GRE GREGMAT Vocabulary List Group 8
- accentuate — give emphasis or draw attention to something
2. conjectural — pertaining to a guess or inference made with limited data
3. convivial — demonstrating a jovial nature or a fondness for festivities and companionship
4. decadent — displaying excessive indulgence(enjoy pleasure, expensive), sometimes to a morally degenerate extent
5. egregious — remarkably bad or shocking, to a conspicuous(clearly visible) degree
6. evanescent — vanishing or fading away quickly, like mist or a phantom
7. flamboyant — characterized by a showy, confident, or audacious display
8. forestall — prevent something by taking strategic action in advance (fore — before, stall — delay)
9. gainsay — deny or refute an assertion or argument (ex: the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid)
10. galvanize — inspire or stir up to action or heightened activity
11. indiscriminate — lacking selectivity or judgment, often with potentially harmful effects
12. innocuous — harmless, having no ill effect
13. momentary — lasting for a brief moment or interval
14. mundane — commonplace or ordinary, lacking excitement
15. nettlesome — causing irritation or annoyance
16. nullify — To render ineffective, cancel out or invalidate.
17. obviate — sidestep or bypass a potential problem or difficulty
18. omnipresent — existing or seeming to exist everywhere at once
19. oust — displace or eject from a position or place
20. palpable — capable of being handled or touched or felt
21. perfidy — act of betrayal or unfaithfulness
22. profuse — abundant, plentiful, or occurring in large amounts
23. pugnacious — quick to engage in a conflict or argument; combative
24. sagacious — demonstrating wisdom or sound judgment
25. sanguine — cheerfully optimistic, particularly in a difficult situation
26. scant — hardly sufficient, meager, or minimal
27. skullduggery — sneaky or dishonest actions
28. trivial — of minor significance or value
29. utilitarian — emphasizing practicality and functionality over aesthetics
30. vapid — uninteresting, lacking flavor or spark
