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GRE Vocabulary : Word List - IV

Word List - IV

aberrant:
1. deviating from the norm; departing from the accepted standard
Synonyms: divergent, atypical, anomalous, nonconformist, anomaly
Antonyms: normal, typical

arduous:
1. requiring significant effort
2. strenuous, tiring; difficult
Synonyms: laborious, taxing, vigorous, exhausting
Antonyms: easy, effortless

assuage:
1. to ease or lessen; make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
2. to appease or pacify
Synonyms: alleviate, mitigate, palliate, abate, calm
Antonyms: aggravate

austere:
1. without adornment; bare; severely simple
Synonyms: plain, modest, bleak, spartan
Antonyms: ornate
2. having no comforts or luxuries; ascetic
Synonyms: frugal, self-abnegating, puritanical
Antonyms: immoderate
3. severe or strict in manner or attitude
Synonyms: solemn, forbidding, unrelenting
Antonyms: genial

canonical:
1. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
Synonyms: sanctioned, orthodox, established
Antonyms: unorthodox, innovative

censure:
1. express severe disapproval of someone or something
2. to criticize severely; to rebuke
Synonyms: condemn, chastise, reprove
Antonyms: praise, commend

connoisseur:
1. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

disabuse:
1. to persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken
2. to undeceive; to set right

disparate:
1. fundamentally distinct; dissimilar
Synonyms: heterogeneous, diverse
Antonyms: homogeneous

eloquent:
1. well-spoken, articulate
2. clearly expressing or indicating something

ennui:
1. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Synonyms: languor, lassitude, tedium
Antonyms: animation, contentment

erudite:
1. scholarly; very learned
Synonyms: knowledgeable, academic, intellectual
Antonyms: ignorant

exigent:
1. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

filibuster:
1. intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speech-making to delay legislative action
Synonyms: procrastination, delaying

ingenuous:
1. artless; frank and candid
2. lacking in sophistication
Synonyms: naive, guileless, forthright
Antonyms: disingenuous, artful


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