September GRE Words

**ABHOR/LOATHE———-detest, detest, abominate, despise—- adore (ant)
**Abstain———Avoid doing, refrain from
**Abstruse—- obscure, perplex, mysterious, complex, puzzling, profound,Rarefied, highbrow,
**Accost———-approach and speak to them
**Acquiesce/CONCUR——-Agree, Consent (permission), comply,Concede— (ant) resist
**Adamant——-Obstinate (Stubborn)
**ADEPT—-skillful, adroit, expert, proficient, practice, clever
**Aggrieved, Rile—-hurt, angry
**Ameliorate——improve
**APEX—-summit, climax, zenith, head, top, peak—- base (ant)
=APOLOGY———-poor specimen (example), statement of regret,Explanation to defend
**APPEASE———-pacify

=APPRISE—–explain, describe, acquaint, impart, pass on
=APPROBATE——–callous hardened in sin
=Aprapole [...]

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**ABHOR/LOATHE———-detest, detest, abominate, despise—- adore (ant)
**Abstain———Avoid doing, refrain from
**Abstruse—- obscure, perplex, mysterious, complex, puzzling, profound,Rarefied, highbrow,
**Accost———-approach and speak to them
**Acquiesce/CONCUR——-Agree, Consent (permission), comply,Concede— (ant) resist
**Adamant——-Obstinate (Stubborn)
**ADEPT—-skillful, adroit, expert, proficient, practice, clever
**Aggrieved, Rile—-hurt, angry
**Ameliorate——improve
**APEX—-summit, climax, zenith, head, top, peak—- base (ant)
=APOLOGY———-poor specimen (example), statement of regret,Explanation to defend
**APPEASE———-pacify

