My Gre Practice Words

Front 1

Laconic

Back 1

(Adj) Brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Example: Jessica is so talkative that her sister thought the situation warranted conciseness, and her being laconic.

Front 2

Insipid

Back 2

(Adj) lacking taste or flavor

Ex: Too much sugar tends to make this otherwise delightful fruit pie insipid.

Front 3

Pragmatic

Back 3

(Adj) Concerned with practical matters

Ex: After five years of war, both sides have found pragmatic ways to make peace with one another, as the bloodshed has grown viscous and brutal.

Front 4

Iconoclast

Back 4

(Noun) Someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.

Ex: Irrespective of his actuating motives, his deeds as an iconoclast will be treated harshly and is answerable in court.

Front 5

Arduous

Back 5

(Adj) Difficult to accomplish, hard to endure

Ex: James and Matthew are planning to leave for the states next week for their masters, following months of arduous GRE preparation.

Front 6

Profligate

Back 6

(Adj) Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Ex: The senate is particularly perturbed over our profligate use of natural resources such as forest, oil, water, energy, land and minerals.

Front 7

Prosaic

Back 7

(Adj) not challenging, dull and lacking excitement

Ex: The project was full of prosaic ideas, such as using sand and stone to raise natural walls around monuments built in horror of the late president.

Front 8

Ameliorate

Back 8

(Verb) Make, become better

Increase in penalties and effective awareness programs would ameliorate the growing pollution levels and there by global warming it may have generated.

Front 9

Obsequious

Back 9

(Adj) Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

It was evident that the manager was flattering - from his obsequious manner in receiving his boss.

Front 10

Capricious

Back 10

(Adj) Given to sudden behavior change

The capricious man was bipolar who would ultimately have a sudden change in behavior every hour.