printing 'barron's 300 absolutely essential gre words

11/2/12 Printing 'Barron's 300 Absolutely Essential GRE Words'

1/76f lashcarddb.com/cardset/print/41712

aberrantadj. deviating from what is

normal

abeyancen. temporary suppression or

suspension

abscond v. to depart secretly

abstemious adj. moderate in appetite


2/76

admonish v. to caution or reprimand

aesthetic adj. relating to beauty or art

aggregateadj. amounting to a whole;

total

alacrityn. cheerful willingness;

eagerness; speed

11/2/12


amalgamatev. to combine into a unified

whole

ambiguousadj. unclear or doubtful in

meaning

ambivalencen. the state of having

conflicting emotional attitudes

ameliorate v. improve



anachronismn. something out of proper

time

analogous adj. comparable

anomalousadj. irregular; deviating from

the norm

antipathy n. dislike; hostility

Printing 'Barron's 300 Absolutely Essential GRE Words'

5/76

apprise v. to inform

approbation n. praise; approval

appropriatev. to take possession for ones

own use; confiscate

artless adj. guileless; natural



asceticn. one who practices self

denial

assiduous adj. diligent; hardworking

assuage v. to make less sever

attenuate v. to weaken



audacious adj. bold; daring

austere adj. stern; unadorned

autonomousadj. self-governing;

independent

aver v. to affirm; declare to be true



*banal adj. commonplace; trite

believ. to contradict; misrepresent;

give a false impression

beneficent adj. kindly; doing good

bombasticadj. pompous; using inflated

language



boorish adj. rude; insensitive

burgeon v. to flourish

burnish v. to polish

buttress v. to reinforce; support

cacophonousadj. unpleasant or harsh

sounding

capricious adj. fickle

castigationn. punishment; chastisement;

criticism

catalyst n. something causing change



causality adj. involving a cause

chicanery n. trickery; fraud

coagulate v. thicken; congeal

coda

n. concluding part of a literaryor musical composition;

something that summarizes orconcludes



commensurate adj. proportional

compendiumn. brief, comprehensive

summary

complaisantadj. overly polite; willing to

please; obliging

conciliatoryadj. overcoming distrust or

hostility

11/2/12


confound v. to baffle; perplex; mix-up

connoisseur

n. a person possessing expertknowledge or training; aperson of informed ordiscriminating taste

contention n. assertion

contentiousadj. quarrelsome; causing

quarrels



conundrumn. riddle; puzzle with no

solution

conventional adj. customary; commonplace

convoluted adj. twisted; complicated

craven adj. cowardly


f lashcarddb.com/cardset/print/41712

decorum n. proper behavior

deferencen. respect; regard for another's

wish

delineate v. to represent or depict

denigrate v. to slur someones reputation



derivativen. something derived;

unoriginal

desiccate v. to dry completely

desultoryadj. random; disconnected;

rambling

diatribe n. bitter verbal attack



dichotomyn. division into two usually

contradictory parts

diffidence n. shyness; lack of confidence

diffuse v. to spread out

digressionn. act of straying from the

main point



dirge n. funeral hymn

disabusev. to free from amisconception

discerningadj. perceptive; exhibiting

keen insight and goodjudgement

discordant adj. not in tune



discreditv. to dishonor; disgrace; cause

to be doubted

discrepancy n. difference between

discreteadj. constituting a separate

thing; distinct

disingenuous adj. not candid; crafty



disinterested adj. unprejudiced; objective

disjointedadj. lacking order or

coherence; dislocated

dismissv. put away from

consideration; reject

disparage v. to belittle



disparate adj. dissimilar

dissemblev.to pretend; disguise ones

motive

disseminate v. to spread; scatter; disperse

dissolution n. disintegration; debauchery



dissonance n. discord; lack of harmony

distend v. to expand; swell out

distillv. extract the essential

elements

doctrinaire

adj. relating to a person whocannot compromise about

points of a theory or doctrine;dogmatic; unyielding



dogmaticadj. stating opinions without

proof

dupe v. to deceive; trick

ebullient adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic

eclecticadj. selecting from various

sources



efficacy n. efficiency; effectiveness

effronteryn. shameless boldness;

presumptuousness

elegyn. a poem or song expressing

lamentation

elicit v. to provoke; draw out



embellishv. to adorn; decorate;

