GRE Vocabulary — Group 15

Batch 15 of GRE vocabulary words.

Immure hard
verb

To confine or imprison someone within walls.

Impeccable easy
adjective

Flawless, in accordance with the highest standards, without any fault.

Impervious medium
adjective

Not able to be affected or penetrated by something.

Inchoate hard
adjective

Just begun and not yet fully formed or developed.

Incisive hard
adjective

Expressing ideas in a sharp, direct, and highly accurate way.

Indict medium
verb

To formally charge someone with a crime.

Jettison medium
verb

To discard something no longer wanted or needed, often to lighten a load.

Jubilant easy
adjective

Overflowing with triumphant joy after a success.

Kindle easy
verb

To start a fire, or figuratively to stir up a feeling or interest that grows stronger over time.

Lambaste medium
verb

To criticize someone harshly and publicly.

Lassitude hard
noun

A state of physical or mental weariness and lack of energy.

Legerdemain hard
noun

Skillful deception or trickery, especially sleight of hand.

Livid easy
adjective

Extremely angry, or having a bluish-grey, bruised color.

Listless easy
adjective

Lacking energy or enthusiasm, indifferent to activity.

Machination hard
noun

A scheming or crafty plot, usually devised in secret.

Malaise medium
noun

A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is hard to identify.

Malevolent medium
adjective

Having or showing a wish to cause harm to others.

Meager easy
adjective

Small in amount and insufficient for what is actually needed.

Meticulous medium
adjective

Showing great attention to detail; very careful.

Mundane easy
adjective

Ordinary and unremarkable, belonging to the routine of everyday life.

Myopic medium
adjective

Focused only on immediate concerns while ignoring the bigger picture; literally, nearsighted.

Nemesis easy
noun

A long-standing rival or an agent of someone's downfall, especially one seemingly impossible to overcome.

Noxious medium
adjective

Harmful or poisonous, especially describing a substance or fume that damages health.

Obfuscate hard
verb

To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.

Ostracize medium
verb

To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community.