List of 100 difficult words that appear most frequently in GRE

Sl.No. Word Meanin

1. Equivocal/Equivocate/Equivocation Ambiguous, open to two interpretations
2. Tractable (Intractable) Obeient, !ieling
". #lacate (Implacable) To soot$e or paci%!
&. 'iser #erson w$o is e(tremel! sting!
). Engener To prouce, cause, bring out
*. +ogma(tic)(tism(tist) ,igil! %i(e in opinion, opinionate
-. .arrulous (.arrulit!) /er! tal0ative
1. 2omogeneous (2omogeni3e) 4ompose o% ientical parts
5. 6aconic 7sing %ew wors
18. 9uiescence (9uiescent) Inactivit!, stillness
11. Anomalous Irregular or eviating %rom t$e norm
12. /enerate (ion) To respect
1". Assuage To ma0e less severe, ease, relieve
1&. 'isant$rope (:ic) #erson w$o $ates $uman beings
1). +igress(ive) To turn asie; to stra! %rom t$e main
point
1*. 4orroborate (ion) To con%irm, veri%!
1-. <uttress To rein%orce or support
11. Antipat$! +isli0e, $ostilit!, e(treme opposition or
aversion
15. +isabuse To %ree %rom error or misconception
28. =eigne (7n%eigne) #retene
21. <anal(it!) Trite an overl! commom
22. +esiccate (ion) To r! completel!, e$!rate
2". +iatribe <itter verbal attac0
2&. #eant(ic)(r!) 7ninspire, boring acaemic
2). .uile(less) Tric0er!, eception
2*. Eulog! (:i3e) 2ig$ praise, o%ten in public
2-. =awn(ing) To %latter e(cessivel!, see0 t$e %avor o%
21. Aberrant/aberration +i%%erent %rom t$e usual or normal
25. 2eres!/2eretic(al) An act oppose to establis$e religious
ort$oo(!
"8. Oburate >tubborn
"1. #revaricate(:ion) To lie, evae t$e trut$
"2. Embellis$(ment) To ornament; ma0e attractive wit$
ecoration or etails; a etails to a
statement
"". #ragmatic/#ragmatism #ractical, move b! %acts rat$er t$an
abstract ieals
"&. #recipitate To cause to $appen; to t$row own %rom
a $eig$t
"). #ro(imit! ?earness
"*. #ro%unit! +ept$ (usuall! ept$ o% t$oug$t)
"-. Aulterate To corrupt or ma0e impure
"1. >anction #ermission, support; law; penalt!
"5. Ameliorate (:ion) To ma0e better, improve
&8. Anac$ronism/Anac$ronistic >omet$ing c$ronologicall!
inapporapriate
&1. /inictive >pite%ul, venge%ul, un%orgiving
&2. #ropitiate To win over, appease
&". Aver To eclare to be true, a%%irm
&&. <urgeon(:ing) To sprout or %louris$
&). 4ommensurate #roportional
&*. 'itigate/'itigation To so%ten, or ma0e miler
&-. 4ulpabilit! .uilt, responsibilit! %or wrong
&1. >pacious(ness) 2aving a %alse appearance o% trut$;
s$ow!
&5. Turpitue In$erent baseness, epravit!
)8. +i%%ient/+i%%ience >$!, lac0ing con%ience
)1. ,epuiate To re@ect as $aving no aut$orit!
)2. +iscrete Iniviuall! istinct; consisting o%
unconnecte elements
)". Obviate To ma0e unnecessar!; to anticipate an
prevent
)&. +issemble To preten, isguise oneAs motives
)). Implacable In%le(ible, incapable o% being please
)*. Emulate To cop!, imitate
)-. 4omplaisance/4omplaisant +isposition to please or compl!
)1. Enervate To wea0en, sap strengt$ %rom
)5. 6atenc! T$e conition o% being present but $ien
*8. Eruite (ition) 6earne, sc$olarl!
*1. Espouse To support or avocate, to marr!
*2. =lori(ness) .au!, e(tremel! ornate, ru!, %lus$e
*". Occlue To s$ut, bloc0
*&. 2arangue A ranting writing or speec$, lecture
*). 2ierogl!p$(ic) #ictorial c$aracter
**. Iconoclast One w$o attac0s traitional belie%s
*-. Impervious Impossible to penetrate; incapable o%
being a%%ecte
*1. E%%icac!/E%%icacious E%%ectiveness, e%%icienc!
*5. Inc$oate Imper%ectl! %orme or %ormulate
-8. 6oquacit!/loquacious Tal0ative
-1. Irascible (:ilit!) Easil! angere
-2. Ep$emeral 'omentar!, transient, %leeting
-". 6auable (:tor!) +eserving o% praise
-&. Insipi <lan, lac0ing %lavour; lac0ing
e(citement
-). 'agnanimit!/'agnanimous .enerosit!
-*. #recarious(l!) 7ncertain
--. Enemic <elonging to a particular area; in$erent
-1. 'olli%! To calm or ma0e less severe
-5. ,are%!/,are%action To ma0e t$inner, purer, or more re%ine
18. +isinterest(e)(eness) 7nbiase; not intereste
11. =oster To nouris$, cultivate, promote
12. #erennial #resent t$roug$out t$e !ears; persistent
1". 'alevolent Ill:wille; causing evil or $arm to ot$ers
1&. +e%er(ence) To s$ow respect or politeness in a
submissive wa!
1). #recursor!(!) =orerunner, preecessor
1*. 6uci 4lear an easil! unerstoo
1-. #robit! 2onest!, $ig$:mineness
11. Abscon To epart secretl! an $ie
15. #ropensit! Inclination, tenenc!
58. Auacious <ol, aring, %earless
51. B$eele To in%luence or entice b! %latter!
52. #ruent 4are%ul, cautious
5". 'unane Borll!; commonplace
5&. +i%%use Biel! sprea out
5). Aggrani3e To ma0e larger or greater in power
5*. +ecimate To reuce rasticall!; to estro! a large
part o%
5-. >uccinct Terse, brie%, concise
51. Enigma(tic) A pu33le, somet$ing ine(plicable
55. 7n%ettere =ree, unrestraine
188. Ascetic >el%:en!ing, abstinent, austere