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All GRE Vocabulary Words (511)

Words starting with "A" (55)

abate — Reduction/Relief
arcane — Knowledge/Secrecy
assuage — Relief/Emotion
abrogate — Law/Politics
alacrity — Energy/Attitude
apocryphal — Truth/Falsity
abjure — Renunciation
apogee — Spatial & Temporal Extremes
asperity — Emotions & Attitudes
abstruse — complexity/obscurity
abound — Quantity
amorphous — Shape/Form
austere — Personality/Discipline
advocate — Support/Defense
aggrandize — Power/Status
ambivalent — Emotion/Uncertainty
ameliorate — Improvement
audacious — Courage/Attitude
avaricious — Greed/Wealth
antipathy — Hostility/Emotion
artless — Simplicity/Innocence
arduous — Effort/Challenge
ascetic — Discipline/Religion
approbation — Approval/Praise
aloof — Distance / Detachment
antithesis — Opposition/Contrast
ascribe — Attribution/Assignment
acrimonious — anger_conflict
abhor — emotion_intensity
affinity — relationship_liking
adroit — skill_expertise
animus — emotion_motivation
amend — improvement
apologist — defense_argument
astringent — sharpness
apathy — emotion_detachment
apt — suitability_tendency
ascertain — certainty_verification
assertive — confidence_behavior
altruistic — selflessness
anachronistic — Time/History
abstain — Restraint/Discipline
adulterate — Quality/Corruption
acclaim — praise_public
acquiesce — agreement_passive
acumen — Judgment/Sharpness
accentuate — Emphasis/Highlighting
amenable — Flexibility/Personality
antedate — time_sequence
alienate — social_isolation
anomalous — Irregularity
apropos — relevance_appropriateness
appease — Peace/Soothing
archaic — Oldness/Obsolescence
arbitrary — Randomness/Authority

Words starting with "B" (20)

beleaguer — pressure/adversity
bilk — deception/financial crime
belie — Deception/Truth
banal — Creativity/Expression
brazen — Boldness/Behavior
benign — Health/Character
betray — Loyalty/Deception
bucolic — Nature/Rural
burgeon — Growth/Expansion
brook — Tolerance/Endurance
belligerent — aggression
beneficent — kindness
boisterous — high_energy
byzantine — complexity
banish — removal_exile
bridle — restraint_control
bogus — falseness
befuddled — Confusion/Clarity
baroque — art_style
boorish — Rudeness/Ill-Manners

Words starting with "C" (62)

congenial — Social/Relationships
conciliatory — peace_making
craven — Personality/Character
contrite — Emotion/Remorse
cogent — Logic/Reasoning
capitulate — Conflict/Resolution
captious — Criticism & Judgment
cursory — Attention/Detail
cavil — criticism/nitpicking
conspicuous — Visibility/Attention
capricious — Personality/Behavior
cerebral — Intellect
castigate — Discipline/Punishment
candid — Honesty/Communication
construe — Interpretation
convoluted — Complexity
covet — Desire/Greed
contend — Struggle/Assertion
contrive — Planning/Creation
copious — Quantity/Abundance
canonize — Religion/Reverence
censure — Discipline/Criticism
coerce — Force/Control
compelling — Persuasion/Interest
corroborate — Evidence/Proof
cosmopolitan — Culture/Worldliness
cherish — Love/Care
conventional — Tradition / Norms
clangor — Sound / Noise
clamorous — Noise/Protest
conjectural — Speculation/Uncertainty
convivial — Sociability/Friendship
cordial — Friendliness/Warmth
commensurate — Proportion/Equality
canny — intelligence
complacent — self_perception
cumbersome — difficulty
chivalrous — moral_conduct
clandestine — secrecy
churlish — negative_trait
compromise — negotiation_concession
covert — secrecy_stealth
credible — trustworthiness
countenance — emotion_expression
competent — skill_ability
correlate — connection
consensus — agreement_unity
cloak — concealment
comply — obedience_conformity
crestfallen — sadness_disappointment
curtain — object_end
contentious — dispute_conflict
complementary — synergy_balance
cataclysmic — destruction_scale
circumscribe — limitation_control
cavalier — attitude_behavior
circumspect — Caution/Prudence
collaborate — teamwork
cacophonous — Sound/Noise
calumny — Defamation/Falsehood
caustic — Speech/Chemistry
comity — Courtesy/Harmony

Words starting with "D" (40)

daunting — Challenge/Difficulty
demur — Objection/Reluctance
diffident — Personality/Confidence
dupe — Deception/Fraud
desuetude — States & Conditions
droll — humor_style
deify — Religion/Belief
didactic — Education/Teaching
disseminate — Communication
decorum — Manners/Society
deft — Skill/Ability
desiccate — Dryness/Decay
diatribe — Speech/Attack
derivative — Originality/Imitation
deference — Respect/Humility
dilatory — Time/Delay
desultory — Planning/Focus
disparate — Difference/Contrast
debunk — Truth / Exposure
discernible — Perception / Clarity
diminutive — Size / Smallness
dearth — Scarcity/Lack
decadent — Decline/Indulgence
deleterious — Harm/Damage
dichotomy — Division/Contrast
debilitating — weakness
deliberate — intentionality
distressed — emotion_pain
dwindling — reduction_trend
diffuse — clarity_distribution
documentary — factual_record
deride — ridicule_mockery
dictate — authority_command
discreet — caution_tact
divorced — separation_detachment
distort — misrepresentation
divergent — difference_variation
disingenuous — deception_insincerity
divulge — disclosure
dogmatic — rigidity_belief

Words starting with "E" (39)

extirpate — Removal & Destruction
eclipse — dominance_contrast
enervate — Energy/Weakness
esoteric — Obscurity/Exclusivity
ephemeral — Time/Impermanence
elated — happiness
emulate — Imitation/Competition
exhilarating — excitement
equivocate — Speech/Deception
enigmatic — Mystery / Obscurity
estranged — Alienation / Separation
extravagant — Excess / Luxury
entitled — Rights/Privilege
empirical — Evidence/Observation
engender — Causation/Creation
explicable — Explanation/Clarity
egregious — Severity/Shock
evanescent — Transience/Fading
edify — Instruction/Uplift
elicit — Elicitation/Response
erudite — Knowledge/Scholarship
eschew — Avoidance/Abstinence
evasive — Avoidance/Indirectness
exculpate — Innocence/Acquittal
expedite — Speed/Acceleration
eccentric — personality_trait
exasperated — emotion_intensity
encyclopedia — knowledge_repository
exacerbate — worsening_effect
exhaustive — completeness
extraneous — irrelevance
elitist — social_attitude
exacting — challenge_demand
entrenched — permanence_resistance
enchant — fascination_delight
exotic — foreignness_uniqueness
exploitative — unfairness_ethics
elucidate — clarity_explanation
evade — avoidance_escape

Words starting with "F" (26)

feasible — Possibility
flout — Law/Behavior
feign — Pretense/Deception
fastidious — Attention to Detail
forbear — Restraint/Patience
forestall — Prevention/Obstruction
fervid — Passion/Intensity
fulsome — tone/insincerity
frivolous — Triviality/Lightness
flamboyant — Style/Showiness
feeble — Weakness/Inadequacy
felicitous — Suitability/Pleasantness
fecund — Fertility/Productivity
furtive — Secrecy/Stealth
fractious — temperament
fungible — interchangeability
fervor — passion_intensity
futile — hopelessness
fruitful — productivity_result
flummoxed — confusion_state
forsake — abandonment_choice
foreseeable — predictability_time
feckless — incompetence_character
fester — decay_deterioration
foolhardy — reckless_behavior
fallacious — faulty_reasoning

Words starting with "G" (5)

gainsay — Denial/Opposition
germane — relevance
garrulous — Speech/Excess
galvanize — Stimulation/Motivation
gratify — pleasure_satisfaction

Words starting with "H" (11)

humdrum — Routine/Monotony
homogeneous — Uniformity
harangue — aggressive_speech
hinder — obstruction_delay
heterogeneous — Diversity/Variety
hyperbole — Exaggeration/Rhetoric
hodgepodge — Mixture/Confusion
haphazard — Disorder/Randomness
hamper — Obstruction/Hindrance
hackneyed — originality_loss
heed — attention_awareness

