High Frequency Vocabulary Word List for GRE & SAT

List 1

1. Adulterate: (v) to corrupt make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

2. Ambidextrous: (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skill; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

3. Augment: (v) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish

4. Bereft: (adj.) deprived of: made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonym: replete, well provided

5. Deploy: (v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonym: station, organize

6. Dour: (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonym: cheery, inviting, genial

7. Fortitude: (n) courage in facing difficulties
Synonym: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonym: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

8. Gape: (v) to stare with open moth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Synonym: gawk, ogle

9. Gibe: (v) to utter taunting words (n) an expression of scorn
Synonym: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonym: compliment, praise

10. Guise: (n) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonym: costume, semblance, pretense

11. Insidious: (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonym: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonym: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

12. Intimation: ((n) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonym: clue, indication, inkling

13. Opulent: (adj.) wealthy; luxurious; ample; grandiose
Synonym: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonym: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

14. Pliable: (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
Synonym: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonym: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

15. Reiterate: (v) to easy again, repeat
Synonym: restate, rehash, recapitulate

16. Stolid: (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull

17. Tentative: (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonym: provisional, inconclusive
Antonym: definite, conclusive, confirmed

18. Unkempt: (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished; rude
Synonym: disheveled, disordered, rough
Antonym: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

19. Verbatim: (adj., adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Synonym: exact, precisely
Antonym: paraphrased

20. Warily: (adv) cautiously, with great care
Synonym: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonym: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously








List 2

1. Adroit (adj.): Skillful, expert in the use if the hands or mind.
Syn: Clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Ant. Clumsy, inept, all thumbs

2. Amicable (adj.): Peaceful, friendly
Syn: Congenial, neighborly, cordial
Ant: Hostile, antagonistic

3. Averse (adj.): Having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Syn: Disinclined, loath
Ant. Favorable, disposed, eager, keen

4. Belligerent (adj.): Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at
war, one engaged in war.
Syn: Assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Ant. Peaceful, conciliatory, placid

5. Benevolent (adj.): Kindly, Charitable
Syn: Benign, well-meaning
Ant: Malicious, spiteful, malevolent

6. Cursory (adj.): Hasty, not thorough
Syn: Quick, superficial, perfunctory
Ant. Thorough, painstaking, careful

7. Duplicity (n): treachery, deceitfulness
Syn: Fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

8. Extol (v): To praise extravagantly
Syn: Glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Ant. Criticize, belittle, disparage

9. Feasible (adj.): Possible, able to be done
Syn: Workable, practicable, viable
Ant: Unworkable, impractical

10. Grimace (n): a wry face, facial distortion; (v) s make a wry face
Syn: Painted expression, facial contortion
Ant: Smile, grin, beam

11. Holocaust (n): Large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt
offering.
Syn: Conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Ant: Deluge, inundation
12. Impervious (adj.): Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance.
Syn: Impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable

13. Impetus (n): A moving force, impulse, stimulus
Syn: Impulse, incentive, spur
Ant. Curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

14. Jeopardy (n): danger
Syn: Risk, hazard, peril
Ant: Safety, security

15. Meticulous (adj.): Extremely careful; particular about details
Syn: Fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Ant: Careless, negligent, sloppy

16. Nostalgia (n): A longing for something past; homesickness

17. Quintessence (n): The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Syn: paragon, exemplar

18Retrogress (v): To move backward; to return to an earlier condition
Syn: Revert, degenerate, decline
Ant: Advance, evolve, progress

19. Scrutinize (v): To examine closely
Syn: Inspect, pore over
Ant. Skim, scan, glance at

20. Tepid (adj.): Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
Syn: Insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
Ant: Heated, excited, enthusiastic



List 3

1. Adversary (n): An enemy, opponent
Syn: antagonist, rival, foe
Ant: friend, ally, supporter, confederate

2. Alienate (v): To turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey
Syn: separate, drive apart, estrange
Ant: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile

