GRE Exam vocabulary 110 Questions with Answers 2023
abate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER to
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aggrandize - CORRECT ANSWER to increase in power, influence, and reputation
amalgamate - CORRECT ANSWER to combine; to mix together
ameliorate - CORRECT ANSWER to make better; to improve
anachronism - CORRECT ANSWER something out of place in time
analogous - CORRECT ANSWER similar or alike in some ways equivalent to
arbitrate - CORRECT ANSWER to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
ardor - CORRECT ANSWER intense and passionate feeling
assuage - CORRECT ANSWER to make something unpleasant less severe
attenuate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
audacious - CORRECT ANSWER fearless and daring
austere - CORRECT ANSWER severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
banal - CORRECT ANSWER predictable; cliched; boring
bombastic - CORRECT ANSWER pompous in speech and manner
capricious - CORRECT ANSWER changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate - CORRECT ANSWER to punish or criticize harshly
caustic - CORRECT ANSWER biting in wit
chicanery - CORRECT ANSWER deception by means of craft or guile
cogent - CORRECT ANSWER convincing and well-reasoned
credulous - CORRECT ANSWER too trusting; gullible
crescendo - CORRECT ANSWER steadily increasing in volume or force
decorum - CORRECT ANSWER appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
deference - CORRECT ANSWER respect; courtesy
deride - CORRECT ANSWER to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
desiccate - CORRECT ANSWER to dry out thoroughly
desultory - CORRECT ANSWER jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER an abusive, condemnatory speech
diffident - CORRECT ANSWER lacking self-confidence
dilatory - CORRECT ANSWER intended to delay
dilettante - CORRECT ANSWER someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dirge - CORRECT ANSWER a funeral hymn or mournful speech
disabuse - CORRECT ANSWER to set right; to free from error
discern - CORRECT ANSWER to perceive or recognize
disparate - CORRECT ANSWER fundamentally different; entirely unlike
dissemble - CORRECT ANSWER to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
dogma - CORRECT ANSWER a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
dogmatic - CORRECT ANSWER dictatorial in one's opinions
efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER effectiveness
elegy - CORRECT ANSWER a sorrowful poem or speech
enervate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in strength
engender - CORRECT ANSWER to produce, cause, or bring about
enumerate - CORRECT ANSWER to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral - CORRECT ANSWER lasting a very short time
equivocal - CORRECT ANSWER open to more than one interpretation; misleading
equivocate - CORRECT ANSWER to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
estimable - CORRECT ANSWER admirable
euphemism - CORRECT ANSWER use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exculpate - CORRECT ANSWER to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent - CORRECT ANSWER urgent; requiring immediate action
fervid - CORRECT ANSWER intensely emotional; feverish
florid - CORRECT ANSWER excessively decorated or embellished
foment - CORRECT ANSWER to arouse or incite
garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER tending to talk a lot
gregarious - CORRECT ANSWER outgoing; sociable
guile - CORRECT ANSWER deceit or trickery
iconoclast - CORRECT ANSWER one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
impervious - CORRECT ANSWER impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous - CORRECT ANSWER quick to act without thinking
implacable - CORRECT ANSWER unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate - CORRECT ANSWER not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical - CORRECT ANSWER hostile, unfriendly
innocuous - CORRECT ANSWER harmless
insipid - CORRECT ANSWER lacking interest or flavor
intransigent - CORRECT ANSWER uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate - CORRECT ANSWER to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible - CORRECT ANSWER easily made angry
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER using few words
lament - CORRECT ANSWER to express sorrow; to grieve
laud - CORRECT ANSWER to give praise; to glorify
lucid - CORRECT ANSWER clear and easily understood
malinger - CORRECT ANSWER to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
misanthrope - CORRECT ANSWER a person who dislikes others
mollify - CORRECT ANSWER to calm or make less severe
obdurate - CORRECT ANSWER hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious - CORRECT ANSWER overly submissive and eager to please
obviate - CORRECT ANSWER to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude - CORRECT ANSWER to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous - CORRECT ANSWER troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opprobrium - CORRECT ANSWER public disgrace
ostentation - CORRECT ANSWER excessive showiness
paragon - CORRECT ANSWER a model of excellence or perfection
pedant - CORRECT ANSWER someone who shows off learning
perfidious - CORRECT ANSWER willing to betray one's trust
permeate - CORRECT ANSWER to penetrate
placate - CORRECT ANSWER to soothe or pacify
plastic - CORRECT ANSWER able to be molded, altered, or bent
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER practical, as opposed to idealistic
precipitate - CORRECT ANSWER to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
prevaricate - CORRECT ANSWER to lie or deviate from the truth
prodigal - CORRECT ANSWER lavish; wasteful
proliferate - CORRECT ANSWER to increase in number quickly
propitiate - CORRECT ANSWER to conciliate; to appease
propriety - CORRECT ANSWER correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
prudence - CORRECT ANSWER wisdom, caution, or restraint
quiescent - CORRECT ANSWER motionless
reticent - CORRECT ANSWER silent; reserved
soforific - CORRECT ANSWER causing sleep or lethargy
specious - CORRECT ANSWER deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
stolid - CORRECT ANSWER unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime - CORRECT ANSWER lofty or grand
tacit - CORRECT ANSWER done without using words
taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER silent; not talkative
tirade - CORRECT ANSWER long, harsh speech or verbal attack
torpor - CORRECT ANSWER extreme mental and physical sluggishness
vacillate - CORRECT ANSWER to sway physically; to be indecisive
venerate - CORRECT ANSWER to respect deeply
veracity - CORRECT ANSWER truthfulness, accuracy
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