GRE Vocabulary — Group 1

The first 8 high-frequency GRE words.

Ubiquitous medium
adjective

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Ephemeral medium
adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Laconic hard
adjective

Using very few words; terse.

Obsequious hard
adjective

Excessively eager to please or obey; servile.

Austere medium
adjective

Severely simple or plain; stern in manner.

Cogent medium
adjective

Clear, logical, and convincing.

Deleterious hard
adjective

Causing harm or damage.

Empirical medium
adjective

Based on observation or experiment rather than theory.