3. Artifice (n): A skillful or ingenuous (honest), device, a clever trick, a clever skill, trickery
Syn: ruse (trick), stratagem (ploy), contrivance (set-up)

4. Coerce (v): To compel, force
Syn: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Ant: persuade, cajole

5. Craven (adj.): Cowardly, (n) A coward)
Syn: (adj) fearful, fainthearted (timid)
Ant: (adj) brave, courageous, valiant

6. Culinary (adj): Related to cooking or the kitchen

7. Delete (v): To erase, wipe out, cut out
Syn: remove, cancel, expunge
Ant: insert, add, retain, include

8. Demise (n): a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Syn: decease, passing away
Ant: birth, beginning, commencement

9. Exhilarate (v): to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Syn: stimulate, excite, gladden
Ant: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

10. Fallow (adj): Plowed bit not seeded; inactive, reddish-yellow (n) land left unseeded, (v) to plow but not seeded
Syn: (adj) unproductive, inert (lifeless), dormant (inactive)
Ant: (adj) productive, fertile, prolific

11. Harass (v): to disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks
Syn: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer (disturb)

12. Inclement (adj): Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Syn: blustery, tempestuous, and implacable
Ant: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil


13. Muse (v): to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Syn: Meditate, contemplate, and daydream

14. Negligible (adj): So unimportant that it can be disregarded
Syn: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Ant: significant, crucuail, momentous

15. Perpetuate (v): To make permanent or long lasting
Syn: continue, preserve, prolong, indefinitely
Ant: discontinue, abolish, abandon

16. Precedent (n): An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Syn: guide, tradition, model

17. Punitive (adj): Inflicting or aiming at punishment
Syn: penalizing, retaliatory

18. Redress (v): To set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury
Syn (v): rectify, correct, mitigate

19. Sojourn (n): A temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time
Syn (n): visit, stopover, brief stay

20. Urbane (adj): Refined in manner or style, suave
Syn: elegant
Ant: crude, uncouth, boorish




List 4

1. Affiliated (adj). associated, connected
Syn: attached, related, joined
Ant: dissociated, unconnected

2. Ascertain (v): to find out
Syn: discover, determine, establish

3. Attainment (n): an accomplishment, the act of achieving
Syn: achievement, fulfillment
Ant: failure, defeat, frustration

4. Bequeath (v): to give or pass on as an inheritance
Syn: transmit, bestow, hand down

5. Cogent (adj): forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
Syn: persuasive, compelling
Ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

6. Converge (v): to move toward one point, approach nearer together
Syn: meet, unite, intersect, merge
Ant: diverge, separate

7. Disperse (v): to scatter, spread far and wide
Syn: break up, dispel
Ant: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

8. Esteem (v): to regard highly (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment
Syn (v): respect, admire, honor, revere
Ant (v): disdain, scorn; (n) contempt

9. Expunge (v): to erase, obliterate, destroy
Syn: delete, efface, annihilate
Ant: insert, mark, imprint, impress

10. Finite (adj): having limits; lasting for a limited time
Syn: bounded, measurable
Ant: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

11. Invulnerable (adj): not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
Syn: impregnable, impervious, immune
Ant: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

12. Malevolent (Adj): spiteful, showing ill will
Syn: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant
Ant: Kind, benevolent, compassionate

13. Nonchalant (adj): Cool and confident, unconcerned
Syn: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé
Ant: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

14. Omniscient (adj): knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
Syn: wise, all-knowing
Ant: ignorant, unknowing

15. Panacea (n): a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
Syn: universal cure, easy solution

16. Scrupulous (adj): exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards principled
Syn: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious
Ant: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

17. Skulk (v): to move about stealthily (quietly); to lie in hiding
Syn: lurk, slink (creep), prowl

18. Supercilious (adj): proud and contemptuous (scornful); showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
Syn: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing
Ant: humble, meek, deferential, servile

19. Uncanny (adj): strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
Syn: eerie, inexplicable, spooky

20. Venial (adj) easily excused, pardonable
Syn: excusable, forgivable
Ant: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

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