GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 2
- adulterate - damage the quality of; corrupt
2. advocate - support; be in favor of; someone who supports a cause, organization, or person
3. aggrandize - enhance one’s power or standing
4. alacrity - eagerness to do something
5. ambivalent - having conflicting emotions; unsure
6. ameliorate - improve a bad feeling or bad situation
7. amenable - (of a person) receptive to change; open ;(of a thing) responsive to
8. anachronistic - of the wrong time or era
9. audacious — bold; unafraid of risks; rude; exhibiting disrespect
10. avaricious - greedy; always wanting more
11. banal — unoriginal and dull; lacking creativity
12. benign — harmless; having little effect; (of a person’s character) kind hearted; nice
13. brazen - shameless and excessively forward
14. calumny - slander and defamation
15. candid - honest; without deception
16. castigate - scold someone harshly
17. caustic — (of speech) hostile and bitter ;(of a chemical) corrosive; acidic
18. construe - understand something subjectively
19. contrite — feeling regretful or guilty
20. convoluted — difficult to understand or follow
21. covet — strongly desire; yearn for
22. craven - lacking bravery; weak-kneed
23. decorum - politeness and proper behavior
24. deft - highly proficient; skilled
25. demur — hesitate or object; express doubt
26. derivative — based on someone else’s work (often used in a negative sense)
27. desiccate — dry out; remove all moisture
28. diatribe — an angry rant; verbal abuse
29. incredulous - doubtful and disbelieving
30. ingenuous — naive and lacking experience
