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Barron & Kaplan GRE Words

Barron GRE List Kaplan GRE List Barron & Kaplan List Combined

Combined Kaplan GRE Study Guide: Top GRE Words and Baron High-Frequency Vocabulary Word List

515 Total Words

Word Definition

* denotes word appeared on both Baron and Kaplan lists

to
abate* reduce in amount, degree or severity

to
abdicate
renounce or relinquish a throne

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abnormal
aberrant or deviant

suspended
abeyance action

utterly
abject hopeless, humiliating or wretched

to
abjure renounce on oath

act
ablution of cleansing

to
abrogate abolish by formal means

depart
abscond* secretly and hide

sparing
abstemious* in eating and drinking; temperate

hard
abstruse to understand; secret, hidden

an
accretion increase by natural growth

sour
acerbic or astringent in taste, harsh in temper

to
acquiesce comply, give in

sharp
acrid or biting to the taste or smell

caustic,
acrimonious stinging or bitter in nature

to
adjoin* be close or in contact with

to
adjure beg or command

to
admonish counsel against something; caution; warn; reprove

to
adulterate* make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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adventitious accidental

artistic;
aesthetic dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

friendly,
affable courteous

to
aggrandize increase in power, influence and reputation

gather;
aggregate accumulate

cheerful
alacrity promptness; eagerness

alleviate relieve

a
altruist person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

combine;
amalgamate unite in one body

of
amatory or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking

unclear
ambiguous or doubtful in meaning

the
ambivalence state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

to
ameliorate make better; to improve

friendship;
amity peaceful harmony

something
anachronism* or someone misplaced in time; an obsolete or archaic form

analogous comparable

absence
anarchy of governing body; state of disorder

any
androgen substance that promotes masculine characteristics

being
androgynous both male and female

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hostile
animus feeling or attitude

abnormal;
anomalous irregular

aversion;
antipathy* dislike

any
apartheid system or caste that separates people according to race

lack
apathy* of interest or emotion; uncaring; indifference

the
apogee highest or most distant point

renunciation
of one’s previous loyalty; a total desertion of one’s religion, principles,
apostasy* cause, etc.

glorification,
apotheosis glorified ideal

pacify
appease or soothe; relieve

apprise inform

approval;
approbation* praise, consideration

acquire;
appropriate take possession of for one’s own use

hard;
arduous strenuous

to
arrogate claim unwarrantably or presumptuously

without
artless guile; open and honest

practicing
ascetic self-denial; austere

diligent,
assiduous* persistent, hardworking

to
assuage make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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to
atrophy waste away; wither or deteriorate; the wasting away of body tissue

make
attenuate thinner

daring;
audacious bold

forbiddingly
austere* stern in appearance; severely simple and unornamented

self-governing;
autonomous* independent

assert
aver* confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact

something
avocation one does in addition to a principle occupation

boring;
banal commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clichéd; hackneyed

contradict;
belie give a false impression

warlike,
belligerent given to waging war

to
bemoan express pity for

kindly;
beneficent doing good

desiring
benevolent to do good to others

having
benign a kindly disposition

pertaining
bilateral to or affecting two or both sides

support;
bolster reinforce

pompous
bombastic* in speech and manner ; using inflated language

rude;
boorish insensitive

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grow
burgeon forth; send out buds

make
burnish shiny by rubbing; polish

support;
buttress prop up

to
capitulate surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms

unpredictable;
capricious* fickle; changing one’s mind quickly and often

to
castigate* punish or criticize harshly

agent
that increases the rate of a chemical action; person or thing that causes
catalyst action

burning;
caustic sarcastically biting

trickery;
chicanery* deception by means of craft or guile

roundabout,
circuitous indirect

to
circumambulate walk about or around

to
circumscribe draw a line around

watchful
circumspect and discreet

thicken;
coagulate congeal; clot

concluding
section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes
coda or concludes

convincing
cogent* and well reasoned

corresponding
commensurate in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate

brief,
compendium
comprehensive summary

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self-satisfied,
complacent unconcerned

