vocab gre

abstain

to choose not to do something

apathy

capricious

engender

to produce, cause, or bring about

equivocal

ambiguous

apocryphal

laudable

mitigate

placate

prodigal

wasteful

adulterate

assuage

corroborate

to confirm

erudite

enigma

loquacious

talkative

zeal

enthusiasm

desiccate

ephemeral

fervid

laconic

using few words

pedant

someone who shows off learning

frenetic

inter

between

apogee

eschew

imbue

impugn

acrimony

capitulate

placid

calm

ostentatious

ignoble

nonplussed

arcane

strident

mellifluous

reticent

overwhelmed

inimical

congenial

friendly

brusque

scurrilous

spurn

bellicose

succinct

extol

circuitous

gregarious

sociable

arrogates

interpolate

insert

acrimony

prosaic

recondite

bedlam

confusion

waggish

baneful

vociferous

dolorous

exorbitant

excessive

petulant

mercurial