Barrons GRE High-Frequency 333 Words

Vocabulary List
WORD E!"#"G
Abate subside , or moderate
Aberrant abnormal, or deviant
Abeyance suspended action
Abscond depart secretly and hide
Abstemious sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Admonish warn; reprove
Adulterate make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
Aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
Aggregate gather; accumulate
Alacrity cheerful promptness; eagerness
Alleviate relieve
Amalgamate combine; unite in one body
Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambivalence the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
Ameliorate improve
Anachronism something or someone misplaced in time
Analogous comparable
Anarchy absence of governing body; state of disorder
Anomalous abnormal; irregular
Antipathy aversion; dislike
Apathy lack of caring; indifference
Appease pacify or soothe; relieve
Apprise inform
Approbation approval
Appropriate v. acquire; take possession of for ones own use
Arduous hard; strenuous
Artless without guile; open and honest
Ascetic practicing self-denial; austere
Assiduous diligent
Assuage v. ease or lessen (pain; satisfy (hunger; soothe (anger
Attenuate make thinner
Audacious daring; bold
Austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
Autonomous self-governing; independent
Aver assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as
a fact
!anal hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
!elie contradict; give a false impression
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!eneficent kindly; doing good
!olster support; reinforce
!ombastic pompous; using inflated language
!oorish rude; insensitive
!urgeon grow forth; send out buds
!urnish make shiny by rubbing; polish
!uttress v. support; prop up
#apricious unpredictable; fickle
#astigation punishment; severe criticism
#atalyst agent that increases the pace of a chemical action
#austic burning; sarcastically biting
#hicanery trickery; deception
#oagulate thicken; congeal; clot
#oda concluding section of a musical or literary composition;
summari$es or concludes
#ogent convincing
#ommensurate ad%. corresponding in e&tent, degree, etc.; proportionate
#ompendium brief, comprehensive summary
#omplaisant trying to please; overly polite; obliging
#ompliant yielding; conforming to requirements
#onciliatory reconciling; soothing
#ondone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; e&cuse
#onfound confuse; pu$$le
#onnoisseur person competent to act as a %udge of art; a lover of art
#ontention claim; thesis
#ontentious quarrelsome
#ontrite penitent
#onundrum riddle; difficult problem
#onverge approach; tend to meet; come together
#onvoluted coiled around; involved; intricate
#raven cowardly
'aunt intimidate; frighten
'ecorum propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
'efault failure to act
'eference courteous regard for anothers wishes
'elineate portray; depict; sketch
'enigrate blacken
'eride ridicule; make fun of
'erivative unoriginal; obtained from another source
'esiccate dry up
'esultory aimless; hapha$ard; digressing at random
'eterrent (omething that discourages; hindrance
'iatribe n. bitter scolding; invective
'ichotomy split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones
'iffidence (hyness
'iffuse ad%. wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas
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'igression *andering away from the sub%ect
'irge +ament with music
'isabuse correct a false impression; undeceive
'iscerning mentally quick and observant; having insight
'iscordant not harmonious; conflicting
'iscredit defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
'iscrepancy lack of consistency; difference
'iscrete ad%. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
'isingenuous lacking genuine candor; insincere
'isinterested unpre%udiced
'is%ointed lacking coherence; separated at the %oints
'ismiss eliminate from consideration; re%ect
'isparage belittle
'isparate ad%. basically different; unrelated
'issemble v. disguise; pretend
'isseminate distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds
'issolution disintegration; looseness in morals
'issonance discord; opposite of harmony
'istend e&pand; swell out
'istill purify; refine; concentrate
'iverge vary; go in different directions from the same point
'ivest strip; deprive
'ocument provide written evidence
'ogmatic opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
'ormant sleeping; lethargic; latent
'upe someone easily fooled
,bullient showing e&citement; overflowing with enthusiasm
,clectic selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate
sources
,fficacy power to produce desired effect
,ffrontery impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve;
presumptuousness
,legy poem or song e&pressing lamentation
,licit draw out by discussion
,mbellish adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
,mpirical based on e&perience
,mulate imitate; rival
,ndemic prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific
area or country
,nervate weaken
,ngender cause; produce
,nhance increase; improve
,phemeral short-lived; fleeting
,quanimity calmness of temperament; composure
,quivocate lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
,rudite learned; scholarly
,soteric hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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,ulogy e&pression of praise, often on the occasion of someones
death
,uphemism mild e&pression in place of an unpleasant one
,&acerbate worsen; embitter
,&culpate clear from blame
,&igency urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of
requiring immediate attention
,&trapolation pro%ection; con%ecture
.acetious %oking (often inappropriately; humorous
.acilitate help bring about; make less difficult
.allacious false; misleading
.atuous brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
.awning trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or
cringing
.elicitous apt; suitably e&pressed; well chosen
.ervor glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
.lag droop; grow feeble
.ledgling ine&perienced
.lout re%ect; mock; show contempt for
.oment stir up; instigate
.orestall prevent by taking action in advance
.rugality thrift; economy
.utile useless; hopeless; ineffectual
/ainsay deny
/arrulous loquacious; talkative; wordy
/oad urge on
/ouge overcharge
/randiloquent pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
/regarious sociable
/uileless without deceit
/ullible easily deceived
0arangue long, passionate, and vehement speech
0omogeneous of the same kind
0yperbole e&aggeration; overstatement
1conoclastic attacking cherished traditions
1dolatry worship of idols; e&cessive admiration
1mmutable unchangeable
1mpair in%ure; hurt
1mpassive without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
1mpede hinder; block
1mpermeable impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
1mperturbable calm; placid
1mpervious impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
