333 High Frequency GRE Words With Meanings

333 high frequency words for GRE
Abate subside , or moderate
Aberrant abnormal, or deviant
Abeyance suspended action
Abscond depart secretly and hide
Abstemious sparing in eating and drinking;
temperate
Admonish warn; reprove
Adulterate make impure by adding inferior or
tainted substances
Aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of
appreciating the beautiful
Aggregate gather; accumulate
Alacrity cheerful promptness; eagerness
Alleviate Relieve
Amalgamate combine; unite in one body
Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambivalence the state of having contradictory or
conflicting emotional attitudes
Ameliorate Improve
Anachronism something or someone misplaced in
time
Analogous Comparable
Anarchy absence of governing body; state of
disorder
Anomalous abnormal; irregular
Antipathy aversion; dislike
Apathy lack of caring; indifference
Appease pacify or soothe; relieve
Apprise Inform
Approbation Approval
Appropriate
v.
acquire; take possession of for ones
own use
Arduous hard; strenuous
Artless without guile; open and honest
Ascetic practicing self!denial; austere
Assiduous "iligent
Assuage v. ease or lessen #pain$; satisfy #hunger$;
soothe #anger$
Attenuate make thinner
Audacious daring; bold
Austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple
and unornamented
Autonomous self!governing; independent
Aver assert confidently or declare; as used
in law, state formally as a fact
%anal hackneyed; commonplace; trite;
lacking originality
%elie contradict; give a false impression
%eneficent kindly; doing good
%olster support; reinforce
%ombastic pompous; using inflated language
%oorish rude; insensitive
%urgeon grow forth; send out buds
%urnish make shiny by rubbing; polish
%uttress v. support; prop up
Capricious unpredictable; fickle
Castigation punishment; severe criticism
Catalyst agent that increases the pace of a
chemical action
Caustic burning; sarcastically biting
Chicanery trickery; deception
&
Coagulate thicken; congeal; clot
Coda concluding section of a musical or
literary composition; summari'es or
concludes
Cogent convincing
Commensura
te ad(.
corresponding in e)tent, degree, etc.;
proportionate
Compendium brief, comprehensive summary
Complaisant trying to please; overly polite;
obliging
Compliant yielding; conforming to requirements
Conciliatory reconciling; soothing
Condone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval;
e)cuse
Confound confuse; pu''le
Connoisseur person competent to act as a (udge of
art; a lover of art
Contention claim; thesis
Contentious quarrelsome
Contrite penitent
Conundrum riddle; difficult problem
Converge approach; tend to meet; come
together
Convoluted coiled around; involved; intricate
Craven cowardly
"aunt intimidate; frighten
"ecorum propriety; orderliness and good taste
in manners
"efault failure to act
"eference courteous regard for anothers wishes
"elineate portray; depict; sketch
"enigrate blacken
"eride ridicule; make fun of
"erivative unoriginal; obtained from another
source
"esiccate dry up
"esultory aimless; hapha'ard; digressing at
random
"eterrent *omething that discourages;
hindrance
"iatribe n. bitter scolding; invective
"ichotomy split; branching into two parts
#especially contradictory ones$
"iffidence *hyness
"iffuse ad(. wordy, rambling, spread out #like a
gas$
"igression +andering away from the sub(ect
"irge ,ament with music
"isabuse correct a false impression; undeceive
"iscerning mentally quick and observant; having
insight
"iscordant not harmonious; conflicting
"iscredit defame; destroy confidence in;
disbelieve
"iscrepancy lack of consistency; difference
"iscrete ad(. separate; unconnected; consisting of
distinct parts
"isingenuou
s
lacking genuine candor; insincere
"isinterested -npre(udiced
"is(ointed lacking coherence; separated at the
(oints
"ismiss eliminate from consideration; re(ect
"isparage %elittle
"isparate
ad(.
basically different; unrelated
.
