Flashcards: Barron's essential words for the GRE (set 7 of 8)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 profound | deep, not superficial |
| prohibitive | so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding |
| proliferate | to increase rapidly |
| propensity | inclination, tendency |
| propitiate | to win over, appease |
| propriety | correct conduct, fitness |
| proscribe | to condemn, forbid, outlaw |
| provident | providing for future need, frugal |
| puissant | powerful |
| punctilious | careful in observing rules fo behavior |
| pungent | penetrating, caustic, to the point |
| pusillanimous | cowerdly |
| purport | to profess, suppose, claim |
| quagmire | marsh, difficult situation |
| quail | to cower, lose heart |
| qualified | limited, restricted |
| qualm | sudden feeling of faintness or nausea |
| query | question |
| quibble | to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details |
| quiescent | inactive, still |
| quorum | number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting |
| raconteur | witty, skillful storyteller |
| rail | to scold with bitter or abusive language |
| raiment | clothing |
| ramification | implication, consequence |
| rarefied | refined |
| rationale | fundamental reason |
| rebu | puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words |
| recalcitrant | resisting authority or control |
| recant | retract a statement of opinion |
| recluse | person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude |
| recondite | abstruse, profound |
| redoubtable | formidable, arousing fear |
| refractory | stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment |
| refulgent | brightly shining, resplendent |
| refute | to contradict, disprove |
| regale | to entertain |
| relegate | to consign to an inferior position |
| remonstrate | to object or protest |
| renege | to go back on one's word |
| reparation | amends, compensation |
| repine | fret, complain |
| reprise | repetition, especially of a piece of music |
| reproach | to find fault with, blame |
| reprobate | morally unprincipled person |
| repudiate | to reject as having no authority |
| rescind | to cancel |
| resolution | determination, resolve |
| resolve | determination, firmness of purpose |
| reticent | nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant |
| reverent | expressing deep respect, worshipful |
| riposte | retaliatory action or retort |
| rococo | excessively ornate |
| rubric | protocol, title or heading |
| rue | regret |
| ruse | trick, crafty stratagem |
| sage | wise |
| salacious | lascivious, lustful |
| salubrious | healthful |
| salutary | expecting an improvement, favorable to health |
| sanction | to approve, ratify, permit |
| sardonic | cynical, scornfully mocking |
| sartorial | pertaining to tailors |
| satiate | to satisfy |
| saturate | imbue througout, soak thoroughly |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| satyr | a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat |
| savor | to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell |
| schematic | relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram |
| secrete | produce and release substance into organism |
| sedition | behaviour prompting rebellion |
| sedulous | diligent, assiduous |
| seismic | relating to earthquakes |
| sensual | relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses |
| sensuous | relating to the senses |
| sentient | aware, concious, able to preceive |
| servile | submissive, obedient |
| sextant | navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude |
| shard | a piece of broken glass or pottery |
| sidereal | relating to the stars |
| simian | apelike, relating to apes |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as" |
| sinecure | well-paying job that requieres little or no work |
| singular | unique, extraordinary, odd |
| sinuous | intricate, complex |
| skeptic | one who doubts |
| sobriety | seriousness |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked, saturated |
| solicitous | concerned, attentive, eager |
| soliloquy | literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others |
| solvent | able to meet financial obligations |
| somatic | relating to or affecting the body, corporeal |
| soporific | sleep producing |
| sordid | filthy, contemptible and corrupt |
| specious | seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so |
| spectrum | band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects |
| spendthrift | person who spends money recklessly |
| sporadic | irregular |
| squalor | filthy, wretched condition |
| staccato | marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds |
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