GRE 1
Terms
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- incipient
- a beginning ; emerging
- itinerant
- a moving from place to place
- infinitesimal
- a very very very small ; infinitely small ;
- nefarious
- a evil ; flagrantly wicked
- foment
- V to stir up; to instigate
- impotent
- a powerless ; helpless ; unable to perform sexual intercourse
- implement
- v to carry out
- fecund
- Adj fertile; productive
- incisive
- a cutting right to the heart of the matter
- mendacious
- a lying ; dishonest
- oblique
- a indirect ; at an angle ;
- malfeasance
- n an illegal act especially by a public official
- insurgent
- n a rebel ; someone who revolts against a government
- inherent
- a part of the essential nature of something ; intrinsic
- fastidious
- Adj meticulous; demanding; finicky
- maverick
- n a nonconformist ; a rebel
- fetter
- V to restrain; to hamper
- myopia
- a nearsightedness ; lack of foresight ;
- facile
- Adj fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy
- nebulous
- a vague ; hazy ; indistinct ;
- manifesto
- n a public declaration of beliefs or principles usually political ones
- furtive
- a secretive ; sly
- indignant
- a angry especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy ; insulted
- forgo
- v to do without ; to forbear
- extol
- V to praise highly; to laud
- hegemony
- n leadership especially of one nation over another
- impartial
- a fair ; not favoring one side or the other ; unbiased
- nihilism
- n the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
- exigency
- N an emergency; an urgency
- machination
- n scheming activity for an evil purpose
- extricate
- V to free from difficulty
- obsequious
- a fawning ; subservient ; sucking up to
- genre
- n a type or category especially of art or writing
- inane
- a silly ; senseless
- mercenary
- n a hired soldier ; someone who will do anything for money
- founder
- v to fail ; to collapse ; to sink
- mollify
- v to soften ; to soothe ; to pacify
- heyday
- n golden age ; prime prime
- histrionic
- a overly dramatic ; theatrical ;
- neologism
- n a new word or phrase ; a new usage of a word
- expatriate
- V to throw someone out of his or her native land; to move away from ones native land; to emigrate
- exult
- V to rejoice; to celebrate
- lugubrious
- a exaggeratedly mournful
- felicity
- N happiness; skillfulness especially at expressing things; adeptness
- orthodox
- a conventional ; adhering to established principles or doctrines especially in religion ; by the book
- flaunt
- V show off; to display ostentatiously
- infer
- v to conclude ; to deduce
- labyrinth
- n a maze ; something like a maze maze
- husbandry
- n thrifty management of resources ; livestock farming
- hyperbole
- n an exaggeration used as a figure of speech ; exaggeration exaggeration
- mellifluous
- a sweetly flowing
- obscure
- a unknown ; hard to understand ; dark
- mortify
- a to humiliate
- mundane
- a ordinary ; pretty boring ; not heavenly and eternal
- lampoon
- v to satirize ; to mock ; to parody
- existential
- Adj having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions but is otherwise too complicated to summarize in a single sentence
- immutable
- a unchangeable
- loquacious
- a talking a lot or too much
- explicit
- Adj clearly and directly expressed
- intrinsic
- a part of the essential nature of something ; inherent
- milieu
- n environment ; surroundings
- inaugurate
- v to begin officially ; to induct formally into office
- harbinger
- n a forerunner ; a signal of ;
- munificent
- a very generous ; lavish lavish
- levity
- n lightness ; frivolity ; unseriousness
- noxious
- a harmful ; offensive ;
- indigenous
- a native ; originating in that area
- expedient
- Adj providing an immediate advantage; serving ones immediate self-interest; practical
- incense
- a make very angry
- frugal
- a economical ; penny-pinching
- maxim
- n a fundamental principle ; an old saying
- opulent
- a luxurious
- irrevocable
- a irreversible
- laconic
- a using few words especially to the point of seeming rude
- luminous
- a giving off light ; glowing ; bright
- flout
- V to disregard something out of disrespect
- flagrant
- Adj glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous
- largess
- n generous giving of gifts or the gifts themselves ; generosity ; philanthropy
- incorrigible
- a incapable of being reformed
- novel
- a new ; original ;
- mitigate
- v to moderate the effect of something
- mercurial
- a emotionally unpredictable ; rapidly changing in mood
- forbear
- v to refrain from ; to abstain
- heresy
- n any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
- obdurate
- a stubborn and insensitive
- malleable
- a easy to shape or bend
- incongruous
- a not harmonious ; not consistent ; not appropriate not fitting in
- ostensible
- a apparent but misleading ; professed
- indulgent
- lenient ; yielding to desire
- nuance
- n a subtle difference or distinction
- instigate
- v to provoke ; to stir up
- indolent
- a lazy ;
- extrovert
- N an open outgoing person; a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself or herself
- pacify
- v to calm someone down ; to placate
- laud
- v to praise ; to applaud ; to extol ; to celebrate
- grandiloquent
- a pompous ; using a lot of big fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
- genteel
- a refined ; polite ; aristocratic ; affecting refinement
- officious
- a annoyingly eager to help or advise
- introspective
- a tending to think about oneself ; examining ones feelings
- hierarchy
- n an organization based on rank or degree ; pecking order
- litigate
- v to try in court ; to engage in legal proceedings
- idyllic
- a charming in a rustic way ; naturally peaceful
- injunction
- n a command or order especially a court order
- incessant
- a unceasing
- hapless
- a unlucky unlucky
- intransigent
- a uncompromising ; stubborn
- ostentatious
- a excessively conspicuous ; showing off
- lament
- v to mourn
- fatalist
- N someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them
- monolithic
- a massive solid uniform and unyielding
- malinger
- v to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
- gesticulate
- v to make gestures especially when speaking or in place of speaking
- impeccable
