GRE Vocab 2
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tklepinger on July 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Equanimity | Calm and even-tempered |
| Equivocate | Lie; mislead |
| Erudite | Deeply learned |
| Eulogy | Great praise |
| Euphemism | Substituting an inoffensive term for an offensive one |
| Euphoria | Bliss; feeling of great happiness |
| Evanescent | Fleeting; vanishing |
| Extrapolation | An inference based on known information |
| Facetious | Humorous |
| facilitate | Make less difficult |
| fallible | Capable of erring |
| fawning | Seek favor by flattering |
| Fervor | Intensity of emotion |
| fetter | Shackle |
| fledgling | Young and inexperienced |
| lout | Scoff at; scorn |
| Forbearance | Abstinence |
| Forestall | To prevent or delay |
| Frugal | Thrifty |
| Gainsay | Deny |
| Garrulity | Talkativeness |
| graduated | Arranged by degrees |
| gratuitous | Free; unearned |
| gregarious | Talkative; sociable |
| guileless | Sincere |
| Hamper | Get in the way of |
| harangue | Tirade; long angry speech |
| Homogenous | The same kind |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration |
| Iconoclastic | Destroying sacred images |
| Immutable | Unchangeable |
| Implacable | Unable to be soothed or pacified |
| Imprudent | Unwise |
| Inchoate | Just beginning; immature |
| Incongruous | Disagreeing; incompatible |
| Indigence | Poverty |
| Indolence | Laziness |
| Inequity | Lack of fairness |
| Inertia | Resistance to change |
| Ingenuous | Unsophisticated; innocent |
| insipid | Lacking flavor or zest |
| Insularity | Narrowness of thought |
| Interdict | Forbid or prohibit |
| Intractable | Stubborn |
| Intransigent | Uncompromising |
| Intrinsic | Inherent |
| Invective | Abusive expression |
| Inveigle | Lead astray by deceitful flattery |
| Irascible | Easily angered |
| Laconic | Terse; concise; to the point |
| Lassitude | Lacking in energy |
| Latent | Hidden; concealed |
| Laudatory | Expressing praise |
| .Lethargic | Dull; sluggish |
| Levity | Lightness; frivolity |
| Lucid | Easily understood |
| Luminous | Shining |
| Magnanimity | Generosity |
| Malleable | Capable of being shaped, as by pounding |
| Meticulous | Extremely careful |
| Misanthrope | Someone who hates mankind |
| Mitigate | To become milder |
| Mollify | Soothe |
| Multifarious | Having great variety |
| Nadir | Lowest point |
| Obdurate | Stubborn |
| Obsequious | Full of servile compliance |
| Officious | Excessively forward in offering services |
| Opaque | Not transparent |
| Oscillate | To wave back and forth between sides |
| Ostentatious | Showy; pretentious |
| Paradigm | Model or example |
| Paragon | Model of perfection |
| Parsimonious | Stingy |
| Partisan | One-sided |
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