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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