GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 4
- abstain — avoid taking part in something
2. approbation — appreciation toward someone
3. cherish — greatly love or protect something
4. corroborate — lend support to; bolster
5. disparate — different or contrasting
6. emulate — imitate someone or something
7. enervate — sap the energy out of someone; fatigue
8. ephemeral — extremely short lasting
9. fervid — excessively energetic or eager
10. garrulous — tending to talk too much; wordy
11. incendiary — provocative; causing conflict
12. inimical — damaging; hostile in manner or tone
13. intimate — subtly suggest or imply
14. invigorate — provide energy or vitality to
15. mitigate — diminish negative feelings or situation
16. obsolete — no longer useful; outmoded
17. opaque — 1. unclear; hard to comprehend, 2. not able to be seen through
18. paradigmatic — representing the standard example
“Their great academic success was paraded as paradigmatic.”
19. pedantic — overly concerned with (minor) details
20. placid — calm; free from activity or irritation
21. polemical — giving a strong, controversial opinion
22. precipitate — 1. cause to happen, 2. done quickly or suddenly
23. profundity — great wisdom or intelligence
24. prophetic — able to correctly predict the future
25. prudent — wise in decision-making
26. punctilious — highly concerned with details or manners
27. recondite — obscure and difficult to understand
28. scrupulous — 1. careful with details, 2. possessing moral integrity
29. tranquil — peaceful; free from activity
30. vacillate — go back and forth with one’s view
