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Old March 16th, 2016, 01:19 PM
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Default Re: Ultimate GRE Vocabulary

Hi Rishabh I will get the information about Vocabulary words which come under the GRE exam so that you can have idea about them.

Here I’m telling you about the words

Laconic (adj.) – brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Insipid (adj.) – lacking taste or flavor

Pragmatic (adj.) – concerned with practical matters

Iconoclast (noun) – someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

Arduous (adj.) – difficult to accomplish, hard to endure

Profligate (adj.) – recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Prosaic (adj.) – not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

Ameliorate (v.) – make, become better

Obsequious (adj.) – obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

Capricious (adj.) – given to sudden behavior change

Fortuitous (adj.) – happening by accident or chance

Orthodox (adj.) – Conforming to all the traditional beliefs, and religious practices

Alacrity (noun) – lively and cheerful readiness

Pellucid (adj.) – translucently clear

Corroborate (v.) – confirm or give support to

Magnanimous (adj.) – very generous or forgiving

Scrupulous (adj.) – diligent, thorough, and extremely careful

Prolific (adj.) – fruitful, present in large number

Dogmatic (adj.) – dictatorial, opinionated

Placate (v.) – make (someone) less angry or hostile

Mercurial (adj.) – subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, temperamental

Exacerbate (v.) – infuriate, make worse

Redundant (adj.) – redundant, superfluous

Hackneyed (adj.) – unoriginal and trite

Prudent (adj.) – acting with or showing care and thought

Belie (v.) – disguise or contradict

Esoteric (adj.) – mysterious, obscure

Cacophony (noun) – a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Impetuous (adj.) – acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Idiosyncrasy (noun) – a way of thought peculiar to an individual

Extant (adj.) – in existence; surviving

Obscure (adj.) – not discovered or known about; uncertain

Didactic (adj.) – intended to teach, educational

Pithy (adj.) – brief, to the point

Copious (adj.) – abundant in supply or quantity

Ostentation (adj.) – pretentious and vulgar display intended to impress, show off

Adulterate (verb) alter or debase, often for profit

Vociferous (adj.) – loud and clamorous

Taciturn (adj.) – reserved or uncommunicative in speech

Obdurate (adj.) – refuse to change one’s opinion; stubborn

Garrulous (adj.) – excessively talkative

Misanthrope (noun) – person who hates others

Lionize (verb) – treat someone as a celebrity

The retired lieutenant is being lionized as a paragon of integrity for standing up against
corruption.

Imminent (adj.) – about to happen

Frivolous (adj) – trivial, silly

Benign (adj.) – gentle, kindly

Dissonance (noun) – lack of harmony, disagreement

Inculpate (verb) – accuse or blame

Docile (adj.) – compliant, submissive

Sporadic (adj.) – occurring at irregular intervals; scattered or isolated

Prevaricate (verb) – deceive; stretch the truth

Chicanery (noun) – deception, trickery

Gainsay (verb) – deny or contradict

Eulogy (noun) – praise, exclamation

Belligerent (adj.) – hostile and aggressive

Dispassionate (adj.) – unfeeling, impartial

Providential (adj.) – lucky, occurring at a favorable time; opportune

Diffidence (noun) – hesitancy; lack of confidence

Fractious (adj.) – irritable and quarrelsome

Malign (adj.) – hurtful, injurious

Disparate (adj.) – essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison

Plausible (adj.) – seeming reasonable or probable

Sanguine (adj.) – optimistic or positive

Venerate (v.) – regard with great respect

Trite (adj.) silly, commonplace

Succinct (adj.) brief, to the point

Ingenious (adj.) – clever, original, and inventive

Meticulous (adj.) – very careful and precise

Erudite (adj.) – well-educated, cultured

Bolster (v.) – support or strengthen

Anachronism (noun) – error in time placement

Trivial (adj.) – of little value or importance
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