GRE - Word List 3.1

Question 1

alacrity

Answer 1

eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

Question 2

burgeon

Answer 2

grow, flourish, put fourth new shoots

Question 3

deleterious

Answer 3

harmful

Question 4

euphemism

Answer 4

a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

Question 5

hypocritical

Answer 5

insincere

Question 6

lethargic

Answer 6

tired, without energy

Question 7

ogle

Answer 7

stare at, observe in an obvious manner

Question 8

postulate

Answer 8

hypothesize, propose

Question 9

robust

Answer 9

strong, healthy, tough

Question 10

tractable

Answer 10

obedient, dutiful, polite

Question 11

alchemy

Answer 11

medieval chemistry, attempt to chafe base mental into gold

Question 12

burnish

Answer 12

polish

Question 13

deliberate

Answer 13

to think over deeply

Question 14

euphony

Answer 14

pleasant sounds

Question 15

iconoclast

Answer 15

person who opposes orthodoxy

Question 16

levity

Answer 16

flippancy, joking about serious matters

Question 17

olfactory

Answer 17

concern with the sense of smell

Question 18

potable

Answer 18

suitable for drinking

Question 19

rotund

Answer 19

round

Question 20

tranquil

Answer 20

peaceful

Question 21

alibi

Answer 21

an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

Question 22

buttress

Answer 22

strengthen, support

Question 23

delineation

Answer 23

demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

Question 24

evacuate

Answer 24

vacate, empty, abandon

Question 25

idiosyncrasy

Answer 25

a personal peculiarity, something unique to an individual

Question 26

libertarian

Answer 26

someone who opposes tyranny

Question 27

ominous

Answer 27

threatening

Question 28

potent

Answer 28

powerful, compelling, strong

Question 29

ruminate

Answer 29

think over something, ponder

Question 30

transcribe

Answer 30

copy

Question 31

allay

Answer 31

to lessen

Question 32

byline

Answer 32

the line that tells you who wrote an article

Question 33

demur

Answer 33

hesitate, refuse

Question 34

exacerbate

Answer 34

make worse

Question 35

ignominious

Answer 35

shameful

Question 36

liniment

Answer 36

soothing lotion

Question 37

omnipotent

Answer 37

all-powerful

Question 38

pragmatic

Answer 38

practical

Question 39

ruse

Answer 39

trick, stratagem

Question 40

transgress

Answer 40

go astray, disobey, commit a sin

Question 41

alleviate

Answer 41

make less severe

Question 42

cacophony

Answer 42

discordant loud noises

Question 43

denounce

Answer 43

condemn, speak out against

Question 44

exasperated

Answer 44

frustrated, annoyed

Question 45

ignominy

Answer 45

shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

Question 46

lithe

Answer 46

flexible, supple

Question 47

omniscient

Answer 47

all-knowing

Question 48

pragmatist

Answer 48

practical person, one who is concerned with usefulness

Question 49

saccharin

Answer 49

falsely sweet

Question 50

transient

Answer 50

short-lived, ephemeral