enhance; make more attractiveby adding details

empiricaladj. derived from observation

or experiment

emulate v. to imitate; copy

endemicadj. inherent; belonging to an

area



enervate v. to weaken

engender v. to cause; produce

ephemeral adj. short-lived; fleeting

equanimity n. composure; calmness



equivocatev. to intentionally use vague

language

erudite adj. learned; scholarly

esotericadj. hard to understand;

known only to a few

eulogyn. a high praise, especially of aperson who has recently died



euphemism

n. use of agreeable orinoffensive language in place

of unpleasant or offensivelanguage

exacerbate v. to aggravate; make worse

exculpate v. to clear of blame; vindicate

exigency n. crisis; urgent requirements



extraneous adj. not essential

facetious adj. humorous

facilitate v. to make less difficult

fallaciousadj. based on a false idea or

fact; misleading



fatuous adj. foolishly self-satisfied

fawning adj. seeking favor by flattery

felicitousadj. suitably expressed;

appropriate; well-chosen

flag v. to droop; grow weak



fledgling n. beginner; novice

flout v. to treat scornfully

foment v. to incite; arouse

forestall v. to prevent; delay



frugality n. thrift

*gainsay v. to deny; dispute; oppose

garrulous adj. very talkative; wordy

goad v. to prod; urge on



gougev. to tear out; scoop out;

overcharge

grandiloquent adj. pompous; bombastic

gregarious adj. sociable

guilelessadj. free of cunning or deceit;

artless

gullible adj. easily deceived

haranguen. long pompous speech;

tirade

homogeneousadj. composed of identical

parts; uniform in composition

hyperbolen. purposeful exaggeration for

effect


35/76

iconoclasticadj. attacking cherished

traditions

idolatryn. idol worship; blind or

excessive devotion

immutable adj. unchangeable

impair v. to damage; injure



impassive adj. showing no emotion

impede v. to hinder; block

impermeable adj. impossible to penetrate

imperturbable adj. not easily disturbed



imperviousadj. impossible to penetrate;incapable of being affected

implacableadj. inflexible; incapable of

being pleased

implicitadj. implied; understood but

not stated

implode v. to collapse inward violenty


38/76

inadvertentlyadv. carelessly;unintentionally

inchoateadj. imperfectly formed or

formulated

incongruity n. state of not fitting

inconsequential adj. insignificant; unimportant

incorporatev. to introduce something into

another thing already inexistence; combine

indeterminate adj, uncertain; indefinite

indigence n. poverty

indolent adj. habitually lazy; idle



inert adj. unable to move; sluggish

ingenuousadj. naive and trusting; lacking

sophistication

inherentadj. firmly established by

nature or habit

innocuous adj. harmless



insensibleadj. unconscious;

unresponsive

insinuatev. to suggest; say indirectly;

imply

insipid adj. lacking in flavor; dull

insularityn. narrow-mindedness;

isolation



intractable adj. not easily managed

intransigencen. stubbornness; refusal to

compromise

inundatev. to cover with water; to

overwhelm

inuredv. hardened; accustomed; used

to



invective n. verbal abuse

irascible adj. easily angered

irresoluteadj. unsure of how to act;

weak

laconic adj. using few words



lassitude n. lethargy; sluggishness

laud v. to praise

lethargic adj. inactive

leveen. an embankment thatprevents a river from

overflowing



levity n. light manner or attitude

logn. record of a voyage or daily

activities

loquacious adj. talkative

lucid adj. bright; clear; intelligible



magnanimity n. generosity; nobility

malingerv. to feign illness to escape

duty

malleableadj. capable of being shapedby pounding; impressionable

maverick n. dissenter

11/2/12


mendacious adj. dishonest

metamorphosis n. change; transformation

meticulous adj. very careful; fastidious

misanthrope n. one who hates humanity



mitigatev. to cause to become lessharsh, severe, or painful;

alleviate

mollify v. soothe

mundaneadj. worldly as opposed to

spiritual; concerned with theordinary

morose adj. ill-humored; sullen


49/76

negate v. to cancel out; nullify

neophyte n. novice; beginner

obdurate adj. stubborn

obsequious adj. overly submissive


50/76

obviatev. to make unnecessary; to

anticipate and prevent

occlude v. to shut; block

officious adj. too helpful; meddlesome

onerous adj. burdensome



opprobrium n. disgrace; contempt

oscillate v. to move back and forth

ostentatiousadj. showy; trying to attract

attention; pretentious

paragonn. model of excellence or

perfection



partisanadj. one-sided;committed to a

party, group, or cause;prejudiced

pathologicaladj. departing from normal

condition

paucity n. scarcity

pedantic adj. showing off learning



penchant n. inclination

penury n. extreme poverty

perennialadj. present throughout the

years; persistent

perfidiousadj. faithless; disloyal;

