GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 300 Words with Definitions & Examples
Study 300 GRE-level words with concise definitions, parts of speech, and original example sentences in one installable flashcard deck.
حول هذه الرزمة
Study 300 independently selected GRE-level English words. Each front gives the word and intended part of speech. When that still leaves a common alternate meaning, a short plain-English label points to the target sense. The back starts with a concise primary definition, then gives the part of speech and one original example sentence. Compact usage notes appear only when they prevent a misleading answer.
The deck practices word-to-meaning recall only. Definition-to-word reverse cards are excluded because several synonyms can reasonably satisfy the same definition. Its deterministic sequence begins with broadly useful academic vocabulary, gradually introduces finer and less common distinctions, and separates near-synonyms, antonyms, and confusable words so adjacent answers do not reveal one another.
The words, intended senses, definitions, examples, and order were selected and written independently, then checked against reputable learner dictionaries. This is an independent practical set, not an official, complete, guaranteed, or frequency-ranked GRE vocabulary list. It excludes test questions, test-taking strategies, pronunciation, audio, card images, proprietary mnemonics, and exhaustive dictionary senses.
Common word meanings are not claimed as proprietary. The original prompts, answer wording, examples, metadata, organization, and generated cover are dedicated under CC0 1.0 to the extent applicable rights exist.
Independent, unofficial learning deck. Not affiliated with or endorsed by ETS. No GRE test questions, official preparation text, competitor word-list sequence, or third-party study-tool content is included. See the official ETS GRE test content page for authoritative information about the exam.
بطاقات هذه الرزمة
البطاقة ١
السؤال
analogous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Similar in important ways that allow a useful comparison.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cell membrane is sometimes described as analogous to a selective gate.
البطاقة ٢
السؤال
analyze (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To examine something closely by considering its parts and relationships.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Researchers analyzed how income and location affected the results.
البطاقة ٣
السؤال
corroborate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To confirm a statement by providing independent supporting evidence.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Phone records corroborated the witness's timeline.
البطاقة ٤
السؤال
concurrent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Happening or existing at the same time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The lab ran three concurrent trials.
البطاقة ٥
السؤال
conciliatory (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Intended to reduce conflict and restore friendly relations.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her conciliatory response helped reopen the negotiations.
البطاقة ٦
السؤال
concise (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Brief while still clear and complete.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her concise summary captured the main finding in two sentences.
البطاقة ٧
السؤال
abstain (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To deliberately refrain from doing or taking part in something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Two members abstained from voting because of a conflict of interest.
البطاقة ٨
السؤال
assess (verb, evaluation) — meaning?
الإجابة
To judge the quality, importance, amount, or likely effect of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Engineers assessed the building before recommending repairs.
البطاقة ٩
السؤال
augment (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make something larger, stronger, or more effective by adding to it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The library augmented its collection with digital archives.
البطاقة ١٠
السؤال
arbitrary (adjective, a decision) — meaning?
الإجابة
Based on personal choice or chance rather than a consistent reason or rule.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cutoff seemed arbitrary because no evidence supported it.
البطاقة ١١
السؤال
candor (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
The quality of being honest, open, and direct.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Her candor about the project's failures earned the team's trust.
البطاقة ١٢
السؤال
admonish (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The editor admonished the reporter for ignoring a key source.
البطاقة ١٣
السؤال
bolster (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To support or strengthen something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: New archaeological evidence bolstered the original theory.
البطاقة ١٤
السؤال
adapt (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To adjust to new conditions or modify something for a new use.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The plants adapted to the region's dry summers.
البطاقة ١٥
السؤال
acquiesce (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Part of speech: verb
Example: After a long debate, the board acquiesced to the revised schedule.
البطاقة ١٦
السؤال
abstract (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Existing as an idea rather than as a physical or concrete thing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Justice is an abstract concept, but court rulings have practical effects.
البطاقة ١٧
السؤال
assert (verb, a claim) — meaning?
الإجابة
To state something confidently and forcefully.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The authors assert that the policy widened access.
البطاقة ١٨
السؤال
censure (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To express strong, often formal, disapproval of someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee censured the member for violating its ethics rules.
البطاقة ١٩
السؤال
accommodate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To provide enough space for someone or something, or adapt to meet a need.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The revised schedule accommodates students in several time zones.
البطاقة ٢٠
السؤال
abate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To become or make less intense or severe.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The wind finally abated after sunset.
البطاقة ٢١
السؤال
concede (verb, an argument) — meaning?
الإجابة
To admit that a point is true, often reluctantly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: He conceded that the rival proposal would cost less.
البطاقة ٢٢
السؤال
context (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
The surrounding circumstances that help explain an event, statement, or idea.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The quotation sounds harsher when removed from its context.
البطاقة ٢٣
السؤال
debunk (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To expose a belief or claim as false or exaggerated.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The experiment debunked a popular myth about memory.
البطاقة ٢٤
السؤال
advocate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To publicly support or argue for a cause or policy.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Local doctors advocated for cleaner drinking water.
البطاقة ٢٥
السؤال
allude (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To refer to something indirectly rather than naming it plainly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The speaker alluded to an earlier dispute but gave no details.
البطاقة ٢٦
السؤال
ambiguous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Open to more than one interpretation or lacking a clear meaning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The ambiguous instruction left both options defensible.
البطاقة ٢٧
السؤال
acknowledge (verb, a fact) — meaning?
الإجابة
To accept or admit that something exists or is true.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The report acknowledged several limits in the data.
البطاقة ٢٨
السؤال
anticipate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To expect something in advance and often prepare for it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The planners anticipated heavier traffic during the festival.
البطاقة ٢٩
السؤال
cite (verb, evidence) — meaning?
الإجابة
To mention a source, fact, or example as support.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The report cites three studies that reached similar conclusions.
البطاقة ٣٠
السؤال
cogent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Clear, logical, and convincing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She offered a cogent explanation for the unexpected result.
البطاقة ٣١
السؤال
concur (verb, an opinion) — meaning?
الإجابة
To agree with an opinion, decision, or finding.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Most reviewers concurred with the final recommendation.
