GRE常考单词形容词.docx

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GRE常考单词形容词

GRE常考形容词

aboriginal:

:

beingthefirstofitskindinaregion:

abortive:

:

unsuccessful:

fruitless

abstemious:

:

temperate:

sparingindrink,etc.

abstruse:

:

obscure:

profound:

difficulttounderstand

acetic:

:

vinegary

acidulous:

:

slightlysour:

sharp:

caustic

acquiescent:

:

acceptingpassively

acrid:

:

sharp:

bitterlypungent

acrimonious:

:

stinging:

caustic

actuarial:

:

calculating;pertainingtoinsurancestatistics

adamant:

:

hard:

inflexible

addle:

:

rotten:

muddled;crazy

adept:

:

expertat

adipose:

:

fatty

adroit:

:

skillful

adventitious:

:

accidental:

casual

adverse:

:

unfavorable:

hostile

aesthetic:

:

artistic:

dealingwithorcapableoffappreciationofthebeautiful

affected:

:

artificial:

pretended

agape:

:

openmouthed

aggregate:

:

sum:

total

aghast:

:

horrified

albeit:

:

although

alimentary:

:

supplyingnourishment

alluvial:

:

pertainingtosoildepositsleftbyrivers,etc.

aloof:

:

apart;reserved

ambiguous:

:

doubtfulinmeaning

ambulatory:

:

abletowalk

amenable:

:

readilymanaged;willingtobeled

amiable:

:

agreeable;lovable

amicable:

:

friendly

amorphous:

:

shapeless

amphibian:

:

abletolivebothonlandinwater

ample:

:

abundant

amuck:

:

inastateofrage

analogous:

:

comparable

ancillary:

:

servingasanaidoraccessory;auxiliary

animated:

:

lively

anomalous:

:

abnormal;irregular

anonymous:

:

havingnoname

antediluvian:

:

antiquated;ancient

anthropoid:

:

manlike

apathetic:

:

indifferent

apocryphal:

:

notgenuine;sham

apposite:

:

appropriate;fitting

apprehensive:

:

fearful;discerning

aquiline:

:

curved;hooked

arable:

:

fitforplowing

arbitrary:

:

fixedordecided;despotic

archaic:

:

antiquated

arduous:

:

hard;strenuous

aromatic:

:

fragrant

arrant:

:

thorough;complete;unmitigated

ascetic:

:

practicingself-denial;austere

ashen:

:

ash-colored

asinine:

:

stupid

askance:

:

withasidewayorindirectlook

askew:

:

crookedly;slanted;atanangle

assiduous:

:

diligent

astral:

:

relatingtothestars

astute:

:

wise;shrewd

astringent:

:

binding;causingcontraction

atheistic:

:

denyingtheexistenceofGod

athwart:

:

across;inopposition

atypical:

:

notnormal

auspicious:

:

favoringsuccess

austere:

:

strict;stern

autonomous:

:

self-governing

auxiliary:

:

helper,additionalorsubsidiary

averse:

:

reluctant

avid:

:

greedy;eagerfor

avuncular:

:

likeanuncle

awry:

:

distorted;crooked

azure:

:

skyblue

bacchanalian:

:

drunken

baleful:

:

deadly;destructive

balmy:

:

mild;fragrant

banal:

:

hackneyed;commonplace;trite

baneful:

:

ruinous;poisonous

bantering:

:

good-naturedridiculing

baroque:

:

highlyornate

beatific:

:

givingbliss;blissful

belated:

:

delayed

bellicose:

:

warlike

benevolent:

:

generous;charitable

benighted:

:

overcomebydarkness

benign:

:

kindly;favorable;notmalignant

bereft:

:

deprivedof;lacking

berserk:

:

frenzied

bicameral:

:

two-chambered,asalegislativebody

biennial:

:

everytwoyears

bilious:

:

sufferingfromindigestion;irritable

bizarre:

:

fantastic;violentlycontrasting

bland:

:

soothing;mild

blasphemous:

:

profane;impious

blatant:

:

loudlyoffensive

bleak:

:

cold;cheerless

blighted:

