GRE Vocab

cogent

temperance

restraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food

fastidious

iconoclasm

polemical

capricious

acerbic

ephemeral

milieu

clemency

very brave, fearless, unshakable

pugnacity

truculence

apocryphal

belies

patent

intractable

stubborn

impetuous

rash, impulsive

placid

vociferous

loud and noisy; compelling attention

prosaic

limited

fallow

plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed