{"id":43894,"date":"2023-08-09T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/?p=43894"},"modified":"2024-01-31T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T17:23:02","slug":"top-48-gre-vocabulary-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/top-48-gre-vocabulary-words\/","title":{"rendered":"48 More Top GRE Vocabulary Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once you\u2019ve reviewed our list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/top-52-gre-vocabulary-words\/\">top 52 GRE vocabulary words<\/a>, keep building your GRE vocabulary knowledge with this list of 48 more vocab words you\u2019re likely to encounter on the exam. We\u2019ll break down these GRE-level words with their definitions in context to help you remember them as you work through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/whats-on-the-gre-gre-verbal-section\/\">GRE Verbal section.<\/a> Improving your GRE vocabulary will help you on all GRE Verbal question types and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/whats-tested-on-the-gre-analytical-writing\/\">GRE Analytical Writing section.<\/a> After reviewing these top GRE words, put your skills to the test by taking our short GRE vocabulary practice quiz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[ READ NEXT:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/top-52-gre-vocabulary-words\/\"> Top 52 GRE Vocabulary Words<\/a><strong>&nbsp; ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>GRE Vocabulary Practice Quiz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><div id=\"custom_html-72\" class=\"widget_text widget clearfix widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div><div class='op-interactive' id='64cd2b2b9454dc0b773165c8' data-title='GRE Vocab Quiz #2' data-url='https:\/\/kaplannorthamerica.outgrow.us\/64cd2b2b9454dc0b773165c8?vHeight=1' data-width='100%'><\/div><script>var og_temp=document.createElement('script');og_temp.async=true;og_temp.defer=true;og_temp.src='\/\/dyv6f9ner1ir9.cloudfront.net\/assets\/js\/nloader.js',og_temp.onload=function(){initIframe('64cd2b2b9454dc0b773165c8')},document.querySelector('head').appendChild(og_temp)<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_sidebar  avia-builder-el-last  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >48 More Top GRE Words Definitions <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Examples<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>deference<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; respect, courtesy&nbsp;<br>The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost <strong>deference.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>bombastic<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; pompous in speech and manner&nbsp;<br>The ranting of the radio talk-show host was mostly <strong>bombastic;<\/strong> his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>obsequious<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; overly submissive and eager to please&nbsp;<br>The <strong>obsequious<\/strong> new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor\u2019s tie and agree with him on every issue.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>specious<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj. <\/em>&#8211; deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious&nbsp;<br>The student\u2019s <strong>specious<\/strong> excuse for being late sounded legitimate but was provided otherwise when her teacher called her home.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>mollify<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to calm or make less severe<br>Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe that any compromise would <strong>mollify <\/strong>them.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\"><li><strong>dirge<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; a funeral hymn or mournful speech&nbsp;<br>Melville wrote the poem \u201cA <strong>Dirge<\/strong> for James McPherson\u201d for the funeral of a Union general who was killed in 1864.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\"><li><strong>veracity<\/strong> &#8211;<em> noun<\/em> &#8211; truthfulness; accuracy&nbsp;<br>She had a reputation for <strong>veracity,<\/strong> so everyone trusted her description of events.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\"><li><strong>disparate<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj. <\/em>&#8211; fundamentally different; entirely unlike&nbsp;<br>Although the twins appear to be identical physically, their personalities are <strong>disparate.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\"><li><strong>exigent<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; urgent; requiring immediate action<br>The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was <strong>exigent<\/strong> to stop the source of the bleeding.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\"><li><strong>castigate<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to punish or criticize harshly&nbsp;<br>Many Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore <strong>castigate<\/strong> the perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\"><li><strong>iconoclast<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions<br>His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an <strong>iconoclast.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\"><li><strong>amalgamate <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong><em>verb<\/em><strong> <\/strong>&#8211; to combine; to mix together<br>Giant Industries <strong>amalgamated<\/strong> with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Incorporated.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\"><li><strong>paragon<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun <\/em>&#8211; model of excellence of perfection<br>She is a <strong>paragon<\/strong> of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\"><li><strong>chicanery<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; deception by means of craft or guile<br>Dishonest used car salespeople often use <strong>chicanery<\/strong> to sell their beat-up old cars.