GRE Vocabulary — Group 7

Subject to sudden, unpredictable changes in mood.

A person who dislikes or distrusts people in general.

To make a harmful or serious situation less severe.

To calm someone's anger or soothe hurt feelings, often with a concession.

Gloomy, sullen, and unwilling to be cheerful.

The lowest possible point of something, especially a situation or a person's fortunes.

Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage.

Vague, unclear, or lacking any definite shape or form.

Extremely wicked or villainous.

Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you.

A person who is new to and inexperienced in a particular activity or field.

A small, subtle distinction in meaning, tone, or expression.

To make something legally or officially without effect; to cancel it out.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or soften one's position.

Indirect or slanting, especially describing speech that avoids being straightforward.

To destroy something so completely that no trace of it remains.

Stubbornly sticking to an opinion or course of action despite pressure to change.

Slow to understand or notice something obvious; mentally dull.

Offering unwanted help or advice in an overly pushy, meddling way, often to feel important.

Burdensome; requiring great effort and difficult to bear.

Not able to be seen through; by extension, difficult to understand or interpret.

Displaying great and often showy wealth; luxurious.

Showing off wealth or achievement in a way meant to impress or draw attention.

Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort.

To ease the symptoms of a problem without curing its underlying cause.