Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words (Mnemonics+Images) Flashcards - Quizlet

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to reduce in amount, degree,Folder
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Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat,

ate, eaten). When you eat
anything, you reduce it's
quantity.
abscond
to run away, to leave secretly

ab + scond. "Absent in a second."
When you will absent in a
second?
When u HIDE, or when u
DEPART secretly.
Treat it like james bond, hiding
from a villain.
abstain
to choose not to do something

ab (meaning away) + stain : we
generally tend to stay away from
stain (dirt, dust etc)
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abyss
an extremely deep hole

abyss sounds similar to abuse.
When you're seriously abused,
you become depressed and feel
like jumping into an abyss
adulterate
to make impure
when a child becomes adult he
loses his purity and
innocence...so any thing
adulterated is contaminated or
has lost its purity.
advocate
to speak in favor of
advocate: add+ur VOICE
...support
aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of

beauty
aes + thetic opposite of
"pathetic"..means beauty
aggrandize
to increase in power, influence,

and reputation
aggrandize ~ ag+grand+eyes =
make someone seem
grander/greater in others eyes by
raising power etc.
alleviate
to make more bearable

ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has
been eaten up) so hence you are
relieved of the pain and you feel
relief
amalgamate
to combine; to mix together

at+mall+game= There is a game
at a mall. Hence people come
together...Gather for the game!
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ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain; able to be

interpreted several ways
Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , while
guous sounds like guess. So if 2
people guess on something, then
it will make the subject doubtful
or unclear.
ameliorate
to make better; to improve

In movie Amelie, Amelie tries to
improve other people's lives.
anachronism
something out of place in time

ana (out of order, negative sense)
+ chron (time).. so something not
placed correctly with respect to
time.
analogous
similar or alike in some way;

equivalent to
Analogies are given by the
lecturers while teaching which
compares the example with the
present subject
anomaly
derivation from what is normal

Anomaly= A(means NO) +
Nomaly = A(no) + Normality =
ABNORMALITY, DEVIATION
FROM NORMAL ORDER
antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger

AUNTY+GONE(goes)+ON+ICE
....when an aunty goes on ice
bare footed,it provokes her
hostility...
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antipathy
extreme dislike
remember antipathy as anti party.
in politics the people of antiparty are quite opposite in feeling
apathy
lack of interest or emotion

a (negative) + pathy : root
"pathy" means feeling as in
sympathy; so apathy means
lacking interest in something.
arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two

opposing parties
arbitrate= (arbit=arbiter=judge)+
(trate = treat= act as)
archaic
ancient, old-fashioned
Remember with Archive. As we
keep very old thing in archiveArchaic is related something very
old.
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
articulate
able to speak clearly and

expressively
assuage
to make something unpleasant

less severe
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; to

weaken
audacious
fearless and daring
austere
severe or stern in appearance,

undecorated
banal
predictable, clichd, boring
bolster
to support; to prop up
bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
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candid
impartial and honest in speech
capricious
changing one's mind quickly and

often
castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst
something that brings about a

change in something else
caustic
biting in wit
chaos
great disorder or confusion
chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a

group to which he or she belongs
chicanery
deception by means of craft or

guile
cogent
convincing and well reasoned
condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
convoluted
intricate and complicated
corroborate
to provide supporting evidence
credulous
too trusting; gullible
crescendo
steadily increasing volume or

force
decorum
appropriateness of behavior or
conduct; propriety
deference
respect, courtesy
deride
to speak of or treat with

contempt; to mock
desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
desultory
jumping from one thing to

another; disconnected
diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
diffident
lacking self-confidence
dilate
to make larger; to expand
dilatory
intended to delay
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dilettante
someone with an amateurish and

superficial interest in a topic
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful

speech
disabuse
to set right; to free from error
discern
to perceive; to recognize
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely

unlike
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to

disguise one's real intention or
character
dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable

combination, often of sounds
dogma
a firmly held opinion, often a

religious belief
dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinions
dupe
to deceive; a person who is easily

deceived
eclectic
selecting from or made up from a

variety of sources
efficacy
effectiveness
elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent
persuasive and moving,

especially in speech
emulate
to copy; to try to equal or excel
enervate
to reduce in strength
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
engima
a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral
lasting a short time
equivocate
to use expressions of double

meaning in order to mislead
erratic
wandering and unpredictable
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric
known or understood by only a

few
estimable
admirable
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or

phrase in place of a more
distasteful one
exacerbate
to make worse
exculpate
to clear from blame; prove