=APPRISE—–explain, describe, acquaint, impart, pass on
=APPROBATE——–callous hardened in sin
=Aprapole — xxxxxx
**ARDUOUS—– difficult, **onerous, strenuous, laborious, hard, tiring,Grueling, demanding, tough — easy (ant)
**Askew———-Crooked (bent), slanted, at an angle
=ASSESSMENT—-evaluation, estimation, appraisal, judgment, review,
Valuation (tax/property), debt, opinion
=Assistantship—carrier, helper, subordinate
**AWESOME———-great
=AVARICE——-greediness for money
=Avavacious — xxxxxxx
**AVER———–AVOW (AFFIRM) state confident
=AVERT—- TURN AWAY, TURN ASIDE, PREVENT, AVOID, WARDOFF, FORESTALL
**AVID/ ARDENT ——-KEEN, ENTHUSIASTIC, PASSIONATE, EAGER,
DEVOTED, FERVENT– (LUKEWARM/ APATHETIC)(ant)
**Balky (balky) ——-Refusing to do what u wants them to do.Stop short soil hinder
Bedecked——- Decorated
Befriended——make friends with
**Bequeathed—-Bestow (give), leave
**Bizarre, Uncanny—strange, peculiar, Weird, wacky , fantastic, unusual,Off the wall ordinary (ant)
**Blackguard——–villain
BLANDISHMENT—–flatter (maska marna)
Bungalow: building
**Blithe———–Carefree, Unconcerned, cheerful, amiable, merry, happy,Unthinking— uptight(ant)
Buckler——— Fastener, small round shield
**Cacophonous—Harsh sound
**Callous———Heartless, hardened
**CLICHÉ———chestnut, formulae, commonplace remark, formulae
**CLOUT———-SMACK (heavy blow), influence
Colossal——–Huge
COMMUTE——travel, go back and froth
Contemporous —occurring at the same time
Contravene—–break, bleach, violate, contradict
**Conundrum—–Puzzle, difficult problem
Conventional—ordinary
COVET—– desire, want, long for, yearn for, crave
COX————–racing boat, person who steers the boat
CRAVEN——–COWARDLY, GUTLESS
CULPABLE——GUILTY, deserving blame
**CURSORY———-flowing hasty hurried
**Dab————-Wipe, feeble blow, repeatedly press briefly and lightly with a cloth
**DAFT————silly, stupid
DECIPHER———decode (find the original meaning)
**DEFT———– SKILLFUL, dexterous
DEFY————-resist, open disobey
**DEIFY———- IDOLIZE, WORSHIP
**Deleterious—–harmful
DENCLITION—— ???????
**DEVIATE———-turn away from
**DISCORD———-inharmonious in cord
**Discordant——Harsh sound, not in agreement
DISCREDIT——–defame
Disinspire —– boring, uninteresting
(Ineffable beauty - only used for buildings and places (e.g.: the Taj Mahal), not for humans…)
Disinter — which means to take out from grave or tomb
Distort——–twist out of shape
Distraught—–upset, distracted by anxiety
Divest———–Separate from, Strip
Dune——- drift of sand formed by wind
Elementary—–Basic
ENAGGARATO—- xxxxxxx
**Enervate——–Sap your strength, Weaken
**ENTHRAL——-sth which is interesting, please intently, captivate,Fascinate, Bondage
ERUDATE———-shrewd scholar
Excise———–Remove, Expunge (Wipe out) cut out
EXEMPLORY——–outstanding example
Exodus——–departure.
EXORBITANT——-excessive
Extant ——- still in existence
**Exuberant——Enthusiastic, overflowing, abundance, lively, light hearted
**FACETIOUS——–humorous
Fallacy——-false, misleading
FLABBY———–fleshy, clear, flaccid, floppy, feeble
Flagrant——–Barefaced (shameless) notorious scandalous
FLIPPANT———trifling gaiety (happy), offhand disrespectful
——lacking proper seriousness
**Fluvial———–Connected with rivers, present in the river
FRAGRANT———odorous sweet
Fraternity—–people with smiting common. Brotherly love
**Frenetic———Frantic (Anxious, worried)
FRENETIC——— involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organized. (Frantic (Anxious, worried) frenzied, fanatic, wild, excitement or fury)
Frivolous——-Frolicsome (playful) not serious
FRUGALITY———-thrifty
FUGITIVE———criminal on the run, fleeting
GARRULOUS— TALKATIVE
Gratuitous——-given or done for free
Gleam———-Sparkle, Shimmer faint or brief light
GRIEVANCE—-complaint
Grouch———a person who is often bad tempered.
**HARMONIOUS——-agreeable
Harmony, Concord—–Agreement
HAUTEUR——- ARROGANCE
**HERBIVOR——– Eating only grain or plants
HORSE; MARE——-female like a horse animal
IMPECCABLE——-faultless
**Inchoate—- unclear, unformed, undeveloped, tentative, embryonic,
Amorphous— mature (ant)
INCONCLUSIVE–FULL OF LOOPHOLES (doubts)
Incubator——–apparatus to hatch an egg
INNOCUOUS—INOFFENSIVE, HARMLESS
INSIPID——– WISHY-WASHY, dull
INSOLENT——IMPUDENT (DISRESPECTFUL) rude
Intemperance–Overindulgence, Hedonism, immoderation Excess
**Invariant——-Always the same
**Inveterate——Chronic (Constant) habitual
INVIGORATE—refresh, stimulate
**Irk (ire) —- Annoying
ISLAN-ARCHIPELAGO-group of islands
**LABYRINTH—- NETWORK maze (bhool bholaiya in Hindi)
LAD—–youngster, teenager
LAGGARD—–lazy person
**LETHARGY—- WEARINESS, EXHAUSTION, drowsy, dull
LOATHE— hate, detest, despise, abhor, abominate—adore(ant)
LULL—–quiet period, calm
Lullaby—–song for kids (lory in Hindi)

