GRE Spelling Words

Obsequious

Hidden: OB, SEQU, IOUS, QUIET

"The obsequious assistant flattered the director constantly to gain favor."

Anachronistic

Hidden: ANA, CHRON, ISTIC, TIME

"Using a manual typewriter in a modern tech office seemed delightfully anachronistic."

Intransigent

Hidden: IN, TRANS, GENT, AGENT

"Negotiations stalled due to the intransigent stance of both labor union representatives."

Pusillanimous

Hidden: PUSIL, LANI, MOUS (Double L)

"His pusillanimous refusal to defend his colleague drew widespread criticism."

Perspicacious

Hidden: PER, SPICA, CIOUS, SPIC

"A perspicacious investor anticipated the market correction months before it occurred."

Equanimity

Hidden: EQUI, ANIM, ITY, MINT

"She handled the corporate crisis with remarkable composure and equanimity."

Recalcitrant

Hidden: RE, CALCI, TRANT, TRAN

"The recalcitrant witness was held in contempt after refusing to answer subpoenas."

Tergiversation

Hidden: TERGI, VERS, ATION, GIVER

"Voters grew weary of political tergiversation and demanded clear policy stances."

Procomitant

Hidden: CON, COMI, TANT, COMMIT

"Rapid urbanization brought concomitant challenges in waste management."

Sycophantic

Hidden: SYCO, PHANT, IC, ANT

"The CEO dismissed sycophantic advisors in favor of critical independent thinkers."

Insouciance

Hidden: IN, SOUCI, ANCE, SOUP

"He strolled into the final defense with youthful insouciance and complete calm."

Inchoate

Hidden: IN, CHO, ATE, OAT

"The startup's business plan was still inchoate and required thorough refinement."

Imbroglio

Hidden: IM, BROG, LIO, BRO

"Diplomats worked tirelessly to de-escalate the geopolitical border imbroglio."

Hubris

Hidden: HUB, RIS, BRIS

"Excessive hubris caused the tech founders to overlook critical regulatory flaws."

Heterodox

Hidden: HETERO, DOX, ROD

"Her heterodox economic theories challenged mainstream fiscal conventions."

Garrulous

Hidden: GAR, RULOUS (Double R)

"The garrulous narrator wandered through numerous tangential anecdotes."

Fatuous

Hidden: FAT, UOUS, TUO

"Dismissing climate warnings as a hoax was criticized as dangerously fatuous."

Expatiate

Hidden: EX, PATI, ATE, PAT

"The professor expatiated at length on the nuances of Renaissance poetry."

Exigent

Hidden: EX, IGENT, GENT

"Exigent circumstances justified emergency humanitarian intervention."

Enervate

Hidden: E, NERV, ATE, NERVE

"Oppressive tropical heat threatened to enervate the marathon runners."

Effrontery

Hidden: EF, FRONT, ERY (Double F)

"He had the effrontery to demand a promotion after arriving late every week."

Dissemble

Hidden: DIS, SEMBLE, SEM (Double S)

"Unable to dissemble her disappointment, her expression gave away the bad news."

Desultory

Hidden: DE, SULT, ORY, RESULT

"A desultory search through the archives yielded no relevant historical records."

Demagogue

Hidden: DEMA, GOGUE, GOG

"The demagogue exploited populist grievances to consolidate political authority."

Craven

Hidden: CRAVE, EN, RAVE

"The cowardly soldier's craven abandonment of his post led to court-martial."

Cogent

Hidden: CO, GENT, GENTLE

"The defense presented a cogent argument grounded in forensic chemistry."

Castigation

Hidden: CAST, IGATION, GATE

"The editorial delivered harsh castigation of government procurement waste."

Calumny

Hidden: CALUM, NY, ALUM

"The libel suit sought restitution for malicious calumny spread online."

Bombastic

Hidden: BOMB, ASTIC, BAST

"His bombastic rhetoric masked a profound lack of substantive policy ideas."

Blandishment

Hidden: BLAND, ISH, MENT

"Despite diplomatic blandishments, the neutral state refused to join the alliance."

Belligerent

Hidden: BELLI, GERENT (Double L)

"A belligerent demeanor during the cross-examination alienated the jury."

Audacious

Hidden: AUDA, CIOUS, DASH

"The startup executed an audacious plan to outcompete entrenched tech monopolies."

Assiduous

Hidden: AS, SIDU, OUS (Double S)

"Assiduous archival research uncovered forgotten manuscripts in the monastery."

Artless

Hidden: ART, LESS, ARTLESS

"Her artless sincerity disarmed even the most skeptical investigative reporters."

Arduous

Hidden: ARDU, OUS, HARD

"Publishing a doctoral dissertation is an arduous, multi-year intellectual journey."

Approbration

Hidden: AP, PROBA, TION (Double P)

"Winning the prestigious award brought universal approbation from academic peers."

Apposite

Hidden: AP, POSITE, SITE (Double P)

"The speaker concluded with an apposite quotation from Aristotle."

Apocryphal

Hidden: APO, CRYPHAL, CRY

"The famous story about Newton and the falling apple may be apocryphal."

Antipathy

Hidden: ANTI, PATHY, PATH

"A deep-seated historical antipathy persisted between the neighboring states."

Anodyne

Hidden: ANO, DYNE, DINE

"The corporate press release was filled with anodyne platitudes that avoided blame."

Amalgamate

Hidden: AMAL, GAM, ATE, GAME

"The two regional telecommunications carriers agreed to amalgamate their networks."

Alacrity

Hidden: ALAC, RITY, CITY

"The volunteers responded with eager alacrity following the flood relief appeal."

Adulterate

Hidden: ADULT, ER, ATE

"Strict regulations prohibit manufacturers from attempting to adulterate olive oil."

Abstemious

Hidden: AB, STEMI, OUS, STEM

"Monks observed an abstemious diet consisting primarily of grains and vegetables."

Aberrant

Hidden: AB, ERRANT, ERR (Double R)

"Aberrant genetic mutations can trigger uncontrolled cellular proliferation."

Puerile

Hidden: PUER, ILE, PURE

"The senator dismissed the opposition's taunts as puerile schoolyard games."

Profligate

Hidden: PROF, LIGATE, GATE

"Profligate municipal spending led to sovereign credit rating downgrades."

Pristine

Hidden: PRIS, TINE, TIN

"The national park preserves pristine alpine ecosystems untouched by development."

Paucity

Hidden: PAUC, ITY, CITY

"A paucity of archaeological artifacts complicated dating the prehistoric settlement."

Panegyric

Hidden: PANE, GYRIC, GYRO

"The eulogy was an emotional panegyric celebrating the scientist's lifetime achievements."

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