GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 17
- acclaim — 1. praise with great approval; 2. enthusiastic approval
2. ascertain — find out or learn with certainty
3. assertive — confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or expressing ideas
4. bogus — fake or fraudulent
5. cataclysmic — severely destructive(often refers to natural disasters)
6. circumscribe — limit or restrict something narrowly
7. complementary — enhancing or perfecting when combined with something else
8. contentious — causing or likely to provoke disagreement
9. disingenuous — pretending to be sincere or straightforward
10. divulge — disclose or reveal information
11. dogmatic — insisting on one’s ideas without being open to others
12. fallacious — false or mistaken
13. foolhardy — recklessly daring; careless
14. hinder — obstruct or delay progress
15. impair — weaken or affect negatively
16. impugn — challenge the truth or honesty of something
17. incessant — constant or unending (of something bad or unpleasant)
18. inclined — feeling a tendency or preference towards
19. inveterate — deep-rooted or long-established
20. miserly — reluctant to spend or share; greedy
21. patent — clear or obvious
22. petulant — irritable or impatient, especially over minor issues
23. pithy — expressing ideas in a concise, meaningful manner
24. pliant — flexible or easily influenced
25. sanctimonious — giving the impression that one is morally superior
26. sound — based on reason, sense, or judgment
27. tarnish — compromise, damage, or sully
28. tepid — exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm
29. upbraid — criticize or scold severely
30. vexation — the state of being irritated or incensed