untrustworthy



perfunctoryadj. superficial; not thorough;

performed really as a duty

permeable adj. penetrable

pervasiveadj. spread throughout every

part

phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish



piety n. devoutness

placatev. to lessen another's anger; to

pacify

plasticityn. condition of being able to

be shaped or formed; pliability

platitude n. stale, overused expression



plethora n. excess; overabundance

plummet v. to fall; plunge

pragmatic adj. practical

precarious adj. uncertain



precipitatev. to cause to happen; to

throw down from a heightadj. rash; hasty; sudden

precursor n. forerunner; predecessor

presumptuous adj. rude; improperly bold

prevaricate v. to quibble, evade the truth



pristine adj. untouched; uncorrupted

probity n. honesty; high-mindedness

problematicadj. posing a problem;

doubtful; unsettled

prodigaladj. wasteful; extravagant;

lavish


59/76

proliferate v. to increase rapidly

propensity n. inclination; tendency

propitiate v. to win over; appease

propriety n. correct conduct; fitness



proscribe v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw

pungentadj. strong or sharp in smell

and taste; penetrating; caustic

qualified adj. limited; restricted

quibblev. to argue over insignificant

and irrelevant details



quiescent adj. inactive; still

rarefied adj. refined

recalcitrantadj. resisting authority or

control

recantv. to retract a statement or

opinion



recondite adj. abstruse; profound

refractoryadj. stubborn;

unmanageable;resistingordinary methods of treatment

refute v. to contradict; to disprove

relegatev. to confine to an inferior

position

11/2/12


reproach v. to find fault with; to blame

reprobate n. morally unprincipled person

repudiate v. reject as having no authority

rescind v. to cancel


f lashcarddb.com/cardset/print/41712

resolution n. determination; resolve

reticentadj. not speaking freely;

reserved; reluctant

reverentadj. expressing deep respect;

worshipful

sage adj. wise

11/2/12


salubrious adj. healthful

sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit

satiate v. to satisfy

saturatev. to soak thoroughly; imbue

throughout

secretev. to produce and releasesubstance into organism

shardn. a piece of broken glass or

pottery

skeptic n. one who doubts

solicitousadj. attentive; eager;

concerned



soporific adj. sleep producing

speciousadj. seeming to be logical and

sound, but not really so

spectrum

n. band of colors producedwhen sunlight passes through aprism; a broad range of related

ideas or objects

sporadic adj. irregular


68/76

stigman. mark of disgrace or

inferiority

stintv. to be sparing

n. period of time spent doingsomething

stipulatev. to specify as an essential

condition

stolidadj. having or showing little

emotion



striatedadj. marked with thin narrow

grooves or channels

strutv. to swagger; display to

impress others

subpoenan. notice ordering someone to

appear in court

substantiatev. to support with proof or

evidence


70/76

supersedev. to replace, especially to

displace as inferior orantiquated

suppositionn. the act of assuming to be

true or real

tacitadj. silently understood;

implied

tangential adj. peripheral; digressing



tenuous adj. weak; insubstantial

tiraden. long, violent speech, verbal

assualt

torporn. lethargy; dormancy;

sluggishness

tortuousadj. having many twists and

turns; highly complex



tractable adj. obedient; yielding

transgressionn. act of of trespassing or

violating a law or rule

truculence n. aggressiveness; ferocity

vacillate v. to waver; oscillate



venerate v. to adore; honor; respect

veracious adj. truthful; accurate

verbose adj. wordy

viableadj. practicable; capable of

developing


74/76

viscous adj. thick, syrupy, and sticky

vituperativeadj. using or containing harsh,

abusive censurev. vituberate

volatileadj. tending to varyfrequently; fickle

warranted adj. justified

11/2/12


wary adj. careful; cautious

welterv. to wallow or roll; toss

about; be in turmoil

whimsical adj. fanciful; unpredictable

zealotn. one who is fanatically

devoted to a cause