GRE Vocab IV

Question 1

Anomaly

Answer 1

Deviation from the common rule

Question 2

Assuage

Answer 2

To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate

Question 3

Enigma

Answer 3

A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

Question 4

Erudite

Answer 4

(Adj.) Learned or scholarly

Question 5

Fervid

Answer 5

Heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc

Question 6

Placate

Answer 6

To appease especially by concessions

Question 7

Precipitate

Answer 7

Hasten the occurrence; fling or hurl down; the end result

Question 8

Prodigal

Answer 8

Wastefully or recklessly extravagant

Question 9

Zeal

Answer 9

Fervor for a person, cause, or object

Question 10

Adulterate

Answer 10

To make impure by adding inferior material or elements

Question 11

Apathy

Answer 11

Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement

Question 12

Capricious

Answer 12

Subject to unpredictable change; erratic

Question 13

Corroborate

Answer 13

Confirm

Question 14

Desiccate

Answer 14

Dry up thoroughly

Question 15

Engender

Answer 15

Produce, cause, or give rise to

Question 16

Laconic

Answer 16

Using few words

Question 17

Mitigate

Answer 17

Lessen the intensity of

Question 18

Loquacious

Answer 18

Tending to talk a lot

Question 19

Pedant

Answer 19

A person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning

Question 20

Vacillate

Answer 20

Be indecisive or irresolute

Question 21

Volatile

Answer 21

Tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive; changeable

Question 22

Hidebound

Answer 22

Having an inflexible or ultraconservative character

Question 23

Boon

Answer 23

Benefit; blessing

Question 24

Debacle

Answer 24

A great disaster; a complete failure

Question 25

Sullen

Answer 25

Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

Question 26

Surly

Answer 26

Menacing or threatening in appearance

Question 27

Opulent

Answer 27

Showing off wealth

Question 28

Bucolic

Answer 28

Of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral

Question 29

Adroit

Answer 29

Having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

Question 30

Prolix

Answer 30

Unduly prolonged or drawn out

Question 31

Spurious

Answer 31

Fake; illegitimate

Question 32

Murky

Answer 32

Dark and gloomy

Question 33

Vindicated

Answer 33

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

Question 34

Expurgated

Answer 34

Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)

Question 35

Buoyant

Answer 35

Lighthearted

Question 36

Premonitory

Answer 36

Warning of future misfortune

Question 37

Acerbic

Answer 37

(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright

Question 38

Egotist

Answer 38

A person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed; self-seeker

Question 39

Sycophant

Answer 39

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

Question 40

Adulator

Answer 40

A person who uses flattery

Question 41

Braggart

Answer 41

(Noun) A person who boasts about achievements or possessions

Question 42

Zealots

Answer 42

(Noun) A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

Question 43

Quandary

Answer 43

(Noun) A state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do

Question 44

Diffident

Answer 44

Lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness

Question 45

Alacrity

Answer 45

(Noun) Brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 46

Byword

Answer 46

A person or thing cited as a notorious and outstanding example or embodiment of something

Question 47

Contention

Answer 47

Heated disagreement; an assertion, especially one in an argument