:

sufferingfromadisease;destroyed

blithe:

:

gay;joyous

bloated:

:

swollenorpuffedaswithwaterorair

bogus:

:

counterfeit;notauthentic

boisterous:

:

violent;rough;noisy

bombastic:

:

pompous;usinginflatedlanguage

bootless:

:

useless

bountiful:

:

generous;showingbounty

brazen:

:

insolent

bristling:

:

risinglikebristles;showingirritation

brusque:

:

blunt;abrupt

bucolic:

:

rustic;pastoral

bumptious:

:

self-assertive

buxom:

:

plump;vigorous;jolly

cadaverous:

:

likeacorpse;pale

callous:

:

hardened;unfeeling

calorific:

:

heat-producing

canny:

:

shrewd;thrifty

capacious:

:

spacious

capricious:

:

fickle;incalculable

captious:

:

faultfinding

carnal:

:

fleshly

carnivorous:

:

meat-eating

carping:

:

findingfault

catholic:

:

broadlysympathetic;liberal

caustic:

:

burning;sarcasticallybiting

celestial:

:

heavenly

celibate:

:

unmarried;abstainingfromsexualintercourse

centigrade:

:

measureoftemperatureusedwidelyinEurope

centrifugal:

:

radiating;departingfromthecenter

cerebral:

:

pertainingtothebrainofintellect

chaffing:

:

bantering;joking

chaotic:

:

inutterdisorder

chary:

:

cautiouslywatchful

chaste:

:

pure

checkered:

:

markedbychangesinfortune

chimerical:

:

fantastic;highlyimaginative

choleric:

:

hot-tempered

chronic:

:

longestablishedasadisease

churlish:

:

boorish;rude

ciliated:

:

havingminutehairs

circuitous:

:

roundabout

circumspect:

:

prudent;cautious

clairvoyant:

:

havingforesight

clandestine:

:

secret

clarion:

:

shrilltrumpetlikesound

climactic:

:

relatingtothehighestpoint

cogent:

:

convincing

cognate:

:

alliedbyblood;ofthesameorkindrednature

coincident:

:

occurringatthesametime

colossal:

:

huge

combustible:

:

easilyburned

comely:

:

attractive;agreeable

commensurate:

:

equalinextent

commodious:

:

spaciousandcomfortable

compatible:

:

harmonious;inharmonywith

complacent:

:

self-satisfied

complaisant:

:

tryingtoplease;obliging

compliant:

:

yielding

concentric:

:

havingacommoncenter

concise:

:

briefandcompact

concurrent:

:

happeningatthesametime

condign:

:

adequate;deservedlysevere

congenital:

:

existingatbirth

conjugal:

:

pertainingtomarriage

connubial:

:

pertainingtomarriageorthematrimonialstate

consummate:

:

complete

contentious:

:

quarrelsome

contiguous:

:

adjacentto;touchingupon

contingent:

:

conditional

contrite:

:

penitent

contumacious:

:

disobedient;resistingauthority

conversant:

:

familiarwith

convivial:

:

festive;gay;characterizedbyjoviality

copious:

:

plentiful

corporeal:

:

bodily;material

corpulent:

:

veryfat

corrosive:

:

eatingawaybychemicalsordisease

cosmic:

:

pertainingtotheuniverse;vast

covert:

:

secret;hidden;implied

covetous:

:

avaricious;eagerlydesirousof

coy:

:

shy;modest;coquettish

crabbed:

:

sour;peevish

crass:

:

veryunrefined;grosslyinsensible

craven:

:

cowardly

crestfallen:

:

dejected;dispirited

cryptic:

:

mysterious;hidden;secret

culinary:

:

relatingtocooking

cursory:

:

casual;hastilydone

dank:

:

damp

culpable:

:

deservingblame

dauntless:

:

bold

debonair:

:

friendly;aimingtoplease

deciduous:

:

fallingofasofleaves

decorous:

:

proper

decrepit:

:

wornoutbyage

deducible:

:

derivedbyreasoning

defeatist:

:

attitudeofonewhoisreadytoacceptdefeatasanaturaloutcome

definitive:

