3000 selected GRE words
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GRE Selected - Core 2
(275 words)Word | POS | Definition |
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misanthropic | adj. | Having a dislike of humankind |
debilitating | adj. | Causing weakness or impairment |
obeisance | noun | A gesture of respect or submission |
perilous | adj. | Full of danger or risk |
pervasive | adj. | Spreading widely throughout an area or group |
predilection | noun | A strong liking or preference for something |
rapacious | adj. | Aggressively greedy |
satirical | adj. | Using humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock |
sham | noun | Something that is not what it appears to be; a fraud or hoax. |
sluggish | adj. | lacking energy or slow to move or react |
animosity | noun | Strong hostility or opposition |
barrage | noun | A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area |
decipher | verb | To interpret or make sense of something difficult to understand |
delusion | noun | A false belief or opinion |
dispense | verb | To distribute or provide to others |
fortuitous | adj. | Happening by chance, often in a positive way |
meritorious | adj. | Deserving praise or reward |
mutiny | noun | Rebellion against authority, especially by sailors or soldiers |
resilient | adj. | Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions |
supple | adj. | Flexible and able to bend easily without breaking |
valor | noun | Courage or bravery in dangerous situations |
antipathy | noun | A strong feeling of dislike |
assuage | verb | To make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
bucolic | adj. | Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life |
cacophonous | adj. | Having a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
chicanery | noun | Use of trickery to achieve a purpose |
copious | adj. | Abundant in quantity or supply |
desultory | adj. | Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
dilatory | adj. | Tending to delay or procrastinate |
affinity | noun | A natural liking or attraction to something or someone |
altruistic | adj. | Showing a selfless concern for others' well-being |
baroque | adj. | Highly detailed and elaborate |
compromise | noun | An agreement where each side makes concessions |
documentary | noun | A non-fiction film or television program presenting facts about a subject |
exhilarating | adj. | Causing strong feelings of excitement and happiness |
metaphorical | adj. | Describing something as symbolic rather than literal |
mimic | verb | To imitate someone or something, often to entertain or ridicule |
numinous | adj. | Having a mysterious, spiritual quality |
rational | adj. | Based on reason or logic |
superficial | adj. | Concerned only with the surface or appearance |
acrimonious | adj. | Angry and bitter |
canny | adj. | Having shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters |
distressed | adj. | Feeling or showing extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain |
dwindling | verb | To gradually become smaller or less |
encyclopedic | adj. | Comprehensive in terms of information or knowledge |
exasperated | adj. | Feeling extremely annoyed or irritated |
fungible | adj. | Interchangeable and replaceable with an identical item |
interchangeable | adj. | Able to be exchanged with each other without affecting function or value. |
lucrative | adj. | Producing a great deal of profit |
provocative | adj. | Causing a strong reaction, especially anger or excitement |
stinting | verb | To supply sparingly or restrictively |
liability | noun | State of being responsible for something, especially by law |
euphoric | adj. | Extremely happy or excited |
elementary | adj. | Basic and simple; fundamental |
heterodox | adj. | Holding beliefs or opinions that differ from established or traditional views |
economy | noun | The system of production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services |
arresting | adj. | Attracting attention or striking |
vivacious | adj. | Full of life and energy |
falter | verb | To lose strength or momentum |
cherish | verb | To hold dear or to treat with love and affection |
intimate | adj. | Closely acquainted or familiar |
invigorate | verb | To give energy or life to |
paradigmatic | adj. | Serving as a typical example or pattern |
profundity | noun | Great depth of insight or knowledge |
amend | verb | To make changes or improvements |
collaborate | verb | To work jointly on an activity or project. |
competent | adj. | Having the necessary ability or skills to do something successfully. |
correlate | verb | To have a mutual relationship or connection |
dictate | verb | To give orders or commands |
divorced | adj. | No longer married |
elitist | adj. | Believing that a society or system should be led by an elite |
flummoxed | adj. | Confused or bewildered |
fruitful | adj. | Producing good results or benefits |
inborn | adj. | Existing from birth |
polymath | noun | A person with knowledge in many subjects |
subservient | adj. | Excessively willing to obey others |
tantalizing | adj. | Exciting the senses or desires |
versatile | adj. | Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities |
wayward | adj. | Difficult to control or predict due to unusual behavior |
allusive | adj. | Suggesting something without explicitly mentioning it |
curb | verb | To restrain or keep in check |
repercussion | noun | An unintended consequence of an action, often negative |
regress | verb | To return to a previous, less advanced state |
replenish | verb | To fill up again |
evoke | verb | To bring a feeling, memory, or image to mind |
ire | noun | Intense anger or wrath |
headstrong | adj. | Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly willful |
convalescent | adj. | Recovering from illness or medical treatment |
