GRE VOCAB PART 1
ambivalent
having simultaneous and contradictory feelings towards something (mixed feelings)
celestial
heavenly
seminal
highly influential in an ordinary way can also mean containing or contributing the seeds of later development
imperturable
not capable of being disturbed
oblique
not straightforward
clerical
office work
equivocal
open to interpretation so the people don't know what's up
commonplace, trivial, and inconsiderable (all match)
ordinary or not considerable
surfeited
oversupplied or over satisfied
cajolery
persuasion by using flattering characteristics
hedonistic
pleasure seeking
copious
plentiful or having large quantity
adulation
praise or flattery that is excessive
oracular and divinatory (match)
prophetic or relating to oracle
formulating and concocted (match)
to devise or create something
epitomizing
to embody or be a perfect example of (kind of like symbolism)
explained and interpreted (match)
to explain something whether it is sign language or verbal language
substantiate
to verify
foibles and shortcomings (match)
weaknesses or flaws
formulaic, rigid, standard (all match)
which imply they follow in accordance to a specific guide or formula basically to be unoriginal
feasible
workable capable of being done
pundits and commentators (match)
both mean analysts
surmises and speculations (match)
both mean assumptions or conjectures if you want to be fancy
despairing and pessimistic (match)
both mean devoid of hope and expect the worst possible outcome
elegant and chic (match)
both mean elegant and fashionable
strident and shrill (match)
both mean harsh, insistent, and discordant sound, can also mean commanding attention by a loud obtrusive quality
derision and ridicule (match)
both mean mockery ridicule or scorn
unpretentious and modest (match)
both mean not attempting to impress others
infrequent and uncommon (match)
both mean rare
autocratic and despotic (match)
both mean rules by a single person with absolute power
pompous and bombastic (match)
both mean to be arrogant or to be exaggerated but of little meaning
dispersing and scattering (match)
both mean to distribute or spread
inventorying and cataloging (match)
both mean to make a list
correspondents
can mean reporters or can also mean similarity or a writing or letter that is addressed to someone
impeachable
charged with a crime or misconduct
adjective
A word that modifies or describes a noun. Examples: Adjectives in a sentence I like old houses. The boy is tall and skinny.
pedantic
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. Focus on trivial academic points
exonerate, exonerated, exculpated, exculpate, amnesty, acquit, excuse, dismiss, discharge, absolve, condone, and clear - (all match)
clear defendant from blame (not guilty)
reasoned and inferred (match)
conclusions
sanguine
confidently optimistic, hopeful
observable and perceptible (match)
able to be seen
obloquies
abusive criticisms
articulations
acts of vocally expressing
egregious
conspicuously bad
industriously, assiduous, and diligently (all match)
all mean hard working
versatile and protean (match)
basically means easily adapt
dumbfounded
being surprised
plausible
believable (caution: doesn't mean it can happen)
anarchist
believing that government is not necessary
hesitation and dithering (match)
both imply a delay in making a decision
precariousness and instability (match)
both imply something unpredictable
aficionado and devotee (match)
both mean a person likes and knows about a particular interest
expenditures
costs
hampered
created difficulties for
obsequious
describes a person who is excessively fawning
internecine
destructive to both sides of the conflict can also mean deadly
opaque
difficult to see through
arduous
difficult, demanding great effort of labor
flippant, flippancy, blasphemous, impertinence, and irreverent (all match)
disrespectful
ingratiating
eager to impress or please
alluring
enticing or tempting
nefarious
evil
facsimiles
exact copies
chary
extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident
propitious
favorable
gourmets and epicures (match)
food connoisseurs (kind of like food judges or critics)
utilitarian
having a useful function
illicit
illegal
impervious
incapable of being affected
disseminating and promulgating (match)
indicate to spread or to announce mainly to promote something
edifying
instructing in a positive way
temerity
lack of caution can also mean excessive confidence or boldness
probable
likely to be true or to happen than it is to be false
diatribes and invectives (match)
long angry speeches
contrived
made or managed in a clever way
avuncular
maternal unlce
aspersions and speculations (match)
mean accusations, assumptions or derogatory (lower the reputation of someone is the meaning of derogatory) remarks
ornate, embellishment, gilding, and embellished (all match)
mean detailed or decorate
spurious, bogus, feigning and deceptive (all match)
mean to be intentionally fake
frank, candid, and blunt (all match)
mean to openly be honest, sincere and forthright
inexorable and ungovernable (match)
mean unstoppable or inevitable
verity
means fact or truth
misdemeanors
minor crimes
apocryphal
questioning authenticity
capricious and mercurial (match)
quickly changing
annal
record of events
pretentious
refers to someone or something that's trying to impress by pretending to be important
apostacies
renunciations of faith
oligarchic
ruled by few meaning it is rules by a group of people not a single person
daunting
scary
apartheid and segregation, segregated (all match)
separating, setting apart, apartheid, discrimination
felonies
serious crimes
connoisseur
someone who has expert or knowledge of something thus being qualified to be a judge or critic
pirating
stolen or stealing something
acerbic
strongly critical or extremely sarcastic
nuanced
subtle and appearing complete qualities, aspects, or distinctions
adequate
sufficient or enough
inveigled, enticed or coaxed (all match)
they mean to gently persuade someone to do something
petulant and boorishness (match)
to be rude
aberrant and eccentric (match)
to deviate depart from something (deviant or deviating)