Words starting with "I" (42)

inimical — Hostility/Harm
inchoate — early_stage
implacable — Personality/Conflict
ineluctable — Certainty & Fate
insipid — Taste/Interest
incredulous — Belief/Skepticism
ingenuous — Personality/Naivety
irreverent — Disrespect/Irreverence
incendiary — Conflict/Provocation
invigorate — Energy/Strength
intimate — Closeness/Communication
imperious — Arrogance/Authority
impertinent — Disrespect/Irrelevance
irresolute — Indecision/Uncertainty
invasive — Spread/Intrusion
immure — confinement_imprisonment
iconoclastic — rebellion_thought
immutable — Permanence/Stability
indolent — Laziness/Inactivity
indefatigable — Persistence/Energy
inborn — nature_innate
insular — Isolation/Narrowness
intrepid — Courage/Adventure
intransigent — Stubbornness/Resistance
indiscriminate — Randomness/Carelessness
innocuous — Harmlessness/Neutrality
impetuous — Rashness/Hastiness
impede — Obstruction/Hindrance
irascible — Anger/Temperament
indispensable — Necessity/Importance
impair — deterioration
incongruous — contrast_mismatch
interchangeable — equivalence
illusory — deception
invidious — resentment
improvise — spontaneity_creation
inhibit — restraint_prevention
inscrutable — mystery_obscurity
impugn — credibility_attack
inclined — tendency_disposition
incessant — continuity_annoyance
inveterate — permanence_habit

Words starting with "J" (1)

judicious — wisdom_judgment

Words starting with "L" (11)

laconic — brevity
loquacious — Speech/Personality
laudable — Praise/Recognition
lax — Carelessness/Relaxation
loathe — Hatred/Disgust
lament — Grief/Sorrow
limpid — clarity
lucrative — profitability
lethargic — fatigue
lucid — clarity_expression
lionize — fame_recognition

Words starting with "M" (19)

mendacious — dishonesty
misnomer — Language/Naming
mundane — Dullness/Ordinariness
mitigate — Relief/Softening
marginalize — Exclusion/Power
malign — Evil/Defamation
misanthropic — Personality/Attitude
malleable — Flexibility/Adaptability
mordant — Sharpness/Criticism
momentary — Short Duration
meticulous — Precision/Carefulness
mercenary — Profit/Greed or Soldiering
myopic — Shortsightedness
mawkish — sentimentality
magisterial — authority_control
metaphorical — symbolism_language
mimic — imitation
monotonous — boredom_repetition
miserly — stinginess_insufficiency

Words starting with "N" (6)

negligent — Responsibility
neophyte — Newcomer/Beginner
nettlesome — Annoyance/Difficulty
nullify — Invalidation/Annulment
nonchalant — Calmness/Detachment
numinous — spirituality

Words starting with "O" (15)

obsequious — Personality/Behavior
omnipresent — Omnipresence/Universality
obdurate — resistance
obloquy — Speech & Public Opinion
obsolete — Time/Outdated
opaque — Clarity/Obscurity
obviate — Prevention/Avoidance
oust — Expulsion/Removal
outstrip — Surpassing/Exceeding
obeisance — respect_formality
ostentatious — display_behavior
overt — openness
onerous — burden_effort
opprobrium — social_judgment
obscure — ambiguity

Words starting with "P" (53)

prodigal — Money/Wastefulness
pellucid — clarity
pedantic — Detail/Precision
propitiate — Reconciliation & Appeasement
perfidious — betrayal
pervasive — spread_influence
perfunctory — carelessness
pertinent — relevance_context
precipitate — Cause / Speed
placate — Emotions/Conflict
proclivity — Habits/Inclinations
puerile — Maturity
pugnacious — Aggression/Quarreling
prosaic — Commonplace/Ordinary
polarize — Division/Conflict
paradigmatic — Model/Example
placid — Calm/Peace
polemical — Argument / Criticism
profundity — Depth / Insight
prudent — Prudence / Judgment
prophetic — Prediction / Foresight
punctilious — Precision / Behavior
panache — Style/Confidence
plodding — Slowness/Dullness
pertinacious — Stubbornness/Determination
presumptuous — Arrogance/Brazen
probity — Honesty/Integrity
proliferate — Growth/Multiplication
plastic — Flexibility/Creativity
platitude — Cliché/Overuse
pristine — Purity/Cleanliness
prescient — Foresight/Prediction
palpable — Tangibility/Intensity
perfidy — Betrayal/Deceit
profuse — Abundance/Excess
precarious — Instability/Risk
partial — Bias/Incompleteness
pensive — Reflection/Thought
portend — Warning/Omen
provincial — Narrowness/Locality
panacea — solution_ideal
perilous — danger
predilection — liking_preference
preclude — prevention
parsimonious — frugality
peripheral — relevance
provocative — emotional_trigger
perpetuate — continuation
polymath — intellect_knowledge
propriety — social_norms
peculiar — strangeness_uniqueness
premeditate — planning_intent
profligate — excess_waste

