Gre Vocabulary

To leave quickly and secretly, often to avoid detection.
Example: The treasurer absconded with the club's funds before anyone noticed.

Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters.
Example: The garrulous cab driver talked nonstop for the entire ride.

Using very few words; concise to the point of terseness.
Example: His laconic reply gave no hint of his true feelings.

To deliberately make something unclear or confusing.
Example: The lawyer's jargon seemed designed to obfuscate the contract's true meaning.

Deceitful and untrustworthy; disloyal.
Example: The perfidious spy sold secrets to both sides of the conflict.

A person who flatters others to gain personal advantage.
Example: The CEO surrounded himself with sycophants who never questioned his decisions.

A deviation from the normal or expected.
Example: The heat wave was an aberration in an otherwise mild summer.

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Example: The cacophony of car horns filled the street.

Lasting for a very short time.
Example: The beauty of the cherry blossoms is ephemeral, fading within days.

Present or found everywhere.
Example: Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society.

Dealing with things realistically, in a practical way.
Example: Rather than argue over theory, she took a pragmatic approach to the problem.

To clear someone of blame or suspicion; to justify.
Example: New evidence eventually vindicated the man who had been wrongly accused.