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GRE Vocab 2

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Words F-M.

Group 1

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
facetiousjoking (often inappropriately); humorous
facilitatehelp bring about; make less difficult
fallaciousfalse; misleading
fatuousbrainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
fawningtrying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
felicitousapt; suitably expressed; well chosen

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
fervorglowing ardor; intensity of feeling
fiduciaryof a trust; held or given in trust
flagdroop; grow feeble; to decline in vigor or strength
fledglinginexperienced
floutreject; mock; show contempt for
fomentarouse or incite

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
forestallprevent by taking action in advance
fractiousirritable, peevish
frugalitythrifty; economy
fusilladecontinuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
futileuseless; hopeless; ineffectual
gainsaydeny

Group 2

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
garrulousloquacious; talkative; wordy
goadurge on
gougeovercharge
grandiloquentpompous or inflated in language; bombastic; using high-sounding language
gregarioussociable
guiledeceit or trickery

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
guilelesswithout deceit
gullibleeasily deceived
haranguelong, passionate, and vehement speech
heterodoxdifferent from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
heterogeneousunlike; incongruous; originating outside the body
homogeneousof the same kind

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
hyperboleexaggeration; overstatement
hypocriticalaffecting virtues or qualities one does not have
iconoclastone who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
idolatryworship of idols; excessive admiration
immutableunchangeable
impairinjure; hurt

Group 3

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
impassivewithout feeling; imperturbable; showing or feeling no emotion
impedehinder; block
impermeableimpervious; not permitting passage through its substance
imperturbablecalm; placid
imperviousimpenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
impetuousquick to act without thinking

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
implacableincapable of being pacified
implicitunderstood but not stated
implodeburst inward
importuneurge or press with excessive persistence
impugnattack as false or questionable; challenge in argument
inadvertentlyunintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
inamorataa female lover
inchoatenot fully formed; disorganized; rudimentary; elementary
incongruitylack of harmony; absurdity
inconsequentialinsignificant; unimportant
incorporateintroduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
inculpatecharge with fault

Group 4

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
incursiona hostile entrance into a place
indeterminateuncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
indigencepoverty
indigentexperiencing want or need; impoverished.
indoctrinateimbue someone with learning
indolencestate of being lazy or slothful

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
inducemove or lead by influence
ineffabletoo great for description
inertinactive; lacking power to move
infusionliquid extract so obtained
ingenuousnaive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
inherentfirmly established by nature or habit

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
inimicalhostile, unfriendly
innocuousharmless
insensatewithout feeling or sensitivity
insensibleunconscious; unresponsive
insidiousintended to trap or beguile
insinuatehint; imply; creep in

Group 5

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
insipidlacking in interest or flavor; dull
insolentboldly rude or disrespectful
insularitynarrow-mindedness; isolation
interlopersomeone who intrudes in the domain of others
intractableunruly; stubborn; unyielding
intransigencerefusal of any compromise; stubbornness

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
intransigentrefusing to agree or compromise
inundateoverwhelm; flood; submerge
inuredaccustomed; hardened
invectiveof, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
irascibleirritable; easily angered
irresoluteuncertain how to act; weak

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
itineraryplan of a trip
laconicbrief and to the point; using few words
lassitudelanguor; weariness
latentpotential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
laudpraise
lethargicdrowsy; dull

Group 6

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
leveeearth or stone embankment to prevent flooding
levitylack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
litigatemake the subject of a lawsuit
logrecord of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
loquacioustalkative
lucideasily understood; clear; intelligible

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
luminousshining; issuing light
magnanimitygenerosity
magnanimousgenerous in forgiving an insult or injury
magnatea powerful or influential person
maladroitclumsy, tactless
malevolentcharacterized by or expressing bad will

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
malfeasancemisconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
malignspeak harmful untruths about, to slander
malingerevade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malingererone who feigns illness to escape duty
malleablecapable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
maverickrebel; nonconformist

Group 7

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
maximan expression of general truth or principle
mendaciouslying; habitually dishonest
metamorphosischange of form
meticulousexcessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
minatorymenacing, threatening
misanthropeone who hates mankind

 

Word (memorize) Meaning (memorize)
miscegenationinterbreeding of races
mitigatesoften, to lessen
mollifycalm or make less severe; soothe
moroseill-humored; sullen; melancholy
mundaneworldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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