**Malleable - any thing that can be shaped into another form
**MARSHY—-BOGGY, wet
Measly—–Stingy, Contemptible (repeated)
Metaphorical—Figurative, connected with major
**Mollify——-placate (pacify),soothe
**NON-CHALANT—casual, lack of care
**Obdurate—–Obstinate (stubborn)
Obfuscate—- Confuse, Disguise, conceal, complicate—-clarify(ant)
Oblivion—–Forgetfulness
Obstinate—— stubborn, hard to control
**OCCLUDE——-shut or close
Onomatopoeia —— words formed in imitation of natural sounds
**Parole - release conditionally (criminal), (secondary meaning: Promise) — temporarily out of jail, promise
Parlous——-dangerous and difficult, archaic(outdated) very bad
PEP——– ENERGY, vigor
Peremptory—–Authoritative, Unconditional, absolute, dogmatic, dictorial Admitting
Perfunctory—– Unthinking, Automatic, Mechanical, Dutiful, Obligatory,Token— Thoughtful
**Perpetual—–Everlasting, long lasting
**Perplex——Bewilder (confuse)
**Pliant——Pliable (Flexible) willing to be lead
**Plod—-To walk slowly with heave steps. Walk persistently or doggedly
Plugged——-stop, close
PONDER(ous)——consider, think about, deliberate
Precarious—- Shaky, Insecure, unstable, risky
**Prim—— behaving in careful and formal way and precise
Pristine——-perfect, (untarnished, pure, untouched)
Proclivity—- Appetite, Hunger,, Liking, inclination
**Prod——-poke, nudge (push)
PROPENSITY——natural inclination
PRUDENT——cautious
**Pulchritude – physical comeliness or beautiful
Query——-Inquiry
Raconteur—— story teller
Radical—— Fundamental, advocate thorough reform
REBUFF——REJECTION, snub
REBUT——–disprove by evidence
Recidivism—–habitual return t crime
Redundant—–Superfluous, Surplus (extra)
REGRESS—-go back
Relatedness—- ?????????
Relent ion——relent (give in, Change your mind)
Remorse——–guilt, self reap roach
Restrain—-Hold back
RETENTION——-to retain or employ
RILE—-VEX,IRRITATE
**Rue———Regret
Sacrilege—–desecrate, profane
Scorn———disdain, object of contempt.
Scrutiny——examine
**Seethe———-foam, Boil, bubble, disturb, be thankful
**SHAM——- DISHONESTY, pretend—-a thing which is not as good or genuine as it seems
SMOLDER——BURN without flames
SOLICIT—–ask, beg for request earnestly
SOPORIFIC—– SLEEP-INDUCING, hypnotic, dull
SORDID—–DISGUSTING, GRUBBY (dirty)
SPATE——EPIDEMIC (plague)flood
SUBTERFUSE–trick, a secret, deceit
SUBSTANTIATE—–prove by using evidence
**Sully——-to spoil, to lower value, disgrace, and tarnish
SURROGATE— REPLACEMENT
**SWERVE———–turn aside change direction
**TACITURN——silent, reserved
Tawdry———Cheap, Gaudy, Flashy, Showy
Tedious——–too long, slow or dull
Thunder——–Sound
**Thwart———baffle, frustrate.
Transitory—–impermanent, fleeting
Ubiquitous——Omnipresent
UNBRIDIDE—-not controlled, remove a constraint
Untoward— unfortunate, awkward, inconvenient
**WAX——–polish, gradually increase in size
**WHET——sharpen, hone
**Whit, Modicum——–Small amount
Willful———–Headstrong, stubborn, intentional, deliberate
**WILT——group, wither, fade flag
**VACILLATE—–oscillate, waver
Vault————Burial chamber, arched roof
**VENERATE—–reverse respect
VESSEL; PITCHER (Analogy) both are vessels to keep liquid
Vivacious——-Lively

**votary (n) - person who has taken vows to dedicate the life to God or religious service. (Similar word)
Synonyms for “Votary”
Meaning #1: one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
Meaning #2: a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
Meaning #3: a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
votive (adj) - offered to god as a sign of gratitude.
**Yoke————oppression and servitude (bondage) bond or unite
Yoke————harsh treatment, sth that restricts from freedom.
**ZEALOT——- supporter, FANATICISM, advocate, AFICIONADO/A—(ant) SKEPTIC

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