GRE Terms for 2025 Exams
aberrant - correct answers-deviating from the norm
abscond - correct answers-to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
alacrity - correct answers-eager and enthusiastic willingness
anomaly - correct answers-deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
apporbation - correct answers-an expression of approval or praise
arduous - correct answers-strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
assuage - correct answers-to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
audacious - correct answers-daring and fearless; recklessly bold
austrere - correct answers-without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
axiomatic - correct answers-taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
canonical - correct answers-following or in agreement with accepted, traditional
standards
capricious - correct answers-inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic,
unpredictable.
censure - correct answers-to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
chicanery - correct answers-trickery or subterfuge
connoisseur - correct answers-an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
Covoluted - correct answers-complex or complicated
disabuse - correct answers-to undeceive; to set right
discordant - correct answers-conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
effrontery - correct answers-extreme boldness; presumptuousness
,eloquent - correct answers-well-spoken; expressive; articulate
enervate - correct answers-to weaken; to reduce in vitality
ennui - correct answers-dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or
apathy
equivocate - correct answers-to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
erudite - correct answers-very learned; scholarly
excuplate - correct answers-exonerate; to clear of blame
exigent - correct answers-urgent; requiring immediate action
extemporaneous - correct answers-improvised; done without preparation
Filibuster - correct answers-intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking
to delay legislative action
fulminate - correct answers-to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous - correct answers-artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication.
inured - correct answers-accustomed to accepting something undesirable
irascible - correct answers-easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
laud - correct answers-to praise highly
lucid - correct answers-clear and easily understood
magnanimity - correct answers-the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart,
esp. in forgiving
martial - correct answers-associated with war and the armed forces
mundane - correct answers-of the world, typically of or concerned with the ordinary
nascent - correct answers-coming into being; in early developmental stages
nebulous - correct answers-vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
neologism - correct answers-a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of
new words or senses
, noxious - correct answers-harmful, injurious
obtuse - correct answers-lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or
expression
obivate - correct answers-to anticipate and make unnecessary
onerous - correct answers-troubling; burdensome
paean - correct answers-a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Parody - correct answers-a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp.
in literature and art
perennial - correct answers-recurrent through the year or many years; happening
repeatedly
perfidy - correct answers-intentional breach of faith; treachery
perfuctory - correct answers-cursory; done without care or interest
perspicacious - correct answers-acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
prattle - correct answers-to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
precipitate (adj.) - correct answers-acting with excessive haste or impulse
precipitate (v.) - correct answers-to cause or happen before anticipated or required
predilection - correct answers-a disposition in favor of something; preference
prescience - correct answers-foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their
occurring
prevaricate - correct answers-to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms - correct answers-misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
recant - correct answers-to retract, especially a previous held belief
relegate - correct answers-to forcibly assign, especially to lower place or position
reticent - correct answers-quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous - correct answers-concerned and attentive; eager
aberrant - correct answers-deviating from the norm
abscond - correct answers-to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
alacrity - correct answers-eager and enthusiastic willingness
anomaly - correct answers-deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
apporbation - correct answers-an expression of approval or praise
arduous - correct answers-strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
assuage - correct answers-to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
audacious - correct answers-daring and fearless; recklessly bold
austrere - correct answers-without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
axiomatic - correct answers-taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
canonical - correct answers-following or in agreement with accepted, traditional
standards
capricious - correct answers-inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic,
unpredictable.
censure - correct answers-to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
chicanery - correct answers-trickery or subterfuge
connoisseur - correct answers-an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
Covoluted - correct answers-complex or complicated
disabuse - correct answers-to undeceive; to set right
discordant - correct answers-conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
effrontery - correct answers-extreme boldness; presumptuousness
,eloquent - correct answers-well-spoken; expressive; articulate
enervate - correct answers-to weaken; to reduce in vitality
ennui - correct answers-dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or
apathy
equivocate - correct answers-to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
erudite - correct answers-very learned; scholarly
excuplate - correct answers-exonerate; to clear of blame
exigent - correct answers-urgent; requiring immediate action
extemporaneous - correct answers-improvised; done without preparation
Filibuster - correct answers-intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking
to delay legislative action
fulminate - correct answers-to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous - correct answers-artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication.
inured - correct answers-accustomed to accepting something undesirable
irascible - correct answers-easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
laud - correct answers-to praise highly
lucid - correct answers-clear and easily understood
magnanimity - correct answers-the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart,
esp. in forgiving
martial - correct answers-associated with war and the armed forces
mundane - correct answers-of the world, typically of or concerned with the ordinary
nascent - correct answers-coming into being; in early developmental stages
nebulous - correct answers-vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
neologism - correct answers-a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of
new words or senses
, noxious - correct answers-harmful, injurious
obtuse - correct answers-lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or
expression
obivate - correct answers-to anticipate and make unnecessary
onerous - correct answers-troubling; burdensome
paean - correct answers-a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Parody - correct answers-a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp.
in literature and art
perennial - correct answers-recurrent through the year or many years; happening
repeatedly
perfidy - correct answers-intentional breach of faith; treachery
perfuctory - correct answers-cursory; done without care or interest
perspicacious - correct answers-acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
prattle - correct answers-to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
precipitate (adj.) - correct answers-acting with excessive haste or impulse
precipitate (v.) - correct answers-to cause or happen before anticipated or required
predilection - correct answers-a disposition in favor of something; preference
prescience - correct answers-foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their
occurring
prevaricate - correct answers-to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms - correct answers-misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
recant - correct answers-to retract, especially a previous held belief
relegate - correct answers-to forcibly assign, especially to lower place or position
reticent - correct answers-quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous - correct answers-concerned and attentive; eager