trying
complaisant* to please; overly polite; obliging

yielding;
compliant conforming to requirements

a
compunction feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong

having
concentric a common center

to
conciliate placate, win over

reconciling;
conciliatory soothing

overlook;
condone forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

a
conflagration large destructive fire

merging
confluence into one

confuse;
confound puzzle

existing
congenital or as such from birth

person
connoisseur competent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art

claim;
contention thesis

contentious quarrelsome

to
contravene come into conflict with

feeling
contrite regret and sorrow for one’s sins or offenses; penitent

riddle;
conundrum difficult problem

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recovering
convalescent from illness

approach;
converge tend to meet; come together

to
convoke call together

intricate
convoluted* and complicated

to
corroborate provide supporting evidence

craven cowardly

too
credulous* trusting; gullible

going
cursory rapidly over something; hasty; superficial

intimidate;
daunt frighten

decaying;
decadent deteriorating

propriety;
decorum orderliness and good taste in manners

failure
default to act

respect;
deference* courteous regard for another’s wishes

respectful;
deferential to yield judgment to

to
deign think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity

portray;
delineate depict; sketch

to
delude mislead the mind of judgment of, deceive

denigrate blacken

ridicule;
deride
make fun of

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contemptuous
derision or jeering laughter; ridicule.

unoriginal;
derivative obtained from another source

to
desiccate* dry out thoroughly

aimless;
desultory* haphazard; digressing at random

something
deterrent that discourages; hindrance

bitter
diatribe scolding; invective

split;
dichotomy* branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

lacking
diffident* or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

to
diffuse* spread widely or thinly

wandering
digression away from the subject

inclined
dilatory* to delay or procrastinate

someone
dilettante with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

lament
dirge with music

correct
a false impression; to set right; to
disabuse* free from error

mentally
discerning quick and observant; having insight

not
discordant harmonious; conflicting

defame;
discredit destroy confidence in; disbelieve

lack
discrepancy of consistency; difference

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separate;
discrete unconnected; consisting of distinct parts

lacking
disingenuous genuine candor; insincere

disinterested unprejudiced

lacking
disjointed coherence; separated at the joints

eliminate
dismiss from consideration; reject

disparage belittle

fundamentally
disparate distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar

to
disport divert or amuse oneself

a
disquiet lack of calm or peace

disguise;
dissemble* pretend; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

distribute;
disseminate* spread widely; scatter (like seeds)

disintegration;
dissolution looseness in morals

discord;
dissonance opposite of harmony

to
distend expand by stretching; swell out

purify;
distill refine; concentrate

vary;
diverge go in different directions from the same point

strip;
divest deprive

a
principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief;
doctrine dogma

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provide
document written evidence

a
dogma firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

opinionated;
dogmatic* arbitrary; doctrinal

sorrowful,
doleful mournful

sleeping;
dormant lethargic; latent

sullen,
dour gloomy

to
dupe* deceive; a person who is easily deceived

deceitfulness
duplicity in speech or conduct; double-dealing

faulty
dystrophy or inadequate nutrition or development

showing
ebullient excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

selective;
eclectic* composed of elements from a variety of sources

effectiveness
efficacy* ; power to produce desired effect

a
effigy dummy; a likeness or image, especially of a person.

flowing
effluence out of

impudence;
effrontery shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness

a
elegy* sorrowful poem or speech

draw
elicit out by discussion

art
elocution of clear and expressive speaking

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adorn;
embellish ornament; enhance, as a story

the
empathy identification with the feelings or thoughts of others

based
empirical on experience

imitate;
emulate rival

prevailing
endemic among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

weaken;
enervate* to reduce in strength

to
engender* produce, cause or bring about

increase;
enhance improve

a
enigma puzzle; a mystery

short-lived;
ephemeral* fleeting

a
epigram witty or pointed saying tersely expressed

a
epithet word or phrase characteristically used to characterize a person or thing

calmness
equanimity of temperament; composure

lie;
equivocate* mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

learned,
erudite* scholarly, bookish

hard
esoteric* to understand; known only to the chosen few

estimable admirable

improvement
eugenics of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics

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expression
eulogy* of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death

