Shared Flashcard Set

Details

GRE Hit Parade Group 3
GRE vocabulary words
33
General Vocab
Graduate
05/12/2009

Additional General Vocab Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
acumen (n)
Definition
Keen; accurate judgment or insight
Term
adulterate (v)
Definition
To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
Term
amalgamate (v)
Definition
To combine several elements into a whole
Term
archaic (adj)
Definition
Outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
Term
aver (v)
Definition
To state as a fact; to declare or assert
Term
bolster (v)
Definition
To provide support or reinforcement
Term
bombastic (adj)
Definition
Pompous; grandiloquent
Term
diatribe (n)
Definition
A harsh denunciation
Term
dissemble (v)
Definition
To disguise or conceal; to mislead
Term
eccentric (adj)
Definition
Departing from norms or conventions
Term
endemic (adj)
Definition
Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
Term
evanescent (adj)
Definition
Tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
Term
exacerbate (v)
Definition
To make worse or more severe
Term
fervent (adj)
Definition
Greatly emotional or zealous
Term
fortuitous (adj)
Definition
Happening by accident or chance
Term
germane (adj)
Definition
Relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
Term
grandiloquence (n)
Definition
Pompous speech or expression
Term
hackneyed (adj)
Definition
Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
Term
halcyon (adj)
Definition
Calm and peaceful
Term
hedonism (n)
Definition
Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses
Term
hegemony (n)
Definition
The consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
Term
iconoclast (n)
Definition
One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or traditions
Term
idolatrous (adj)
Definition
Given to intense or excessive devotion to something
Term
impassive (adj)
Definition
Revealing no emotion
Term
imperturbable (adj)
Definition
Marked by extreme calm; impassivity and steadiness
Term
implacable (adj)
Definition
Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
Term
impunity (n)
Definition
Immunity from punishment or penalty
Term
inchoate (adj)
Definition
In an initial stage; not fully formed
Term
infelicitous (adj)
Definition
Unfortunate; inappropriate
Term
insipid (adj)
Definition
Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
Term
loquacious (adj)
Definition
Extremely talkative
Term
luminous (adj)
Definition
Characterized by brightness and the emission of light
Term
malevolent (adj)
Definition
Having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
Supporting users have an ad free experience!