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\"><li><strong>occlude<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to stop up; to prevent the passage of&nbsp;<br>A shadow is thrown across the earth\u2019s surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is <strong>occluded<\/strong> by the moon.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"16\"><li><strong>foment<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to arouse or incite&nbsp;<br>The protestors tried to<strong> foment<\/strong> feelings against the war through their speeches and demonstrations.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"17\"><li><strong>quiescent<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; motionless&nbsp;<br>Many animals are <strong>quiescent<\/strong> over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"18\"><li><strong>intransigent<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled<br>The professor was <strong>intransigent<\/strong> on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"19\"><li><strong>disabuse<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to set right; to free from error<br>Galileo\u2019s observations <strong>disabused<\/strong> scholars of the notion that the Sun revolved around the Earth.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"20\"><li><strong>stolid<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; unemotional; lacking sensitivity&nbsp;<br>The prisoners appeared <strong>stolid<\/strong> and unaffected by the judge\u2019s harsh sentence.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"21\"><li><strong>opprobrium <\/strong>&#8211; <em>noun <\/em>&#8211; public disgrace&nbsp;<br>After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter <strong>opprobrium.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"22\"><li><strong>florid<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; excessively decorated or embellished&nbsp;<br>The palace had been decorated in a <strong>florid<\/strong> style; every surface had been carved and gilded.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"23\"><li><strong>soporific<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; causing sleep or lethargy&nbsp;<br>The movie proved to be so <strong>soporific<\/strong> that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"24\"><li><strong>dogmatic<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; dictatorial in one\u2019s opinions<br>The dictator was <strong>dogmatic<\/strong> \u2013 he, and only he, was right.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"25\"><li><strong>aggrandize<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to increase in power, influence, and reputation&nbsp;<br>The supervisor sought to <strong>aggrandize<\/strong> herself by claiming that the achievements of her staff were actually her own.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"26\"><li><strong>perfunctory<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; done in a routine way; indifferent<br>The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a <strong>perfunctory<\/strong> smile.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"27\"><li><strong>luminous<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; bright, brilliant, glowing<br>The park was bathed in <strong>luminous<\/strong> sunshine, which warmed the bodies and the souls of the visitors.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"28\"><li><strong>malinger<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill<br>A common way to avoid the draft was by <strong>malingering<\/strong> \u2013 pretending to be mentally or physically ill so as to avoid being enlisted by the army.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"29\"><li><strong>guile<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; deceit or trickery&nbsp;<br>Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to <strong>guile<\/strong> in an effort to trap his enemy.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"30\"><li><strong>esoteric<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; known or understood by only a few<br>Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the <strong>esoteric<\/strong> world of particle physics.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"31\"><li><strong>cogent<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; convincing and well-reasoned&nbsp;<br>Swayed by the<strong> cogent<\/strong> argument of the defense, the jury had no choice but to acquit the defendant.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"32\"><li><strong>repudiate<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to reject the validity of&nbsp;<br>The old woman\u2019s claim that she was Russian royalty was <strong>repudiated<\/strong> when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"33\"><li><strong>torpor<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; extreme mental and physical sluggishness&nbsp;<br>After surgery, the patient experienced <strong>torpor<\/strong> until the anesthesia wore off.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"34\"><li><strong>taciturn<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj.<\/em> &#8211; silent, not talkative<br>The clerk\u2019s <strong>taciturn<\/strong> nature earned him the nickname \u201cSilent Bob.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"35\"><li><strong>anachronism<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; something out of place in time<br>The aged hippie used<strong> anachronistic<\/strong> phrases, like \u201cgroovy\u201d and \u201cfar out,\u201d that had not been popular for years.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"36\"><li><strong>dilettante<\/strong> &#8211; <em>noun<\/em> &#8211; someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic<br>Jerry\u2019s friends were such <strong>dilettantes<\/strong> that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"37\"><li><strong>propitiate<\/strong> &#8211; <em>verb<\/em> &#8211; to conciliate; to appease<br>The management <strong>propitiated<\/strong> the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"38\"><li><strong>insipid<\/strong> &#8211; <em>adj. <\/em>&#8211; lacking interest or flavor&nbsp;<br>The critic claimed that the painting was <strong>insipid,<\/strong> containing no interesting qualities at all.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"39\"><li><strong>inchoate<\/strong> &#8211; 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