GRE Vocabulary 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 inundate | to cover with water |
| inured | hardened; accustomed; used to |
| invective | verbal abuse |
| inveigh | to disapprove; protest vehemently |
| inveterate | confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted |
| invidious | likely to provoke ill will; offensive |
| irascible | easily angered |
| irresolute | unsure how to act; weak |
| itinerant | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
| itinerary | route of a traveler's journey |
| jaundiced | having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility |
| jaundice | medical condition often due to liver disease and characterized by yellowness of the skin |
| jibe | to be in agreement |
| jocose | fond of joking; jocular; playful |
| juggernaut | huge force destroying everything in its path |
| junta | group of people united in political intrigue |
| juxtapose | place side by side |
| juxtaposition | side by side placement |
| kudos | fame; glory; honor |
| labile | likely to change |
| laconic | using few words |
| lambaste | to thrash verbally or physically |
| lascivious | lustful |
| lassitude | lethargy; sluggishness |
| latent | present but hidden; potential |
| laud | to praise |
| lethargic | inactive |
| levee | an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
| levity | light manner or attitude |
| liberal | tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish |
| libertine | one without moral restraint |
| libido | sexual desire |
| lilliputian | extremely small |
| limn | to draw; describe |
| limpid | clear; transparent |
| linguistic | pertaining to language |
| linguistics | the scientific study of language |
| linguist | someone who studies language |
| litany | lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
| literati | scholarly or learned persons |
| litigation | legal proceedings |
| log | record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
| loquacious | talkative |
| lucid | bright; clear; intelligible |
| lucre | money or profits |
| luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
| luminosity | noun of luminous |
| lustrous | shining |
| machiavellian | craft; double-dealing |
| machinations | plots or schemes |
| maelstrom | whirlpool; turmoil |
| magnanimity | generosity; nobility |
| malign | to speak evil of |
| malinger | to feign illness to escape duty |
| malleable | capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| maverick | dissenter |
| megalomania | delusion of power or importance |
| menagerie | a variety of animals kept together |
| mendacious | dishonest |
| mendicant | beggar |
| meretricious | gaudy; plausible but false; specious |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize |
| metamorphosis | change; transformation |
| metaphysics | a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality |
| metaphysical | is an adjective meaning pertaining to metaphysics |
| metaphysician | noun meaning a person who is an expert in metaphysics |
| meteorological | concerned with the weather |
| meteorology | science that deals with weather and atmospheric phenomena |
| meteorologists | those who study meteorology or forecast weather conditions |
| meticulous | very careful; fastidious |
| mettle | courage; endurance |
| mettlesome | full or courage and fortitude; spirited |
| meddlesome | inclined to interfere |
| microcosm | a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world |
| militate | to work against |
| minatory | threatening; menacing |
| minuscule | very small |
| minutia | petty details |
| misanthrope | one who hates humanity |
| miscellany | mixture of writings on various subjects |
| miscreant | villain; criminal |
| misogynist | one who hates women |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate |
| mitigation | the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something |
| mnemonic | related to memory; assisting memory |
| mnemonics | a system that develops and improves the memory |
| modicum | limited quantity |
| mollify | to soothe |
| monolithic | solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen |
| motley | many colored; made up of many parts |
| multifarious | diverse |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary |
| necromancy | black magic |
| negate | to cancel out; nullify |
| neologism | new word or expression |
| neophyte | novice; beginner |
| nexus | a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center |
| nonplussed | bewildered |
| nostalgia | sentimental longing for a past time |
| nostalgic | adjective of nostalgia |
| nostrum | medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure |
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