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Gre Interact v1 Vocab List PDF
Gre Interact v1 Vocab List PDF
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GRE List 1 — 50 Words
INCHOATE (adj.) Incipient, still developing or incomplete
(adj.) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order
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(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause
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LUCID
(adj.) Intelligible or readily understandable
(adj.) Sane or rational
(adj.) Translucent or clear; bright or luminous
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EULOGY (n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone who has died
(n) High praise
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MUNDANE
(adj.) Ordinary, practical, commonplace; banal or uninteresting
(adj.) Of or related to this world, as opposed to the heavens
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SAP
(n) 1
. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid
2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to “essential body fluid”)
3. A gullible person, fool, or dupe
(v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality
2. To diminish the intensity or supply of
3. To undermine the foundations of
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GIST (n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter
(n) The grounds of a legal action
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PLETHORA (n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance
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DIN
(n) A loud, clamorous noise
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PRECARIOUS (adj.) L
acking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unknown
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DEFAULT (n) F
ailure to meet an obligation, especially a financial obligation; failure to make a
court appearance; failure to participate in a contest
(v) To fail to do any of the above
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PROFUSE (adj.) Present or available in great amount; plentiful, bountiful, or copious
(adj.) Pouring forth freely or abundantly; extravagant
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VENERATION (n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration
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SANCTION 1. ( POSITIVE meaning) Official or authoritative permission or authorization;
support or encouragement
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o approve or authorize officially;
to support or tolerate by showing approval
2. ( NEGATIVE meaning) A penalty meant to force compliance;
a military or economic measure adopted by several nations and meant to coerce
another nation violating international law
(v) To penalize, especially for a violation of international law
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PERFIDY (n) 1
. The quality or state of being disloyal; treachery; faithlessness
2. An act of disloyalty
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EXPLICIT (adj.) Fully and clearly expressed, without leaving anything to implication
(adj.) Fully developed or defined
(adj.) Forthright and unambiguous in expression
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PRESUMPTUOUS (adj.) O
verstepping the bounds of what’s right or proper; inappropriately forward or
taking liberties
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SLIGHT (v) 1
. To treat as unimportant or make light of
2. To treat with disdain or discourteous inattention
3. To do inattentively or negligently
(n) An instance of being slighted
(adj.) 1
. Slim or delicate of body
2. Small in size, extent, or quantity
3. Trifling, trivial, or unimportant
4. Lacking strength or substance; flimsy
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TRANSPARENT (adj.) Permitting the passage of light; sheer enough to see through
(adj.) Frank, candid, and free of deceit or pretense
(adj.) Obvious; readily seen or understood
(adj.) Open with regards to methods or practices, especially in business
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CONFOUND (v) T
o confuse, perplex, or stump; to throw into disorder
(v) To mix up; to fail to notice differences
(v) To refute, prove wrong, or put to shame
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IMPERMEABLE (adj.) I mpassable; not permeable; preventing passage through or into itself (such
as by a liquid—e.g., an impermeable raincoat)
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DENUNCIATION (n) 1
. Public condemnation or censure
2. An accusation of a crime
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OBSTINATE (adj.) S
tubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course against
argument or persuasion; difficult to control, subdue, or remedy
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LEVY (v) 1
. To impose and collect (such as a tax)
2. To draft troops into military service
3. To declare and wage war
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EXACERBATE (v) To make more severe, violent, or bitter; to aggravate, intensify, or inflame
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TACITURN (adj.) Disinclined to speak by temperament
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FLAG (v) To signal with, or as with, a flag
(v) 1. To fall off in energy, vigor, interest, or activity
2. To droop or hang loose
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DOFF (v) 1. To take off or remove (as clothes); to tip or remove (one’s hat) in greeting
2. To put aside or discard
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GARRULOUS (adj.) Wordy; overly talkative and given to long, rambling, often trivial speech
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GAMBOL (v) To frolic; to skip or leap about playfully
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VISCID (adj.) Having a sticky, adhesive, or viscous quality or consistency
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DILATE (v) 1
. To cause to expand; to widen or enlarge
2. To speak or write at length on a subject
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SUBSIDE (v) T
o sink to a lower or normal level (such as a fever);
to sink or settle down (as onto a couch or to the bottom of a river)
(v) To become less agitated or active
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CONVOLUTED (adj.) Having a great number of coils, loops, or folds
