High-frequency words 4

GRE vocabulary · English · Unit 4

• laconic adj.: using very few words
• loquacious adj.: talking a lot
• magnanimous adj.: generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival
• mercurial adj.: changing mood or behaviour quickly and unpredictably
• obdurate adj.: stubbornly refusing to change your mind
• obsequious adj.: too eager to please or obey someone important
• ostentatious adj.: showing off wealth or status to impress others
• pedantic adj.: too concerned with small details or formal rules
• perfunctory adj.: done with little care, effort, or interest
• prosaic adj.: ordinary and lacking excitement or imagination
• quixotic adj.: Idealistic in an unrealistic or impractical way
• recalcitrant adj.: stubbornly refusing to obey rules or authority