GRE : Deceptively Short Words

chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
indigenous
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
trepidation
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
admonitory
tending or serving to advise against doing something
alleviate
make easier to endure
amalgamate
mix or merge so as to make a combination
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well
apotheosis
elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
arboreal
of or pertaining to trees
asperity
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner
benevolence
desire to do good to others
castigation
criticize or reprimand severely
commodious
spacious and convenient
contumacious
stubbornly perverse or rebellious
dereliction
deliberate or conscious neglect
detumescence
reduction or subsidence of swelling
disencumber
to free from a burden
efficacy
capacity for producing a desired result
effluvia
slight or invisible exhalation or vapor
effrontery
shameless or impudent boldness
empirical
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
encomium
formal expression of high praise
exigency
urgency
exoneration
clear, as of an accusation
expatiate
enlarge in discourse or writing
fulmination
violent denunciation or censure
ignominious
marked by or attended with dishonor; discreditable; humiliating
inimical
adverse in tendency or effect
insouciant
free from concern, worry, or anxiety
intransigent
refusing to agree or compromise
labyrinthine
a
complicated; tortuous
laudatory
containing or expressing praise
machination
crafty schemes; plots; intrigues
obstreperous
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
palatial
of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace
penurious
extremely stingy
perfidious
deliberately faithless
propinquity
nearness in place
recalcitrant
resisting authority or control
recidivism
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime
recreancy
cowardly or craven
redoubtable
that is to be feared
sophomoric
intellectually pretentious, overconfident, or conceited, but also immature
soporific
causing or tending to cause sleep
stentorian
very loud or powerful in sound
tautology
needless repetition of an idea
ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time
vacillation
unsteady movement; fluctuation
vituperate
use or address with harsh or abusive language