Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

GRE Mneomics > A2: Mneomonics > Flashcards

A2: Mneomonics Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
GRE® Vocabulary flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards
1
Q

anathema

A

(noun): something hated; a curse
“uh NATH em uh”

Think: a nasty enema

If a patient is constipated, then a nasty enema may follow, which can be anathema for the nurse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

anile

A

(adjective): sensile. “ANN ile” (rhymes with “dial”)

Think: senile

I knew my Aunt Ann was anile to the point of being senile when she asked to go swimming in the Nile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

animosity

A

(noun): hatred; hostility. “an ih MOSS ih tee”

Think: enemy city

During the war, I accidentally parachuted into the enemy city and was met with animosity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

annotation

A

(noun): a comment or note on a literary work, “ann oh TAY shun”

Think: a notation

There are lots of annotations in my copy of Hamlet; I made a notation every time I needed to define an unfamiliar term

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

annul

A

(verb): to cancel. “ann ULL”

Think: null set

in mathematics, the null set means “a set that contains nothing.” if you annul ( cancel) you marriage, you end it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

anodyne

A

(noun): a pain- reliever. “ann oh DINE”

Think: am not dying

I have the flu, but my doctor- prescribed anodyne finally has made me feel like I am not dying

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

anomaly

A

(noun): something unusual: “uh NOM uh lee”

Think: abnormally knobby knee

I have abnormally knobby knee; my doctor tells me its an anomaly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

antedate

A

(verb): to come before. “AN tuh date”

Think: auntie ante- (before) date

Chances are that your auntie has a birth date that antedates yours

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

antediluvian

A

(adjective): ancient; primitive

“ann tee die LOUVE ee in”

Think: anti-dildo-lovin’

Only someone with antediluvian views on sex would be anti-dildo-lovin’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

antipode

A

(noun): the exact opposite. “ANN tih pode”

Think: anti-pole

The North Pole is the antipode to the South Pole- you might say they’re “anti-poles”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

antithesis

A

(noun): opposite. “ann TITH uh sis:

Think: anti- thesis

You got a “D” on you essay because your examples argued for the antithesis of your introduction’s thesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

apace

A

(adverb): quickly. “uh PACE”

Think: keep pace

The Indy 500 racer’s pit crew changed his tires apace so he could keep pace with the leaders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

apartheld

A

(noun): the policy of separating groups based on race. “uh PAR thighed”

Think: apart to hide

In south Africa, apartheid kept blacks aprt to hide them from racist whites

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

aplomb

A

(noun): confidence. “uh PLOM”

Think: the bomb

If you have aplomb, you think you’re the bomb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

apocryphal

A

(adjective): of doubtful truthfulness
“uh POCK rih full”

Think: apocalypse predictions

The predictions that the apocalypse would happen in 2012 turned out to be apocryphal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

apoplectic

A

(adjective): enraged. “ah puh PLEK tick”

Think: Apu epileptic

In the Simpsons, when Nelson robbed his Kwick-E-Mart, Apu shook with apoplectic rage as if he was having an epileptic seizure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

apostle

A

(noun): a supporter. “uh PAH sill”

Think: A posse

The famous rapper was known to roll deep with his many apostles- his posse, that is

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

apothegm

A

(noun): a short, wise remark. “APP uh THEM”

Think: pocket the gem

“Pocket the gem!” is a good apothegm to remember if you’re training to be a jewelry store robber

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

apotheosis

A

(noun): a perfect example. “uh Poth ee oh sis”

Think: a potent thesis

My professor said he gave me only A in the class because my paper was the apotheosis of a persuasive essay: it has a potent thesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

appease

A

(verb): sooth, satisfy or pacify. “uh PEAS”

Think: please with peas

I appease and please my baby daughter by hiding her peas inside of her mash potatoes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

apportion

A

(verb): to divide and distribute. “uh POOR shun”

Think: portion

If you want to portion of lunch, go ask the lunch lady- she apportions it to everyone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

apposite

A

(adjective): approriate. “APP uh sit”

Think: a positive state

Wikipedia is a positive site because it’s apposite for all kinds of research

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

approbation

A

(noun): approval; praise. “app pro BAY shun”

Think: approve probation

Maybe the best approbation I ever received was when the judge finally approved me for probation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

apropos

A

(adjective): relevant. “app pro POH”

Think: appropriate

It’s apropos and appropriate that we’re talking about posing because I have just discovered and contracted to be a model!

25
Q

arbitrary

A

(adjective): done without reason; random “ARE bit TRARE ee”

Think: varies a bit

When I order a pizza, the amount of toppings I get often seems pretty arbitrary- it always varies a bit

26
Q

arcane

A

(adjective) Mysterious: known only to a few “are Cane”

Think: Ark of the Covenant

Indiana Jones understood the arcane Ark of the Covenant
the Nazis did not, which is why they perished

27
Q

arch

A

(adjective) : sassy. “arch”
think: arched eyebrow

Her playful, arch comment made me arch my eyebrow

28
Q

archaic

A

(adjective): no longer current; outdated
“are KAY ick”

Think: arch age

I knew you time- traveled here from the Roman Empire because your archaic expressions sound like you’re form the arch age

29
Q

arduous

A

(adjective): strenous; difficult. “ARE joo us”

Think: hard for us

Clearing out that hoarder’s house is arduous; it’s hard for us because he kept every piece of junk mail he ever recieved

30
Q

arid

A

(adjective): very dry. “AIR rid”

Think: Arrid Extra Dry

“Get a littler closer; don’t be shy! Get a little closer, with Arrid extra Dry deodorant (which keeps your armpits arid)!

