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500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words Part 4

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To abdicate is to formally give up or renounce a position of power or responsibility, often in leadership or royalty.

facile

(adj.) easily accomplished or attained;(adj.) expressing yourself readily or clearly

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Definition

facile

(adj.) easily accomplished or attained;(adj.) expressing yourself readily or clearly

fain

(adv.) gladly, willingly;(adj.) content, willing;(v.) to wish or desire fastidious: (adj.) displaying careful attention to detail;(adj.) difficult ...

faux pas

(n.) a mistake, blunder or indiscretion

fawn

(v.) to flatter or grovel,(v.) to seek notice or favor

fecundity

(n.) fruitfulness or fertility, the capacity of plentiful production

feign

(v.) to invent or represent fictitiously;(v.) to imitate deceptively

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TermDefinition

facile

(adj.) easily accomplished or attained;(adj.) expressing yourself readily or clearly

fain

(adv.) gladly, willingly;(adj.) content, willing;(v.) to wish or desire fastidious: (adj.) displaying careful attention to detail;(adj.) difficult to please;(adj.) excessively meticulous

faux pas

(n.) a mistake, blunder or indiscretion

fawn

(v.) to flatter or grovel,(v.) to seek notice or favor

fecundity

(n.) fruitfulness or fertility, the capacity of plentiful production

feign

(v.) to invent or represent fictitiously;(v.) to imitate deceptively

fete

(n.) a day of celebration or holiday;(n.) a festival

fiasco

(n.) a complete and utter failure

fiat

(n.) a capricious order or decree, an authoritative sanction

fiduciary

(n.) a person to whom property and/or property is entrusted

figment

(n.) something that is fabricated or made up

finesse

(n.) delicacy and/or refinement in performance; skillful and tactful diplomacy

finicky

(adj.) choosy, difficult to please

flaccid

(adj.) soft and limp; weak

flamboyant

(adj.) strikingly bold or showy, flashy;(adj.) ornate

fledgling

(n.) a newborn bird that recently acquired its feathers;(n.) an inexperienced person

fluctuation

(n.) continual change from one point to another, particularly related to a pitch or tone in one's voice

fluency

(n.) spoken or written with ease, particularly as related to a language;(adj.) easy and graceful; flowing

foible

(n.) a defect, flaw or weakness in a character

foist

(v.) to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit

forbearance

(n.) tolerance in the face of challenge;(n.) patience

forte

(n.) a strong point or skill in which one excels;(n.) the stronger part of a sword blade

fortitude

(n.) mental and emotional strength in the face of challenge and adversity

fractious: (adj.) uncontrollable and/or unruly;(adj.) easily angered, irritable, quarrelsome

fraught

(adj.) filled with specific elements;(adj.) marked by or causing emotional distress

fritter

(v.) to squander away;(v.) to tear, break or cut into shreds

frolicsome

(adj.) full of fun;(adj.) in good spirits, playful

fructify

(v.) to make fruitful or productive;(v.) to bear fruit

frugality

(n.) economical in spending, frugal, requiring few resources

fulgent

(adj.) brightly shining;(adj.) dazzling

furor

(n.) an outburst of excitement or controversy;(n.) a prevailing fad or popular craze;(n.) rage, madness

furtive

(adj.) characterized by stealth;(adj.) expressive of concealed motives, purposes or intentions

gaff

(n.) harsh treatment or criticism

gambol

(n.) a playful skip or frolicking about

garbled

(v.) to confuse or distort to the point of that the result is misleading or incomprehensible

garrulous

(adj.) chatty and talkative

gazette

(adj.) a newspaper or official journal

geniality

(n.) having a friendly and pleasant disposition or manner

genre

(n.) a type or classification

genuflect

(v.) to tend one knee or touch one knee to the ground, in a sign or form of worship;(v.) to express a servile attitude

germane

(adj.) connected and relevant

gestate

(v.) to carry life from the point of conception to birth;(v.) to conceive and/or develop in the mind

gesticulation

(n.) a vigorous motion or gesture

glib

(adj.) lacking intellectual depth or capacity;(adj.) possessing only superficial plausibility;(adj.) persuasive in speech

gloaming

(n.) the time of day that immediately follows the sunset

glut

(v.) to fill(usually with food) beyond capacity;(v.) to flood(a market) with a plethora of goods to cause supply to exceed demand

