Barron’s GRE Word List (Vocabulary) Test Prep-

Letter L
labile
likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile
A labile compound
laborious
demanding much work or care; tedious
He is doing a laborious job
labyrinth
maze
They got into a labyrinth of problems
laceration
torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
She stood in front of him bearing a lacerated soul
lachrymose
producing tears; tearful
You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. –Lamb
lackadaisical
lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
That was a lackadaisical presentation
lackluster
lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
A lackluster eye
laconic
brief and to the point; using few words; terse
He made a laconic speech
laggard
slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
His laggardness irritates one and all
lag
move or develop more slowly; straggle
She lagged behind the rest
lagoon
shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs
The lagoons of Venice
laity
laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal caste. –Macaulay
layman
man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
She married a layman, against her parents wish
lament
grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
There’s no use lamenting over the past
lampoon
ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
Like her who missed her name in a lampoon, And grieved to find herself decayed so soon. –Dryden
lancet
small surgical tool for making incisions
A lancet arch
lance
cut into; N: spear like weapon
Pierce with a lance
languid
lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
The excursion made her languid
lank
long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
The player has a lanky build
lap
take in food or drink with one’s tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area
from the waist to the knees of a seated person
She lapped it up all
larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
He was kept in police custody for larceny
larder
pantry; place where food is kept
The food was preserved in the larder
largess
generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. –Chaucer
lascivious
lustful
A lascivious gesture.
lust
intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.
He has lust for power
lassitude
languor; weariness; listlessness
The pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon
latent
present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
Her latent ability remained undiscovered
lateral
of or coming from the side
A lateral move
latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
He allowed his children a fair amount of latitude
laud
praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. –Tyndals
lavish
liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated
lavishly; V. give in abundance
They spend lavishly
lax
careless; negligent; not paying enough attention;
Theirs is a lax service
leaven
add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to
rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. –Milton
lechery
gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
A lecherous act
lectern
reading desk or stand for a public speaker
The bible was placed on a lectern
leery
(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
He was leery of aggressive salespeople
leeway
room to move; margin; latitude;
There’s no leeway for the deadline
legacy
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
The legacy of ancient Rome
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
Legend on the map
legerdemain
sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
He has a financial legerdemain
leniency
mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
She gave her children a lot of leniency
leonine
like a lion
His leonine manners appealed to her
lethal
deadly
It’s a lethal weapon
lethargic
drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
The drug makes you feel lethargic
levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
To levee a treacherous stream
levitate
rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light
The magician levitates a table
levity
lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
He never employed his omnipotence out of levity. –Calamy
levy
impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax);
The government levied a tax on tobacco
lexicographer
compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
Jonathan Swift was also a lexicographer
liability
drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely;
responsible (for paying)
His lack of education is his biggest liability
liaison
contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains
communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
He served as the President’s liaison with Congress
libel
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ.
libelous
What’s this but libeling against the senate? –Shak
Libertine
debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\’e; CF. free
Like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads. –Shak
Libretto
text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
A libretto is a musical composition
Licentious
amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
“Licentious wickedness.” –Shak
license
official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or
damage; V.
He holds a license to kill
lien
legal claim or right on a property
He holds a lien to her property
Ligneous
like wood
The table looks ligneous
lilliputian
extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels
Although a Lilliputian he demonstrates exemplary courage
limber
flexible; supple; pliable; V.
To limber up before the game
limbo
region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams
limn
draw; outline; describe; CF. line
Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. –Sir T.
