Word List
GRE Vocabulary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NAME PAGE
VOCABULARY WORDS LIST
PG. 1
ROOTS LIST
PG. 11
PREFIX LIST
PG. 26
SUFFIX LIST
PG. 33
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Abscond – (v) To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest. Adversity - (n) Hardship, difficulty; opposition Aggravate – (v) to make worse/intensify something Arduous – (adj) hard to do, requiring much effort Belie – (v) to contradict, to give a false impression Bombast - (n) speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning Castigation – (n) Severe criticism or punishment Censure – (v) to criticize harshly Chicanery – (n) trickery, fraud, deception Coercive – (adj) Forcing someone to do something against their will; intimidate Condemn – (v) to express strong disapproval of Conspire – (v) to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal Covert – (adj) secret or hidden Cower – (v) To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame Craven – (adj) lacking courage-coward Denigrate – (v)to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of Denounce – (v) to criticize publicly Discomfit – (v) to embarrass, unsettle Disingenuous – (adj) not candid; insincere; not honest Exacerbate –(v) to make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. Fraud –(n) a deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gain Garrulous – (adj) talkative, rambling Impudent – (adj) disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior Inopportune – (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate Irascible – (adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts Martial – (n) associated with war and the armed forces Misanthrope – (n) a person who hates or despises people Obdurate - (adj) stubborn; hardhearted Onerous – (adj) troubling; burdensome Perjury –(n) lying under oath Provoke – (v) anger, arouse, bring
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NAME PAGE
VOCABULARY WORDS LIST
PG. 1
ROOTS LIST
PG. 11
PREFIX LIST
PG. 26
SUFFIX LIST
PG. 33
2|Page
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.
Abscond – (v) To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest. Adversity - (n) Hardship, difficulty; opposition Aggravate – (v) to make worse/intensify something Arduous – (adj) hard to do, requiring much effort Belie – (v) to contradict, to give a false impression Bombast - (n) speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning Castigation – (n) Severe criticism or punishment Censure – (v) to criticize harshly Chicanery – (n) trickery, fraud, deception Coercive – (adj) Forcing someone to do something against their will; intimidate Condemn – (v) to express strong disapproval of Conspire – (v) to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal Covert – (adj) secret or hidden Cower – (v) To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame Craven – (adj) lacking courage-coward Denigrate – (v)to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of Denounce – (v) to criticize publicly Discomfit – (v) to embarrass, unsettle Disingenuous – (adj) not candid; insincere; not honest Exacerbate –(v) to make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. Fraud –(n) a deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gain Garrulous – (adj) talkative, rambling Impudent – (adj) disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior Inopportune – (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate Irascible – (adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts Martial – (n) associated with war and the armed forces Misanthrope – (n) a person who hates or despises people Obdurate - (adj) stubborn; hardhearted Onerous – (adj) troubling; burdensome Perjury –(n) lying under oath Provoke – (v) anger, arouse, bring