巴郎高频词表16th.doc

Barrons Guide, 2005, 16th Edition GRE High-Frequency Words Vocabulary List333 Words TotalWord Definitionabate subsideor moderate aberrantabnormalor deviant abeyancesuspendedaction absconddepartsecretly and hide abstemioussparingin eating and drinking; temperate admonishwarn;reprove adulteratemakeimpure by adding inferior or tainted substances aestheticartistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful aggregategather;accumulate alacritycheerfulpromptness; eagerness alleviaterelieve amalgamatecombine;unite in one body ambiguousunclearor doubtful in meaning ambivalencethe stateof having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes ameliorateimprove anachronismsomethingor someone misplaced in time analogouscomparableanarchyabsenceof governing body; state of disorder anomalousabnormal;irregular antipathyaversion;dislike apathylack ofcaring; indifference appeasepacify orsoothe; relieve appriseinform approbationapproval appropriatev.acquire; take possession of for ones own use arduoushard;strenuous artlesswithoutguile; open and honest asceticpracticingself-denial; austere assiduousdiligent assuagev. easeor lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) attenuatemakethinner audaciousdaring;bold austereforbiddinglystern; severely simple and unornamented autonomousself-governing;independent aver assertconfidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact banal hackneyed;commonplace; trite; lacking originality belie contradict;give a false impression beneficentkindly;doing good bolstersupport;reinforce bombasticpompous;using inflated language boorishrude;insensitive burgeongrowforth; send out buds burnishmakeshiny by rubbing; polish buttressv.support; prop up capriciousunpredictable;fickle castigationpunishment;severe criticism catalystagentthat increases the pace of a chemical action causticburning;sarcastically biting chicanerytrickery;deception coagulatethicken;congeal; clotcoda concludingsection of a musical or literary composition; summarizes or concludes cogentconvincingcommensurateadj.corresponding in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate compendiumbrief,comprehensive summary complaisanttrying toplease; overly polite; obliging compliantyielding;conforming to requirements conciliatoryreconciling;soothing condoneoverlook;forgive; give tacit approval; excuse confoundconfuse;puzzle connoisseurpersoncompetent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art contentionclaim;thesis contentiousquarrelsomecontritepenitent- Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence conundrumriddle;difficult problem convergeapproach;tend to meet; come together convolutedcoiledaround; involved; intricate cravencowardly daunt intimidate;frighten decorumpropriety;orderliness and good taste in manners defaultfailureto act deferencecourteousregard for anothers wishes delineateportray;depict; sketch denigrateblacken derideridicule;make fun of derivativeunoriginal;obtained from another source desiccatedry up desultoryaimless;haphazard; digressing at random deterrentsomethingthat discourages; hindrance diatriben. bitterscolding; invective dichotomysplit;branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) diffidenceshyness diffuseadj.wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas) digressionwanderingaway from the subject dirge lamentwith music disabusecorrect afalse impression; undeceive discerningmentallyquick and observant; having insight discordantnotharmonious; conflicting discreditdefame;destroy confidence in; disbelieve discrepancylack ofconsistency; difference discreteadj.separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts disingenuouslackinggenuine candor; insincere disinterestedunprejudiceddisjointedlackingcoherence; separated at the joints dismisseliminatefrom consideration; reject disparagebelittle disparateadj.basically different; unrelated dissemblev.disguise; pretend disseminatedistribute;spread; scatter (like seeds) dissolutiondisintegration;looseness in morals dissonancediscord;opposite of harmonydistend expand;swell out distillpurify;refine; concentrate divergevary; goin different directions from the same point diveststrip;deprive documentprovidewritten evidence dogmaticopinionated;arbitrary; doctrinal dormantsleeping;lethargic; latent dupe someoneeasily fooled ebullientshowingexcitement; overflowing with enthusiasm eclecticselective;composed of elements drawn from disparate sources efficacypower toproduce desired effect effronteryimpudence;shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness elegy poem orsong expressing lamentation elicitdraw outby discussion embellishadorn;ornament; enhance, as a story empiricalbased onexperience emulateimitate;rival endemicprevailingamong a specific group of people or in a specific area or country enervateweaken engendercause;produce enhanceincrease;improve ephemeralshort-lived;fleeting equanimitycalmnessof temperament; composure equivocatelie;mislead; attempt to conceal the truth eruditelearned;scholarly esoterichard tounderstand; known only to the chosen few eulogyexpressionof praise, often on the occasion of someones death euphemismmild expressionin place of an unpleasant one exacerbateworsen;embitter exculpateclearfrom blame exigencyurgentsituation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention extrapolationprojection;conjecture facetiousjoking (ofteninappropriately); humorous facilitatehelpbring about; make less difficult fallaciousfalse;misleading fatuousbrainless;inane; foolish, yet smug fawningtrying toplease by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing felicitousapt;suitably expressed; well chosen fervorglowingardor; intensity of feeling flag droop;grow feeble fledglinginexperiencedflout