glutinous

(adj.) having sticky and adhesive properties

goad

(n.) a long stick with a pointed end, used for prodding animals;(n.) a stimulus or means of urging

gorge

(n.) a deep ravine(usually with a river passing through it); to overeat

gourmand

(n.) a lover of food

gratuity: (n.) money paid which exceeds the amount due, such as in to a waitress or bellhop

hazardous

(adj.) risky;(adj.) dependent on chance

heinous

(adj.) atrocious, utterly reprehensible

heresy

(n.) an opinion or doctrine that is at odds with what is considered orthodox for a given situation or Institution, particularly in relation to religion

hierarchy

(n.) a system that involves ranking persons or groups of people above one another;(n.) an organized, governing body

hirsute

(adj.) covered with hair;(adj.) furry

hoodwink

(v.) to deceive or trick

holster

(n.) a leather or fabric case that is used for the purposes of holding a firearm in place;(n.) a case for carrying a small item

hortatory

(n.) urging toward a certain choice of behavior or action

hubbub

(n.) loud noise;(n.) confusion

humane

(n.) characterized by sympathy and caring for people;(adj.) relating to human studies

hummock

(n.) a hill or mound

hyperbole

(n.) an intentional exaggeration and/or embellishment regarding facts or circumstances;(n.) an overstatement

hypothecate

(v.) to pledge to a given creditor without offering any form of security, as in a mortgage

hypothetical

(adj.) speculative and theoretical in nature; unconfirmed

idiosyncrasy

(n.) a peculiarity or quirk in one's given disposition or behavior

ignominious

(adj.) humiliating and/or embarrassing in nature;(adj.) reprehensible and disgraceful

illimitable

(adj.) characterized by an unlimited, unending nature

imbibe

(v.) to drink, swallow or absorb

imminent

(adj.) in the nature future, about to happen or occur

immutable

(adj.) not subject to change

impeach

(v.) to accuse or bring to court, particularly a public official;(v.) to question or call into account

impenitent

(adj.) without regret and unashamed

impervious

(adj.) not permitting of passage, impenetrable;(adj.) incapable of injury;(adj.) unmoved by persuasion

impious

(adj.) lacking reverence or respect;(adj.) irreverent

implacable

(adj.) unable to be pleased or mollified;(adj.) hard-hearted;(adj.) obdurate

imply

(v.) to suggest or refer to something without explicitly stating it as such;(v.) to include as a necessary circumstance

importune

(v.) to demand by means of solicitation;(v.) to make unwanted advances or suggestions toward someone;(v.) to annoy

impotent

(adj.) lacking power or ability;(adj.) incapable;(adj.) lacking in physical strength

impromptu

(n.) a circumstance — particularly a speech — given without advanced preparation;(adj.) improvised

impropriety

(adj.) the quality of being improper or unsuitable;(adj.) an unseemly expression;(adj.) an incorrect use of a word or phrase;(adj.) rudeness;(adj.) misconduct

impunity

(n.) release from punishment or harm;(n.) mercy

imputation

(n.) a charge or accusation;(n.) an insinuation

inane

(adj.) lacking sense or sincere significance absurd;(adj.) immature

incessant

(adj.) continuing without interruption (s);(adj.) ; constant, ceaseless

incontinent

(adj.) uncontrolled and/or unrestrained, particularly in bodily function

incontrovertible

(adj.) not open for dispute or question;(adj.) irrefutable

incredulous

(adj.) skeptical and disbelieving;(adj.) dubious

inculcate

(v.) to instill by means of earnest and persistent repetition

indict

(v.) to officially charge or accuse, particularly in a court of law

inept

(adj.) unskilled and incompetent

inertia

(n.) inactivity- specifically in regards to motion

inference

(n.) a deduction or supposition about someone or something not arrived at through purely logical means

infraction

(n.) a violation or breech of a rule or contract

iniquitous

(adj.) characterized by wickedness and/or injustice;(adj.) sinful, immoral

innuendo

(n.) a subtle suggestion or implication

inordinate

(adj.) excessive and unwarranted;(adj.) overwhelming

insidious

(adj.) sinister and dangerous

intrepid

(adj.) courageous, fearless and brave

intrinsic

(adj.) essential to the nature of someone or something

inundate

(v.) to flood or overwhelm in an excessive manner

irreparable

(adj.) permanent(damage) beyond repair