fret | verb | To worry or be anxious |
commence | verb | To begin or start |
neutralize | verb | To make something ineffective or harmless |
clangor | noun | A loud, resonant sound |
conventional | adj. | Following accepted customs or practices |
discernible | adj. | Able to be perceived or recognized |
estranged | adj. | No longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated |
invasive | adj. | Tending to spread aggressively |
marginalize | verb | To treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral |
stigmatize | verb | To mark someone or something as disgraceful or shameful |
utterly | adv. | Completely or absolutely |
weary | adj. | Feeling or showing tiredness |
cloak | noun | A loose outer garment, often sleeveless, worn over indoor clothing. |
consensus | noun | General agreement among a group |
distort | verb | To twist out of shape |
divergent | adj. | Tending to be different or develop in different directions. |
enchant | verb | To delight or captivate someone |
exotic | adj. | From a foreign or distant place |
exploitative | adj. | Unfairly benefiting from others |
foreseeable | adj. | Able to be predicted or anticipated |
gratify | verb | To please or satisfy someone |
sensational | adj. | Causing intense interest or excitement |
sophisticated | adj. | Having a refined knowledge of the world |
strife | noun | Bitter conflict or disagreement |
understated | adj. | Subtly elegant or restrained |
exorcise | verb | To expel an evil spirit |
finicky | adj. | Fussy about one's needs or requirements |
contravene | verb | To act against a rule or law |
reiterate | verb | To say something again for clarity or emphasis |
oblivious | adj. | Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one |
ironclad | adj. | Impossible to contradict or weaken |
plaintive | adj. | Expressing sorrow or melancholy |
surmount | verb | To overcome or deal with successfully |
escalate | verb | To increase in intensity, magnitude, or severity |
deviate | verb | To move away from a set course or standard |
buoyant | adj. | Able to float in water or air |
intertwined | verb | Twisted together or connected closely |
berate | verb | To scold or criticize angrily |
despotic | adj. | Exercising power in a cruel or oppressive way |
jeopardize | verb | To put at risk or in danger |
chauvinistic | adj. | Excessively or blindly patriotic |
dissemble | verb | To hide true feelings or intentions |
entitled | adj. | Believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment |
venal | adj. | Open to corruption or bribery |
comply | verb | To act in accordance with a wish or command |
curtail | verb | To reduce or limit something |
evade | verb | To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit |
fester | verb | To become infected and form pus |
improvise | verb | To create or perform something spontaneously or without preparation. |
inhibit | verb | To prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of something |
peculiar | adj. | Strange or odd; unusual |
premeditate | verb | To think out or plan beforehand |
refine | verb | To improve by making small changes |
relinquish | verb | To voluntarily give up or let go of |
synoptic | adj. | Providing a general overview or summary |
thorough | adj. | Complete with great attention to detail |
visionary | adj. | Having or showing clear ideas about what should happen or be done in the future |
frailty | noun | The condition of being weak or delicate |
disentangle | verb | To free something from entanglement or confusion |
pomposity | noun | The quality of being self-important or arrogant |
conclusive | adj. | Serving to settle or decide a question; decisive |
relent | verb | To become less severe, harsh, or strict |
grievance | noun | A complaint or feeling of being treated unfairly |
poise | noun | Graceful and elegant bearing in a person |
adept | adj. | Very skilled or proficient at something |
tedious | adj. | Boring and too slow or long |
rigor | noun | The quality of being extremely thorough and careful |
suspect | verb | To believe that someone is likely to be guilty of a crime or responsible for a bad act |
clamorous | adj. | Making a loud and confused noise |
explicable | adj. | Able to be explained or accounted for |
irreverent | adj. | Showing a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously |
loathe | verb | To feel intense dislike or disgust for |
stern | adj. | Serious and strict, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline. |
acclaim | verb | To praise enthusiastically and publicly |
assertive | adj. | Confidently self-assured |
cataclysmic | adj. | Causing great destruction or upheaval |
hinder | verb | To create difficulties for someone or something, resulting in delay or obstruction. |
tepid | adj. | Lukewarm; moderately warm |
transcend | verb | To go beyond the limits |
flustered | adj. | Agitated or confused |
axiomatic | adj. | Self-evident or universally accepted as true |
gullible | adj. | Easily tricked or fooled |
treatise | noun | A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject |
corporeal | adj. | Relating to a physical body |
ramification | noun | A consequence or result of an action or decision |
idiosyncratic | adj. | Peculiar or unique to an individual |
cease | verb | To stop or come to an end |
conjectural | adj. | Based on guesswork or incomplete evidence |
decadent | adj. | Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline |
indiscriminate | adj. | Lacking careful choice or planning |
momentary | adj. | Lasting for a very short time |
nullify | verb | To make something lose its value or effect |
omnipresent | adj. | Present everywhere at the same time |
oust | verb | To remove from a position or place |
palpable | adj. | So intense as to seem almost tangible |
skullduggery | noun | Deceptive or dishonest behavior |
