GRE - Manhattan Essential Word List - L6

Question 1

Abjure

Answer 1

Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)

Question 3

Analogous

Answer 3

Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)

Question 4

Articulate

Answer 4

Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj.); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (v)

Question 5

Aver

Answer 5

Declare or affirm with confidence

Question 6

Bureaucracy

Answer 6

Govt. characterized be many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

Question 7

Catalyst

Answer 7

Causer of change

Question 8

Complacent

Answer 8

Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

Question 9

Consolidate

Answer 9

Unit, combine, solidify make coherent

Question 10

Copious

Answer 10

Plentiful, bountiful

Question 11

Credibility

Answer 11

Believability, trustworthiness

Question 12

Default

Answer 12

Failure to act, neglect (n); fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (v)

Question 13

Detached

Answer 13

impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

Question 14

Discriminating

Answer 14

Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight

Question 15

Disseminate

Answer 15

Scatter, spread about, broadcast

Question 16

Dubious

Answer 16

Doubtfull, questionable, suspect

Question 17

Elicit

Answer 17

Call forth, bring out, evoke

Question 18

Enumerate

Answer 18

Count or list; specify one-by-one

Question 19

Exacerbate

Answer 19

Make worse (more violent, severe, etc.), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)

Question 20

Fanatical

Answer 20

Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in a uncritical way

Question 21

Foreshadow

Answer 21

Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

Question 22

Germane

Answer 22

Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

Question 23

Hearken

Answer 23

Listen, pay attention to

Question 24

Impair

Answer 24

Make worse, weaken

Question 25

Inchoate

Answer 25

Just begun, underdeveloped, unorganized

Question 26

Inherent

Answer 26

Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

Question 27

Keen

Answer 27

Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)

Question 28

Lavish

Answer 28

Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess (adj.); give very generously (v)

Question 29

Lull

Answer 29

Soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in lullaby); quite down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely (v); a period of calm o quite (n)

Question 30

Molify

Answer 30

Calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen or soften

Question 31

Notoriety

Answer 31

Ill fame; the state of being well known for a disgraceful reason

Question 32

Officious

Answer 32

Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

Question 33

Paradox

Answer 33

Contradiction that is actually true

Question 34

Penchant

Answer 34

Liking or inclination (usually penchant for)

Question 35

Placid

Answer 35

Peaceful, calm, tranquil

Question 36

Precarious

Answer 36

Unstable, insecure, dangerous

Question 37

Prodigal

Answer 37

Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

Question 38

Prosaic

Answer 38

Dull, ordinary

Question 39

Reap

Answer 39

Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one's effort

Question 40

Rescind

Answer 40

Annul, repeal, make void

Question 41

Rudimentary

Answer 41

Elementary, relating to the basics; underdeveloped, primitive

Question 42

Savor

Answer 42

Appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

Question 43

Slew

Answer 43

A large number or quantity

Question 44

Speculate

Answer 44

Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble

Question 45

Stymie or stymy

Answer 45

Block, hinder, or thwart (v); an obstacle (n)

Question 46

Synchronous

Answer 46

Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

Question 47

Torpor

Answer 47

Sluggishness, lethargy, apathy; a period of inactivity

Question 48

Unequivocal

Answer 48

Unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning

Question 49

Vituperate

Answer 49

Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly