Prepared by : Ganesh Adhikari (Gun-ace-adk)

All GRE vocabulary

Rousing : causing strong excitement(very exciting )

-rousing concert/ rousing national anthem

:great

-rousing success

Reluctant : unwilling/ loath

- I am reluctant to teach

Indifferent :having or showing no interest or concern

-I am indifferent to politics.

: neither good nor bad ( of average standard)

-indifferent meal / quality

Boisterous : very noisy and energetic

-I boisterous welcome party/laughter

Somewhat :rather

Cinquencentennial : The celebration which come in 500 years

Got off : began

Premise : outcomes of research ( data/evidence/reasons/cause/ hypothesis /hypothetical

example)

Assumptions : thinking (with or without ground)

Conclusion : a logically true statement

Argument : a short passage which include visible premise and invisible assumption

-a logically true statement/ conclusion

Hypothesis : guess work

: claim ( based on incomplete evidence)

: claim based on suggested ideas ( not based on proven ideas)

Hypothesize : to make a guess work

: to claim based available evidence

: to claim based on suggested ideas

Hypothetical : based on guess work

: based on available evidence

: based on suggested ideas

Paradoxical : seemingly illogical but in fact valid

-paradoxical statement

Intermediate conclusion : conclusion based on incomplete evidence

Classify : to divide into classes

: to keep secret

-classified document

Declassify : to disclose publicly ( that was once secret)

-declassified document

Inflexible :/adj/ not easily bending

-inflexible materials

:uncompromising

-inflexible politicians

: that can’t be changed or cancelled easily

-inflexible deadline/rules

Maritime :/adj/ bordering to the sea or ocean

-maritime city/country

Littoral : on the sea sides / lake sides

-littoral city
Buoyant :floating

: buoyant object on water

: that cause something to float

-buoyant hot ballons

:cheerful

-buoyant expression

:(of economy) able to maintain high level

-buoyant economy

Buoyancy : floating, cheerfulness, the state of maintaining high level

Buoy : to float, to be cheerful, to maintain high level

Premised on : based on

Assume : to think ( with /without ground

Conclusion : a logically true statement (assertion)

Assert : to claim ( to state that something is logically true )

-what do the scientist assert?

Instigate : to start something formally

-to instigate the violence

-the police department is going to instigate investigation

: incite ( against something or somebody )

-the opposition party are instigating the people

Rising :uprising, revolt

Revolting : disgusting

-a disgusting smell colour

Landmark : a building or structure of historical or cultural importance

 -a clocktour is landmark

: a famous building or structure that helps you identify the location

: an important activities or achievement

-the discovery is the landmark

In concern with :together with

Concerted : done together (two or more than two)

-concerted project/ research/effort

Proclaim : to announce or declear

Proclamation : announcement or declaration

-the proclamation of Ireland independence

Self-proclaimed : declear by yourself

-self proclaimed god / self-proclaims of the army

Outnumber : to be greater in number than other

Execute :to implement

-to execute new rule and regulation

: put to death

-the criminal was executed.

:to perform

-the dance was executed on the stage.

Go on : to continue

Popular :/adj/ like or admired by many people

-a popular singer

:relating to many people

-popular vote
Misconception : wrong thing that we consider as right(delusion)

: He couldn’t perform well because of his delusion

Famous : known by many people

-famous politician

Intermediate conclusion : based on incomplete evidence

-the theory was posited

Position :opinion

-you give yours position on the topic

Custom made : according to the order of customer

-custom made cake

Cavity :small hole

-dental cavity

Grotto : a small artificial cave

Cavern : a large cave

Spelunker : a person who explore a cave

Explore : to try to find something

Fervor : great enthusiasm ( the doesn’t decline)

-the fervor of scientist

:extremism

-the fervor of terrorist

: zeal

Fervid : greatly enthusiastic

-the fervid scientist.

Showing or having extremism

 Syn: zealous, fanatical

Fanatic : extremist

-a religious fanatic

:greatly enthusiastic person

-a fanatic scientist

Syn: zealot

Fandom : group of fans

-football fandom

Revise : to make better or improve ( to change)

Revamp : to change drastically

- the course has been revamped.

-the model of the car has been revamped.

: renovate

-the building has been revamped.

Refurbish : renovate

-the room was refurbished.

Explicit : clearly stated

-in the passage of argument, the premise and conclusion are explicit

: open / direct.

-the bribe was explicitly given.

Implicit : Hidden

-In the passage of argument, the assumption is implicit.

: indirect

-the bribe was implicitly given.

Explicate : to explain with logic

-the tutor explicated the problems.\

Explicable : that can be explain with logic

-explicable problem.

Infer : draw a conclusion ( a logically true statement )

Imply : to express indirectly

Contention : claim or conclusion ( a logically true statement)

-which of the following contention is best supported by the passage.

: strong disagreement

-the contention on the nuclear program of Iran.

Contend :to claim/ to state that something is logically true.

-what does the scientist contend?

: to compete

-they are contending for power.

Vie : to compete

-they are vying for power.

Contentious : causing strong disagreement

-contentious issue.

