GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 19
- acolyte — a person who assists or follows another person or cause
2. anoint — appoint or designate for a particular role or purpose
3. base — lacking principles; morally wrong
4. coercion — the act of persuading or forcing someone to do something using threats or violence
5. coin — invent or devise a new word or phrase
6. cunning — showing skill in achieving one’s ends through deceit or evasion
7. discomfit — make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
8. dissent — 1. hold or express an opinion that varies from a prevailing or official position; 2. difference of opinion or disagreement
9. distill — extract the most important information from something
10. dubious — 1. (of a person’s feeling) suspicious of; 2. (of a thing or concept) not to be relied upon
11. ebullient — cheerful and joyful
12. facetious — treating serious issues with inappropriate humor
13. fallible — capable of making an error
14. florid — excessively complicated; including too many details
15. gawky — awkward or clumsy
16. inveigle — persuade someone to do something using flattery or deception
17. jettison — abandon or discard (something that is no longer needed)
18. mendacity — dishonesty
19. munificent — more generous than is usual or necessary
20. naive — showing a lack of experience or judgment
21. noble — having high moral qualities or principles
22. parochial — having a limited perspective; narrow-minded
23. pedestrian — lacking imagination or excitement; ordinary
24. prevaricate — evade or dodge the truth by being evasive
25. prime — 1. prepare something for use or action; 2. of primary importance; major
26. radical — 1. far-reaching; major; 2. a person advocating thorough or complete social or political reform
27. recrudescent — breaking out again; reviving
28. temporal — 1. relating to time; 2. relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters
29. transitory — not permanent; temporary
30. viable — capable of working or succeeding; feasible