31
Q

arrogate

A

(verb): to unrightfully take or claim “ARE uh gate”

Think: a rogue ate

My liege- a rogue ate my rations may I have more since he arrogated what was rightfully mine?

32
Q

articulate

A

(adjective): using clear, expressive language, “are TICK you lit”

Think: article

Oscar Wilde was so articulate that his conversational speech could be used as a newspaper article without any editing

33
Q

artifice

A

(noun): Deception; trickery. “ART ih fiss”

Think: artifical

In the Hunger Games, Effie Trinket tries to win people over with artifice, but it doesn’t work because her sweetness is so artificial

34
Q

artless

A

(adjective): simple; without cunning. “ART less”

Think: art-less flirting

Flirting is an art I use less than most people; it’s definitely pretty artless when I just go up to a gilr and tell her I like her

35
Q

ascendancy

A

(noun): governing or controlling influence. “Uh SEND and see”

Think: ascend and see

In battles, armies strive to take hills: ascending to higher ground makes it easier to see one’s enemy and leads to tactical ascendancy

36
Q

ascetic

A

(adjective): practicing self- denial. “uh SET ick”

Think: asset? ick!

The ascetic Buddhist monk, when offered the chance to take money or another asset, said “ick!”

37
Q

ashen

A

(adjective): very pale “ASH in”

Think: ash

When he saw the ghost, his complexion became so ashen that his face was the color of ash

38
Q

askew

A

(adjective): slanted to one side “uh SKEW”

Think: skew

Your picture is askew because the earthquake skewed it from hanging evenly

39
Q

asperity

A

(noun): bad temper. “ass PEAR it ee”

Think: a spear in me

I have asperity because I have a spear in me- can you blame me?

40
Q

aspersion

A

(noun): a false claim intended to harm. “ass SPUR shun”

Think: asp poison

Her aspersions about what I did last night felt like asp poison

41
Q

aspiration

A

(noun): a hope or ambition. “asp ear A shun”

Think: as a pirate

As a pirate, I’ll be able to fulfill my aspiration of sailing the high seas and robbing the rich

42
Q

assail

A

(verb): to attack violently. “ass SALE”

Think. ass sail

Come at me, bro: if i assail you, I’ll make your ass sail out the window

43
Q

assiduous

A

(adjective): hardworking; dedicated “ass SID you us”

Think: assist us

Assiduous Sid worked his ass off to assist us

44
Q

assuage

A

(verb): to make less severe. “uh SWAJ”

Think: massage

45
Q

astray

A

(adj): away from the correct path; into error “ass TRAY”

Think: a stray dog

A stray dog has gone astray from its family

46
Q

astute

A

(adjective): clever “ass TOOT”

Think: SAT student

I had an SAT student named Stu who was so astute that he got a 1600 on SAT

47
Q

attenuate

A

(verb): to reduce. “at TEN you ate”

Think: ten to eight

If you go from ten drinks a week to eight drinks a week, then you’ve attenuated your number of beverages

48
Q

audacious

A

(adjective) fearlessly bold; arrogantly bold, “awe DAY shus”

Think: awed us

Walking up to Obama and swiping his pen as he was about to sign the bill was so audacious that it awed us

49
Q

augment

A

(verb): to increase the size of or to improve “awwg MEANT”

Think: Aug. meant.

The arrival of Aug. meant that the colonist could augment their food storage by harvesting maize

50
Q

august

A

(adjective): majestic. “awe GUST”

Think: Augustus Caesar

Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, was so august that they named a month after him

51
Q

auspicious

A

(adjective): favorable. “awe SPISH us”

Think: suspicious I’m awesome

Dude, the chances she’ll go out with me are auspicious or “awe-spicious” because I’m suspicious that I’m awesome

52
Q

austere

A

(adjective): plain; strict; serious; cold. “awe STEER”

Think: Austria stern

Life among the Alps in Austria in stern and austere- it’s hard to party when there’s a wind chill of -20.

53
Q

authoritative

A

(adjective): having impressive knowledge about a subject; confident. “Auth OR it tay tive:

Think: author

The reason we can speak authoritatively about GRE vocab Capacity is that we wrote it: we are the authors

54
Q

automation

A

(noun): one who acts in a robotic way. “awe tah mah tahn” (rhymes with “on”)

Think: automation

Working on assembly line wehre automation was replaced creativity can make you feel like an automaton

55
Q

autonomous

A

(adjective): operating independently.
“awe tahn mon us”

Think: Auto no mo’ us

With the advent of self-driving autos like the Google car, the cars won’t be needing us no mo’

56
Q

avaricious

A

(adjective): greedy. “ave uh RISH us”

Think: have our riches

My boy band and I dont trust you as an agent- you’re avaricious and just want to have our riches

57
Q

aver

A

(verb): to state confidently; to declare. “uh VAIR”

Think: verify

After I verify that the blood sample from the crime scene matches your DNA, I’ll aver that you are the killer

58
Q

aversion

A

(noun) : A tendency to avoid or dislike. “uh VER shun”
think: cover versions

I have an aversion to cover versions of songs- I almost always prefer the original tune

59
Q

avuncular

A

(adjective): like an uncle “un VUNK you lure”

Think: uncle

The avuncular professor was like an uncle to him, dispensing well-intentioned advice

GRE Mneomics (22 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions