GRE VOCAB PT2

Question 1

eclectic

Answer 1

selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

Question 2

efficacy

Answer 2

effectiveness

Question 3

elegy

Answer 3

a sorrowful poem or speech

Question 4

eloquent

Answer 4

persuasive and moving, especially in speech

Question 5

emulate

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

Question 6

enervate

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to reduce in strength

Question 7

engender

Answer 7

to produce, cause or bring about

Question 8

enigma

Answer 8

a puzzle or mystery

Question 9

enumerate

Answer 9

to count, list of itemize

Question 10

ephemeral

Answer 10

lasting a short time

Question 11

equivocal

Answer 11

open to more than one interpretation; misleading

Question 12

equivocate

Answer 12

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

Question 13

erratic

Answer 13

wandering and unpredictable

Question 14

erudite

Answer 14

learning, scholarly bookish

Question 15

esoteric

Answer 15

known or understood by only a few

Question 16

estimable

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admirable

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eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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euphemism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

Question 19

exacerbate

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to make worse

Question 20

exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

Question 21

exigent

Answer 21

urgent; requiring immediate action

Question 22

exonerate

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to clear of blame

Question 23

explicit

Answer 23

clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

Question 24

fanatical

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

Question 25

fawn

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to grovel

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fervid

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intensely emotional

Question 27

florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

Question 28

foment

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to arouse or incite

Question 29

frugality

Answer 29

a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

Question 30

garrulous

Answer 30

tending to talk a lot

Question 31

gregarious

Answer 31

outgoing, sociable

Question 32

guile

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deceit or trickery

Question 33

gullible

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easily deceived

Question 34

homogeneous

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of a similar kind

Question 35

iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

Question 36

imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

Question 37

impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Question 38

impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

Question 39

implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Question 40

inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

Question 41

ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

Question 45

intransigent

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uncompromising: refusing to be reconciled

Question 46

inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

Question 48

laconic

Answer 48

using few words

Question 49

lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

Question 50

laud

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to give praise; to glorify

Question 51

lavish

Answer 51

extremely generous or extravagant