GRE Test Prep
bombastic - ANSWER(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to
conceal a lack of ideas
requisite - ANSWERnecessary for relief or supply
apocryphal - ANSWERof questionable authenticity
laconic - ANSWERbrief and to the point
garrulous - ANSWERfull of trivial conversation
ascetic - ANSWERpracticing great self-denial
taciturn - ANSWERhabitually reserved and uncommunicative
tempestuous - ANSWER(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
demarcation - ANSWERthe boundary of a specific area
execrable - ANSWERof very poor quality or condition
prolific - ANSWERbearing in abundance especially offspring
, eclectic - ANSWERselecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
expediency - ANSWERA means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring haste or caution.
harrowing - ANSWERextremely painful
prodigious - ANSWERso great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
stymied - ANSWERthwarted; stumped; blocked
sidereal - ANSWERof or relating to the stars or constellations
etiolated - ANSWERweakened or sickly
circumscribed - ANSWERrestricted or limited
pragmatic - ANSWERconcerned with practical matters
prerogative - ANSWERA special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
esconce - ANSWERput firmly in a position, hide away
ineluctable - ANSWERimpossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
invidious - ANSWERoffensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
bombastic - ANSWER(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to
conceal a lack of ideas
requisite - ANSWERnecessary for relief or supply
apocryphal - ANSWERof questionable authenticity
laconic - ANSWERbrief and to the point
garrulous - ANSWERfull of trivial conversation
ascetic - ANSWERpracticing great self-denial
taciturn - ANSWERhabitually reserved and uncommunicative
tempestuous - ANSWER(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
demarcation - ANSWERthe boundary of a specific area
execrable - ANSWERof very poor quality or condition
prolific - ANSWERbearing in abundance especially offspring
, eclectic - ANSWERselecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
expediency - ANSWERA means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring haste or caution.
harrowing - ANSWERextremely painful
prodigious - ANSWERso great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
stymied - ANSWERthwarted; stumped; blocked
sidereal - ANSWERof or relating to the stars or constellations
etiolated - ANSWERweakened or sickly
circumscribed - ANSWERrestricted or limited
pragmatic - ANSWERconcerned with practical matters
prerogative - ANSWERA special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
esconce - ANSWERput firmly in a position, hide away
ineluctable - ANSWERimpossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
invidious - ANSWERoffensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
