Word: fastidious
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: excessively particular or critical; hard to please
Word Usage: Grant is a FASTIDIOUS dresser, he’ll wear clothing only from the best designers. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: exacerbate
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to intensify bitterness or violence
Word Usage: The terrorist attacks EXACERBATED the already strained relations between the two countries. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: divest
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to strip or deprive of something; to sell off
Word Usage: Howard was extremely lucky; he DIVESTED himself of $10 million in financial stocks just before they crashed. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: disperse
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to scatter or spread out
Word Usage: The crowd began to DISPERSE as the concert came to an end. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: disparity
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: inequality; difference
Word Usage: There is much DISPARITY between my perception of the judicial process and the actual manner in which it works. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: disconcerting
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: unsettling; confusing
Word Usage: Linda had the DISCONCERTING habit of staring at the ground whenever she spoke. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: zenith
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: highest point; summit
Word Usage: Winning an Academy Award marked the ZENITH of the actor’s career. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: loquacious (adjective)
Meaning: very talkative or rambling
Word Usage: My quiet dinner was disrupted by a loquacious patron at the next table chatting on his cell phone. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
Word: exhort (verb)
Meaning: to urge or try to persuade
Word Usage: After Graduating from college, Diana EXHORTED her parents to lend her the money to start her own business. (GRE Vocabulary Flashcards)
