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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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Define Aberration.
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
Define Acrimony.
Bitterness or ill feeling, often expressed in speech or behavior.
Define Ameliorate.
To make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Define Arduous.
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Define Assuage.
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe.
Define Audacious.
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; fearless and daring.
Define Banal.
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Define Bolster.
To support or strengthen; to prop up.
Define Capricious.
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; unpredictable.
Define Censure.
To express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
Define Ephemeral.
Lasting for a very short time; transient.
Define Erudite.
Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Define Laconic.
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
Define Magnanimous.
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
Define Obsequious.
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning.