GRE Vocab 2024-2025 Exam
fastidious - correct answers-(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and
detail
Synonym: scrupulous; meticulous; assidious
capricious - correct answers-(adj.) changing suddenly and often
Synonym: fickle; inconstant; changeable; variable
quiescent - correct answers-(adj.) in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
sclerotic - correct answers-(adj.) becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to
adapt
belie - correct answers-(verb) contradict; give a false impression
boisterous - correct answers-(adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited
bucolic - correct answers-(adj.) pleasantly rural or relating to the countryside
acquiesce - correct answers-(v.) to accept reluctantly but without protest
synonym: permit; allow
congenial - correct answers-(adj.) friendly; pleasant
contempt - correct answers-(noun) the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath
consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
contentious - correct answers-(adj.) likely to cause argument or disagreement
deft - correct answers-(adj.) skillful and quick (of the body or mind)
deify - correct answers-(verb) to make a god of
Synonym: worship; venerate
disenchant - correct answers-(verb) to free from false belief
Synonym: disappoint
,dubious - correct answers-(adj.) doubtful, questionable
enigmatic - correct answers-(adj.) mysterious or puzzling
These features have often made the Japanese system appear enigmatic, creating a
challenge for researchers.
erudite - correct answers-(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish
eschew - correct answers-(verb) deliberately avoid using; abstain from
fanciful - correct answers-(adj.) imaginative, especially in an unrealistic way
garrulous - correct answers-excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
impassioned - correct answers-(adj.) filled with or showing intense emotion
incontrovertible - correct answers-(adj.) undeniable
innocuous - correct answers-(adj.) harmless
insipid - correct answers-(adj) lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest
Synonym: tasteless; boring; dull
insolent - correct answers-(adj.) rude and disrespectful
Synonym: brash; brazen; cocky
lax - correct answers-(adj.) not strict, careless; lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed
mellifluous - correct answers-(adj.) having a pleasant and flowing sound
partisan - correct answers-(adj.) showing strong adherence to a particular group or
cause
placid - correct answers-(adj.) calm, peaceful
(The placid lake surface was as smooth as glass.)
prudent - correct answers-(adj) showing caution and good judgement
reticent - correct answers-(adj) not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
salutary - correct answers-(adj) beneficial, especially to health
, solvent - correct answers-(adj,) able to pay one's debts
assets > liabilities
taciturn - correct answers-(adj.) not inclined to talk
ant: garrulous
terse - correct answers-(adj) using few words, especially to the point of rudeness
aloof - correct answers-(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Synonym: detached
auspicious - correct answers-conducive to success; favorable; giving or being a sign of
future success
banal - correct answers-(adj.) common, ordinary
Synonym: cliched
intractable - correct answers-(adj.) hard to control or deal with
Synonym: uncontrollable; out of hand
ambivalent - correct answers-(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about
something or someone
Ex: "some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her"
Synonym: uncertain; inconclusive
impertinent - correct answers-rude and disrespectful
syn. insolent; impolite
ant. polite; courteous
buttressing - correct answers-(verb) provide (a building or structure) with projecting
supports built against its walls
Increase the strength of or justification for
Synonym: reinforce; strengthen
immutable - correct answers-(adj.) unchanging over time
fastidious - correct answers-(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and
detail
Synonym: scrupulous; meticulous; assidious
capricious - correct answers-(adj.) changing suddenly and often
Synonym: fickle; inconstant; changeable; variable
quiescent - correct answers-(adj.) in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
sclerotic - correct answers-(adj.) becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to
adapt
belie - correct answers-(verb) contradict; give a false impression
boisterous - correct answers-(adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited
bucolic - correct answers-(adj.) pleasantly rural or relating to the countryside
acquiesce - correct answers-(v.) to accept reluctantly but without protest
synonym: permit; allow
congenial - correct answers-(adj.) friendly; pleasant
contempt - correct answers-(noun) the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath
consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
contentious - correct answers-(adj.) likely to cause argument or disagreement
deft - correct answers-(adj.) skillful and quick (of the body or mind)
deify - correct answers-(verb) to make a god of
Synonym: worship; venerate
disenchant - correct answers-(verb) to free from false belief
Synonym: disappoint
,dubious - correct answers-(adj.) doubtful, questionable
enigmatic - correct answers-(adj.) mysterious or puzzling
These features have often made the Japanese system appear enigmatic, creating a
challenge for researchers.
erudite - correct answers-(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish
eschew - correct answers-(verb) deliberately avoid using; abstain from
fanciful - correct answers-(adj.) imaginative, especially in an unrealistic way
garrulous - correct answers-excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
impassioned - correct answers-(adj.) filled with or showing intense emotion
incontrovertible - correct answers-(adj.) undeniable
innocuous - correct answers-(adj.) harmless
insipid - correct answers-(adj) lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest
Synonym: tasteless; boring; dull
insolent - correct answers-(adj.) rude and disrespectful
Synonym: brash; brazen; cocky
lax - correct answers-(adj.) not strict, careless; lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed
mellifluous - correct answers-(adj.) having a pleasant and flowing sound
partisan - correct answers-(adj.) showing strong adherence to a particular group or
cause
placid - correct answers-(adj.) calm, peaceful
(The placid lake surface was as smooth as glass.)
prudent - correct answers-(adj) showing caution and good judgement
reticent - correct answers-(adj) not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
salutary - correct answers-(adj) beneficial, especially to health
, solvent - correct answers-(adj,) able to pay one's debts
assets > liabilities
taciturn - correct answers-(adj.) not inclined to talk
ant: garrulous
terse - correct answers-(adj) using few words, especially to the point of rudeness
aloof - correct answers-(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Synonym: detached
auspicious - correct answers-conducive to success; favorable; giving or being a sign of
future success
banal - correct answers-(adj.) common, ordinary
Synonym: cliched
intractable - correct answers-(adj.) hard to control or deal with
Synonym: uncontrollable; out of hand
ambivalent - correct answers-(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about
something or someone
Ex: "some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her"
Synonym: uncertain; inconclusive
impertinent - correct answers-rude and disrespectful
syn. insolent; impolite
ant. polite; courteous
buttressing - correct answers-(verb) provide (a building or structure) with projecting
supports built against its walls
Increase the strength of or justification for
Synonym: reinforce; strengthen
immutable - correct answers-(adj.) unchanging over time