البطاقة ٣٢
السؤال
allocate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To assign money, time, or resources to a particular purpose.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The council allocated more funds to bridge repairs.
البطاقة ٣٣
السؤال
apparent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Easy to notice or understand; in some contexts, seeming true without being certain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The calculation error became apparent during the final review.
البطاقة ٣٤
السؤال
austere (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Severe, plain, and lacking comfort or decoration.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The monastery's rooms were clean but austere.
البطاقة ٣٥
السؤال
aggregate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To gather separate items or amounts into a whole.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The dashboard aggregates results from all twelve surveys.
البطاقة ٣٦
السؤال
alter (verb, general change) — meaning?
الإجابة
To change something, usually without replacing it completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: One new assumption could alter the model's conclusion.
البطاقة ٣٧
السؤال
articulate (adjective, a speaker) — meaning?
الإجابة
Able to express ideas clearly and effectively.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She was an articulate advocate for the new policy.
البطاقة ٣٨
السؤال
allege (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To claim that something is true without yet proving it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Residents alleged that the factory had concealed the leak.
البطاقة ٣٩
السؤال
benevolent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Kind, generous, and concerned with others' welfare.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A benevolent donor paid for the clinic's new equipment.
البطاقة ٤٠
السؤال
capricious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Changing suddenly and unpredictably.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The region's capricious weather frustrated even experienced farmers.
البطاقة ٤١
السؤال
assuage (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Clear safety data helped assuage residents' fears.
البطاقة ٤٢
السؤال
comprehensive (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Including nearly all the relevant parts or details.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The review offers a comprehensive survey of the field.
البطاقة ٤٣
السؤال
conventional (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Following generally accepted customs, ideas, or methods.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The architect combined conventional materials with an unusual layout.
البطاقة ٤٤
السؤال
accelerate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To increase the speed or rate of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Better tools accelerated the team's analysis.
البطاقة ٤٥
السؤال
contend (verb, a claim) — meaning?
الإجابة
To maintain that a claim or position is true.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Critics contend that the rule places an unfair burden on small firms.
البطاقة ٤٦
السؤال
ameliorate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make a bad or difficult situation better.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The subsidy was intended to ameliorate the effects of rising food prices.
البطاقة ٤٧
السؤال
inherent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Existing as a natural or essential part of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Any forecast carries inherent uncertainty.
البطاقة ٤٨
السؤال
complacent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Too satisfied with the current situation to notice danger or the need to improve.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Early success made the team complacent about quality checks.
البطاقة ٤٩
السؤال
constrain (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To limit someone's choices or restrict what can happen.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A small budget constrained the scope of the study.
البطاقة ٥٠
السؤال
critique (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A careful evaluation that discusses strengths and weaknesses.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The essay offers a detailed critique of the prevailing model.
البطاقة ٥١
السؤال
coherent (adjective, an account) — meaning?
الإجابة
Logical, consistent, and easy to understand as a whole.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The evidence supports a coherent account of what happened.
البطاقة ٥٢
السؤال
empirical (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The claim needs empirical support before it can guide policy.
البطاقة ٥٣
السؤال
diminish (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To become or make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The medicine diminished the pain without causing drowsiness.
البطاقة ٥٤
السؤال
derive (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To obtain something from a particular source.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The researchers derived their estimates from census data.
البطاقة ٥٥
السؤال
conform (verb, a standard) — meaning?
الإجابة
To behave according to an accepted standard, rule, or pattern.
Part of speech: verb
Example: All samples must conform to the laboratory's safety rules.
البطاقة ٥٦
السؤال
dubious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Doubtful, questionable, or not likely to be trustworthy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The article rests on a dubious assumption about voter behavior.
البطاقة ٥٧
السؤال
expound (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To explain an idea or theory in detail.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The lecturer expounded her theory for nearly an hour.
البطاقة ٥٨
السؤال
mitigate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To reduce the severity, harm, or unpleasantness of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Shade trees can mitigate extreme heat in dense neighborhoods.
البطاقة ٥٩
السؤال
hypothesis (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A proposed explanation that can be tested against evidence.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The experiment was designed to test the new hypothesis.
البطاقة ٦٠
السؤال
fundamental (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Basic and essential to the nature or foundation of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Trust is fundamental to a productive partnership.
البطاقة ٦١
السؤال
equivocal (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Open to multiple interpretations, often because it avoids a clear commitment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The minister's equivocal reply satisfied neither side.
البطاقة ٦٢
السؤال
defer (verb, a decision) — meaning?
الإجابة
To postpone an action or decision until a later time.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee deferred the vote until it had more evidence.
البطاقة ٦٣
السؤال
substantiate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To support a claim with evidence or proof.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The available records did not substantiate the allegation.
البطاقة ٦٤
السؤال
decline (verb, an amount) — meaning?
الإجابة
To become smaller, weaker, or less common.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Demand declined after the initial surge.
البطاقة ٦٥
السؤال
refine (verb, an idea) — meaning?
الإجابة
To improve something through small, careful changes.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The authors refined their argument after receiving feedback.
البطاقة ٦٦
السؤال
interpret (verb, meaning) — meaning?
الإجابة
To explain or decide the meaning of information, words, or events.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Two historians interpreted the same letter differently.
البطاقة ٦٧
السؤال
dogmatic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Expressing beliefs as unquestionably true and resisting other views.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A dogmatic approach left little room for new evidence.
البطاقة ٦٨
السؤال
fallacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The conclusion is fallacious because it confuses correlation with cause.
البطاقة ٦٩
السؤال
reconcile (verb, conflicting accounts) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make ideas, facts, or accounts compatible with one another.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The team struggled to reconcile the two conflicting estimates.
البطاقة ٧٠
السؤال
fluctuate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To rise and fall irregularly in amount, level, or value.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Energy prices fluctuate throughout the year.
البطاقة ٧١
السؤال
infer (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To reach a conclusion from evidence rather than from a direct statement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: From the pollen records, scientists inferred that the climate had changed.