Browne
limpid
crystal clear
The limpid glory of new born leaves
lineage
descent; ancestry
Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. –Spenser
lineaments
features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father
linger
loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear
The smell lingered for days.
linguistic
pertaining to language
She wants to specialize in linguistic studies
lionize
treat (a person) as a celebrity
The celebrity was lionized
liquidate
settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
His debts were liquidated
List
tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
She lists over the ladder
listless
lacking in spirit or energy; languid
Hot summers made him listless
litany
supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
We heard the whole litany of their complaints
litigation
lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
The litigation was hard to resolve
Litotes
understatement for emphasis; Ex. “not bad(=pretty good)”
This is no small problem is litotes
livid
lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
Fear turned his cheeks livid for a moment
loath
reluctant; unwilling; disinclined;
Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
loathe
detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive
A loathsome smell
lode
metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother skated home in triumph. –C. Kingsley
lofty
very high
He reached lofty heights in his profession
log
record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
They had to log a day’s event
loiter
hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
The young boy was loitering on the terrace
loll
lounge about
The dog stood in the heat with his tongue lolling out of his mouth
lounge
stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
She lounged the day away
longevity
long life; long duration
Our family is known for its longevity
loom
appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); N: apparatus for making
thread into cloth
The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly
lope
gallop slowly
“He that lopes on the ropes.” –Middleton
loquacious
talkative; N. loquacity
She is loquacious
lout
clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countryside
He’s such a lout
lubricate
apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
Grease is an excellent lubricant
lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
His lucid explanation made the otherwise tough concepts easier
lucrative
profitable; producing wealth
Agriculture is a lucrative business
lucre
money; profit;
Don’t run behind filthy lucre
ludicrous
laughable; ridiculous; trifling
A ludicrous lack of efficiency
lugubrious
mournful; sorrowful
The film has a lugubrious ending
lull
moment of calm; period of reduced activity; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest;
Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
A lull in the rain
lumber
move heavily or clumsily; N: timber
The bear lumbered through the woods
lumen
unit of light energy (one candle’s worth)
Lumen is the unit of light energy
luminary
celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
She wished all the senior luminaries at the party
luminous
shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light
Luminous paint/road signs
lunar
pertaining to the moon
The Egyptians believe in the Lunar Calendar
lunatic
insane;
He resides permanently in a lunatic asylum
lurid
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible;
Lurid details of the murder
lurk
stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
The watchman lurked in the lounge
luscious
pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
She invited them over a luscious meal
luster
shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
The scorching sun was mounted high, In all its luster, to the noonday sky. –Addison
lustrous
shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
Her hair’s lustrous
luxuriant
abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex.
luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
The ponds facilitate luxuriant growth of alga
Barron’s GRE Word List (Vocabulary)
Test Prep- Letter Q
quack
charlatan; impostor
He’s no good doctor, he’s a quack
quadruped
four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
A cow is a quadruped
quaff
drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment)
He quaffed the drink hastily
Quagmire
bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is
difficult to free oneself
He has to squeeze his way through the quagmire
quail
cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
The kitten quailed at the sight of a dog
quaint
odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
He dressed in a quaint way
qualified
limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify
He’s qualified enough to analyze
qualms
uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience
I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen
quandary
dilemma; state of uncertainty
She is in a quandary about whether to go.
quarantine
isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection;
The patient was isolated in quarantine
quarry
person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey
quarry
dig into (to get stone); N: mine
The police lost their quarry in the crowd
quash
crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
Quay
dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
The quay could not land all the boats
Queasy
experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish
I feel a little queasy
quell
suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet
“Army Quells Rebellion”
quench
assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress
Her thirst for knowledge could not be quenched
querulous
given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining
A querulous student
query
inquiry; question; V
Her queries are generally genuine
queue
line (of waiting people or vehicles)
The boy had to wait in a long queue
quibble
minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
She quibbles over petty things
quiescent
dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence
The seeds of lotus lie quiescent for generations together
quietude
tranquility; calmness
The quietude of the place is remarkable
quintessence
purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex.
quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
quip
taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
Her quipped at the right time
quirk
sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior
By a quirk of fate
quisling
traitor who aids invaders;
The Quisling made arrangements for the terrorists to stay
Quiver
case for arrows
He put back the arrow into the quiver
quixotic
idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote
Her plans are usually quixotic
quizzical
curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering;
He gave a quizzical glance
quorum
minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
The quorum has not formed yet
Quotidian
daily; commonplace; customary
That’s a monotonous quotidian routine

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