GRE Vocabulary Essentials
Prepare for the GRE with this essential vocabulary flashcard deck! This set covers 15 high-frequency words often tested on the exam, focusing on nuanced meanings and common usage. Master these terms to boost your verbal reasoning score and confidently tackle complex passages.
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What does acrimony mean?
Bitterness or ill feeling.
What does ameliorate mean?
To make something bad better.
What does arduous mean?
Requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
What does assuage mean?
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.
What does audacious mean?
Boldly daring; willing to take surprising risks.
What does banal mean?
So unoriginal as to be dull.
What does bolster mean?
To support or strengthen.
What does censure mean?
To express severe, often formal, disapproval.
What does ephemeral mean?
Lasting a very short time.
What does erudite mean?
Having or showing great learning.
What does laconic mean?
Using very few words.
What does magnanimous mean?
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival.
What does enervate mean?
To weaken or drain of energy (not to energize).
What does equivocate mean?
To use vague language to avoid committing to a position.
What does prodigal mean?
Recklessly wasteful or extravagant.