GRE Test Prep
Words from the Princeton Review prep book.
aberrant - ------------ANS: deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
abscond - ------------ANS: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
alacrity - ------------ANS: eager and enthusiastic willingness
anomaly - ------------ANS: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
antedates - ------------ANS: predating a current time in history
antediluvian - ------------ANS: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier
period
apocryphal - ------------ANS: of questionable authenticity
approbation - ------------ANS: an expression of approval or praise
arduous - ------------ANS: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
ascetic - ------------ANS: practicing great self-denial
assuage - ------------ANS: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
, audacious - ------------ANS: daring and fearless; recklessly bold
austere - ------------ANS: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
axiomatic - ------------ANS: taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
bombastic - ------------ANS: (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of
high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
canonical - ------------ANS: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional
standards
capricious - ------------ANS: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic,
unpredictable
censure - ------------ANS: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
chicanery - ------------ANS: trickery or subterfuge
circumscribed - ------------ANS: restricted or limited
connoisseur - ------------ANS: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste;
expert
contentious - ------------ANS: involving or likely to cause controversy
convoluted - ------------ANS: complex or complicated
Words from the Princeton Review prep book.
aberrant - ------------ANS: deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
abscond - ------------ANS: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
alacrity - ------------ANS: eager and enthusiastic willingness
anomaly - ------------ANS: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
antedates - ------------ANS: predating a current time in history
antediluvian - ------------ANS: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier
period
apocryphal - ------------ANS: of questionable authenticity
approbation - ------------ANS: an expression of approval or praise
arduous - ------------ANS: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
ascetic - ------------ANS: practicing great self-denial
assuage - ------------ANS: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
, audacious - ------------ANS: daring and fearless; recklessly bold
austere - ------------ANS: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
axiomatic - ------------ANS: taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
bombastic - ------------ANS: (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of
high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
canonical - ------------ANS: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional
standards
capricious - ------------ANS: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic,
unpredictable
censure - ------------ANS: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
chicanery - ------------ANS: trickery or subterfuge
circumscribed - ------------ANS: restricted or limited
connoisseur - ------------ANS: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste;
expert
contentious - ------------ANS: involving or likely to cause controversy
convoluted - ------------ANS: complex or complicated
