An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam.

GRE word list

physiognomy	facial features
piety	devoutness
piquant	pleasantly pungent; attractive
pique	fleeting feeling or hurt pride
placate	soothe; pacify
placid	calm
plaintive	melancholy; mournful
plasticity	pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed
platitude	stale; overused expression
platonic	spiritual; theoretical
plethora	excess; overabundance
plumb	to examine deeply; determine the depth
plummet	to fall; plunge
plutocracy	society ruled by the wealthy
porous	full of holes; permeable to liquids
poseur	poerson who affects an attitude to impress others
pragmatic	practical
prate	to talk idly; chatter
prattle	meaningless, foolish talk
preamble	preliminary statement
precarious	uncertain
precept	principle; law
precipitate	rash; hasty; sudden
precipitate	to cause to happen
precursor	forerunner; predecessor
preempt	to supersede; appropiate for oneself
prehensile	capable of grasping
premonition	forewarning; presentiment
presage	to foretell; indicate in advance
presumptuous	rude; improperly bold
preternatural	supernatural
prevaricate	to quibble
primordial	original
pristine	untouched; uncorrupted
probity	honesty; high-mindness
problematic	posing a problem; doubtful
prodigal	wasteful; extravagant; lavish
profound	deep, not superficial
prohibitive	so high as to prevent the purchase or use of
proliferate	to increase rapidly
propensity	inclination, tendency
propitiate	to win over, appease
propriety	correct conduct, fitness
proscribe	to condemn, forbid, outlaw
provident	providing for future need, frugal
puissant	powerful
punctilious	careful in observing rules fo behavior
pungent	penetrating, caustic, to the point
purport	to profess, suppose, claim
pusillanimous	cowerdly
quagmire	marsh, difficult situation
quail	to cower, lose heart
qualified	limited, restricted
qualm	sudden feeling of faintness or nausea
query	question
quibble	to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
quiescent	inactive, still
quorum	number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting
raconteur	witty, skillful storyteller
rail	to scold with bitter or abusive language
raiment	clothing
ramification	implication, consequence
rarefied	refined
rationale	fundamental reason
rebu	puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words
recalcitrant	resisting authority or control
recant	retract a statement of opinion
recluse	person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
recondite	abstruse, profound
redoubtable	formidable, arousing fear
refractory	stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment
refulgent	brightly shining, resplendent
refute	to contradict, disprove
regale	to entertain
relegate	to consign to an inferior position
remonstrate	to object or protest
renege	to go back on one’s word
reparation	amends, compensation
repine	fret, complain
reprise	repetition, especially of a piece of music