GRE Vocabulary

#61

approbatory

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The teacher gave an approbatory smile after my answer.
2. His approbatory comments encouraged the young artist.
3. The report used an approbatory tone to praise the project.

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#62

appropriate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The official tried to appropriate public money for himself.
2. No one should appropriate another person's work without credit.
3. The state may appropriate land for a public road.

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#63

appurtenant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The sale includes the house and all land appurtenant to it.
2. The garage is appurtenant to the main building.
3. Rights appurtenant to the property passed to the new owner.

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#64

arbitrary

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The decision seemed arbitrary and unfair.
2. The teacher did not choose the deadline for an arbitrary reason.
3. An arbitrary rule can be hard for people to respect.

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#65

arcane

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The book explains arcane rules of ancient law.
2. Only a few experts understood the arcane language.
3. He enjoys studying arcane facts about old machines.

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#66

arch

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She gave him an arch smile that showed she knew the secret.
2. His arch reply was playful but slightly rude.
3. The child looked at us with an arch expression.

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#67

archaic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The poem contains many archaic words.
2. This archaic machine is no longer useful.
3. The law is based on an archaic view of society.

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#68

arduous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Climbing the mountain was an arduous task.
2. They faced an arduous journey across the desert.
3. Learning the new system was arduous but worthwhile.

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#69

arrant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His story was arrant nonsense from beginning to end.
2. The report exposed the arrant dishonesty of the official.
3. That claim is an arrant lie.

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#70

arriviste

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old families looked down on the wealthy arriviste.
2. As an arriviste, he tried hard to enter high society.
3. The novel follows an ambitious arriviste in the capital.

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#71

arrogate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The leader tried to arrogate all power to himself.
2. No department should arrogate the rights of another.
3. She refused to let him arrogate credit for the team's work.

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#72

artful

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lawyer gave an artful answer that avoided the main question.
2. Her artful design made the small room look larger.
3. He used an artful plan to solve the problem.

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#73

artifice

Noun

Example sentences

1. The magician used artifice to make the coin disappear.
2. Their friendship was only an artifice to gain trust.
3. She saw through his artifice and refused the offer.

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#74

artless

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her artless honesty made people trust her.
2. The child's artless question made everyone smile.
3. He gave an artless reply without trying to impress anyone.

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#75

artlessness

Noun

Example sentences

1. Her artlessness was refreshing in a world of careful public images.
2. The child's artlessness made his apology seem sincere.
3. People admired the artlessness of her simple manner.

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#76

ascendancy

Noun

Example sentences

1. The company gained ascendancy over its main rivals.
2. The party remained in ascendancy for many years.
3. His ideas achieved ascendancy within the organization.

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#77

ascetic

Adjective/noun

Example sentences

1. The monk lived an ascetic life with few possessions.
2. She followed an ascetic routine of simple food and hard work.
3. His room was plain and ascetic.

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#78

ascribe

Verb

Example sentences

1. I ascribe her success to hard work and patience.
2. They ascribe the sound to a problem in the engine.
3. Do not ascribe motives to people without evidence.

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#79

askance

Adverb

Example sentences

1. She looked askance at the strange proposal.
2. The neighbors viewed the new business askance.
3. He glanced askance at the badly cooked meal.

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#80

asperity

Noun

Example sentences

1. He spoke with asperity after waiting for two hours.
2. The asperity in her voice showed that she was angry.
3. Cold weather added asperity to their difficult journey.

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