البطاقة ٧٢
السؤال
exacerbate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make a problem, condition, or negative feeling worse.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A prolonged drought exacerbated the water shortage.
البطاقة ٧٣
السؤال
lucid (adjective, an explanation) — meaning?
الإجابة
Expressed clearly and easy to understand.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her lucid explanation made the complex process seem manageable.
البطاقة ٧٤
السؤال
crucial (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely important to the outcome of something.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Reliable measurements are crucial to the experiment.
البطاقة ٧٥
السؤال
justify (verb, a decision) — meaning?
الإجابة
To show that an action, belief, or claim is reasonable or right.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The expected benefit did not justify the high cost.
البطاقة ٧٦
السؤال
inhibit (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Fear of criticism can inhibit honest discussion.
البطاقة ٧٧
السؤال
delineate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To describe or mark the exact features or limits of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The agreement delineates each partner's responsibilities.
البطاقة ٧٨
السؤال
feasible (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Possible and practical to carry out successfully.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A shorter route is feasible if the weather remains calm.
البطاقة ٧٩
السؤال
impugn (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To challenge the honesty, integrity, or truth of someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The accusation impugned the scientist's professional integrity.
البطاقة ٨٠
السؤال
diligent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Careful and persistent in one's work or duties.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A diligent archivist found the missing document.
البطاقة ٨١
السؤال
explicit (adjective, a statement or instruction) — meaning?
الإجابة
Stated clearly and directly, with no need for inference.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The contract contains an explicit ban on hidden fees.
البطاقة ٨٢
السؤال
discrete (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Separate and distinct from other things.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The survey divides the process into five discrete stages.
Usage: Unlike discreet, discrete means separate.
البطاقة ٨٣
السؤال
dispute (verb, a claim) — meaning?
الإجابة
To question the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Several scholars dispute the traditional account of the event.
البطاقة ٨٤
السؤال
prevalent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Common or widespread in a particular place or period.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The custom was prevalent across the coastal region.
البطاقة ٨٥
السؤال
elucidate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make a difficult idea clearer by explaining it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The diagram helps elucidate how the two systems interact.
البطاقة ٨٦
السؤال
frugal (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Careful to avoid wasting money or resources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Their frugal plan reused existing equipment.
البطاقة ٨٧
السؤال
invalidate (verb, an argument) — meaning?
الإجابة
To show that an argument or conclusion is unsound or not valid.
Part of speech: verb
Example: One faulty measurement does not necessarily invalidate the entire study.
البطاقة ٨٨
السؤال
elated (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely happy and excited.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rescue team was elated when it found the missing hikers.
البطاقة ٨٩
السؤال
denigrate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To criticize someone or something unfairly and damage its reputation.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A fair comparison need not denigrate the competing design.
البطاقة ٩٠
السؤال
exaggerate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To represent something as greater, worse, or more important than it is.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Headlines sometimes exaggerate the certainty of early findings.
البطاقة ٩١
السؤال
cumulative (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Growing or increasing through a series of additions.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The cumulative effect of many small delays was substantial.
البطاقة ٩٢
السؤال
cultivate (verb, a quality) — meaning?
الإجابة
To develop a skill, quality, or relationship through sustained effort.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The program helps young researchers cultivate strong writing habits.
البطاقة ٩٣
السؤال
credible (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Believable and worthy of trust.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness gave a detailed and credible account.
البطاقة ٩٤
السؤال
empathetic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Able to understand and share another person's feelings.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The counselor gave an empathetic response without making assumptions.
البطاقة ٩٥
السؤال
deliberate (adjective, an action) — meaning?
الإجابة
Done consciously and after careful thought.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The slow rollout was a deliberate attempt to limit risk.
البطاقة ٩٦
السؤال
disdain (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She regarded the dishonest tactic with disdain.
البطاقة ٩٧
السؤال
gainsay (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To deny or contradict a fact or statement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: No one could gainsay the importance of clean water.
البطاقة ٩٨
السؤال
objective (adjective, judgment) — meaning?
الإجابة
Not influenced by personal feelings or preferences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The panel used objective criteria to rank the proposals.
البطاقة ٩٩
السؤال
enhance (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To improve the quality, value, or effectiveness of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Clear labels enhanced the chart's readability.
البطاقة ١٠٠
السؤال
preliminary (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Done or occurring before the main or final stage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Preliminary results suggest that the treatment is safe.
البطاقة ١٠١
السؤال
paradox (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A statement or situation that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The efficiency paradox is that faster tools sometimes create more work.
البطاقة ١٠٢
السؤال
meticulous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely careful about small details.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The conservator kept meticulous records of every repair.
البطاقة ١٠٣
السؤال
temperate (adjective, behavior) — meaning?
الإجابة
Moderate and restrained rather than extreme.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The chair took a temperate approach to the heated dispute.
البطاقة ١٠٤
السؤال
reticent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Unwilling to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness was reticent about her role in the meeting.
البطاقة ١٠٥
السؤال
tenuous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Very weak, slight, or poorly supported.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The article draws a tenuous link between the two events.
البطاقة ١٠٦
السؤال
prudent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Careful and sensible about future risks or consequences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Keeping an emergency reserve was a prudent decision.
البطاقة ١٠٧
السؤال
avarice (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
An extreme desire to acquire and keep wealth.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The fable portrays avarice as a force that isolates the ruler.
البطاقة ١٠٨
السؤال
misrepresent (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To describe something falsely or in a misleading way.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The summary misrepresented the study by omitting its main limitation.
البطاقة ١٠٩
السؤال
warrant (verb, an action) — meaning?
الإجابة
To justify or make a particular action necessary.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The minor discrepancy does not warrant a full investigation.
البطاقة ١١٠
السؤال
audacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Bold and willing to take striking risks.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rescue team proposed an audacious route through the canyon.
البطاقة ١١١
السؤال
resilient (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or change.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The resilient community rebuilt its market after the flood.
البطاقة ١١٢
السؤال
scrupulous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Very careful to act honestly, correctly, and according to principle.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The auditor was scrupulous about documenting every expense.
