GRE Vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
equivocate, equivocations, equivocal, equivocation
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
neutrality, neutral, neutralization, neutralize, neutralizes
not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial
obscuring, obscure, obscured, obscurity
not discovered or known about; uncertain/ keep from being seen; conceal
precipitate, precipitous, precipitation, precipitant
cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
rationalization, rationally, rationality, rationalize, rational, rationing
based on or in accordance with reason or logic
tempered, temperate, tempers, temper, temperance
a person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm / the practice of always controlling your actions, thoughts, or feelings
deliberation, deliberate, deliberately, deliberated
done consciously and intentionally / engage in long and careful consideration.
undermine, undermines, undermined, undermining
lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
refined, refine, refinement
improve (something) by making small changes, in particular make (an idea, theory, or method) more subtle and accurate
tranquil, tranquillity
free from disturbance; calm
compromise, compromised
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
inhibit, inhibits, inhibiting, inhibition
hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process) / make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
abstract, abstractness, abstraction
the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object / existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
betrayed, betrayal, betray
the action of betraying one’s country, a group, or a person; treachery / unintentionally reveal; be evidence of
homogenization, homogeneity, homogenize, homogeneous
of the same kind; alike / consisting of parts all of the same kind
corroborated, corroborating, corroboration, corroborative, corroborate
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
lucid, lucidity
expressed clearly; easy to understand / bright or luminous
partially, partial, partiality
existing only in part; incomplete / favoring one side in a dispute above the other; biased
subtle
so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe / making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something
aesthetic, aesthetically, aesthete, aesthetics, aesthetes
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
diverge, divergence, divergent
(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction / tending to be different or develop in different directions
trivial
of little value or importance / (of a person) concerned only with trifling or unimportant things
disinterested, disinterest
the state of not being influenced by personal involvement in something; impartiality
repudiate, repudiated, repudiation, repudiates
refuse to accept or be associated with / deny the truth or validity of
