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GRE Hit Parade, Group 1 (2009)
Princeton Review's
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General Vocab
Graduate
02/20/2009

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Term
Aberrant
Definition

"Deviating from the norm."

 

Adjective 

 

Ab: “away from”

Errant: "deviating from the regular or proper course"

 Combined: "Away from the regular course"

 

Similar to:  Errant 

Term
Alacrity
Definition

"Eager and enthusiastic willingness."

 

Noun 

 

Alacri: “lively”

-ty: denoting state

 Combined: "Lively State" 

Term
Anomaly
Definition

"Deviation from the normal order; abnormality."

 

Noun 

 

An: “lacking”

homo: "sameness"

 Combined: "Lacking sameness" 

 

Similar to: Anomalous 

Term
Approbation
Definition

"An expression of approval or praise."

 

Noun 

 

Ap: “related to”

probate: "to prove valid"

-ion: denotes action

 Combined: "the action of proving something valid"

 

Similar to: Approval 

Term
Assuage
Definition

"To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify."

 

Verb

 

As: “toward”

suāviāre: "pleasant" (cf. suave; akin to sweet)

 Combined: "toward pleasantness"

Term
Audacious
Definition

"daring and fearless; recklessly bold"

 

Adjective

 

audāc: “daring”

-ous: full of

 Combined: "full of daring-ness"

 

Similar to: Audacity

Term
Capricious
Definition

"inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; undpredictable"

 

Adjective

 

caprice: “a sudden, unpredictable change”

-ous: full of

 Combined: "full of change"

Term
Censure
Definition

"to criticize severely; to officialy rebuke"

 

Verb

 

censor: “to delete”

-ure:  suffix of action

 Combined: "action of censoring"

 

Similar to:Censor

Term
Chicanery
Definition

"trickery or deception"

 

noun

 

chicane: “deception”

-ure:  suffix denoting condition

 Combined: "condition of deception"

Term
Connoisseur
Definition

"an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert"

 

noun

 

cognition: “to know”

-tor:  suffix denoting personal agent

 Combined: "person who knows"

 

Similar to: Cognition

Term
Discordant
Definition

"conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound"

 

adjective

 

dis: “away from”

cord:  "heart"

 Combined: "away from the heart of itself"

 

Similar to:Discord

Term
Disparate
Definition

"fundamentally distinct or dissimilar"

 

adjective

 

dis: “away from”

pare:  "part of"

 Combined: "away from being part of"

 

Similar to: separate

Term
Eloquent
Definition

"well-spoken; expressive; articulate"

 

adjective

 

loqu-: “to speak”

-ent:  suffix turning verb into adjective

 Combined: "speak-ful"

 

Similar to: loquacious (talkative)

Term
Enervate
Definition

"to weaken; to reduce in vitality"

 

verb

 

E-: “without”

nerve:  "to give strength, vigor, or courage to" 

 Combined: "to make without nerve; to make without strength"

 

Similar to: losing one's nerve

Term
Ennui
Definition

"dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy."

 

noun

 

ennuyer: “to annoy or bore”

 Combined: "to annoy with boredom"

 

Similar to: annoy

Term
Equivocate
Definition

"to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent."

 

verb

 

equi-: “equal”

voc:  "voice" 

 Combined: "to voice equal words"

 

Similar to: equivocal

Term
Exculpate
Definition

"to exonerate; to clear of blame."

 

verb

 

ex-: “out of”

culpable:  "deserving blame" 

 Combined: "out of deserving blame"

 

Similar to: culpable

Term
Exigent
Definition

"urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention."

 

adjective

 

exigere: “to demand”

 Combined: "demanding"

 

Similar to:exacting (as in demanding)

 Sounds similar to: urgent

Term
Filibuster
Definition

"intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action."

 

noun

 

freebooter: “pirate”

 Combined: "time pirate..?"

Term
Ingenuous
Definition

 

"artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication."

 

adjective

 

 Similar to: genuine

 

Term
Inured
Definition

"Accustomed to accepting something undesirable."

 

Adjective 

 

in: “in”

ure: "to exercise, accustom by practice"

 Combined: "accustomed to by experience" 

 

Example:  he has become inured to the cold.

 

Similar to:  in use

Term
Irascible
Definition

"easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts."

 

Adjective 

 

irasci: “to be angry”

ible: "susceptible"

 Combined: "susceptible to become angry" 

 

Similar to:  ire (intense anger)

Term
Laud
Definition

"to praise highly."

 

Verb 

 

laude: “to praise”

Term
Magnanimity
Definition

"the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving."

 

noun 

 

magnanim: “soul”

ous: "full of"

ity: "state of"

 Combined: "state of being full of soul" 

 

Similar to:  magnanimous

Term
Martial
Definition

"associated with war and the armed forces"

 

adjective 

 

marti: “belonging to mars (god of war)”

al: "of the kind of"

 Combined: "of the kind belonging to the god of war" 

 

Similar to:  martial arts

Term
Mundane
Definition

"of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary."

 

adjective 

 

mund: “world”

ane: "of"

 Combined: "of the world"

Term
Nascent
Definition

"coming into being; in early developmental stages."

 

adjective 

 

nāscī: “to be born”

ent: suffix of action

 Combined: "action of being born" 

Term
Nebulous
Definition

"vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form."

 

Adjective 

 

nebula: “cloud of gas and dust”

ous: "full of"

 Combined: "full of dust"

 

Similar to:  Nebula

Term
Neologism
Definition

"a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses."

 

noun 

 

neo: “new”

logy: "combination of knowledge" 

ism: suffix forming a noun from an action

 Combined: "the result of a new combination of knowledge"

Term
Noxious
Definition

"harmful; injurious."

 

Adjective 

 

nocere: “to do harm” (think of 'innocent', meaning without harm)

ious: "full of"

 Combined: "full of harm-doing"

 

Similar to:  Innocent

Term
Obtuse
Definition

"lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression."

 

Adjective 

 

Similar to:  an obtuse angle (lacking sharpness; dull)

Term
Obviate
Definition

"To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent."

 

verb

 

obvious: “easily recognized”

ate:suffix sometimes used in verb-formation

 Combined: "the action of recognizing"

 

Similar to: obvious

Term
Onerous
Definition

"Troubling; burdensome."

 

adjective

 

oner: “burden”

-ous: "full of"

 Combined: "full of burden"

 

Similar to: onus (burden)

Term
Parody
Definition

"a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art."

 

noun

 

Synonym:  Satire 

Term
Perennial
Definition

"recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly."

 

adjective

 

per: “through”

enn (annus, annual): "year"

 Combined: "through the year(s)"

 

Similar to: annual

Term
Perfunctory
Definition

"cursory; done without care or interest."

 

adjective

 

per: “through”

function: "role"

 Combined: "through a task"

Term
Prattle
Definition

"to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner."

 

verb 

Term
Prescience
Definition

"foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring."

 

noun 

 

pre: “before”

science: "branch of knowledge"

 Combined: "preemptive knowledge"

 

Similar to:  Pre-Science

Term
Prevaricate
Definition

"to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead; to lie."

 

verb 

 

varicare: “straddle; bow-legged; to bend”

 Combined: "to bend the truth"

Term
Refute
Definition

"to disprove; to successfully argue against."

 

verb 

 

re: “backward”

fute: "to beat"

 Combined: "to beat backward"

 

Similar to:  Confute (to disprove)

Term
Relegate
Definition

"to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position."

 

verb 

 

re: “again”

legate: "to appoint"

 Combined: "to appoint again"

 

Similar to: delegate (an appointee)

Term
Solicitous
Definition

"concerned and attentive; eager."

 

adjective

 

solicitare: “to excite”

ous: "full of"

 Combined: "full of excitement"

Term
Sporadic
Definition

"occurring occassionally, or in scattered instances."

 

adjective

 

sporad: “strewn about" (think of spores)

ic: "having the charasterictic of"

 Combined: "having the characteristic of being strewn about"

 

Similar to: spores

Term
Static
Definition

"not moving, active or in motion; at rest."

 

adjective

 

Similar to:in a fixed state;

 

"sta-" is the same as in "making a stand".

Term
Stupefy
Definition

"to stun, baffle, or amaze."

 

verb

 

Stupe: “stunned”

fy: "to make"

 Combined: "to make stunned"

 

Similar to:  Stupid 

Term
Tortuous
Definition

"winding; twisting; excessively complicated."

 

adjective

 

Tortu: “to twist”

ous: "full of"

 Combined: "full of twists"

 

Not to be confused with:  Torturous 

Term
Truculent
Definition

"Fierce and cruel; eager to fight."

 

Adjective 

 

truc: “savage”

ulent: "full of"

 Combined: "full of savagery"

Term
Voracious
Definition

"having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous."

 

Adjective 

 

Vorac: “gluttony”

ious: "full of"

 Combined: "full of gluttony"

 

Similar to: Voracity

Term
Waver
Definition

"to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion."

 

Verb 

 

Wave: “to bend or sway”

er: suffix for verb-creation

 Combined: "to bend or sway"

 

Similar to:Wave

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