البطاقة ١١٣
السؤال
vindicate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To clear someone of blame or show that a decision was justified.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new evidence vindicated the engineer who had warned about the flaw.
البطاقة ١١٤
السؤال
submissive (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Ready to obey or yield to another person's authority.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The novel's protagonist appears submissive at first but later resists.
البطاقة ١١٥
السؤال
verbose (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Using more words than necessary.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The verbose introduction delayed the paper's main point.
البطاقة ١١٦
السؤال
clandestine (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Kept secret, usually to conceal an improper or unauthorized activity.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The group held clandestine meetings in an unused warehouse.
البطاقة ١١٧
السؤال
belie (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To give a false impression of something or show a claim to be untrue.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Her calm voice belied the urgency of the situation.
البطاقة ١١٨
السؤال
gregarious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Sociable and fond of being with other people.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The gregarious host introduced every guest to someone new.
البطاقة ١١٩
السؤال
stoic (adjective, hardship) — meaning?
الإجابة
Enduring pain or hardship without showing much complaint or emotion.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He remained stoic while doctors treated the injury.
البطاقة ١٢٠
السؤال
nuanced (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing subtle differences or careful distinctions.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The historian gives a nuanced account of both leaders' motives.
البطاقة ١٢١
السؤال
plausible (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Seeming reasonable or likely to be true.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Investigators considered several plausible explanations for the outage.
البطاقة ١٢٢
السؤال
antipathy (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A strong feeling of dislike or aversion.
Part of speech: noun
Example: His antipathy toward bureaucracy shaped his political views.
البطاقة ١٢٣
السؤال
malleable (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Able to be shaped, changed, or influenced easily.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Copper is malleable enough to be formed into thin sheets.
البطاقة ١٢٤
السؤال
anomaly (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Something that differs from the normal pattern or expected result.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The sudden temperature spike was an anomaly in an otherwise stable record.
البطاقة ١٢٥
السؤال
refute (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To prove that a claim or argument is wrong.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Later evidence refuted the original explanation.
البطاقة ١٢٦
السؤال
indifferent (adjective, level of concern) — meaning?
الإجابة
Having no particular interest, concern, or preference.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Many voters seemed indifferent to the minor procedural change.
البطاقة ١٢٧
السؤال
rhetoric (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Language designed to persuade or impress an audience.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The campaign's rhetoric became sharper as the election approached.
البطاقة ١٢٨
السؤال
benign (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Harmless, gentle, or unlikely to cause damage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Tests confirmed that the growth was benign.
البطاقة ١٢٩
السؤال
impetuous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Acting quickly without enough thought about the consequences.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His impetuous decision to resign surprised the entire team.
البطاقة ١٣٠
السؤال
unequivocal (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Completely clear and leaving no room for doubt.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The court issued an unequivocal rejection of the claim.
البطاقة ١٣١
السؤال
polemical (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Strongly critical and intended to provoke debate or controversy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The author's polemical essay attacked the entire school of thought.
البطاقة ١٣٢
السؤال
aberrant (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Departing from what is normal, expected, or typical.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: One aberrant reading prompted the technician to recalibrate the sensor.
البطاقة ١٣٣
السؤال
placid (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Calm, peaceful, and not easily disturbed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The lake looked placid after the storm passed.
البطاقة ١٣٤
السؤال
qualify (verb, a claim) — meaning?
الإجابة
To limit or modify a statement so that it is more precise.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The researchers qualified their conclusion by noting the small sample.
البطاقة ١٣٥
السؤال
persuasive (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Able to convince someone through effective reasoning or appeal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The proposal was persuasive because it paired evidence with a practical plan.
البطاقة ١٣٦
السؤال
obscure (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Not well known or difficult to understand.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The footnote refers to an obscure legal precedent.
البطاقة ١٣٧
السؤال
steadfast (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Firm, loyal, and unlikely to change under pressure.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She remained steadfast in her support for the reform.
البطاقة ١٣٨
السؤال
didactic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Intended to teach, especially in an overly instructive or moralizing way.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The novel is engaging even when its dialogue becomes didactic.
البطاقة ١٣٩
السؤال
skeptical (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Doubtful and unwilling to accept a claim without evidence.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Reviewers remained skeptical until the results were replicated.
البطاقة ١٤٠
السؤال
stringent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Very strict and demanding.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The laboratory follows stringent contamination controls.
البطاقة ١٤١
السؤال
judicious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing careful thought and good judgment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A judicious compromise preserved the strongest parts of both plans.
البطاقة ١٤٢
السؤال
apathy (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A lack of interest, concern, or emotion.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Public apathy made it difficult to recruit volunteers.
البطاقة ١٤٣
السؤال
validate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To confirm that something is sound, accurate, or acceptable.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A second laboratory validated the initial result.
البطاقة ١٤٤
السؤال
magnanimous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival or defeated opponent.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The winner was magnanimous and praised her opponent's campaign.
البطاقة ١٤٥
السؤال
banal (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
So ordinary or overused that it has become dull and unoriginal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The speech relied on banal slogans instead of concrete proposals.
البطاقة ١٤٦
السؤال
impartial (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Fair and not favoring one side over another.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Both parties asked an impartial mediator to hear the dispute.
البطاقة ١٤٧
السؤال
tenacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Persistent and unwilling to give up.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A tenacious investigator traced the error to its source.
البطاقة ١٤٨
السؤال
stipulate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To specify a condition or requirement as part of an agreement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The contract stipulates that both parties must approve any changes.
البطاقة ١٤٩
السؤال
specious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Seeming convincing at first but actually false or misleading.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The argument sounds neat, but it rests on a specious comparison.
البطاقة ١٥٠
السؤال
absolve (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To free someone from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new evidence did not absolve the company of negligence.
٣٠٠ بطاقة
GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 300 Words with Definitions & Examples
ادرس هذه الرزمة مجانًاسيفتح تطبيق Flashcards لتبدأ الدراسة.
البطاقة ١٥١
السؤال
obstinate (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Stubbornly refusing to change an opinion or course of action.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He remained obstinate even after the evidence contradicted him.
