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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
Word Definition
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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