Divisive : causing strong disagreement

-divisive community member.

Combative : very aggressive and likely to attack

-he was drunk and combative.

- a combative committee.

Confute : to prove something as false ( using example or evidence)

 Syn : rebut , disprove, debunk)

-to debunk hypothesis.

Refute : to prove something as false ( disprove)

-to refute a hypothesis.

:to reject

-he refuted the charge of corruption

Syn : repudiate

Confound : to cause great surprise

-confounding number of visitor.

: to prove something as false ( disprove)

-to confound the hypothesis.

Undermine : weaken

-which of the following undermine the conclusion?

: to weaken gradually

-to undermine the government.

Underscore : to underline

: to give emphasis

-to underscore the conclusion.

Buttress : supportive wall or structure

: to support

-to buttress the conclusion/ wall.

Bolster : to support

-to bolster the conclusion.

Corroborate : to support ( using example or evidence)

 -you should corroborate yours position with example and evidence.

Corroboration : support ( using example or evidence)

Prob up : /ph/ buttress ( logical or physical )

Syn : under-grid, underpin, corroborate]

Abut : adjoint

-my house abuts on the road.

Abutting : adjoining

-china and its abutting country.

Syn : contiguous

Groundless : baseless

-groundless assumption.

Syn : ungrounded , unfounded

Sweeping : too general

-sweeping assumption.

-the conclusion is not logically convincing because of sweeping assumption.

: making a long margin / difference ( great)

-sweeping victory

: drastic

Sweeping change ( complete change )

: making a long curve

-sweeping edge of the river.

Underlying : hidden

-the assumption is underlying.

: lying under
 -the river and underlying rocks.

Unwarranted : without any reason ( not justified)

-unwarranted assumption/praise

Warrant : a legal document that give authority to arrest somebody

: reason for doing something.

Rife with : /ph/ full of ( usually negative)

-the campus was rife with political activities.

-the argument is rife with fallacious.

-the city was rife with criminal active.

Fallacy : the false believe

-It is a fallacy that the earth is flat.

: false reasoning

Strife : /n/ conflict

-civil strife in Sudan

Strive :/v.n/ to make effort

: effort

Tacit : /adj/ self understood ( even if not mention)

-a assumption is tacit.

-tacit requirement .

-tacit agreement/ disagreement

Imply : to express indirectly

Infer : to draw a conclusion ( a logically true statement )

Restate : to communicate the same thing in different language.

-restate the underlined parts.

Paraphrase : to restate in simple and clear language.

-paraphrase the underlined parts.

Fallacious : False

-fallacious reasoning.

Specious : seemingly true but false

-specious reasoning

Syn : spurious

-spurious reasoning.

Spacious : having comfortable space.

-spacious chair.

Syn : commodious

Opp : incommodious (cramped)

-cramped stadium/ classroom.

Slake : to satisfied or fully satisfied ( desire/ thrust/ curiosity )

-to slake thrust/ curiosity.

Quench : /v/ extinguish

Quench thirst : to satisfy thirst

Satiate : satisfied or fully satisfied.( hunger/ curiosity/ desire)

-to satiate hunger / curiosity

Syn : sate

Insatiable : never satisfied ( can be +ve)

-insatiable desire for learning.

Abundant : more than needed

-abundant food and vegetable

 Syn : copious , plenteous

Sufficient : to meets yours requirement

Plenitude : abundance

Reproduction : copy or replicate

-the reproduction of arts

Hipster : a person who adopts a new fashion

Taciturn : speaking little or tight-lipped

-a taciturn student.

Reticent : unwilling to speak

-he was reticent about his past.

: unwilling

-I reticently chose the plants.

Reticence : unwillingness to speak

: unwillingness.

Hesitate : to be slow to do something.

-he hesitate to accept my proposal.

Loath : unwilling

-I am loath to participate in the meeting

Syn : reluctant

Loathe : strongly hate

Syn : abhor , detest, despise, abominate

-the people abominated the political system.

Abominable : feeling or causing heard

-abominable crime /criminal

 : very bad

-the fight was cancelled because of abominable weather.

Divulge : to disclose

-he denied to divulge his salary.

Betray : to disclose ( +ve/-ve)

-his eyes betrayed that he was innocent .

Impulse : without planning or preparation.

-impulse purchase.

Impulsive : impromptu

-impromptu dance / speech

Characteristic : typically quality or person or things.

Substantial : large or significant

Soar : sky rocket

-soaring birds/ price

Plummet : to decline sharply

-the supply of electricity has plummeted.

Exorbitant : highly excessive , expensive

-exorbitant price

Augment : to increase

-price augmented

-my happiness augmented.

: up lift

-the seat was augmented.

: ( of taste) to make better or improve

 -the test of meal was augmented by adding condiments.

Condiments : spice

Composure : mental calmness.

Syn : sangfroid, equanimity, equilibrium

Opp : discomposure, ( mental agitation)

-a test taker with the discomposure.

Equilibrium : balance

-the equilibrium between demand and supply

Poised : calm and confident

-poised pilot.