reject;mock; show contempt for fomentstir up;instigate forestallpreventby taking action in advance frugalitythrift;economy gainsaydeny futileuseless;hopeless; ineffectual garrulousloquacious;talkative; wordy goad urge on gouge overchargegrandiloquent pompous;bombastic; using high-sounding languagegregarioussociable guilelesswithoutdeceit gullibleeasilydeceived haranguelong,passionate, and vehement speech homogeneousof thesame kind hyperboleexaggeration;overstatement iconoclasticattackingcherished traditions idolatryworshipof idols; excessive admiration immutableunchangeableimpairinjure;hurt impassivewithoutfeeling; imperturbable; stoical impedehinder;block impermeableimpervious;not permitting passage through its substance imperturbablecalm;placid imperviousimpenetrable;incapable of being damaged or distressed implacableincapableof being pacified implicitunderstoodbut not stated implodeburstinward inadvertentlyunintentionally;by oversight; carelessly inchoateadj.recently begun; rudimentary; elementary incongruitylack ofharmony; absurdity inconsequentialinsignificant;unimportant incorporateintroducesomething into a larger whole; combine; unite indeterminateuncertain;not clearly fixed; indefinite indigencepoverty indolentlazy inert inactive;lacking power to move ingenuousnaive andtrusting; young; unsophisticated inherentfirmlyestablished by nature or habit innocuousharmless insensibleunconscious;unresponsive insinuatehint;imply; creep in insipidlackingin flavor; dull insularitynarrow-mindedness;isolation intractableunruly;stubborn; unyielding intransigencen.refusal of any compromise; stubbornness inundateoverwhelm;flood; submerge inuredadj.accustomed; hardened invectiven. abuse irascibleirritable;easily angered irresoluteuncertainhow to act; weak itineraryplan of atrip laconicbrief andto the point lassitudelanguor;weariness latentpotentialbut undeveloped; dormant; hidden laud v. praiselethargicdrowsy;dull levee stoneembankment to prevent flooding levitylack ofseriousness or steadiness; frivolitylog record ofa voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities loquacioustalkativelucid easilyunderstood; clear; intelligible luminousshining;issuing light magnanimitygenerositymalingererone whofeigns illness to escape duty malleablecapableof being shaped by pounding; impressionable maverickrebel;nonconformist mendaciouslying;habitually dishonest metamorphosischange ofform meticulousexcessivelycareful; painstaking; scrupulous misanthropeone whohates mankind mitigateappease;moderate mollifysoothe moroseill-humored;sullen; melancholy mundaneworldlyas opposed to spiritual; everyday negatecancelout; nullify; deny neophyterecentconvert; beginner obdurateadj.stubborn obsequiousslavishlyattentive; servile; sycophantic obviatemakeunnecessary; get rid of occludeshut;close officiousmeddlesome;excessively pushy in offering ones services onerousburdensomeopprobriuminfamy;vilification oscillatevibrate;waver ostentatiousshowy;pretentious; trying to attract attention paragonmodel ofperfection partisanone-sided;prejudiced; committed to a party pathologicalpertainingto disease paucityscarcity pedanticshowingoff learning; bookish penchantstronginclination; liking penuryseverepoverty; stinginess perennialsomethinglong-lasting perfidioustreacherous;disloyal perfunctorysuperficial;not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm permeablepenetrable;porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through pervasivespreadthroughout phlegmaticcalm; noteasily disturbed piety devoutness;reverence for God placatepacify;conciliate plasticityabilityto be molded platituden. triteremark; commonplace statement plethoraexcess;overabundance plummetfallsharply porousfull ofpores; like a sieve pragmaticpractical(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact ofsomething preambleintroductorystatement precariousuncertain;riskyprecipitate adj.rash, premature, hasty, sudden precursorforerunnerpresumptuousarrogant;taking liberties prevaricatelie pristinecharacteristicof earlier times; primitive; unspoiled probityuprightness;incorruptibility problematicdoubtful;unsettled; questionable; perplexing prodigalwasteful;reckless with money profounddeep; notsuperficial; complete prohibitivetendingto prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid proliferategrowrapidly; spread; multiply propensitynaturalinclination propitiateappease proprietyfitness;correct conduct proscribeostracize;banish; outlaw pungentstinging;sharp in taste or smell; caustic qualifiedlimited;restricted quibbleminorobjection or complaint quiescentat rest;dormant; temporarily inactive rarefiedmade lessdense (of a gas) recalcitrantobstinatelystubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly recantdisclaimor disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error reclusehermit;loner reconditeabstruse;profound; secret refractorystubborn;unmanageable refutedisprove relegatebanish toan inferior position; delegate; assign reproachexpressdisapproval or disappointment reprobatepersonhardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency repudiatedisown;disavow rescindcancel resolutiondeterminationresolvedetermination;firmness of purpose reticentreserved;uncommunicative; inclined to silence reverentrespectful;worshipful sage personcelebrated for wisdom salubrioushealthfulsanctionapprove;ratify satiatesatisfyfully saturatesoakthoroughly savor enjoy;have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality secretehide awayor cache; produce and release a substance into an organism shard fragment,generally of pottery skepticdoubter;person who suspends judgment until having examined evidence supporting apoint of view solicitousworried;concerned soporificsleep-causing;marked by sleepiness speciousseeminglyr