البطاقة ١٥٢
السؤال
parsimonious (adjective, spending) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The parsimonious owner delayed essential repairs.
البطاقة ١٥٣
السؤال
iconoclast (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A person who challenges established beliefs, customs, or institutions.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The iconoclast questioned assumptions that the field had accepted for decades.
البطاقة ١٥٤
السؤال
whimsical (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Playfully unusual or guided by sudden, fanciful ideas.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The garden's whimsical sculptures delighted younger visitors.
البطاقة ١٥٥
السؤال
appease (verb, someone upset) — meaning?
الإجابة
To calm someone by meeting a demand or making a concession.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The small refund did little to appease angry customers.
البطاقة ١٥٦
السؤال
insipid (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Lacking flavor, interest, or distinctive character.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The adaptation turned a lively novel into an insipid drama.
البطاقة ١٥٧
السؤال
wary (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Cautious because something may be dangerous or unreliable.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Residents were wary of promises that lacked funding.
البطاقة ١٥٨
السؤال
despondent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Deeply discouraged and without much hope.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: After months of rejection, the applicant became despondent.
البطاقة ١٥٩
السؤال
laconic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Using very few words.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His laconic reply contained only the date and location.
البطاقة ١٦٠
السؤال
hackneyed (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Used so often that it seems dull and unoriginal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The reviewer criticized the film's hackneyed plot.
البطاقة ١٦١
السؤال
lethargic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Sluggish, lacking energy, or unusually inactive.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The heat left the hikers lethargic by midday.
البطاقة ١٦٢
السؤال
tentative (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Not fully decided or certain; provisional.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: They reached a tentative agreement pending legal review.
البطاقة ١٦٣
السؤال
disparate (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Fundamentally different in kind and difficult to compare.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The coalition united groups with disparate political goals.
البطاقة ١٦٤
السؤال
accede (verb, a request) — meaning?
الإجابة
To agree to a request, proposal, or demand.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The council acceded to residents' request for a public hearing.
البطاقة ١٦٥
السؤال
zealous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing intense enthusiasm and devotion to a cause or goal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A zealous volunteer recruited dozens of new members.
البطاقة ١٦٦
السؤال
immutable (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Unable to be changed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The rules are longstanding, but they are not immutable.
البطاقة ١٦٧
السؤال
cursory (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Quick and not thorough or detailed.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A cursory inspection failed to reveal the crack.
البطاقة ١٦٨
السؤال
tolerant (adjective, different views) — meaning?
الإجابة
Willing to accept beliefs, behavior, or conditions that differ from one's own.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A tolerant workplace can still enforce clear standards.
البطاقة ١٦٩
السؤال
egregious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Outstandingly and shockingly bad.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The audit uncovered an egregious misuse of public funds.
البطاقة ١٧٠
السؤال
mercurial (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The mercurial director could be charming one moment and furious the next.
البطاقة ١٧١
السؤال
abridge (verb, a text) — meaning?
الإجابة
To shorten a text while preserving its main ideas.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The editor abridged the memoir for a younger audience.
البطاقة ١٧٢
السؤال
transient (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Lasting only a short time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The medication caused a transient feeling of dizziness.
البطاقة ١٧٣
السؤال
abdicate (verb, a throne) — meaning?
الإجابة
To formally give up a throne or sovereign position.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The king abdicated in favor of his daughter.
Usage: Abdicate responsibility means to fail or refuse to perform a duty.
البطاقة ١٧٤
السؤال
castigate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To criticize or reprimand someone harshly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Commentators castigated the agency for its slow response.
البطاقة ١٧٥
السؤال
coerce (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To force someone to act through threats or strong pressure.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A valid agreement cannot be obtained by coercing either party.
البطاقة ١٧٦
السؤال
contrite (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Genuinely sorry and remorseful for wrongdoing.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The contrite official apologized and returned the money.
البطاقة ١٧٧
السؤال
loquacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Tending to talk a great deal.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The loquacious guide filled the journey with stories.
البطاقة ١٧٨
السؤال
vigilant (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Watchful and alert to possible danger or problems.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Inspectors remained vigilant for signs of structural damage.
البطاقة ١٧٩
السؤال
arbitrate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To settle a dispute by acting as a neutral decision-maker.
Part of speech: verb
Example: An independent panel will arbitrate the labor dispute.
البطاقة ١٨٠
السؤال
abhor (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To hate or regard something with deep disgust.
Part of speech: verb
Example: She abhors cruelty in any form.
البطاقة ١٨١
السؤال
altruistic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Concerned with helping others without seeking personal gain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her altruistic decision gave the scholarship fund a strong start.
البطاقة ١٨٢
السؤال
undermine (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To weaken something gradually or indirectly.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Repeated delays undermined public confidence in the project.
البطاقة ١٨٣
السؤال
decorum (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Proper, polite behavior suited to a formal situation.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The chair asked everyone to maintain decorum during the hearing.
البطاقة ١٨٤
السؤال
eclectic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Drawing ideas, styles, or tastes from a wide variety of sources.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The festival presented an eclectic mix of jazz, folk, and electronic music.
البطاقة ١٨٥
السؤال
volatile (adjective, conditions) — meaning?
الإجابة
Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, often for the worse.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Investors avoided the volatile market.
البطاقة ١٨٦
السؤال
enigmatic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Mysterious and difficult to understand or explain.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The artist gave an enigmatic answer about the empty frame.
البطاقة ١٨٧
السؤال
circumvent (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To find a way around a rule, restriction, or obstacle.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The company used shell accounts to circumvent the spending limit.
البطاقة ١٨٨
السؤال
ostentatious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Designed to attract attention and display wealth or importance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The office was luxurious without being ostentatious.
البطاقة ١٨٩
السؤال
tractable (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Easy to control, manage, or solve.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The problem became tractable once the team divided it into smaller parts.
البطاقة ١٩٠
السؤال
orthodox (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Following established, traditional, or generally accepted beliefs and methods.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His interpretation departs from orthodox economic theory.