: ready to act or move.

-a poised runner / dancer

Poised between : remained between two different things

-the patient is poised between life and death.

-my village is poised between a river and forest.

Composed : mentally calm or undisturbed

Syn : imperturbable , unflappable , phlegmatic

Opp : discomposed

-a phlegmatic politician

Perturb : to disturb

Turbid : unclear

-turbid opinion/ sentiment

Turgid : swollen

-turgid limbs.
 : increase

-turgid river

: outwardly impressive but meaningless

Murky : dark

-murky room

: unclear

-murky water/ opinions/ sentiments

Engender : to produce

-engender idea

Jeopardize : in danger

-the culture has been jeopardize.

-the nationality has been jeopardize

-jeopardize animal.

Startle : to cause great surprise ( usually negative )

Syn : shock

-I am startled by the team’s victory.

: great surprise ( usually negative)

Temperament : usual mood attitude or character of a person or animal

-serious temperament

-the temperament of dog.

Syn : disposition

-cheerful disposition

Sunny : cheerful

-sunny disposition
 : hopeful

-economic forecast

Gloomy : rather dark

-gloomy room

: unhappy or that makes you unhappy

-gloomy expression /song/ weather

: not hopeful

-gloomy economic forecast

Saturnine : serious or unhappy

-saturnine temperament

Somber : of dark color

-somber sky/ suit

: unhappy or serious

-somber expression

Brunch : meal between breakfast and lunch

Repast : meal

Victuals : meal and drink

Viand : meal

Farce : a broad comedy ( a types of play )

-ridiculous activities

Ridiculous : illogical therefore it cause laughter

-a ridiculous suggestion

Syn : laughable, ludicrous

Farcical : relating to farce

 -farcical character

: ridiculous

-farcical suggestion

Risible : illogical or silly

-risible suggestion

Syn : preposterous

Soggy : wet or soft

-soggy coat /land

Bedraggled : thoroughly weight and untightly

-a student arrive bedraggled

Untidy : not well organize

-untidy room/ political principle / theory

Opp : tidy

Lukewarm : slightly warm

-lukewarm coffee

: unexciting or uninteresting

-lukewarm performance

Syn : tepid

-tepid water/ performance

Irony : satire ( using opposite)

: unexpected happening

-it is an iron that the refurnish was defeated in the last election.

Sarcasm : satire

Adj : sarcastic= satirable

 -sarcastic remark

Sardonic : satirble

-sardonic smile

Putrid : rotten or bad smelling

-putrid vegetable

: disgusting

-putrid color / music

Putrify : to go rotten

-putrified vegetable

Petrify : to turn into stone

: to become so frightened that you can’t move at all

-the child was petrified.

Adjure : forcefully request or suggest

Syn : urge

-my father adjure to be economical

Abjure : to renounce upon oath / to renounce formally

-he adjure alcohol as a new year resolution.

Renounce : to give up

Syn : abandon

Perjure : to break oath

Perjury : the activities of breaking oath

-he was accused of perjury

Injure : to heart physically or sentimental

-injurious remark
Conjure : to call evil sprit ( through magic )

: to imagine or invent

-he conjure a new idea.

Jurisprudence : study of law/ philosophy of law

Judicious : having or showing good

-judicious decision/ remark/comment/investment

Opp : injudicious

Adjudicate : judge

Adjudicator -dance adjudicator

Arbitrate : to settle a dispute officially

Arbitrator : a person who settle a dispute officially

-the politician is an arbitrator

Perceived : said to be

-perceived greatness

Log-cabin : a poor home

Sway : to influence

-the teacher couldn’t sway the student.

: impression

Fetid : giving unpleasant smell

-fetid water of swimming pool.

Odorous : giving unpleasant strong smell

-odorous petrol/ gas/ kerosene

Odoriferous : carrying odoriferous smell

-odoriferous wind
Malodorous : giving unpleasant smell

-malodorous dumpy site

Syn : mephitic, dumpy site

Reek : bad smell

Meek : soft and polite

-meek voice

Musty : un-fresh

-musty air from closed room.

Noxious : Poisonous and harmful

-noxious smell

Obnoxious : offensive

-obnoxious remark

Noisome : disgusting

-noisome smell / crime/ criminal

Olfactory : relating to scence of smell

-olfactory nerves

Potpourri : heterogonous mixture

- this book is the potpourri

: a types of perfume used as scent of perfume.

Olio : heterogenous mixture

-olio of scence

Mélange : Heterogonous mixture

Redolent : giving strong sweet smell

-redolent herbs / flower

 -the hotel is redolent of my home

Homely : like that of your home

-homely environment

: without make up / unattractive

-homely face

Aromatic : sweet smelling

-aromatic rice

Syn : flagrant

Musky : giving sweet smell of musk

-musky perfume

Flagrant : very obvious and negative

-flagrant violation of rule

-flagrant discrimination

-flagrant lie

Syn Blatant

Gustatory : relating to the scene of tast

-gustatory pressure

Balm : a substance to relieve a pain

: a substance i.e apply to death body in order to pressures