High-frequency words 2

GRE vocabulary · English · Unit 2

• capricious adj.: changing suddenly and unpredictably
• castigate v.: to criticize someone severely
• chicanery n.: clever but dishonest tricks used to deceive
• cogent adj.: clear, logical, and convincing
• convoluted adj.: very complicated and difficult to follow
• corroborate v.: to support a statement with further evidence
• credulous adj.: too ready to believe what others say
• deride v.: to mock someone or something with contempt
• desiccate v.: to dry out completely
• diatribe n.: a long, angry speech or piece of criticism
• didactic adj.: intended to teach, sometimes in a preachy way
• disparate adj.: very different from one another