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1、Barrons Guide, 2005, 16th Edition GRE High-Frequency Words Vocabulary List333 Words TotalWord Definitionabate subsideor moderate aberrant abnormalor deviant abeyance suspendedaction abscond departsecretly and hide abstemious sparingin eating and drinking; temperate admonish warn;reprove adulterate m
2、akeimpure by adding inferior or tainted substances aesthetic artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful aggregate gather;accumulate alacrity cheerfulpromptness; eagerness alleviaterelieve amalgamate combine;unite in one body ambiguous unclearor doubtful in meaning ambivalence the
3、 stateof having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes ameliorateimprove anachronism somethingor someone misplaced in time analogous comparableanarchy absenceof governing body; state of disorder anomalous abnormal;irregular antipathy aversion;dislike apathy lack ofcaring; indifference appe
4、ase pacify orsoothe; relieve appriseinform approbationapproval appropriate v.acquire; take possession of for ones own use arduous hard;strenuous artless withoutguile; open and honest ascetic practicingself-denial; austere assiduousdiligent assuage v. easeor lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (a
5、nger) attenuate makethinner audacious daring;bold austere forbiddinglystern; severely simple and unornamented autonomous self-governing;independent aver assertconfidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact banal hackneyed;commonplace; trite; lacking originality belie contradict;giv
6、e a false impression beneficent kindly;doing good bolster support;reinforce bombastic pompous;using inflated language boorish rude;insensitive burgeon growforth; send out buds burnish makeshiny by rubbing; polish buttress v.support; prop up capricious unpredictable;fickle castigation punishment;seve
7、re criticism catalyst agentthat increases the pace of a chemical action caustic burning;sarcastically biting chicanery trickery;deception coagulate thicken;congeal; clotcoda concludingsection of a musical or literary composition; summarizes or concludes cogent convincingcommensurate adj.correspondin
8、g in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate compendium brief,comprehensive summary complaisant trying toplease; overly polite; obliging compliant yielding;conforming to requirements conciliatory reconciling;soothing condone overlook;forgive; give tacit approval; excuse confound confuse;puzzle connoisse
9、ur personcompetent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art contention claim;thesis contentious quarrelsomecontrite penitent- Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence conundrum riddle;difficult problem converge approach;tend to meet; come together convoluted coiledarou
10、nd; involved; intricate cravencowardly daunt intimidate;frighten decorum propriety;orderliness and good taste in manners default failureto act deference courteousregard for anothers wishes delineate portray;depict; sketch denigrateblacken deride ridicule;make fun of derivative unoriginal;obtained fr
11、om another source desiccatedry up desultory aimless;haphazard; digressing at random deterrent somethingthat discourages; hindrance diatribe n. bitterscolding; invective dichotomy split;branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) diffidenceshyness diffuse adj.wordy, rambling, spread out
12、(like a gas) digression wanderingaway from the subject dirge lamentwith music disabuse correct afalse impression; undeceive discerning mentallyquick and observant; having insight discordant notharmonious; conflicting discredit defame;destroy confidence in; disbelieve discrepancy lack ofconsistency;
13、difference discrete adj.separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts disingenuous lackinggenuine candor; insincere disinterested unprejudiceddisjointed lackingcoherence; separated at the joints dismiss eliminatefrom consideration; reject disparagebelittle disparate adj.basically different; un
14、related dissemble v.disguise; pretend disseminate distribute;spread; scatter (like seeds) dissolution disintegration;looseness in morals dissonance discord;opposite of harmonydistend expand;swell out distill purify;refine; concentrate diverge vary; goin different directions from the same point dives
15、t strip;deprive document providewritten evidence dogmatic opinionated;arbitrary; doctrinal dormant sleeping;lethargic; latent dupe someoneeasily fooled ebullient showingexcitement; overflowing with enthusiasm eclectic selective;composed of elements drawn from disparate sources efficacy power toprodu
16、ce desired effect effrontery impudence;shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness elegy poem orsong expressing lamentation elicit draw outby discussion embellish adorn;ornament; enhance, as a story empirical based onexperience emulate imitate;rival endemic prevailingamong a specific group of people or in a specific area or country enervateweaken engender cause;produce enhance increase;improve ephemeral short-lived;fleeting equanimity calmnessof temperament; com