kaplan Gre Vocab (Set 2 Of 4)

Front 1

deference

Back 1

respect, courtesy

Front 2

deride

Back 2

to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

Front 3

desiccate

Back 3

to dry out thoroughly

Front 4

desultory

Back 4

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

Front 5

diatribe

Back 5

an abusive, condemnatory speech

Front 6

diffident

Back 6

lacking self-confidence

Front 7

dilate

Back 7

to make larger; to expand

Front 8

dilatory

Back 8

intended to delay

Front 9

dilettante

Back 9

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Front 10

dirge

Back 10

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

Front 11

disabuse

Back 11

to set right; to free from error

Front 12

discern

Back 12

to perceive; to recognize

Front 13

disparate

Back 13

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

Front 14

dissemble

Back 14

to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

Front 15

dissonance

Back 15

a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

Front 16

dogma

Back 16

a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

Front 17

dogmatic

Back 17

dictatorial in one's opinions

Front 18

dupe

Back 18

to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

Front 19

eclectic

Back 19

selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

Front 20

efficacy

Back 20

effectiveness

Front 21

elegy

Back 21

a sorrowful poem or speech

Front 22

eloquent

Back 22

persuasive and moving, especially in speech

Front 23

emulate

Back 23

to copy; to try to equal or excel

Front 24

enervate

Back 24

to reduce in strength

Front 25

engender

Back 25

to produce, cause, or bring about

Front 26

enigma

Back 26

a puzzle; a mystery

Front 27

enumerate

Back 27

to count, list, or itemize

Front 28

ephemeral

Back 28

lasting a short time

Front 29

equivocate

Back 29

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

Front 30

erratic

Back 30

wandering and unpredictable

Front 31

erudite

Back 31

learned, scholarly, bookish

Front 32

esoteric

Back 32

known or understood by only a few

Front 33

estimable

Back 33

admirable

Front 34

eulogy

Back 34

speech in praise of someone

Front 35

euphemism

Back 35

use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

Front 36

exacerbate

Back 36

to make worse

Front 37

exculpate

Back 37

to clear from blame; prove innocent

Front 38

exigent

Back 38

urgent; requiring immediate action

Front 39

exonerate

Back 39

to clear of blame

Front 40

explicit

Back 40

clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

Front 41

fanatical

Back 41

acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

Front 42

fawn

Back 42

to grovel

Front 43

fervid

Back 43

intensely emotional; feverish

Front 44

florid

Back 44

excessively decorated or embellished

Front 45

foment

Back 45

to arouse or incite