البطاقة ١٩١
السؤال
nonchalant (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Appearing calmly unconcerned.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: She sounded nonchalant despite the approaching deadline.
البطاقة ١٩٢
السؤال
intrepid (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Fearless and willing to face danger or difficulty.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: An intrepid reporter crossed the flooded valley to reach the village.
البطاقة ١٩٣
السؤال
discreet (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Careful in speech or behavior to avoid attention or embarrassment.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The doctor made a discreet inquiry about the patient's safety.
Usage: Unlike discrete, discreet means tactful or unobtrusive.
البطاقة ١٩٤
السؤال
mundane (adjective, daily life) — meaning?
الإجابة
Ordinary, routine, and lacking excitement.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The memoir finds humor in mundane household tasks.
البطاقة ١٩٥
السؤال
ingenuous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Innocent, sincere, and lacking deliberate deception.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His ingenuous question exposed a flaw the experts had overlooked.
Usage: Ingenuous means innocent or candid; ingenious means cleverly inventive.
البطاقة ١٩٦
السؤال
aggrandize (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To increase someone's power or status, or make something seem greater than it is.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The biography aggrandizes its subject while ignoring his failures.
البطاقة ١٩٧
السؤال
taciturn (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Habitually quiet and unwilling to speak much.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The taciturn mechanic answered every question with a nod.
البطاقة ١٩٨
السؤال
fastidious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Very attentive to detail, cleanliness, or accuracy and often hard to satisfy.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The fastidious editor checked every citation twice.
البطاقة ١٩٩
السؤال
instigate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To cause an event or action to begin, especially a troublesome one.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A false rumor instigated the confrontation.
البطاقة ٢٠٠
السؤال
provincial (adjective, outlook) — meaning?
الإجابة
Narrow in outlook and limited by local experience or convention.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The essay criticized the capital's provincial view of rural life.
البطاقة ٢٠١
السؤال
proliferate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To increase or spread rapidly in number.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Small delivery services proliferated across the city.
البطاقة ٢٠٢
السؤال
fortuitous (adjective, chance occurrence) — meaning?
الإجابة
Happening by chance rather than by design.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A fortuitous encounter at the station led to their collaboration.
Usage: Fortuitous means accidental; a chance event may be favorable, but the word does not simply mean fortunate.
البطاقة ٢٠٣
السؤال
acerbic (adjective, tone) — meaning?
الإجابة
Sharp, bitter, or cutting in tone.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His acerbic review mocked both the play and its audience.
البطاقة ٢٠٤
السؤال
efface (verb, a mark) — meaning?
الإجابة
To erase, remove, or make something less noticeable.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Centuries of rain had effaced the inscription.
البطاقة ٢٠٥
السؤال
compel (verb, action) — meaning?
الإجابة
To force or strongly drive someone to act.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A court order compelled the agency to release the records.
البطاقة ٢٠٦
السؤال
erratic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Irregular, inconsistent, or unpredictable.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Erratic rainfall reduced the harvest.
البطاقة ٢٠٧
السؤال
rebuke (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The judge rebuked the attorney for withholding evidence.
البطاقة ٢٠٨
السؤال
anachronistic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Belonging to a different time and seeming out of place or outdated.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The film's modern wristwatch looked anachronistic in a medieval scene.
البطاقة ٢٠٩
السؤال
esoteric (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Likely to be understood only by a small group with specialized knowledge.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The manual assumes familiarity with esoteric legal terminology.
البطاقة ٢١٠
السؤال
evade (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To avoid or escape from someone, something, or a responsibility.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The witness repeatedly evaded the central question.
البطاقة ٢١١
السؤال
extol (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To praise someone or something enthusiastically.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The review extolled the novel's precise language.
البطاقة ٢١٢
السؤال
apocryphal (adjective, a story) — meaning?
الإجابة
Widely repeated but of doubtful truth or authenticity.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The apocryphal tale has never been confirmed by contemporary records.
البطاقة ٢١٣
السؤال
depose (verb, a leader) — meaning?
الإجابة
To remove a ruler or leader from power.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The generals deposed the president after months of unrest.
البطاقة ٢١٤
السؤال
codify (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To arrange laws, rules, or ideas into a systematic written form.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The new statute codified practices that courts had followed for years.
البطاقة ٢١٥
السؤال
condone (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To accept or allow behavior that is considered wrong.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Silence can appear to condone misconduct.
البطاقة ٢١٦
السؤال
pedantic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Too concerned with minor rules, details, or displays of learning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: His pedantic corrections interrupted the useful discussion.
البطاقة ٢١٧
السؤال
preclude (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To prevent something from happening or make it impossible.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The early deadline may preclude a thorough review.
البطاقة ٢١٨
السؤال
mollify (verb, anger) — meaning?
الإجابة
To calm someone's anger or anxiety.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A direct apology helped mollify the disappointed client.
البطاقة ٢١٩
السؤال
decry (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To publicly and strongly condemn something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Civil rights groups decried the discriminatory rule.
البطاقة ٢٢٠
السؤال
alacrity (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Cheerful readiness and promptness.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She accepted the difficult assignment with alacrity.
البطاقة ٢٢١
السؤال
eradicate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To destroy or remove something completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Vaccination has eradicated the disease in many regions.
البطاقة ٢٢٢
السؤال
prescient (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing knowledge of an event before it happens.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her prescient warning anticipated the supply shortage.
البطاقة ٢٢٣
السؤال
approbation (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Strong approval or praise.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The proposal received the approbation of the ethics committee.
البطاقة ٢٢٤
السؤال
perfunctory (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Done routinely with little care, interest, or effort.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The manager offered a perfunctory apology and changed nothing.
البطاقة ٢٢٥
السؤال
abstemious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Moderate and restrained, especially in eating or drinking.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Despite the lavish meal, she remained abstemious.
البطاقة ٢٢٦
السؤال
promulgate (verb, a law or rule) — meaning?
الإجابة
To officially and publicly announce a law or rule.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The agency promulgated new safety standards.
البطاقة ٢٢٧
السؤال
trenchant (adjective, expression) — meaning?