(adj.) Intricate or involved
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INDIFFERENT (n) Not caring; having no interest; unbiased, impartial
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ANALOGOUS (adj.) Similar or related so that one can draw an analogy or comparison
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ADULTERATE (v) T
o make impure or corrupt by adding foreign or inferior materials or
ingredients, particularly in preparation for sale
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NABOB (n) A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important
(n) A provincial governor of India’s Mogul empire (historical)
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GRE List 4 — 50 Words
RUE
(n) regret, sorrow
(v) to regret; to feel remorse
(n) a bitter herb used medicinally
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PEDANTIC (adj.) E
xcessively, narrowly, often ostentatiously focused on formal rules or book
learning; unimaginative
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SCOTCH (v) To put an end to (the storm scotched our plans)
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CODA (n) S
omething that concludes, finishes, or rounds out, often with a summary of
what has gone before (example: an unpleasant after-hours voicemail from
your boss would be a coda to an awful workday)
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PHILANTHROPIC (adj.) O
f, related to, characterized by, involved with, or providing charitable or
humanitarian aid or assistance
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ABSTAIN (v) To refrain or hold oneself back
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SLACK (adj.) N
egligent, careless, or lax; slow, sluggish, or lacking energy; lacking
tautness or tightness; weak; inactive, not busy
(v) 1. To become slack; to loosen or make slower
2. To shirk or evade work; to be careless or inattentive in doing
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DIVERGE (v) To turn aside from a path or course; to branch off from a single point
(v) To differ in opinion, form, or character
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FRINGE (n) A margin, periphery, or outer edge
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ASCEND (v) To move or slope upward; to rise from a lower level or station
(v) To go back in time or genealogical progression
(v) To become king or queen
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DIVESTITURE (n) T
he act of divesting (opposite of “investing”); the act of stripping someone of
property
(n) The sale or liquidation of assets
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GRATE (v) T
o shred (such as cheese) by rubbing against anabrasive surface;
to cause to make a harsh sound through grinding (as teeth);
to persistently annoy
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EPHEMERAL (adj.) Short-lived or lasting for only a brief period
(adj.) Lasting only one day
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GRE List 5 — 50 Words
ERUDITE (adj.) Learned, knowledgeable, or scholarly
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HALLMARK (n) A
n outstanding or distinguishing feature;
A mark indicating quality or excellence
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HARROW (v) To disturb or torment
(v) To prepare ground for planting with a harrow (a tool designed to break up and
even out plowed land)
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CLINCH (v) grab or hold; secure a goal (to “clinch the win”)
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SUPPLICATE (v) T
o ask humbly of (someone); to beseech
(v) To ask for something humbly; to pray for
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HYPERBOLE (n) Extreme exaggeration, often used for effect as a figure of speech
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IDYLL (n) A
poem, either a short description of an idealized rural scene or a narrative
dealing with romantic or heroic themes
(n) A
carefree, lighthearted experience or period;
a romantic interlude
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FLEDGE (v) To care for (as a young bird) until it is ready to fly
(v) To cover with or as with feathers
(v) To grow plumage needed for flight
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IMPECUNIOUS (adj.) Penniless; without money
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PRECURSOR (n) One that precedes and announces or suggests another’s approach
(n) A forerunner or predecessor; one that precedes another
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CONVERSANCE (n) F
amiliarity; the state of being able to speak about something (“converse”)
knowledgeably
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QUANDARY (n) State of perplexity, especially regarding how to proceed
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IMPROMPTU (adj.) Done, said, or composed on the spur of the moment; improvised
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PALLID (adj.) Abnormally pale; lacking color or vitality
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GRE List 6 — 50 Words
AGGREGATE (v) To gather together
(n) Formed by the collection of smaller parts
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EQUANIMITY (n) Calmness; mental or emotional stability under stress; balance or equilibrium
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INDETERMINATE (adj.) Vague or uncertain; not precisely fixed or established
(adj.) Having an infinite number of solutions
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CORRUGATED (adj.) Drawn or bent into folds or furrows (as in corrugated cardboard)
(adj.) Wrinkled, as in the skin or face
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ESOTERIC (adj.) U
nderstood by or intended for only a select group, often of people with
specialized knowledge
(adj.) Confidential
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ABERRANT (adj.) Deviating from the usual or proper course, especially in behavior
(adj.) Deviating from the normal or expected type; atypical
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INSULARITY (n) T
he state or quality of being insular, especially the narrow point of view
resulting from life in a closed, isolated community
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CRYPTIC (adj.) Having or seeming to have hidden meaning; mysterious or mystifying