1mplacable incapable of being pacified
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1mplicit understood but not stated
1mplode burst inward
1nadvertently unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
1nchoate ad%. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
1ncongruity lack of harmony; absurdity
1nconsequential insignificant; unimportant
1ncorporate introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
1ndeterminate uncertain; not clearly fi&ed; indefinite
1ndigence poverty
1ndolent +a$y
1nert inactive; lacking power to move
1ngenuous naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
1nherent firmly established by nature or habit
1nnocuous 0armless
1nsensible unconscious; unresponsive
1nsinuate hint; imply; creep in
1nsipid lacking in flavor; dull
1nsularity narrow-mindedness; isolation
1ntractable unruly; stubborn; unyielding
1ntransigence n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
1nundate overwhelm; flood; submerge
1nured ad%. accustomed; hardened
1nvective n. abuse
1rascible irritable; easily angered
1rresolute uncertain how to act; weak
1tinerary plan of a trip
+aconic brief and to the point
+assitude languor; weariness
+atent potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
+aud v. praise
+ethargic drowsy; dull
+evee stone embankment to prevent flooding
+evity lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
+og record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
+oquacious talkative
+ucid easily understood; clear; intelligible
+uminous shining; issuing light
3agnanimity /enerosity
3alingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty
3alleable capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
3averick rebel; nonconformist
3endacious lying; habitually dishonest
3etamorphosis change of form
3eticulous e&cessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
3isanthrope one who hates mankind
3itigate appease; moderate
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3ollify soothe
3orose ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
3undane worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
5egate cancel out; nullify; deny
5eophyte recent convert; beginner
6bdurate ad%. stubborn
6bsequious lavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
6bviate make unnecessary; get rid of
6cclude shut; close
6fficious meddlesome; e&cessively pushy in offering ones services
6nerous burdensome
6pprobrium infamy; vilification
6scillate vibrate; waver
6stentatious showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
7aragon model of perfection
7artisan one-sided; pre%udiced; committed to a party
7athological pertaining to disease
7aucity (carcity
7edantic showing off learning; bookish
7enchant strong inclination; liking
7enury severe poverty; stinginess
7erennial something long-lasting
7erfidious treacherous; disloyal
7erfunctory superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or
enthusiasm
7ermeable penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
7ervasive spread throughout
7hlegmatic calm; not easily disturbed
7iety devoutness; reverence for /od
7lacate pacify; conciliate
7lasticity ability to be molded
7latitude n. trite remark; commonplace statement
7lethora e&cess; overabundance
7lummet fall sharply
7orous full of pores; like a sieve
7ragmatic practical (as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the
practical worth or impact of something
7reamble introductory statement
7recarious uncertain; risky
7recipitate ad%. rash, premature, hasty, sudden
7recursor forerunner
7resumptuous arrogant; taking liberties
7revaricate lie
7ristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
7robity uprightness; incorruptibility
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7roblematic doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perple&ing
7rodigal wasteful; reckless with money
7rofound deep; not superficial; complete
7rohibitive tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined
to prevent or forbid
7roliferate grow rapidly; spread; multiply
7ropensity natural inclination
7ropitiate appease
7ropriety fitness; correct conduct
7roscribe ostraci$e; banish; outlaw
7ungent stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
9ualified limited; restricted
9uibble minor ob%ection or complaint
9uiescent at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
:arefied made less dense (of a gas
:ecalcitrant obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
:ecant disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly
confess error
:ecluse hermit; loner
:econdite abstruse; profound; secret
:efractory stubborn; unmanageable
:efute disprove
:elegate banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
:eproach e&press disapproval or disappointment
:eprobate person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
:epudiate disown; disavow
:escind cancel
:esolution 'etermination
:esolve determination; firmness of purpose
:eticent reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
:everent respectful; worshipful
(age person celebrated for wisdom
(alubrious healthful
(anction approve; ratify
(atiate satisfy fully
(aturate soak thoroughly
(avor en%oy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
(ecrete hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an
organism
(hard fragment, generally of pottery
(keptic doubter; person who suspends %udgment until having
e&amined evidence supporting a point of view
(olicitous worried; concerned
(oporific sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
(pecious seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often
;
intentionally
(pectrum colored band produced when a beam of light passes through
a prism
(poradic occurring irregularly
(tigma token of disgrace; brand
(tint v. be thrifty; set limits
(tipulate make e&press conditions; specify
(tolid dull; impassive
(triated marked with parallel bands; grooved
(trut pompous walk
(trut supporting bar
(ubpoena writ summoning a witness to appear
(ubside settle down; descend; grow quiet
(ubstantiate establish by evidence; verify; support
(upersede cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
(upposition hypothesis; surmise
<acit understood; not put into words
<angential peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
<enuous thin; rare; slim
<irade e&tended scolding; denunciation; harangue
<orpor lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
<ortuous winding; full of curves
<ractable docile; easily managed
<ransgression violation of a law; sin
<ruculence aggressiveness; ferocity
=acillate waver; fluctuate
=enerate revere
=eracious truthful
=erbose wordy
=iable practical or workable
=iscous sticky, gluey
=ituperative ad% abusive; scolding
=olatile changeable; e&plosive; evaporation rapidly
*arranted %ustified; authori$ed
*ary very cautious
*elter turmoil; bewildering %umble
*himsical capricious; fanciful
>ealot fanatic; person who shows e&cessive $eal
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