GRE Vocabulary — Group 5

Clever and cunning deceit used to trick or manipulate someone.

Easily fooled or tricked because of being too trusting.

So overused that it has lost all originality and impact; clichéd.

A person or thing that signals or foreshadows something about to happen.

Arrogantly proud and looking down on others as inferior.

The pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification as the most important goal in life.

Made up of parts or elements that are very different from one another.

Overly theatrical or dramatic in a way that seems exaggerated and insincere.

Exaggerated language not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

Based on an assumed or imagined situation rather than one known to be true.

A person who challenges or attacks widely accepted beliefs, traditions, or institutions.

Peculiar to a specific individual, reflecting a personal quirk rather than any general pattern.

Bringing public shame or disgrace, especially through a humiliating failure.

Not able to be changed or altered.

Showing no visible emotion or reaction, even in a moment that would normally provoke one.

Commanding others in a haughty, entitled manner, as though obedience is owed automatically.

Impossible to calm down or satisfy; relentlessly unforgiving.

To attack or cast doubt on someone's honesty, character, or motives, usually through pointed argument.

Happening by accident, without intention or awareness.

Out of place; not fitting with its surroundings or with what would normally be expected.

Never growing tired, no matter how much effort or time a task requires.

Habitually lazy; inclined to avoid effort or activity.

Too intense or overwhelming to be expressed adequately in words.

Impossible to stop, persuade, or turn aside from a relentless course.

Openly sincere and trusting, sometimes to the point of naivety.