99 Need-to-Know GRE Words

Words for Smart Test Takers Chapter 3

Vocabulary Cards: 99

Lapinski
Lapinski
  • 1.
    • a servile attendant
    • assistant
    • helper
  • 2.
    • insistent
    • unwavering
  • 3.
    • official approval
    • commendation
  • 4.
    • to attribute to
    • to refer to
  • 5.
    • severe or stern in manner or appearance
    • rigorously self-disciplined or simple in lifestyle
  • 6.
    • a fortress or stronghold
  • 7.
    • ill-mannered
    • unrefined
    • rude
  • 8.
    • overly and offensively self-assertive
  • 9.
    • to begin to grow or develop, especially suddenly
    • bloom
    • sprout
    • thrive
  • 10.
    • to persuade by flattery or by promises
    • entice
    • taunt
  • 11.
    • any special language used by a particular group, class, or profession
    • slang
    • jargon
  • 12.
    • unreasonable devotion to one's race, country, or sex
  • 13.
    • imaginary
    • wildly fanciful
    • unreal or impossible
  • 14.
    • alluring
    • enticing
    • coy
  • 15.
    • excessive fatness
    • obesity
  • 16.
    • to condescend
    • to deem another worthy or fit in accordance with one's own sense of self-worth or dignity
    • to grant or allow
  • 17.
    • harmful or injurious to physical or mental health
  • 18.
    • lacking order or consistency
    • rambling
    • disjointed
    • passing randomly from one thing to another
  • 19.
    • lack of self confidence or faith in one's own ability
    • timidity or shyness
  • 20.
    • force
    • power
  • 21.
    • rambling from subject to subject
    • digressive
  • 22.
    • a person who is easily fooled
  • 23.
    • overflowing with excitement, enthusiasm or fever
  • 24.
    • blissful
    • heavenly
    • delightful
  • 25.
    • improvement or correction of errors
  • 26.
    • to bring about, cause, or produce
  • 27.
    • a feeling of discontent or weariness
    • boredom
  • 28.
    • difficult to please
    • finicky
  • 29.
    • coarse food, especially for livestock
  • 30.
    • to explode or erupt violently or noisily
    • to denounce or condemn vehemently
  • 31.
    • fluent in speech or writing, but without thought, restraint, or sincerity
  • 32.
    • disgraceful
    • dishonorable
    • contemptuous
  • 33.
    • unmanageable
    • unruly
    • uncontrollable
    • incapable of being reformed
  • 34.
    • pressed or emphatically urged
    • currently in office
  • 35.
    • incapable of being expressed in words or spoken
    • inexpressible
  • 36.
    • acting or speaking in a candid manner
    • innocent, naive, or unsophisticated
  • 37.
    • vehement protest, attack, or abuse with words
  • 38.
    • traveling from place to place, especially for work
  • 39.
    • trickery
    • deceit
    • crafty dealing
    • dishonesty
  • 40.
    • given to shedding tears
    • tearful
    • mournful
  • 41.
    • brief and to the point
    • expressing much in few words
    • terse and concise
  • 42.
    • enraged
    • extremely angry
  • 43.
    • dismal, depressing, or mournful (usually exaggeratedly so)
  • 44.
    • a person who takes an independent stance
    • a radical or non-conformist
  • 45.
    • living by begging for money and food
  • 46.
    • volatile
    • given to changing moods suddenly
  • 47.
    • biting or stinging (as in a remark or expression)
  • 48.
    • futile
    • worthless
    • of no real value
  • 49.
    • unyielding
    • stubborn
    • unmoved by persuasion, especially with respect to moral influence
  • 50.
    • deserving or causing hatred or scorn
    • detestable
    • despicable
    • offensive
  • 51.
    • boastful
    • pretentious
    • showy
  • 52.
    • an assortment or variety
  • 53.
    • scarcity
    • insufficiency
  • 54.
    • negative in connotation
    • belittling
  • 55.
    • strong liking or taste for something
    • tendency or inclination to favor something
  • 56.
    • regret for an offense, wrongful act, or sin committed
  • 57.
    • extremely stingy
    • miserly
  • 58.
    • deliberate breech of trust or faith
  • 59.
    • performed without care, interest, or enthusiasm
  • 60.
    • injurious
    • ruinous
    • hurtful
  • 61.
    • insightful
    • astute
    • discerning
    • keen in mental perception
  • 62.
    • irritable
    • irascible
    • grumpy
  • 63.
    • showing maturity beyond one's age, especially in children
  • 64.
    • pertaining to the earliest times
    • pure or unspoiled
  • 65.
    • extremely wasteful, especially with money
  • 66.
    • ancestor
    • forefather
    • predecessor
    • ascendant
  • 67.
    • inclined to fight
    • quarrelsome
    • contentious
    • argumentative
  • 68.
    • sharp in taste or smell
    • acidic
  • 69.
    • cowardly
    • faint-hearted
    • timid
  • 70.
    • malice
    • hostility
    • spite
    • resentment
    • animosity
  • 71.
    • difficult to understand
    • obscure
  • 72.
    • rest
    • inner peace
    • tranquillity
    • serenity
  • 73.
    • a brief rest or cessation
    • pause
  • 74.
    • abundant
    • prevalent
    • widespread
    • commonly occurring
  • 75.
    • laughable, comical, or ludicrous
    • given to or easily aroused to laughter
  • 76.
    • disdainful
    • contemptuous
    • scornful
  • 77.
    • characterized by a gloomy, dark or sluggish disposition
  • 78.
    • a person who has had profound or extensive learning or understanding
    • scholar
  • 79.
    • any act designed to incite others against the government or to resist lawful authority
    • treason
  • 80.
    • diligent
    • persevering
    • untiring
    • indefatigable
  • 81.
    • worried
    • concerned
    • anxious
    • distraught (especially over the well-being or safety of others)
  • 82.
    • seemingly reasonable or genuine, yet without true merit
  • 83.
    • unconcerned
    • indiffernet
    • dispassionate
    • unemotional
    • stoic
  • 84.
    • harsh-sounding
    • shrill
    • grating
  • 85.
    • to cause to appear foolish
    • to render ineffectual or futile
  • 86.
    • to subdue or conquer
    • enslave
  • 87.
    • silent
    • reserved
    • uncommunicative
  • 88.
    • equivalent
    • equal to
    • amounting to
  • 89.
    • twisting
    • curving
    • winding
    • not direct or straight
  • 90.
    • a comical and ludicrous parody
    • portraying something as ridiculous
    • a debased imitation
  • 91.
    • insightful
    • keen
    • penetrating
  • 92.
    • fierce
    • cruel
    • brutal
    • ferocious
  • 93.
    • clouded
    • muddy
  • 94.
    • depravity
    • wickedness
  • 95.
    • being everywhere, especially at the same time
  • 96.
    • able to be bribed or bought
    • corruptible
  • 97.
    • change or variation in the course of something, especially of circumstance or fortune in life
  • 98.
    • to scold harshly and abusively
  • 99.
    • to separate, scatter, or disperse
    • to separate or sift out, especially good from bad