GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 5

Fahim Ahmed
6 min readMar 12, 2024

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  1. aloof — not warm or friendly; impersonal
aloof

2. clangor — a disturbingly loud noise

clangor

3. conventional — adhering to established practices or accepted standards

conventional

4. debunk — prove a belief or idea false

debunk

5. diminutive — exceptionally small in size or stature

diminutive

6. discernible — able to be recognized or understood

discernible

7. enigmatic — hard to understand; mysterious

enigmatic

8. estranged — emotionally distanced from someone

estranged

9. extravagant — excessive, especially in terms of cost

extravagant

10. fanciful — highly imaginative; unrealistic

11. frivolous — 1. lacking in seriousness or importance; silly ,2. (of a person) not taking things seriously

12. heterogeneous — composed of varying, diverse elements

heterogeneous

13. imperious — having an arrogant or domineering manner

imperious

14. impertinent — 1. disrespectful or inappropriate, 2. irrelevant or unrelated to something

impertinent

15. invasive — 1. infringing on others privacy, 2. spreading rapidly and causing harm

invasive

16. irresolute — uncertain or lacking determination (new year resolution)

17. laudable — worthy of admiration or praise (applaud)

laudable

18. lax — not diligent or careful; casual(relax)

lax

19. marginalize — treat someone or something as insignificant

marginalize

20. panache — a stylish and confident manner

panache

21. plodding — moving slowly or laboriously

plodding

22. prosaic — straightforward; unoriginal; unimaginative

“What’s his motive? Killing teens? It just always seemed too random, too prosaic. On top of that, how does the Mind Flayer figure into all this? Maybe this is it — this is the answer.”

23. remedial — serving to correct or cure something

remedial

24. restive — demonstrating difficulty in staying still (restless)

restive

25. sporadic — happening occasionally and irregularly

sporadic

26. stigmatize — label or mark as disgraceful

stigmatize

27. undermine — weaken or sabotage, often subtly

undermine

28. utterly — completely and without qualification; absolutely

utterly

29. weary — feeling tired or exhausted

weary

30. zealous — intensely passionate

zealous

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