Manhattan Prep - 5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems

Vocabulary List

The following is a list of all the vocabulary wordsas well as some expressionsused in this book.

A few words are marked (n.) for noun, (adj.) for adjective, or (v.) for verb. We have done this in cases where a word has a common meaning (pan, nouna metal container for cooking food in) as well as a less common one (pan, verbto criticize harshly), and we want you to learn the less common one.

While you can look up words on online dictionary sites such as dictionary.com, m-w.com, and thefreedictionary.com, we also like learnersdictionary.com, which offers simple definitions intended for English Language Learners, as well as wordnik.com, which offers sample sentences and in-context usage for each word.

If you need to look up a phrase, try idioms.thefreedictionary.com, or simply Google the phrase in quotation marks, followed by the word idiom. For instance:

Note for English Language Learners: In selecting which words to include, weve assumed you already know words like merge, simultaneous, considerate, dampen, saturate, mandatory, innovation, delusion, juvenile, dictate, catastrophe, hysteria, enduring, generalize, superstitious, penalize, suitable, controversial, contemporary, dismiss, insightful, mystified, peculiar, detest, wit, literally. If not, please visit www.manhattanprep.com/gre, create a free membership, and download our Basic Vocab List.

abasement

abated

aberrant

abhor

abhorrent

abjured

abolition

abreast of

abridge

abstruse

accolades

accrue

acculturation

acerbic

acrimony

actuarial

acumen

adherents

adherence

adroit

adulatory

aesthetic (adj.)

aesthetics (n.)

affability

affectless

affinity

affirm

affluent

agglomerated

aggrieve

aghast

agrarian

akimbo

albatross

alienation

allegorical

alluring

amalgamate

amateurs

ameliorate

amenable

amended

amiable

amicable

amicably

amity

amorality

amorphous

amortized

anachronistic

anarchist

anathema

anecdotal

anecdote

anemic

annotated

anomalies

anomalous

anomaly

anomie

antagonism

antagonistic

antedated

antediluvian

anticipate

antipathy

antiquated

antithetical to

apathetic

apathy

ape (v.)

apex

aphorism

apocalyptic

apocrypha

apocryphal

apologia

apologist

appease

appellations

apportioned

approbation

appropriate (v.)

appropriation

aptitudes

aquiline

arcades

arcadian

archaically

arduous

arid

aristocratic

arresting

artful

artfully

articulate

artifacts

artifices

artisans

artless

ascension

ascent

ascertain

ascetic

asceticism

askance to

asperity

assent

asserts

assiduous

assimilation

assuage

asylum

asymmetrical

attest to

audit

aurora

austerity

autodidact

auxiliary

avant garde

avaricious

aver

averse

aversion

balkanized

banal

banality

bane

baneful

baroque

base

baseless

bask

bedazzling

bedlam

beguiled

belie

belletristic

bellicose

beneficent

benign

beseeched

besmirch

besotted

bifurcated

bipartisan

blandishments

blatant

blissful

blithe

bloodthirsty

blunt (v.)

bodes

bogged down

bogus

boisterous

bolster

bombastic

bon-mots

bonobos

boondoggle

boorish

boosterish

botched

brandishes

breach

bridge

brook

brusque

brutality

bucolic

buoyancy

burgeoning

bustling

buttress

buttressed

byzantine

cabal

cajole

callous

calumnies

candor

canny

canonization

capricious

castigate

catalyst

catharsis

caustic

cauterizes

cavalier

celebrated

cerebral

chaff

chagrin

charade

charismatic

chary

chide

chided

chronicling

chronology

circumscribing

cite

citing

clairvoyant

clamor

clandestine

coalesced

coda

cogent

collusive

coltish

comestible

commando

commentated

commune

communism

compatriots

compel

complaints

complement

complementary

complicit

comprehension

conceded

conceit

concessionary

concomitant

concrete

condoned

confers

confound

congeal

congenial

conglomerates

congress

congruent

conjectural

consanguineous

consecration

constitution

contemptible

contention

contest

contraband

contrary

contravening

contribute

contrite

contrivance

contrived

conundrums

conversance

convivial

convoluted

copious

cornerstone

corroborate

corroborating

cosmopolitan

couched in

counterfactual

counterpoint

coup

covey

crane

credence

credible

credulous

croquet

crouchback

cubist

culminate

culmination

culpable

cultivate

cultivation

cumbersome

cunning

curbed

curt

curtailing

dame

daunting

dauntless

dearth

debacle

debased

debauchery

decamped

decipherable

declarative

deem

defame

defeasible

defer

deficient

defile

definitive

deft

deftly

deftness

degrade

deification

deified

deify

deleterious

deliberate

delimit

delineate

delinquent

delves

demagogic

demarcate

demeaning

dementia

demonized

denial

denigrate

depicted

deplorable

deposed

deprecating

depreciated

deprivation

derivative

desiccated

designation

despots

desultory

detest

detriment

deviation

devoid

dialectical

diameter

diatribes

dicey

didactic

diffident

dilettante

diligence

dire

disaffection

disclaim

disconcertingly

discounted (v.)

discourse

discreet

discrepancy

discretionary

disinclination

disingenuous

disinterested

disparage

dispatch

dispensations

dispersal

disquieting

dissemble

disseminate

dissent

dissipation

dissolute

dissolution

dissonance

dissuaded

distension

distinction

distort

divergent

divisive

doggedly

dogmatic

doyenne

draconian

drafted

dramaturgy

dry

dulcet

dull

duplicitous

duplicitously

duplicity

dust

dwindled

dystopian

earmark

earthy

ebullient

eclectic

ecologies

ecology