:

final;complete

defunct:

:

dead;nolongerinuseorexistence

deleterious:

:

harmful

delusive:

:

deceptive;raisingvainhopes

demoniac:

:

fiendish

demure:

:

grave;serious;coy

deprecatory:

:

disapproving

deranged:

:

insane

derelict:

:

abandoned

derogatory:

:

expressingalowopinion

despicable:

:

contemptible

destitute:

:

extremelypoor

desultory:

:

aimless;jumpingaround

devious:

:

goingastray;erratic

devoid:

:

lacking

devout:

:

pious

dexterous:

:

skillful

diabolical:

:

devilish

diaphanous:

:

sheer;transparent

digressive:

:

wanderingawayfromthesubject

dilatory:

:

delaying

dire:

:

disastrous

discernible:

:

distinguishable;perceivable

discerning:

:

mentallyquickandobservant;havinginsight

disconsolate:

:

sad

discordant:

:

inharmonious;conflicting

discrete:

:

separate;unconnected

discursive:

:

digressing;rambling

disheveled:

:

untidy

disingenuous:

:

notnaive;sophisticated

disinterested:

:

unprejudiced

disjointed:

:

disconnected

disparate:

:

basicallydifferent;unrelated

dispirited:

:

lackinginspirit

disputatious:

:

argumentative;fondofargument

dissolute:

:

looseinmorals

distrait:

:

absentminded

distraught:

:

upset;distractedbyanxiety

diurnal:

:

daily

divers:

:

several;differing

diverse:

:

differinginsomecharacteristics;various

docile:

:

obedient;easilymanaged

dogmatic:

:

positive;arbitrary

dolorous:

:

sorrowful

dormant:

:

sleeping;lethargic;torpid

dorsal:

:

relatingtothebackofananimal

doughty:

:

courageous

dour:

:

sullen;stubborn

droll:

:

queerandamusing

dubious:

:

doubtful

earthy:

:

unrefined;coarse

ebullient:

:

showingexcitement;overflowingwithenthusiasm

ecclesiastic:

:

pertainingtothechurch

eerie:

:

weird

effectual:

:

efficient

effeminate:

:

havingwomanlytraits

effete:

:

wornout;exhausted;barren

efflorescent:

:

flowering

effulgent:

:

brilliantlyradiant

effusive:

:

pouringforth;gushing

egregious:

:

gross;shocking

elegiacal:

:

likeanelegy;mournful

elusive:

:

evasive;baffling;hardtograsp

elusory:

:

tendingtodeceiveexpectations;elusive

emaciated:

:

thinandwasted

eminent:

:

high;lofty

enamored:

:

inlove

encomiastic:

:

praising;eulogistic

ephemeral:

:

short-lived;fleeting

equable:

:

tranquil;steady;uniform

equivocal:

:

doubtful;ambiguous

errant:

:

wandering

erudite:

:

learned;scholarly

esoteric:

:

knownonlytothechosenfew

estranged:

:

separated

ethereal:

:

light;heavenly;fine

ethnic:

:

relatingtoraces

eulogistic:

:

praising

euphonious:

:

pleasinginsound

evanescent:

:

fleeting;vanishing

evasive:

:

notfrank;eluding

execrable:

:

verybad

exemplary:

:

servingasamodel;outstanding

exiguous:

:

small;minute

exorbitant:

:

excessive

exotic:

:

notnative;strange

expeditiously:

:

rapidlyandefficiently

extant:

:

stillinexistence

extemporaneous:

:

notplanned;impromptu

extraneous:

:

notessential;external

extrinsic:

:

external;notinherent;foreign

exuberant:

:

abundant;effusive;lavish

facetious:

:

humorous;jocular

facile:

:

easy;expert

factious:

:

inclinedtoformfactions;causingdissension

factitious:

:

artificial;sham

fain:

:

gladly

fallacious:

:

misleading

fallible:

:

liabletoerr

fallow:

:

plowedbutnotsowed;uncultivated

fancied:

:

imagined;unreal

fanciful:

:

whimsical;