GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 25
- adept — well skilled; completely versed
2. adverse — unfavorable or opposed to one’s interests or desire
3. appropriate — 1. take something forcefully, usually without the owner’s agreement; 2. suitable or fit for a situation
4. archetype — a typical example of something
5. articulate — able to express ideas or feelings fluently and clearly
6. auspicious — favorable and indicative of good luck
7. bereft — lacking or mourning something or someone
8. captious — fault-finding (especially petty ones)
9. conclusive — without doubt
10. conspire — secretly work together for something bad
11. delineate — describe or depict precisely; outline
12. disentangle — free from entanglement or confusion; make clear
13. exhort — strongly persuade, encourage, or urge
14. frailty — quality or state of being weak; weakness
15. grievance — an issue or problem
16. harangue — a long angry rant
17. ploy — a strategy or tactic used to gain an advantage
18. poise — a state of balance, equilibrium or stability
19. pomposity — the quality of being pompous; self-importance
20. proxy — a substitute (usually for a person) that is compatible
21. relent — 1. abandon a harsh intention or attitude by giving in; 2. reduce in intensity
22. rhetoric — persuasive speech or writing
23. rigor — thoroughness and strictness
24. sparse — not dense and meager; having widely spaced intervals
25. steadfast — fixed or unchanging; steady
26. suspect — viewed with suspicion
27. tedious — boring and slow, without variety
28. vitality — strength and energy
29. whimsical — 1. playful or silly; 2. unpredictable
30. yield — 1. produce or generate a result, product, or amount; 2. give up or surrender