an
inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered
euphemism offensive

pleasantness
euphony of sound

worsen;
exacerbate* to increase bitterness or violence

to
exculpate* clear from blame; prove innocent

execrable abominable

urgent
exigency situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention

urgent;
exigent requiring immediate action

to
expound set forth in detail

projection;
extrapolation conjecture

to
exult show or feel triumphant joy

joking
facetious (often inappropriately); humorous

help
facilitate bring about; make less difficult

false;
fallacious misleading

brainless;
fatuous inane; foolish, yet smug

trying
fawning* to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing

apt;
felicitous suitably expressed; well chosen

glowing
fervor ardor; intensity of feeling

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of
fiduciary a trust; held or given in trust

droop;
flag grow feeble; to decline in vigor or strength

fledgling inexperienced

reject;
flout mock; show contempt for

to
foment* arouse or incite

prevent
forestall* by taking action in advance

irritable,
fractious peevish

thrifty;
frugality economy

continuous
fusillade discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism

useless;
futile hopeless; ineffectual

gainsay deny

loquacious;
garrulous talkative; wordy

urge
goad on

gouge overcharge

pompous
grandiloquent* or inflated in language; bombastic; using high-sounding language

gregarious sociable

deceit
guile or trickery

without
guileless deceit

easily
gullible deceived

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long,
harangue passionate, and vehement speech

different
heterodox from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines

of
heterogeneous other origin; not originating in the body

of
homogeneous the same kind

exaggeration;
hyperbole overstatement

affecting
hypocritical virtues or qualities one does not have

one
iconoclast* who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

worship
idolatry of idols; excessive admiration

immutable unchangeable

injure;
impair hurt

without
impassive* feeling; imperturbable; showing or feeling no emotion

hinder;
impede block

impervious;
impermeable not permitting passage through its substance

calm;
imperturbable placid

impenetrable;
impervious* incapable of being damaged or distressed

quick
impetuous* to act without thinking

incapable
implacable of being pacified

understood
implicit but not stated

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burst
implode inward

to
importune urge or press with excessive persistence

to
impugn attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

unintentionally;
inadvertently by oversight; carelessly

a
inamorata female lover

not
inchoate* fully formed; disorganized; rudimentary; elementary

lack
incongruity of harmony; absurdity

insignificant;
inconsequential unimportant

introduce
incorporate something into a larger whole; combine; unite

to
inculpate charge with fault

a
incursion hostile entrance into a place

uncertain;
indeterminate not clearly fixed; indefinite

indigence poverty

experiencing
indigent want or need; impoverished.

to
indoctrinate imbue someone with learning

state
indolence* of being lazy or slothful

to
induce move or lead by influence

too
ineffable great for description

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inactive;
inert lacking power to move

liquid
infusion extract so obtained

naive
ingenuous* and trusting; young; unsophisticated

firmly
inherent established by nature or habit

hostile,
inimical unfriendly

innocuous harmless

without
insensate feeling or sensitivity

unconscious;
insensible unresponsive

intended
insidious to trap or beguile

hint;
insinuate imply; creep in

lacking
insipid* in interest or flavor; dull

boldly
insolent rude or disrespectful

narrow-mindedness;
insularity isolation

someone
interloper who intrudes in the domain of others

unruly;
intractable stubborn; unyielding

refusal
intransigence of any compromise; stubbornness

refusing
intransigent* to agree or compromise

overwhelm;
inundate flood; submerge

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accustomed;
inured hardened

of,
invective* relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

irritable;
irascible* easily angered

uncertain
irresolute how to act; weak

plan
itinerary of a trip

brief
laconic and to the point; using few words

languor;
lassitude weariness

potential
latent but undeveloped; dormant; hidden

laud praise

drowsy;
lethargic dull

earth
levee or stone embankment to prevent flooding

lack
levity of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity

to
litigate make the subject of a lawsuit

record
log of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities

loquacious talkative

easily
lucid understood; clear; intelligible

shining;
luminous issuing light

magnanimity generosity

generous
magnanimous in forgiving an insult or injury

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a
magnate powerful or influential person

