GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 23
- allusive — making indirect references or hints
2. astute — having the ability to notice and understand things clearly
3. commence — begin or start
4. convalescent — recovering from illness or treatment
5. curb — restrict or control
6. decry — publicly criticize or condemn
7. duress — compulsion by threat or force
8. evoke — bring to mind or produce a reaction
9. fawn — display exaggerated affection or flattery, usually to gain favor
10. fret — be constantly or visibly worried or anxious
11. glib — fluent but insincere and shallow
12. headstrong — determined to have one’s own way; stubborn
13. intermittent — occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous
14. ire — anger or wrath
15. languid — 1. casual and relaxed; slow; 2. weak from disease or weariness
16. lull — 1. weak from disease or weariness; 2. a brief pause or delay in activity
17. mettlesome — spirited and brave
18. mollify — calm or reduce the anger or anxiety of someone
19. neutralize — counteract or cancel the effect of something
20. nonplussed — unsure about what to say or do; confused
21. precipitous — 1. extremely steep; 2. (of an action) done quickly and without care; hasty
22. pretentious — attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed
23. profound — (of a person or idea) having deep insight or knowledge
24. propagate — spread or promote widely (diffuse, disperse, disseminate)
25. recourse — a source of help or strategies used in a difficult situation
26. refute — prove to be wrong or false
27. regress — go back to a previous state(bad state)
28. repercussion — an unintended consequence of an event or action
29. replenish — fill something up again
30. vigilant — keeping careful watch for dangers or difficulties