Words starting with "Q" (2)

quixotic — Ideals/Behavior
quirky — Peculiarity/Individuality

Words starting with "R" (15)

remedial — Cure/Correction
restive — Restlessness/Agitation
reproach — Disapproval/Criticism
robust — Strength/Resilience
repudiate — Rejection/Denial
rudimentary — Basics/Foundations
rapacious — greed_excess
relish — enjoyment
renounce — rejection_formal
rational — reasoning
reticent — silence_reserve
recondite — knowledge_complexity
refine — improvement_perfection
relinquish — release_sacrifice
ruminate — reflection_thought

Words starting with "S" (41)

sedulous — Diligence/Hard Work
spendthrift — Finance/Wealth
spurious — Falsehood/Fakery
stringent — strictness
superficial — shallowness
scrupulous — Ethics / Precision
sporadic — Irregularity/Scattering
stigmatize — Disapproval/Shame
specious — False Appearance
subjective — Opinion/Perspective
subvert — Undermining/Overthrow
salubrious — Health/Wellness
sanction — Law/Authority
soporific — Sleep/Boredom
stern — Strictness/Severity
sanguine — Optimism/Outlook
sagacious — Wisdom/Intelligence
scant — Insufficiency/Scarcity
skulduggery — Deceit/Trickery
sever — Cutting/Separation
salutary — Benefit/Improvement
somnolent — Sleepiness/Drowsiness
slight — Smallness/Disrespect
stoic — Endurance/Resilience
supersede — Replacement/Supplanting
satirical — humor_critique
skirt — avoidance
sluggish — slowness
spartan — minimalism_discipline
sham — deceit_fraud
scathing — harsh_critique
subtle — nuance
subservient — obedience
surreptitious — secrecy_stealth
scintillation — brilliance_expression
sensational — excitement_publicity
sophisticated — refinement_complexity
strife — conflict_disagreement
skittish — unpredictability_nervousness
superfluous — excess_redundancy
synoptic — summary_overview

Words starting with "T" (21)

taciturn — Personality/Behavior
timorous — Fear/Shyness
tranquil — Calm / State
transient — Temporariness
tortuous — Complexity/Twists
tractable — Manageability/Ease
tendentious — Bias/Partisanship
trivial — Insignificance/Minority
tact — Diplomacy/Sensitivity
trifling — Insignificance/Triviality
turbulent — Disorder/Instability
tout — Promotion/Advertising
truculent — aggression
tenable — logic_argument
transgression — wrongdoing
tempestuous — emotional_intensity
tantamount — equivalence
trenchant — sharpness_expression
tantalizing — temptation
torpor — fatigue_inactivity
thorough — completeness_detail

Words starting with "U" (9)

undermine — Weakening/Erosion
utterly — Completeness/Totality
underscore — Emphasis/Importance
ubiquitous — Omnipresence
utilitarian — Practicality/Utility
urbane — sophistication
umbrage — offense_emotion
unscrupulous — immorality_dishonesty
understated — subtlety_expression

Words starting with "V" (13)

vitiate — corruption_damage
vacillate — Decision / Behavior
verbose — Speech/Excess
visionary — imagination_innovation
venerate — Respect/Reverence
venal — Corruption/Bribery
vapid — Dullness/Emptiness
verisimilitude — realism_authenticity
versatile — adaptability
veracity — truth_accuracy
virulent — toxicity_hostility
volatile — instability_variation
vociferous — loudness_expression

Words starting with "W" (4)

wary — Caution/Alertness
weary — Fatigue/Exhaustion
wane — Decline/Fading
wayward — behavior_rebellion

Words starting with "Z" (1)

zealous — Passion/Devotion