clumsy,
maladroit tactless

characterized
malevolent by or expressing bad will

misconduct
malfeasance or wrongdoing often committed by a public official

to
malign speak harmful untruths about, to slander

to
malinger evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

one
malingerer who feigns illness to escape duty

capable
malleable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

rebel;
maverick nonconformist

an
maxim expression of general truth or principle

lying;
mendacious habitually dishonest

change
metamorphosis of form

excessively
meticulous careful; painstaking; scrupulous

menacing,
minatory threatening

one
misanthrope* who hates mankind

interbreeding
miscegenation of races

to
mitigate* soften, to lessen

to
mollify* calm or make less severe; soothe

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ill-humored;
morose sullen; melancholy

worldly
mundane as opposed to spiritual; everyday

starting
nascent to develop

cancel
negate out; nullify; deny

recent
neophyte* convert; beginner

stubborn,
obdurate hardened in feelings; resistant to persuasion

to
obfuscate render indistinct or dim

having
oblique a slanting or sloping direction

overly
obsequious* submissive and eager to please; servile; sycophantic

becoming
obsolescent obsolete

noisily
obstreperous defiant, unruly

not
obtuse sharp, pointed or acute

to
obviate prevent; make unnecessary; get rid of

to
occlude stop; close; to prevent the passage of

meddlesome;
officious excessively pushy in offering one’s services

eating
omnivorous or absorbing everything

troublesome
onerous* and oppressive; burdensome

public
opprobrium* disgrace; infamy; vilification

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vibrate;
oscillate waver

showy;
ostentatious pretentious; trying to attract attention

formal
panegyric or elaborate praise at an assembly

a
panoply wide-ranging and impressive array or display

model
paragon* of excellence or perfection

one-sided;
partisan prejudiced; committed to a party

causing
pathogenic disease

pertaining
pathological to disease

smallness
paucity* of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

showing
pedantic off learning; bookish

strong
penchant inclination; liking

severe
penury poverty; stinginess

having
percipient perception; discerning; discriminating

something
perennial long-lasting

treacherous;
perfidious* disloyal; willing to betray one’s trust

willing
perfidious to betray one’s trust

superficial;
not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; done in a routine
perfunctory* way;

walking
peripatetic or traveling about; itinerant

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penetrable;
permeable porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

a
permutation complete change; transformation

a
perquisite gratuity, tip

having
perspicacious keen mental perception and understanding; shrewd; astute

resolute;
pertinacious persistent, stubborn

spread
pervasive throughout

showing
petulant sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance

one
philanderer who carries on flirtations

charity;
philanthropy a desire or effort to promote goodness

the
study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine
philology their meaning

calm;
phlegmatic not easily disturbed

devoutness;
piety reverence for God

pacify;
placate conciliate

ability
plasticity to be molded

trite
platitude remark; commonplace statement

excess;
plethora* overabundance

fall
plummet sharply

full
porous of pores; like a sieve

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practical
(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact
pragmatic of something

introductory
preamble statement

uncertain;
precarious risky

a
precept commandment given as a rule of action or conduct

n.
precipitate to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

adj.
precipitate rash, premature, hasty, sudden

to
preclude prevent the presence of

unusually
precocious advanced or mature in mental development or talent

precursor forerunner

preference,
predilection liking

having
prescient knowledge of things before they happen

a
presentiment feeling of anticipation over a future event

arrogant;
presumptuous taking liberties

to
prevaricate* lie or deviate from the truth

characteristic
pristine of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

honesty;
probity* uprightness; incorruptibility

doubtful;
problematic unsettled; questionable; perplexing

lavish;
prodigal* wasteful; reckless with money

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deep;
profound not superficial; complete

tending
to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or
prohibitive forbid

