GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 12
- acrimonious — bitter and sharp in language or tone
2. belligerent — argumentative, threatening, or aggressive
3. beneficent — kind and charitable, producing good results or benefits
4. canny — shrewd and cautious
5. cavalier — exhibiting an overly casual attitude; unconcerned
6. distressed — experiencing nervousness, irritation, or sadness
7. dwindling — decreasing steadily in size or quantity
8. eclipse — overshadow or surpass
9. encyclopedic — thorough; comprehensive in scope
10. exacerbate — make a situation or condition worse
11. exasperated — severely irritated or angry
12. fungible — interchangeable for another item of a similar type
13. hackneyed — lacking creativity; derivative and overused (trite)
14. incongruous — out of place; lacking harmony
15. interchangeable — capable of being used in place of each other; fungible
16. laconic — economical with words; quiet and reserved
17. lucrative — producing a significant amount of money
18. magisterial — 1. possessing great authority; 2. exercising authority in an excessive manner
19. onerous — involving a heavy burden; challenging or difficult
20. opprobrium — severe criticism or public shame
21. parsimonious — extremely frugal or stingy
22. peripheral — of marginal importance; minor
23. provocative — causing outrage or irritation, often intentionally
24. renounce — reject or give up
25. tempestuous — 1. (of emotions or actions) unrestrained and turbulent; 2. (of weather) extremely stormy
26. tenable — (of an idea or method) justifiable and rational
27. transgression — a violation of a law, rule, or social norm
28. urbane — refined, sophisticated, and courteous
29. verisimilitude — appearance or semblance of truth or reality; believability.
30. vitiate — impair or corrupt the quality of something