الإجابة
Expressed sharply, clearly, and effectively.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her trenchant critique exposed the proposal's central weakness.
البطاقة ٢٢٨
السؤال
assiduous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing persistent, careful effort.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her assiduous research uncovered letters that others had missed.
البطاقة ٢٢٩
السؤال
forgo (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To choose to go without something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: They decided to forgo bonuses during the difficult year.
البطاقة ٢٣٠
السؤال
impede (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To delay, obstruct, or make progress more difficult.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Heavy snow impeded the rescue effort.
البطاقة ٢٣١
السؤال
arcane (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Known or understood by only a small number of specialists.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The clerk helped applicants navigate the agency's arcane rules.
البطاقة ٢٣٢
السؤال
quixotic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely idealistic but impractical.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The plan to eliminate all traffic in a week was quixotic.
البطاقة ٢٣٣
السؤال
curtail (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To reduce or limit something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Water shortages forced farmers to curtail production.
البطاقة ٢٣٤
السؤال
repudiate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To reject a claim, belief, agreement, or connection emphatically.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The candidate repudiated the group's endorsement.
البطاقة ٢٣٥
السؤال
sardonic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Mocking in a grim, scornful, or cynical way.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: He gave a sardonic smile when the promised reform was delayed again.
البطاقة ٢٣٦
السؤال
ostracize (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To deliberately exclude someone from a group or society.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Classmates ostracized him after the accusation spread.
البطاقة ٢٣٧
السؤال
emulate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To imitate someone or something in an effort to match or surpass it.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Smaller cities tried to emulate the program's success.
البطاقة ٢٣٨
السؤال
ubiquitous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Present or appearing almost everywhere.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Smartphones have become ubiquitous in urban life.
البطاقة ٢٣٩
السؤال
engender (verb, a condition) — meaning?
الإجابة
To cause a feeling, condition, or situation to develop.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Transparent decisions can engender public trust.
البطاقة ٢٤٠
السؤال
consolidate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To combine separate parts into a stronger or more effective whole.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The university consolidated three small departments.
البطاقة ٢٤١
السؤال
confiscate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To take property under official authority.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Customs officers confiscated the undeclared goods.
البطاقة ٢٤٢
السؤال
vociferous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Expressing opinions loudly and forcefully.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Vociferous opponents disrupted the meeting.
البطاقة ٢٤٣
السؤال
foster (verb, growth) — meaning?
الإجابة
To encourage the growth or development of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The workshop fostered collaboration between the two departments.
البطاقة ٢٤٤
السؤال
disseminate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To spread information or ideas widely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The health department disseminated the guidance in six languages.
البطاقة ٢٤٥
السؤال
indict (verb, a criminal charge) — meaning?
الإجابة
To formally charge someone with a serious crime.
Part of speech: verb
Example: A grand jury indicted the executive on three counts of fraud.
البطاقة ٢٤٦
السؤال
ascetic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Practicing severe self-discipline and avoiding physical comforts or pleasures.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The philosopher followed an ascetic routine of simple meals and long study.
البطاقة ٢٤٧
السؤال
placate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make an angry person calmer.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The mayor promised an inquiry to placate the protesters.
البطاقة ٢٤٨
السؤال
obfuscate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To make an idea or situation harder to understand.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Dense jargon obfuscated the report's simple conclusion.
البطاقة ٢٤٩
السؤال
diffident (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Shy and lacking confidence in one's abilities.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The diffident student rarely volunteered an answer.
البطاقة ٢٥٠
السؤال
abjure (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To formally and publicly renounce a belief, claim, or practice.
Part of speech: verb
Example: To receive the pardon, the rebel had to abjure violence.
البطاقة ٢٥١
السؤال
vilify (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To speak or write about someone as if they were evil or contemptible.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The campaign tried to vilify anyone who questioned its policy.
البطاقة ٢٥٢
السؤال
transcend (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To go beyond the usual limits of something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The music transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries.
البطاقة ٢٥٣
السؤال
circumspect (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Careful to consider risks and consequences before acting.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The diplomat was circumspect when discussing the fragile alliance.
البطاقة ٢٥٤
السؤال
incite (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To encourage or stir people to take action, often harmful action.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The post was intended to incite violence against the minority group.
البطاقة ٢٥٥
السؤال
mendacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Dishonest and given to lying.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The witness's mendacious account collapsed under cross-examination.
البطاقة ٢٥٦
السؤال
hegemony (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Dominance by one state, group, or idea over others.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The alliance challenged the empire's regional hegemony.
البطاقة ٢٥٧
السؤال
venerate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To regard someone or something with deep respect.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Many residents venerate the poet as a national figure.
البطاقة ٢٥٨
السؤال
vacillate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To repeatedly waver between different choices or opinions.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The committee vacillated between renovation and replacement.
البطاقة ٢٥٩
السؤال
chicanery (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
The use of deception or clever tricks to achieve a goal.
Part of speech: noun
Example: Accounting chicanery concealed the firm's losses for years.
البطاقة ٢٦٠
السؤال
cacophony (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds.
Part of speech: noun
Example: A cacophony of horns and alarms filled the tunnel.
البطاقة ٢٦١
السؤال
enervate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To weaken or drain energy from someone or something.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Weeks of extreme heat enervated the workers.
Usage: Enervate means weaken, despite sounding similar to energize.
البطاقة ٢٦٢
السؤال
recalcitrant (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Stubbornly resisting authority, control, or guidance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The recalcitrant contractor ignored repeated safety warnings.
البطاقة ٢٦٣
السؤال
exonerate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.
Part of speech: verb
Example: DNA evidence exonerated the man after twelve years in prison.
البطاقة ٢٦٤
السؤال
inchoate (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Only partly formed and not yet clear or organized.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The committee turned an inchoate idea into a workable proposal.
البطاقة ٢٦٥
السؤال
fecund (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Highly fertile or productive.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The river valley's fecund soil supported several harvests each year.
البطاقة ٢٦٦
السؤال
credulous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Too ready to believe claims without enough evidence.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Credulous investors accepted the impossible promise of risk-free returns.