innocent
exigent
urgent; requiring immediate

action
exonerate
to clear of blame
explicit
clearly stated or shown;

forthright in expression
fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic;

filled with extreme, unquestioned
devotion
fawn
to grovel
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
florid
excessively decorated or
embellished
foment
to arouse or incite
frugality
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous
tending to talk a lot
gregarious
outgoing, sociable
guile
deceit or trickery
gullible
easily deceived
homogenous
of a similar kind
iconoclast
one who opposes established

beliefs, customs, and institutions
imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
impossible to penetrate;
incapable of being affected
impetuous
quick to act without thinking
implacable
unable to be calmed down or

made peaceful
inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike

simplicity
inimical
hostile, unfriendly
innocuous
harmless
insipid
lacking interest or flavor
intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be
reconciled
inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with

water
irascible
easily made angry
laconic
using few words
lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
laud
to give praise; to glorify
lavish
to give unsparingly; or extremely

generous or extravagant
lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow,

sluggish manner
loquacious
talkative
lucid
clear and easily understood
luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger
to evade responsibility by
pretending to be ill
malleable
capable of being shaped
metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two

different things; a symbol
meticulous
extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
mitigate
to soften; to lessen
mollify
to calm or make less severe
monotony
lack of variation
nave
lacking sophistication or
experience
obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to

persuasion
obsequious
overly submissive and eager to

please
obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
obviate
to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude
to stop up; to prevent the passage

of
onerous
troublesome and oppressive;

burdensome
opaque
impossible to see through;

preventing the passage of light
opprobrium
public disgrace
ostentation
excessive slowness
paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
paragon
a model of excellence or
perfection
pedant
someone who shows off learning
perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent
permeate
to penetrate
philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to

promote goodness
placate
to soothe or pacify
plastic
able to be molded, altered, or

bent
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plethora
excess
pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
precipitate
to throw violently or bring about

abruptly; lacking deliberation
prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prodigal
lavish, wasteful
proliferate
to increase in number quickly
propitiate
to conciliate; to appease
propriety
correct behavior; obedience to

rules and customs
prudence
wisdom, caution, or restraint
pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
quiescent
motionless
rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
repudiate
to reject the validity of
reticent
silent, reserved
rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly

plausible but fallacious
stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime
lofty or grand
tacit
done without using words
taciturn
silent, not talkative
tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal

attack
torpor
extreme mental and physical

sluggishness
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transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
vacillate
to sway physically; to be
indecisive
venerate
to respect deeply
veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
verbose
wordy
vex
to annoy
volatile
easily aroused or changeable;

lively or explosive
waver
to fluctuate between choices
whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious

manner; unpredictable
zeal
passion, excitement
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Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words

180 terms by Shashwat_Pathak

Space Race Add to

Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat,

to run away, to leave secretly

to choose not to do something

Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words [Mnemonics+Images] flashcards | Quizlet

an extremely deep hole

concerning the appreciation of

to increase in power, influence,

to make more bearable

to combine; to mix together

Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words [Mnemonics+Images] flashcards | Quizlet

doubtful or uncertain; able to be

to make better; to improve

something out of place in time

similar or alike in some way;

derivation from what is normal

to annoy or provoke to anger

Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words [Mnemonics+Images] flashcards | Quizlet

lack of interest or emotion

to judge a dispute between two

intense and passionate feeling

able to speak clearly and

to make something unpleasant

to reduce in force or degree; to

fearless and daring

severe or stern in appearance,

predictable, clichd, boring

pompous in speech and manner

harsh, jarring noise

Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words [Mnemonics+Images] flashcards | Quizlet

impartial and honest in speech

changing one's mind quickly and

to punish or criticize harshly

something that brings about a

great disorder or confusion

someone prejudiced in favor of a

deception by means of craft or

convincing and well reasoned

to overlook, pardon, or disregard

intricate and complicated

to provide supporting evidence

too trusting; gullible

steadily increasing volume or

to speak of or treat with

to dry out thoroughly

jumping from one thing to

an abusive, condemnatory speech

to make larger; to expand

Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words [Mnemonics+Images] flashcards | Quizlet

someone with an amateurish and

a funeral hymn or mournful

to set right; to free from error

fundamentally different; entirely

to present a false appearance; to

a harsh and disagreeable

a firmly held opinion, often a

dictatorial in one's opinions

to deceive; a person who is easily