An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam.
GRE word list
| incongruity | state of not fitting |
| inconsequential | insgnificant; unimportant |
| incorporate | introduce something into another thing already in existence |
| incursion | sudden invasion |
| indeterminate | uncertain; indefinite |
| indigence | poverty |
| indolent | habitually lazy; idle |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable |
| inert | unable to move; sluggish |
| ingenuous | naive and trusting; lacking sophistication |
| inherent | firmly established by nature or habit |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insensible | unconscious; unresponsive |
| insinuate | to suggest; say indirectly; imply |
| insipid jibe | lacking in flavor; dull |
| insouciant | indifferent; lacking concern or care |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unconquerable |
| intangible | not material |
| interdict | to forbid; prohibit |
| internecine | deadly to both sides |
| interpolate | to insert |
| interregnum | interval between reigns; gap in continuity |
| intimate | marked by close acquaintance |
| intractable | not easily managed |
| intransigence | stubbornness; refusal to compromise |
| introspective | contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings |
| inundate | to cover with water, overwhelm |
| inured | hardened; accustomed; used to |
| invective | verbal abuse |
| inveigh | to disapprove; protest vehemently |
| inveigle | to win over by flattering or coaxing |
| inveterate | confirmed; long standing |
| invidious | likely to provoke ill will |
| irascible | easily angered |
| irresolute | unsure of how to act; weak |
| itinerant | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
| itinerary | route of a traveler’s journey |
| jaundiced | havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin |
| jibe | to be in agreement |
| jocose | fond of joking; jocular |
| juggernaut | huge froce destrying everything in its path |
| junta | group of people united in political intrigue |
| juxtapose | place side by side |
| kudos | fame; glory; honor |
| labile | likely to change |
| laconic | using few words |
| lambaste | to trash verbally or physically |
| lascivious | lustful |
| lassitude | lethargy; sluggishness |
| latent | dormant; potential not apparent |
| laud | praise |
| lethargic | inactive |
| levee | en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
| levity | light manner or attitude |
| liberal | tolerant; broad-minded |
| libertine | one without moral restraint |
| libido | sexual desire |
| Lilliputian | extremely small |
| limn | to draw, describe |
| limpid | clear; transparent |
| linguistic | pertaining to language |
| litany | lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
| literati | scholarly of learned persons |
| litigation | legal proceedings |
| log | record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
| loquacious | talkative |
| lucid | bright; clear; intelligible |
| lucre | money or profits |
| luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
| lustrous | shining |
| Machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing |
| Machinations | plots or schemes |
| Maelstrom | whirpool; turmoil |
| Magnanimity | generosity; nobility |
| Malign | to speak evil of |
| Malinger | to feign illness to escape duty |
| Malleable | capable of being shaped by pounding |
| Maverick | dissenter |
| Megalomania | delusions of power or importance |
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