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Barron's GRE 17th Edition High Freq Words
resolve
nd a solution or answer
ag
a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
document
a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
profound
situated at or extending to great depth
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log
a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
appropriate
suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
dismiss
stop associating with
reproach
express criticism towards
reverent
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
negate
make ine ective by counterbalancing the e ect of
sanction
o cial permission or approval
venerate
regard with feelings of respect and reverence
confound
be confusing or perplexing to
sage
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
propriety
correct behavior
quali ed
meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
partisan
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
precipitate
bring about abruptly
piety
righteousness by virtue of being pious
subside
wear o or die down
insensible
barely able to be perceived
incorporate
make into a whole or make part of a whole
austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
futile
producing no result or e ect
wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
di use
spread out; not concentrated in one place
contention
the act of competing as for pro t or a prize
anarchy
a state of lawlessness and disorder
enhance
increase
impede
be a hindrance or obstacle to
deride
treat or speak of with contempt
admonish
scold or reprimand; take to task
abate
become less in amount or intensity
supposition
the cognitive process of conjecturing
deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
skeptic
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
approbation
o cial approval
luminous
softly bright or radiant
insinuate
suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
secrete
generate and separate from cells or bodily uids
impair
make worse or less e ective
inherent
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
aggregate
a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
daunt
cause to lose courage
default
an option that is selected automatically
distill
undergo condensation
appease
make peace with
lucid
transparently clear; easily understandable
stipulate
make an express demand or provision in an agreement
discredit
the state of being held in low esteem
laud
praise, glorify, or honor
facilitate
make easier
e cacy
capacity or power to produce a desired e ect
decorum
propriety in manners and conduct
bene cent
doing or producing good
implicit
suggested though not directly expressed
mitigate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
dissolution
separation into component parts
refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
idolatry
the worship of idols or images that are not God
repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
diverge
move or draw apart
disinterested
una ected by concern for one's own welfare
volatile
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
supersede
take the place or move into the position of
aesthetic
characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
ascetic
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
prodigal
recklessly wasteful
assiduous
marked by care and persistent e ort
placate
cause to be more favorably inclined
whimsical
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
precarious
not secure; beset with di culties
latent
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
saturate
infuse or ll completely
apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
arduous
characterized by e ort to the point of exhaustion
stint
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
embellish
make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
analogous
similar or equivalent in some respects
satiate
ll to satisfaction
ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
capricious
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
spectrum
a broad range of related objects or values or qualities
bolster
support and strengthen
stigma
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
craven
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
propensity
a natural inclination
dupe
fool or hoax
elicit
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
perennial
lasting an inde nitely long time
eulogy
a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
tacit
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
fervor
feelings of great warmth and intensity
harangue
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
converge
be adjacent or come together
alleviate
provide physical relief, as from pain
ostentatious
intended to attract notice and impress others
derivative
a compound obtained from another compound
alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
transgression
the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
divest
take away possessions from someone
strut
to walk with a lofty proud gait
inundate
ll or cover completely, usually with water
implacable
incapable of being appeased or paci ed
goad
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
engender
call forth
delineate
represented accurately or precisely
disparage
express a negative opinion of
antipathy
a feeling of intense dislike
pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
exigency
a pressing or urgent situation
impassive
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
aver
declare or a rm solemnly and formally as true
inert
unable to move or resist motion
levity
a manner lacking seriousness
reprobate
a person without moral scruples
discordant
not in agreement or harmony
caustic
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
presumptuous
going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
buttress
a support usually of stone or brick
pungent
strong and sharp to the sense of taste
relegate
assign to a lower position
dormant
inactive but capable of becoming active
magnanimity
liberality in bestowing gifts
connoisseur
an expert able to appreciate a eld
elegy
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
propitiate
make peace with
proscribe
command against
pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
artless
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
apprise
inform somebody of something
solicitous
full of anxiety and concern
disparate
fundamentally di erent or distinct in quality or kind
dogmatic
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
empirical
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
morose
showing a brooding ill humor
belie
be in contradiction with
metamorphosis
striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
levee
an embankment built to prevent a river from over owing
forestall
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
imperturbable
marked by extreme calm and composure
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
disseminate
cause to become widely known
burnish
polish and make shiny
dissemble
behave unnaturally or a ectedly
savor
a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
invective
abusive language used to express blame or censure
oscillate
move or swing from side to side regularly
conciliatory
making or willing to make concessions
desultory
marked by lack of de nite plan or regularity or purpose
maverick
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
discrepancy
a di erence between con icting facts or claims or opinions
amalgamate
bring or combine together or with something else
facetious
cleverly amusing in tone
immutable
not subject or susceptible to change or variation
homogeneous
all of the same or similar kind or nature
obsequious
attempting to win favor from in uential people by attery
equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
distend
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
laconic
brief and to the point
insipid
lacking interest or signi cance or impact
tractable
easily managed
discerning
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
adulterate
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
tortuous
marked by repeated turns and bends
vacillate
be undecided about something
obviate
do away with
proliferate
grow rapidly
complaisant
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
ameliorate
to make better
specious
plausible but false
recluse
one who lives in solitude
obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
digression
a message that departs from the main subject
refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
foment
try to stir up
assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
inadvertently
without knowledge or intention
perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
preamble
a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
o cious
intrusive in a meddling or o ensive manner
plummet
drop sharply
di dence
lack of self-assurance
viable
capable of life or normal growth and development
out
treat with contemptuous disregard
gainsay
take exception to
garrulous
full of trivial conversation
precursor
something indicating the approach of something or someone
condone
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
substantiate
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
impervious
not admitting of passage or capable of being a ected
incongruity
the quality of disagreeing
per dious
tending to betray
platitude
a trite or obvious remark
sporadic
recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
attenuate
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
mollify
cause to be more favorably inclined
mundane
found in the ordinary course of events
porous
full of holes
fatuous
devoid of intelligence
contentious
showing an inclination to disagree
subpoena
a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
dirge
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
enervate
weaken mentally or morally
ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or o enses
welter
a confused multitude of things
torpor
a state of motor and mental inactivity
deterrent
something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
e rontery
audacious behavior that you have no right to
recant
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
quibble
evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
guileless
free of deceit
pathological
relating to the study of diseases
autonomous
existing as an independent entity
disjointed
taken apart at the points of connection
anachronism
something located at a time when it could not have existed
anomalous
deviating from the general or common order or type
pate
liver or meat or fowl nely minced or ground and variously seasoned
quiescent
being quiet or still or inactive
commensurate
corresponding in size or degree or extent
tirade
a speech of violent denunciation
irascible
quickly aroused to anger
cogent
powerfully persuasive
pristine
immaculately clean and unused
paragon
a perfect embodiment of a concept
gouge
an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
compendium
a publication containing a variety of works
probity
complete and con rmed integrity
itinerary
an established line of travel or access
edgling
young bird that has just edged or become capable of ying
banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
rescind
cancel o cially
fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
esoteric
understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
pervasive
spreading or spread throughout
frugality
prudence in avoiding waste
gregarious
temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
inured
made tough by habitual exposure
opprobrium
a state of extreme dishonor
unwarranted
incapable of being justi ed or explained
phlegmatic
showing little emotion
lassitude
a feeling of lack of interest or energy
abeyance
temporary cessation or suspension
exacerbate
make worse
felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
intractable
di cult to manage or mold
onerous
not easily borne; wearing
burgeon
grow and ourish
indeterminate
not xed or known in advance
hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration
innocuous
not injurious to physical or mental health
penchant
a strong liking
conundrum
a di cult problem
fawning
attempting to win favor by attery
tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter
loquacious
full of trivial conversation
euphemism
an ino ensive expression substituted for an o ensive one
erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
coagulate
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
neophyte
any new participant in some activity
problematic
making great mental demands
catalyst
substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
abscond
run away, often taking something or somebody along
equivocate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
prevaricate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
prohibitive
tending to discourage, especially of prices
plethora
extreme excess
striate
marked with stripes
rare ed
of high moral or intellectual value
lethargic
de cient in alertness or activity
endemic
native to or con ned to a certain region
disingenuous
not straightforward or candid
abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
ebullient
joyously unrestrained
exculpate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
zealot
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
recondite
di cult to penetrate
paucity
an insu cient quantity or number
boorish
ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
diatribe
thunderous verbal attack
bombastic
ostentatiously lofty in style
malleable
capable of being shaped or bent
dissonance
disagreeable sounds
grandiloquent
lofty in style
inconsequential
lacking worth or importance
veracious
habitually speaking the truth
shard
a broken piece of a brittle artifact
viscous
having a relatively high resistance to ow
misanthrope
someone who dislikes people in general
compliant
disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
implode
burst inward
chicanery
the use of tricks to deceive someone
gullible
naive and easily deceived or tricked
salubrious
promoting health
indigence
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
disabuse
free somebody from an erroneous belief
desiccate
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
verbose
using or containing too many words
tangential
of super cial relevance if any
discrete
constituting a separate entity or part
permeable
allowing uids or gases to pass or di use through
inchoate
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
convoluted
highly complex or intricate
sopori c
inducing sleep
iconoclastic
characterized by attack on established beliefs
castigation
verbal punishment
mendacious
given to lying
coda
the closing section of a musical composition
ambivalence
mixed feelings or emotions
intransigence
stubborn refusal to compromise or change
plasticity
the property of being physically malleable
vituperative
marked by harshly abusive criticism
dichotomy
a classi cation into two opposed parts or subclasses
truculence
obstreperous and de ant aggressiveness
aberrant
markedly di erent from an accepted norm
denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent
occlude
block passage through
impermeable
preventing especially liquids to pass or di use through
insularity
the state of being isolated or detached
cacophonous
having an unpleasant sound
malingerer
someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
extrapolation
an inference about the future based on known facts
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