- a flawless ; entirely without sin
- illicit
- a illegal ; not permitted
- impetuous
- a impulsive ; extremely impatient ;
- manifest
- a visible ; evident
- kinetic
- a having to do with motion ; lively ; active
- garrulous
- a talkative; chatty
- gratuitous
- a given freely said of something bad ; unjustified ; unprovoked ; uncalled for
- fatuous
- Adj foolish; silly; idiotic ;
- libel
- n a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of or defames someone ;
- futile
- a useless ; hopeless ;
- inexorable
- a relentless ; inevitable ; unavoidable
- insidious
- a treacherous ; sneaky ;
- opaque
- a impossible to see through ; impossible to understand
- lucid
- a clear ; easy to understand ;
- martyr
- n someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one ; one who suffers for a cause ; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy
- hedonism
- n the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
- hiatus
- n a break or interruption often from work ;
- inundate
- v to flood ; to cover completely with water ; to overwhelm
- incandescent
- a brilliant ; giving off heat or light
- fidelity
- N faithfulness; loyalty
- exonerate
- V to free completely from blame; to exculpate
- fabrication
- N a lie; something made up
- matriculate
- v to enroll especially at a college
- inordinate
- a excessive ; unreasonable
- fervor
- N great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal ardor
- invective
- n insulting or abusive speech
- finesse
- N skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness
- mediate
- v to help settle differences
- increment
- n an increase ; one in a series of increases
- nepotism
- n showing favoritism to friends of family in business or politics
- innate
- a existing since birth ; inborn ; inherent
- oblivion
- n total forgetfulness ; the state of being forgotten ;
- hackneyed
- a overused ; trite ; stale
- infamous
- a shamefully wicked ; having an extremely bad reputation ; disgraceful
- farcical
- Adj absurd; ludicrous
- hypothetical
- a uncertain ; unproven
- faction
- N a group usually a small part of a larger group united around some cause; disagreement within an organization
- indigent
- a poor
- indifferent
- a not caring one way or the other ; apathetic ; mediocre
- martial
- a warlike ; having to do with combat
- expedite
- V to speed up or ease the progress of
- figurative
- Adj based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually for something else; metaphorical
- innocuous
- a harmless ; banal
- foible
- N a minor character flaw
- nostalgia
- n sentimental longing for the past ; homesickness; homesickness
- gravity
- n seriousness
- guile
- n cunning ; duplicity ; artfulness
- obfuscate
- v to darken ; to confuse ; to make confusing
- hermetic
- a impervious to external influence ; airtight
- ingenuous
- a frank ; without deception ; simple ; artless ; charmingly na ve
- ignominy
- n deep disgrace
- frenetic
- a frantic ; frenzied
- homily
- n a sermon
- irascible
- a easily angered or provoked ; irritable
- minuscule
- a very tiny
- latent
- a present but not visible or apparent ; potential
- legacy
- n something handed down from the past ; a bequest
- notorious
- a famous for something bad
- idiosyncrasy
- n a peculiarity ; an eccentricity
- narcissism
- n excessive love of ones body or oneself
- moribund
- a dying
- metamorphosis
- n a magical change in form ; a striking or sudden change
- juxtapose
- v to place side by side
- extrapolate
- V to protect or deduce from something known; to infer
- integral
- a essential
- extraneous
- Adj unnecessary; irrelevant; extra
- nominal
- a in name only ; insignificant ; A-OK during rocket launches
- myriad
- n a huge number ;
- inert
- a inactive ; sluggish ; not reacting chemically
- inept
- a clumsy ; incompetent ; gauche
- morose
- a gloomy ; sullen gloomy sullen
- impervious
- a not allowing anything to pass through ; impenetrable
- glut
- n surplus ; an overabundance
- insolent
- a arrogant ; insulting
- ironic
- a meaning the opposite of what you seem to say ; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean
- languish
- v to become weak listless or depressed ;
- ideology
- n a system of social or political ideas
- mentor
- n a teacher tutor counselor or coach ; especially in business an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes teacher tutor
- marshal
- v to arrange in order ; to gather together for the purpose of doing something ;
- magnate
- n a rich powerful or very successful businessperson
- mendicant
- n a beggar beggar
- fraternal
- a like brothers
- infatuated
- a foolish ; foolishly passionate or attracted ; made foolish ; foolishly in love
- magnanimous
- a forgiving ; unresentful ; noble in spirit ; generous
- inveterate
- a habitual ; firm in habit ; deeply rooted
- onerous
- a burdensome ; oppressive
- forsake
- v to abandon ; to renounce ; to relinquish
- grandiose
- a absurdly exaggerated
- imminent
- a just about to happen
- insipid
- a dull ; bland ; banal
- impugn
- v to attack especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
- obtuse
- a insensitive ; blockheaded
- fortuitous
- a accidental ; occurring by chance
- fauna
- N animals cf flora animal
- homogeneous
- a uniform ; made entirely of one thing uniform
- iconoclast
- n one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions
- Imperial`
- a like an emperor or an empire
- maudlin
- a silly and overly sentimental
- insinuate
- v to hint ; to creep in hind
- microcosm
- n the world in miniature
- mandate
- n a command or authorization to do something ; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
- malaise
- n a feeling of depression uneasiness or queasiness
- facetious
- Adj humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
- incantation
- n a chant ; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
- insatiable
- a hard or impossible to satisfy ; greedy ; avaricious
- misanthropic
- a hating mankind
- intractable
- a uncontrollable ; stubborn ; disobedient
- insular
- a like an island ; isolated
- gregarious
- a sociable ; enjoying the company of others
- ineffable
- a incapable of being expressed or described
- judicious
- a exercising sound judgment
- lethargy
- n sluggishness ; laziness ; drowsiness ; indifference