GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 16
- antedate — occur before (something) in time
2. banish — expel from a place, especially as punishment; get rid of
3. bridle — control or restrain
4. comply — obey someone’s rules or wishes; meet certain standards
5. crestfallen — disappointed, dispirited, or depressed
6. curtail — restrict or limit; decrease in quantity
7. elucidate — make clear; clarify or shed light on
8. evade — 1. avoid or escape from, typically in a cunning way; 2. deflect from giving a clear answer
9. feckless — without skill, ineffective, incompetent
10. fester — (of a negative feeling or a problem) worsen, especially due to lack of attention
11. iconoclastic — challenging or overthrowing tradition or established beliefs
12. immure — imprison or isolate
13. improvise — create something spontaneously without preparation
14. inhibit — make difficult to accomplish; act as an obstacle
15. inscrutable — not easily understood; mysterious
16. lionize — treat someone as a celebrity or hero
17. monotonous — lacking in variety, repetitively dull
18. peculiar — strange or unusual; specific to a particular place or group
19. premeditate — consider or plan beforehand
20. profligate — inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
21. reconcile — bring back or return to harmony; restore a relationship
22. refine — 1. purify; bring to a pure state; 2. improve in accuracy or excellence
23. relinquish — give up or release a claim, right, or possession
24. ruminate — meditate or reflect; ponder over
25. skittish — easily scared or startled; timid; difficult to control
26. superfluous — more than is necessary; excessive
27. synoptic — providing a general overview or summary
28. thorough — careful and complete concerning every detail
29. visionary — showing foresight or imagination
30. vociferous — expressing opinions or feelings loudly and forcefully