"issemble v. disguise; pretend
"isseminate distribute; spread; scatter #like seeds$
"issolution disintegration; looseness in morals
"issonance discord; opposite of harmony
"istend e)pand; swell out
"istill purify; refine; concentrate
"iverge vary; go in different directions from
the same point
"ivest strip; deprive
"ocument provide written evidence
"ogmatic opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
"ormant sleeping; lethargic; latent
"upe someone easily fooled
/bullient showing e)citement; overflowing
with enthusiasm
/clectic selective; composed of elements
drawn from disparate sources
/fficacy power to produce desired effect
/ffrontery impudence; shameless boldness;
sheer nerve; presumptuousness
/legy poem or song e)pressing lamentation
/licit draw out by discussion
/mbellish adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
/mpirical based on e)perience
/mulate imitate; rival
/ndemic prevailing among a specific group of
people or in a specific area or country
/nervate +eaken
/ngender cause; produce
/nhance increase; improve
/phemeral short!lived; fleeting
/quanimity calmness of temperament; composure
/quivocate lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the
truth
/rudite learned; scholarly
/soteric hard to understand; known only to the
chosen few
/ulogy e)pression of praise, often on the
occasion of someones death
/uphemism mild e)pression in place of an
unpleasant one
/)acerbate worsen; embitter
/)culpate clear from blame
/)igency urgent situation; pressing needs or
demands; state of requiring
immediate attention
/)trapolation pro(ection; con(ecture
0acetious (oking #often inappropriately$;
humorous
0acilitate help bring about; make less difficult
0allacious false; misleading
0atuous brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
0awning trying to please by behaving
obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
0elicitous apt; suitably e)pressed; well chosen
0ervor glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
0lag droop; grow feeble
0ledgling ine)perienced
0lout re(ect; mock; show contempt for
0oment stir up; instigate
0orestall prevent by taking action in advance
0rugality thrift; economy
0utile useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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2ainsay deny
2arrulous loquacious; talkative; wordy
2oad urge on
2ouge overcharge
2randiloque
nt
pompous; bombastic; using high!
sounding language
2regarious sociable
2uileless without deceit
2ullible easily deceived
3arangue long, passionate, and vehement
speech
3omogeneou
s
of the same kind
3yperbole e)aggeration; overstatement
Iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions
Idolatry worship of idols; e)cessive
admiration
Immutable unchangeable
Impair in(ure; hurt
Impassive without feeling; imperturbable;
stoical
Impede hinder; block
Impermeable impervious; not permitting passage
through its substance
Imperturbabl
e
calm; placid
Impervious impenetrable; incapable of being
damaged or distressed
Implacable incapable of being pacified
Implicit understood but not stated
Implode burst inward
Inadvertently unintentionally; by oversight;
carelessly
Inchoate ad(. recently begun; rudimentary;
elementary
Incongruity lack of harmony; absurdity
Inconsequent
ial
insignificant; unimportant
Incorporate introduce something into a larger
whole; combine; unite
Indeterminat
e
uncertain; not clearly fi)ed; indefinite
Indigence 4overty
Indolent ,a'y
Inert inactive; lacking power to move
Ingenuous naive and trusting; young;
unsophisticated
Inherent firmly established by nature or habit
Innocuous 3armless
Insensible unconscious; unresponsive
Insinuate hint; imply; creep in
Insipid lacking in flavor; dull
Insularity narrow!mindedness; isolation
Intractable unruly; stubborn; unyielding
Intransigence
n.
refusal of any compromise;
stubbornness
Inundate overwhelm; flood; submerge
Inured ad(. accustomed; hardened
Invective n. Abuse
Irascible irritable; easily angered
Irresolute uncertain how to act; weak
Itinerary plan of a trip
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,aconic brief and to the point
,assitude languor; weariness
,atent potential but undeveloped; dormant;
hidden
,aud v. 4raise
,ethargic drowsy; dull
,evee stone embankment to prevent
flooding
,evity lack of seriousness or steadiness;
frivolity
,og record of a voyage or flight; record of
day!to!day activities
,oquacious 6alkative
,ucid easily understood; clear; intelligible
,uminous shining; issuing light
7agnanimity 2enerosity
7alingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty
7alleable capable of being shaped by pounding;
impressionable
7averick rebel; nonconformist
7endacious lying; habitually dishonest
7etamorpho
sis
change of form
7eticulous e)cessively careful; painstaking;
scrupulous
7isanthrope one who hates mankind
7itigate appease; moderate
7ollify *oothe
7orose ill!humored; sullen; melancholy
7undane worldly as opposed to spiritual;
everyday
8egate cancel out; nullify; deny
8eophyte recent convert; beginner
9bdurate ad(. stubborn
9bsequious lavishly attentive; servile;
sycophantic
9bviate make unnecessary; get rid of
9cclude shut; close
9fficious meddlesome; e)cessively pushy in
offering ones services
9nerous burdensome
9pprobrium infamy; vilification
9scillate vibrate; waver
9stentatious showy; pretentious; trying to attract
attention
4aragon model of perfection
4artisan one!sided; pre(udiced; committed to a
party
4athological pertaining to disease
4aucity *carcity
4edantic showing off learning; bookish
4enchant strong inclination; liking
4enury severe poverty; stinginess
4erennial something long!lasting
4erfidious treacherous; disloyal
4erfunctory superficial; not thorough; lacking
interest, care, or enthusiasm
4ermeable penetrable; porous; allowing liquids
or gas to pass through
4ervasive spread throughout
4hlegmatic calm; not easily disturbed
4iety devoutness; reverence for 2od
4lacate pacify; conciliate
:
4lasticity ability to be molded
4latitude n. trite remark; commonplace statement
4lethora e)cess; overabundance
4lummet fall sharply
4orous full of pores; like a sieve
4ragmatic practical #as opposed to idealistic$;
concerned with the practical worth or
impact of something
4reamble introductory statement
4recarious uncertain; risky
4recipitate
ad(.
