Greg Mat GRE Vocab Group 4
obsolete
no longer produced or used; out of date
opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent; hard or impossible to understand
placid
not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful with little movement or activity
polemical
of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech
vacillate
waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
scrupulous
(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
recondite
(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
pedantic
excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous
garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
tranquil
free from disturbance; calm
prophetic
accurately predicting what will happen in the future
prudent
acting with or showing care and thought for the future
approbation
approval or praise
precipitate
cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
intimate
closely acquainted; familiar; state or make known
corroborate
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
disparate
essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
invigorate
give strength or energy to
profundity
great depth of insight or knowledge
fervid
intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree
ephemeral
lasting for a very short time
enervate
make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality
mitigate
make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful
emulate
match or surpass (a person or achievement, typically by imitation
cherish
protect and care for someone lovingly; keep a hope or ambition in one's mind
abstain
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something; formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion
paradigmatic
serving as a typical example of something; of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles
inimical
tending to obstruct or harm
incendiary
tending to stir up conflict; (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
