TOP 50 Words of GRE

abstain - - - - to choose not to do something

adulterate - - - - to make impure
apathy - - - - lack of interest or emotion
audacious - - - - fearless and daring
capricious - - - - changing one’s mind quickly and often
corroborate - - - - to provide supporting evidence
desiccate - - - - to dry out thoroughly
engender - - - - to produce, cause, or bring about
ephemeral - - - - lasting a short time

pragmatic - - - - practical as opposed to idealistic

euphemism----a less direct word used instead of an offensive word

euphoria----excited happiness

defiant-----disobedience
propriety - - - - correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
vacillate - - - - to sway physically; to be indecisive
volatile - - - - easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
advocate - - - - to speak in favor of
nemesis - - - - a powerful river, a usually unconquerable opponent
bolster - - - - to support; to prop up
pariah - - - - an outcast(a person who is put away from a society or a group)

gullible - - - - easily deceived

surfeit - - - - abundance, excessive amount(plethora)
enigma - - - - a puzzle; a mystery
spurious - - - - false, fake, not genuine
erudite - - - - learned; scholarly; bookish
fervid - - - - intensely emotional; feverish
lucid - - - - clear and easily understood
opaque - - - - impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
placate - - - - to sooth or pacify(assuage)
precipitate - - - - to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
prodigal - - - - wasteful; reckless with money(squander)
zeal - - - - passion, excitement

cacophony - - - - harsh, jarring noise

deride - - - - to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
dissonance - - - - a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
enervate - - - - to reduce in strength
eulogy - - - - speech in praise of someone
rescind - - - - to cancel, to repeal

transgression----break a law or rule

rancid----unpleasant,stale smell or taste

stale----not fresh,no longer new or interesting

ingenuous - - - - showing innocence or childlike simplicity
lethargic - - - - acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
malleable(*ductile) - - - - capable of being shaped
misanthrope - - - - a person who dislikes others
obdurate - - - - hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
ostentation - - - - excessive showiness
paradox - - - - a contradiction or dilemma
respite - - - - an interval of rest, a temporary delay
prevaricate - - - - to lie or deviate from the truth
venerate - - - - to respect deeply
trite - - - - unoriginal, overused, clichéd, commonplace,banal

homogenous - - - - of a similar kind

laconic(*garrulous) - - - - using few words
laud - - - - to give praise; to glorify
loquacious - - - - talkative
mitigate - - - - to soften; to lessen
pedant - - - - someone who shows off learning

undermine(to remove a support from the base)****undergrid(to support from the base)

1. ANOMALY
2. EQUIVOCAL
3. ERUDITE--learned
4. LUCID--clear
5. OPAQUE--
6. PRECIPITATE--
7. PRODIGAL--wasteful
8. ENIGMA--mystery
9. FERVID—emotional,fevevrish
10. PLACATE--pacify
11. ZEAL--enthusiasm
12. ASSUAGE—lessen,calm