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 makeimpure 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 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 appease 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 (anger) 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;give 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;severe 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.corresponding 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 connoisseur 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 coiledaround; 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 from 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 (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; 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; unrelated 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 divest 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 toproduce 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