البطاقة ٢٦٧
السؤال
sycophant (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A person who flatters someone powerful to gain an advantage.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The ruler surrounded himself with sycophants who never challenged him.
البطاقة ٢٦٨
السؤال
munificent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Extremely generous, especially in giving money or gifts.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: A munificent grant allowed the museum to waive admission fees.
البطاقة ٢٦٩
السؤال
deleterious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Causing harm or damage.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Chronic sleep loss can have deleterious effects on judgment.
البطاقة ٢٧٠
السؤال
facetious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Treating a serious subject with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her facetious comment was poorly timed during the emergency briefing.
البطاقة ٢٧١
السؤال
opprobrium (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Harsh public criticism, disgrace, or shame.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The fraudulent scheme brought opprobrium on the entire organization.
البطاقة ٢٧٢
السؤال
torpor (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A state of physical or mental inactivity and sluggishness.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The long heat wave left the town in a state of torpor.
البطاقة ٢٧٣
السؤال
garrulous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Excessively talkative, especially about unimportant matters.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The garrulous passenger narrated his entire journey.
البطاقة ٢٧٤
السؤال
scrutinize (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To examine something very closely and carefully.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Reviewers scrutinized the data for signs of bias.
البطاقة ٢٧٥
السؤال
demur (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To raise an objection or show reluctance.
Part of speech: verb
Example: She agreed to the budget but demurred at the proposed deadline.
البطاقة ٢٧٦
السؤال
calumny (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A false and malicious statement intended to damage someone's reputation.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The court found that the accusation was a deliberate calumny.
البطاقة ٢٧٧
السؤال
usurp (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To take power or a position without legal right.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The general usurped the throne while the heir was abroad.
البطاقة ٢٧٨
السؤال
equanimity (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Calmness and emotional balance, especially under stress.
Part of speech: noun
Example: She handled the hostile questions with equanimity.
البطاقة ٢٧٩
السؤال
bucolic (adjective, rural life) — meaning?
الإجابة
Relating to an idealized, pleasant rural life or landscape.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The painter's bucolic scenes omit the hardship of farm labor.
البطاقة ٢٨٠
السؤال
suppress (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To prevent an activity, expression, or process from continuing or becoming known.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The regime tried to suppress reports of the protest.
البطاقة ٢٨١
السؤال
impecunious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Having little or no money.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The impecunious student repaired the old bicycle instead of replacing it.
البطاقة ٢٨٢
السؤال
lacuna (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A gap or missing part in a text, argument, or body of knowledge.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The missing decade is a major lacuna in the archive.
البطاقة ٢٨٣
السؤال
exigent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Urgent and demanding immediate attention or action.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The hospital reserved extra staff for exigent cases.
البطاقة ٢٨٤
السؤال
diatribe (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A long, bitter verbal or written attack.
Part of speech: noun
Example: The editorial became a diatribe against anyone who favored compromise.
البطاقة ٢٨٥
السؤال
sanction (verb, approval) — meaning?
الإجابة
To give official permission or approval.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The governing body sanctioned the new competition format.
Usage: Sanction can also mean to impose a penalty; as a noun, it can mean either approval or a penalty.
البطاقة ٢٨٦
السؤال
commensurate (adjective, degree) — meaning?
الإجابة
Matching something else in size, degree, or importance.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The salary should be commensurate with the role's responsibilities.
البطاقة ٢٨٧
السؤال
onerous (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Requiring great effort or imposing a heavy burden.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Small clinics struggled with the onerous reporting requirement.
البطاقة ٢٨٨
السؤال
yield (verb, resistance) — meaning?
الإجابة
To give way, surrender, or stop resisting.
Part of speech: verb
Example: After hours of debate, the minority finally yielded.
البطاقة ٢٨٩
السؤال
bombastic (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Using grand, inflated language with little real meaning.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The candidate's bombastic speech offered no practical plan.
البطاقة ٢٩٠
السؤال
obsequious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Excessively obedient or flattering toward someone powerful.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The aide's obsequious praise made the director uncomfortable.
البطاقة ٢٩١
السؤال
paucity (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
A shortage or insufficient amount of something.
Part of speech: noun
Example: A paucity of reliable records limits what historians can conclude.
البطاقة ٢٩٢
السؤال
pernicious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Causing serious harm, often gradually or in a way that is hard to notice.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The study examined the pernicious effects of persistent misinformation.
البطاقة ٢٩٣
السؤال
convivial (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Friendly, lively, and enjoyable in company.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The formal meeting ended with a convivial dinner.
البطاقة ٢٩٤
السؤال
temerity (noun) — meaning?
الإجابة
Excessive confidence or boldness that may seem reckless or rude.
Part of speech: noun
Example: He had the temerity to blame the volunteers for his own error.
البطاقة ٢٩٥
السؤال
intransigent (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Unwilling to compromise or change one's position.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Both sides remained intransigent, so the talks collapsed.
البطاقة ٢٩٦
السؤال
ephemeral (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Existing or popular for only a short time.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The artist built an ephemeral sculpture from snow.
البطاقة ٢٩٧
السؤال
desiccate (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To remove moisture from something or cause it to dry out completely.
Part of speech: verb
Example: Hot winds desiccated the unprotected seedlings.
البطاقة ٢٩٨
السؤال
sagacious (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Showing wise judgment and practical insight.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: Her sagacious advice prevented an expensive mistake.
البطاقة ٢٩٩
السؤال
rescind (verb) — meaning?
الإجابة
To officially cancel or revoke a decision, law, or agreement.
Part of speech: verb
Example: The university rescinded the offer after discovering false records.
البطاقة ٣٠٠
السؤال
implacable (adjective) — meaning?
الإجابة
Unable to be calmed, satisfied, or persuaded to change.
Part of speech: adjective
Example: The prosecutor remained an implacable opponent of the pardon.
٣٠٠ بطاقة
GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 300 Words with Definitions & Examples
سيفتح تطبيق Flashcards لتبدأ الدراسة.