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GRE Vocab by Elly Martens: Gerontocracy, Amalgamate, Sluggard, Ossified, Dote, Abysmal, Lambaste, Luminary

Expand your vocabulary with these 8 relevant GRE words: gerontocracy, amalgamate, sluggard, ossified, dote, abysmal, lambaste, luminary. Clear, concise definitions for easy learning.

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GRE Vocab by Elly Martens: Gerontocracy, Amalgamate, Sluggard, Ossified, Dote, Abysmal, Lambaste, Luminary

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  1. G.R.E Vocab Created by Elly Martens, BME Senior, Hanson Center Writing Tutor

  2. gerontocracy (noun)

  3. Gerontocracy A government ruled by old people If the US were a gerontocracy, Joe's Gran would most definitely be president.

  4. Amalgamate (verb)

  5. Amalgamate To mix, combine, or unite Sara and Joe needed to amalgamate the two compounds for the reaction to work.

  6. sluggard (noun)

  7. Sluggard A lazy, slow-moving person Joe is such a sluggard. Always dragging his feet.

  8. ossified (verb)

  9. Ossified Turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible Joe had a nightmare, where both his legs ossified, and he couldn't sit down.

  10. Dote (verb)

  11. Dote To show much fondness; center one's attention Joe doted over Sara, waiting on her hand and foot.

  12. abysmal (adj)

  13. Abysmal Extremely bad; appalling; dreadful Sara looked at their project; all the work Joe had done was abysmal.

  14. lambaste (verb)

  15. Lambaste To attack verbally; criticize harshly Prof. Doof lambasted Joe's presentation, telling him he obviously had no idea what he was doing.

  16. G.R.E Vocab Created by Elly Martens, BME Senior, Hanson Center Writing Tutor

  17. luminary (adj)

  18. Luminary Star; light-giving body (as in: luminous, luminescent)

  19. dupe (verb)

  20. Dupe To trick, or make a fool of Sara duped Joe into thinking her formal dress-up party was a costume party.  He showed up dressed as a werewolf.

  21. fission (verb and noun)

  22. Fission n. The action of splitting or division (of cells) into two or more parts. v. To undergo fission

  23. connoisseur (noun)

  24. Connoisseur A person with good judgement or expertise in matters of taste Joe is a connoisseur of  craft beer and is a frequent patron of Big Grove.

  25. abstruse (adj)

  26. Abstruse Difficult to understand; obscure Joe found the professor's description of Mohr's Circle to be somewhat abstruse.

  27. Yeoman (noun)

  28. Yeoman Man owning small estate; middle-class farmer Sara's great grandfather was a yeoman in south-west Wisconsin. https://steemit.com/job/@mahswa/big-data-influence-10-middle-class-jobs-that-will-vanish-by-2030

  29. Pilferer (noun)

  30. Pilferer A thief who steals in small quantities, without using violence As a child, Joe was a notorious pilferer of the local convenience store.

  31. Artful (adjective)

  32. Artful Exhibiting artistic skill; clever in a cunning way https://tucson.com/entertainment/hispanic-muralists/collection_04ad6d08-8805-11e5-8e6f-032ce5b421c3.html

  33. Galvanize (verb)

  34. Galvanize To excite or inspire (someone) to action https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/30/football-sacred-heart-prep-coach-pete-lavorato-steals-show-at-awards-banquet/

  35. egregious (adjective)

  36. Egregious Standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad http://universalsoloads.info/?d=Egregious++Definition+for+EnglishLanguage+Learners+from

  37. G.R.E Vocab Created by Elly Martens, BME Senior, Hanson Center Writing Tutor

  38. Superfluous (adjective)

  39. Superfluous Being more than is sufficient or required; unnecessary or redundant

  40. perfidy (noun)

  41. Perfidy An act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of trust

  42. erudite (adjective)

  43. Erudite Having or showing great knowledge

  44. fervid (adjective)

  45. Fervid Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

  46. loquacious (adjective)

  47. Loquacious Tending to talk a great deal

  48. pragmatic (adjective)

  49. Pragmatic Dealing with problems in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childrens-books/quotes-from-the-harry-potter-books-that-prove-hermione-ruled-hog/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/

  50. Sources https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/askew https://www.dictionary.com/browse/reticent https://www.kaptest.com/study/gre/top-52-gre-vocabulary-words/

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