Frequent GRE words (Version 1)

Basic Words

1.      Escalates/v/: Become great worse or more serious. eg. His financial problems escalated after he become unemployed.

2.      Revise /v/: To look again to improve it. eg:  I was asked to revise my proposal before submitting it again.

3.      Plummet/v/: to decline sharply eg: plummet supply

4.      Augment/v/:-

a.       to increase eg the price augmented.

b.      to uplift eg the seat was augmented.

c.       to improve or make better eg the meal was augmented.

d.      to enlarge eg: The photograph is augmented.

5.      Soar/v/:- rocket or sky-rocket eg soaring price (figurative)

6.      jeopardize /v/: to endanger eg. jeopardize culture/ By failing her finals, teacher jeopardize his whole future.

7.      Composure: mental calmness. eg a composed pilot.

a.       /opp/ discomposure

8.      Abstract /n/

a.       summary eg the abstract of story

b.      Not representing a particular figure eg abstract art

c.       Not concrete eg abstract idea.

9.      Archaic /n/  :

a.       very old or outdated eg the archaic meaning of word.

10.  Perturb /v/: to worry someone

11.  ephemeral/adj/: transient/fugitive/ momentary/fleeting/evanescent

12.  Momentous/adj/ long lasting

13.  momentum /n/- encouragement/stimulus /incentive /drive/impetus

14.  Momentary /adj/- transient/ ephemeral

15.  Drivel /v/- to talk nonsense or nonsense

16.  Gainsaid /V/- to contradict or to deny.

17.  immutable /adj/- unchangeable system

18.  Specious /adj/- seemingly true but false

19.  spacious /adj/- having comfortable space

20.  Erratic /adj/-Fluctuating eg erratic oil price.

21.  Discrete /adj/.- Secret and sensible so that other may not realize and notice eg journalist was following the prime minister in a discrete manner.

22.  Surreptitious /adj/- secret so that other may not notice. eg surreptitious glance.

/syn/- furtive eg they exchange furtive smile.

23.  implicit /adj/- hidden

24.  Explicit /adj/- clearly stated.

25.  Explicate /v/ : explain with logic. explicable problem.

26.  boast /v/:-

a.       Brag eg don’t brag

b.      have (matter of pride) eg Nepal boast Mt. Everest.

c.       To express st. with energy and pride eg he boasted he won the match.

27.  lackadaisical /adj/- with no energy or enthusiasm.

28.  Garrulous /adj/ -Having a habbit of talking a lot in unimportant matter.

29.  talkative:- willing to talk a lot.

30.  skeptic /adj/- non believer/doubt the truth.