rash, premature, hasty, sudden
4recursor forerunner
4resumptuou
s
arrogant; taking liberties
4revaricate lie
4ristine characteristic of earlier times;
primitive; unspoiled
4robity uprightness; incorruptibility
4roblematic doubtful; unsettled; questionable;
perple)ing
4rodigal wasteful; reckless with money
4rofound deep; not superficial; complete
4rohibitive tending to prevent the purchase or use
of something; inclined to prevent or
forbid
4roliferate grow rapidly; spread; multiply
4ropensity natural inclination
4ropitiate Appease
4ropriety fitness; correct conduct
4roscribe ostraci'e; banish; outlaw
4ungent stinging; sharp in taste or smell;
caustic
;ualified limited; restricted
;uibble minor ob(ection or complaint
;uiescent at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
Rarefied made less dense #of a gas$
Recalcitrant obstinately stubborn; determined to
resist authority; unruly
Recant disclaim or disavow; retract a
previous statement; openly confess
error
Recluse hermit; loner
Recondite abstruse; profound; secret
Refractory stubborn; unmanageable
Refute "isprove
Relegate banish to an inferior position;
delegate; assign
Reproach e)press disapproval or
disappointment
Reprobate person hardened in sin; devoid of a
sense of decency
Repudiate disown; disavow
Rescind Cancel
Resolution "etermination
Resolve determination; firmness of purpose
Reticent reserved; uncommunicative; inclined
to silence
Reverent respectful; worshipful
*age person celebrated for wisdom
*alubrious 3ealthful
*anction approve; ratify
*atiate satisfy fully
*aturate soak thoroughly
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*avor en(oy; have a distinctive flavor, smell,
or quality
*ecrete hide away or cache; produce and
release a substance into an organism
*hard fragment, generally of pottery
*keptic doubter; person who suspends
(udgment until having e)amined
evidence supporting a point of view
*olicitous worried; concerned
*oporific sleep!causing; marked by sleepiness
*pecious seemingly reasonable but incorrect;
misleading #often intentionally$
*pectrum colored band produced when a beam
of light passes through a prism
*poradic occurring irregularly
*tigma token of disgrace; brand
*tint v. be thrifty; set limits
*tipulate make e)press conditions; specify
*tolid dull; impassive
*triated marked with parallel bands; grooved
*trut pompous walk
*trut supporting bar
*ubpoena writ summoning a witness to appear
*ubside settle down; descend; grow quiet
*ubstantiate establish by evidence; verify; support
*upersede cause to be set aside; replace; make
obsolete
*upposition hypothesis; surmise
6acit understood; not put into words
6angential peripheral; only slightly connected;
digressing
6enuous thin; rare; slim
6irade e)tended scolding; denunciation;
harangue
6orpor lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
6ortuous winding; full of curves
6ractable docile; easily managed
6ransgressio
n
violation of a law; sin
6ruculence aggressiveness; ferocity
=acillate waver; fluctuate
=enerate revere
=eracious truthful
=erbose wordy
=iable practical or workable
=iscous sticky, gluey
=ituperative
ad(
abusive; scolding
=olatile changeable; e)plosive; evaporation
rapidly
+arranted (ustified; authori'ed
+ary very cautious
+elter turmoil; bewildering (umble
+himsical capricious; fanciful
>ealot fanatic; person who shows e)cessive
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