(adj.) Secret or occult; employing or using code or a cipher
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DAMP (v) To deaden; to hold back or retard the energy of; to stifle, suffocate, or restrain
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FALLACIOUS (adj.) Built on unsound logic; containing a fallacy (fallacy = logical mistake)
(adj.) Misleading or delusive
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PRAGMATIC (adj.) P
ractical; dealing in facts or real-world occurrences rather than theory or
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TURBULENCE (n) Violent commotion or disorder
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FERMENT (v) 1
. To undergo or cause fermentation (such as yogurt or other such foods)
2. To excite or agitate; to foment
(n) A state of agitation, unrest, or tumult (“the political ferment may lead to revolt”)
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FECUND (adj.) Fruitful, fertile
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AMORTIZE (v) To gradually and systematically write off (such as a debt)
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PARADOX (n) A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
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PREEN (v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers
(v) To dress with great care or primp
(v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride
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LASSITUDE (n) Weariness or fatigue
(n) Listlessness or indolence
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DIVEST (v) T
o deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, or title; to sell off, as an
investment
(v) To strip of clothing or equipment
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LEVITY (n) L
ightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being
inappropriate; frivolity
(n) Fickleness or inconstancy
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LIBERTINE (n) One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint
(n) One who is unconventional in religious matters
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FORD (n) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.
(v) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way
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PUNGENCY (n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive
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LOQUACIOUS (adj.) Excessively talkative or garrulous; wordy
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CANON (n) T
hat which is standard, approved, or sanctioned, especially in regards to
scripture or literature
(n) A rule, principal, or law
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QUACK (n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan
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LUMBER (v) To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise
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EPICURE (n) S
omeone with refined, discriminating taste, especially in food or wine; a
connoisseur
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RECONDITE (adj.) C
hallenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or
deep
(adj.) Concealed or hidden
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MERCURIAL (adj.) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood
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aving qualities associated w/Greek god Mercury, including cleverness,
eloquence, and thievishness
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METAPHYSICAL (adj) c
oncerned with abstract thought; related to metaphysics (branch of
philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world);
very subtle or abstruse
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NORMATIVE (adj.) P
rescribing a norm or standard; expressing value judgments (how things
should be) instead of just stating the facts
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SHYSTER (n) A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this
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SYNCRETISM (n) R
econciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions,
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GRE List 8 — 50 Words
CASTIGATION (n) Severe criticism, reproach, or punishment
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LIONIZE (v) Treat like a celebrity
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EQUITABLE (adj.) Fair and impartial; characterized by or showing equity (equity = fairness)
(Note: do not confuse with equivocal, meaning ambivalent, undecided)
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NATTY (adj.) Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)
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SEDULOUS (adj.) Diligent or persevering in effort or application
(adj.) Done or achieved through perseverance
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NUGATORY (adj.) Of little value, worth, or importance; trifling or inconsequential
(adj.) Without force or effectiveness
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OBSTINACY (adj.) S
tubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course, against
argument or persuasion
(adj.) Difficult to control, subdue, or remedy
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CONTINENT (adj.) Exercising or marked by self-restraint, especially of the desires
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ODIUM (n) The state or quality of being odious (arousing contempt or strong displeasure)
(n) Contempt, dislike, or repugnance
(n) Disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible or hateful acts
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SURFEIT (n) 1
. An excessive amount or oversupply
2. O verindulgence (such as in food or drink); disgust from overindulgence
(v) To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e., satiety, excess, or disgust)
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MACHINCATIONS (n) Crafty schemes or plots
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SERE (adj.) Dry or withered
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SEMIOTICS (n) T
he theory or study of signs and symbols used as elements of communication;
the study of languages, gestures, or even clothing used as communication
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