utilitarian | adj. | Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive |
accessible | adj. | Easy to approach or reach |
acquisitive | adj. | Having a strong desire to acquire more, especially material possessions |
dawdle | verb | To waste time or move slowly |
discount | noun | A reduction in the usual price |
dissident | noun | A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. |
manacle | noun | A metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles. |
predicament | noun | A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation |
proficient | adj. | Skilled and experienced at doing something |
scorn | noun | A feeling of contempt or disdain |
subordinate | adj. | Lower in rank or position |
lambaste | verb | To criticize harshly |
undercut | verb | To offer goods or services at a lower price than a competitor |
barren | adj. | Not producing offspring |
swindle | verb | To cheat or deceive someone to take their money or possessions |
tangible | adj. | Able to be touched or physically felt |
xenophobic | adj. | Having an irrational fear or dislike of people from other countries |
unalloyed | adj. | Pure and not mixed with anything else |
heady | adj. | Intoxicating or exhilarating |
comity | noun | Mutual courtesy and respectful behavior among individuals or groups. |
cordial | adj. | Warm and friendly |
feeble | adj. | Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness |
forbear | verb | To refrain from doing something |
mercenary | noun | A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. |
quirky | adj. | Unconventionally strange or unique |
turbulent | adj. | Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm. |
acolyte | noun | A person who assists in some religious services |
coercion | noun | The act of forcing someone to do something against their will |
coin | noun | A small, flat, round piece of metal used as money. |
noble | adj. | Having high moral qualities or ideals |
radical | adj. | Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough. |
recrudescent | adj. | Becoming active again after a period of inactivity |
temporal | adj. | Related to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular |
hysterical | adj. | Extremely funny or causing uncontrollable laughter |
quash | verb | To reject or void, especially by legal procedure |
shrill | adj. | High-pitched and piercing |
agitate | verb | To make someone feel anxious or disturbed. |
abstract | adj. | Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence |
quarantine | noun | A period of isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
ravage | verb | To cause severe damage |
deprecate | verb | To express disapproval of something |
affront | noun | An action or remark causing outrage or offense |
befuddled | adj. | Confused or unable to think clearly |
expedite | verb | To speed up a process or action |
feign | verb | To pretend to be affected by something |
indispensable | adj. | Absolutely necessary or essential |
pensive | adj. | Engaged in deep or serious thought |
portend | verb | To be a sign or warning of a future event |
digression | noun | A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing |
duplicitous | adj. | Deceitful or dishonest |
fabricate | verb | To construct or manufacture |
glum | adj. | Looking or feeling dejected; morose |
harbinger | noun | A person or thing that signals or announces the approach of something. |
pious | adj. | Deeply religious |
slander | noun | A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation |
universal | adj. | Applicable everywhere or in all cases |
woeful | adj. | Full of sorrow or misery |
bawdy | adj. | Humorously indecent |
contretemps | noun | An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence |
conviction | noun | A strong belief or opinion |
croon | verb | To sing softly and soothingly |
detente | noun | The easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. |
dowdy | adj. | Lacking style or elegance |
fulcrum | noun | The point on which a lever pivots |
nimble | adj. | Quick and light in movement or action |
outlandish | adj. | Strikingly unusual or bizarre |
prurient | adj. | Having or showing excessive interest in sexual matters |
sadistic | adj. | Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or suffering on others |
abide | verb | To follow or comply with a rule or decision |
bravado | noun | A show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate |
cogitate | verb | To think deeply or carefully about something |
deportment | noun | A person's behavior or manners |
extemporize | verb | To perform or speak without preparation |
feint | noun | A deceptive or pretended movement, often in sports or combat, intended to mislead an opponent. |
flagrant | adj. | Obviously offensive or bad |
slovenly | adj. | Messy and untidy in appearance or habits |
verve | noun | Energy and enthusiasm in expression or performance |
coddle | verb | To treat with excessive care or kindness |
immaculate | adj. | Perfectly clean or tidy |
retaliate | verb | To do something harmful or negative to someone who has done something harmful or negative to you; to get revenge |
rhapsody | noun | An enthusiastic expression of feeling |
serendipitous | adj. | Occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. |
shirk | verb | To avoid responsibilities or duties |
auxiliary | adj. | Providing additional help or support |
caricature | noun | A drawing or description that exaggerates features for comic effect |
depravity | noun | Moral corruption or wickedness |
encroach | verb | To gradually take over or intrude on someone's space or rights |
indictment | noun | A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime |
mediate | verb | To intervene to resolve a conflict |
rampant | adj. | Spreading unchecked and uncontrolled |
remote | adj. | Far away in distance or time, or not closely related |