grow
proliferate* rapidly; spread; multiply

to
promulgate make known by open declaration

natural
propensity inclination

to
propitiate* conciliate; to appease

to
propound set forth for consideration

correct
propriety* behavior or conduct, obedience to rules and customs

to
proscribe* condemn as harmful or odious; ostracize; banish; outlaw

to
proselytize convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another

to
protract prolong, draw out, extend

having
provident or showing foresight

wisdom,
prudence caution or restraint

childish,
puerile immature

to
pugnacious quarrel or fight readily

strict
punctilious or exact in the observance of formalities

stinging;
pungent sharp in taste or smell; caustic

lacking
pusillanimous courage or resolution

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limited;
qualified restricted

full
querulous of complaints

minor
quibble objection or complaint

n.
quiescence the condition of being at rest, still, inactive

adj.
quiescent* at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive; motionless

made
rarefied less dense (of a gas)

obstinately
recalcitrant stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly

disclaim
recant or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

hermit;
recluse loner

abstruse;
recondite profound; secret

lying
recumbent down; reclining; leaning

stubborn;
refractory* unmanageable; rebellious

refute disprove

to
rejoinder reply, retort

banish
relegate to an inferior position; delegate; assign

to
remonstrate say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof

deserving
reprehensible rebuke or censure; blameworthy.

retaliation
reprisals against an enemy

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express
reproach disapproval or disappointment

person
reprobate* hardened in sin; wicked person; devoid of a sense of decency

disown;
repudiate* disavow; to reject the validity of

rescind cancel

n.
resolution determination

v.
resolve to make a firm decision about.

silent;
reticent* reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence

respectful;
reverent worshipful

to
revile criticize with harsh language

person
sage celebrated for wisdom

prominent
salient or conspicuous

conducive
salubrious or favorable to health or well-being

approve;
sanction ratify

satisfy
satiate fully

soak
saturate thoroughly

enjoy;
savor have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality

hide
secrete away or cache; produce and release a substance

incitement
sedition of discontent or rebellion against a government

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a
piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig;
shard a potsherd.

doubter;
person who suspends judgment until having examined evidence supporting
skeptic a point of view

a
sociopath person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility

worried;
solicitous concerned

sleep-causing;
soporific* lethargy; marked by sleepiness

having
specious* the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious)

colored
spectrum band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism

occurring
sporadic irregularly

a
stigma* mark of shame or discredit

to
stint restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with

to
stipulate lay down as a condition of an agreement; require by contract

dull;
stolid* impassive; unemotional; lacking sensitivity

marked
striated with parallel bands; grooved

pompous
strut walk or supporting bar

to
subjugate conquer

a
subpoena writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony

settle
subside down; descend; grow quiet

establish
substantiate by evidence; verify; support

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an
subterfuge artifice or expedient used to evade a rule

arrogant,
supercilious haughty, condescending

cause
supersede to be set aside; replace; make obsolete

to
supplicate make humble and earnest entreaty

hypothesis;
supposition surmise

understood;
tacit not put into words

silent,
taciturn not talkative

peripheral;
tangential only slightly connected; digressing

capable
tenable of being held, maintained or defended

holding
tenacious fast; holding or tending to hold persistently to something

marked
tendentious by a strong implicit point of view; partisan

thin;
tenuous rare; slim

extended
tirade scolding; denunciation; harangue

lethargy;
torpor* sluggishness; dormancy

winding;
tortuous full of curves

docile;
tractable* easily managed or controlled

going
transcendent beyond ordinary limits

violation
transgression of a law; sin

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aggressiveness;
truculence ferocity

not
unconscionable restrained by conscience; unscrupulous

waver;
vacillate fluctuate

venerate revere

veracious* truthful

filled
veracity with trust and accuracy

verbose wordy

the
verisimilitude appearance or semblance of truth

verity truthfulness

practical
viable or workable

performed,
vicarious exercised, received or suffered in place of another

to
vilify slander, to defame

sticky,
viscous gluey

adj.
vituperative abusive; scolding

crying
vociferous out noisily

changeable;
volatile explosive; evaporation rapidly

free
volition choice, free will; act of choosing

having
voracious a great appetite

justified;
warranted authorized

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very
wary cautious

turmoil;
welter bewildering jumble

capricious;
whimsical fanciful

fanatic;
zealot person who shows excessive zeal

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