GRE Vocab III
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44 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Evanescent | tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
| exacerbate | to make worse or more severe |
| exculpate | exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent | urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| exonerate | to remove blame |
| extemporaneous | improvised; done without preparation |
| facetious | playful; humorous |
| fallacy | an invalid or incorrect notion |
| fawn | to flatter or praise excessively |
| fervent | greatly emotional or zealous |
| filibuster | intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action |
| flout | to demonstrate contempt for |
| fortuitous | happening by fortunate accident or chance |
| fulminate | to loudly attack or denounce |
| furtive | marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
| garrulous | pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
| germane | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| glib | marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
| grandiloquence | pompous speech or expression |
| gregarious | sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
| hackneyed | rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
| halcyon | calm and peaceful |
| harangue | to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
| hedonism | devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses |
| hegemony | the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
| heretical | violating accepted dogma or convention |
| hubris | arrogant presumption or pride |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
| iconoclast | one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
| idolatrous | given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
| imminent | about to happen; impending |
| immutable | not capable of change |
| impassive | revealing no emotion |
| impecunious | lacking funds; without money |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm; impassivity, and steadiness |
| impetuous | hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
| implacable | not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
| impunity | immunity from punishment or penalty |
| inchoate | in an initial stage; not fully formed |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| indifferent | having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
| inert | unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
| infelicitous | unfortunate; inappropriate |
| ingenuous | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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