Additional advanced GRE vocabulary words, continuing the GRE Vocabulary I/II decks. Front: the word. Back: definition and a short example sentence.
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- perspicacious
- Having keen insight and understanding; discerning. The perspicacious critic immediately recognized the director's thematic intentions in the film.
- pellucid
- Clear and easy to understand; transparent. The philosopher's pellucid writing style made complex ideas accessible to general readers.
- gainsay
- To deny or contradict. Few scholars could gainsay the evidence supporting the new historical theory.
- inimical
- Unfriendly; harmful or hostile. The new tax policy was considered inimical to small business interests.
- vacuous
- Empty of thought or intelligence; lacking substance. The celebrity's vacuous comments added nothing to the serious debate.
- propitious
- Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable. The propitious timing of the announcement boosted investor confidence.
- obsequious
- Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. The obsequious assistant followed every command without question.
- picayune
- Of little importance; petty. The board member raised only picayune objections to the otherwise sound proposal.
- sesquipedalian
- Characterized by long words; tediously long-winded. The lecturer's sesquipedalian prose lost most of the audience within minutes.
- demur
- To object or raise doubts. Several board members demurred at the proposed budget increase.
- palliate
- To make less severe or serious without curing; to ease. The medication could palliate the symptoms but not cure the disease.
- prolix
- Using or containing more words than necessary; tediously wordy. The prolix report could have been condensed to half its length without losing content.
- officious
- Assertively helpful in a way that is annoying or unwanted; meddlesome. Her officious neighbor kept offering unsolicited advice about her gardening.
- redolent
- Smelling strongly of; full of or suggestive of. The kitchen was redolent with the aroma of fresh bread baking.
- feckless
- Lacking responsibility or effectiveness; irresponsible. The feckless manager ignored all warnings about the impending crisis.