Barron's - 3 Flashcards
GRE words
Grandiloquent
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.
“a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory”
Similar:
pompous
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
“he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles”
Similar:
exaggeration
overstatement
Idolatry
the worship of idols.
Similar:
idol worship
immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
“an immutable fact”
Similar:
unchangeable
fixed
impassive
not feeling or showing emotion.
“his cold, impassive face”
Similar:
expressionless
Imperturbable
unable to be upset or excited; calm.
“an imperturbable tranquillity”
Similar:
self-possessed
composed
impervious
not allowing fluid to pass through.
“an impervious layer of basaltic clay”
Similar:
impermeable
impenetrable
impregnable
waterproof
watertight
water-resistant
water-repellent
sealed
hermetically sealed
imperviable
Opposite:
permeable
2.
unable to be affected by.
“he worked, apparently impervious to the heat”
Similar:
unaffected b
Implicit
suggested though not directly expressed.
“comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies”
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implied
indirect
inferred
understood
hinted
suggested
deducible
unspoken
unexpressed
undeclared
unstated
unsaid
tacit
unacknowledged
silent
taken for granted
taken as read
assumed
inherent
latent
underlying
inbuilt
incorporated
fundamental
Opposite:
explicit
direct
2.
always to be found in; essentially connected with.
“the values implicit in the school ethos”
Implode
collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards.
“both the windows had imploded”
end or fail suddenly or dramatically.
“can any amount of aid save the republic from imploding?”
Inadvertently
without intention; accidentally.
“his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list”
Similar:
accidentally
by accident
unintentionally
Inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
“a still inchoate democracy”
confused or incoherent.
“inchoate proletarian protest
Inconsequential
not important or significant.
“they talked about inconsequential things”
Similar:
insignificant
unimportant
Indigence
a state of extreme poverty; destitution.
“he did valuable work towards the relief of indigence”
Similar:
poverty
penury
indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
“they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure”
Similar:
lazy
idle
slothful
Insensible
without one’s mental faculties, typically as a result of injury or intoxication; unconscious.
“they knocked each other insensible with their fists”
Similar:
unconscious
insensate
senseless
insentient
comatose
knocked out
passed out
blacked out
inert
stupefied
stunned
numb
benumbed
numbed
lacking feeling
lacking sensation
out
out cold
out for the count
out of it
zonked (out)
dead to the world
spark out
soporose
soporous
Opposite:
conscious
responsive
(of a person or bodily extremity) without feeling; numb.
“the horny and insensible tip of the beak”
2.
unaware of or indifferent to.
“they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams”
Similar:
unaware of
ignorant of
without knowledge of
unconscious of
unmindful of
mindless of
oblivious to
indifferent to
impervious to
deaf to
blind to
careless of
unmoved by
untouched by
unaffected by
unresponsive to
in the dark about
insensitive of
negligent of
Opposite:
aware
heedful
3.
too small or gradual to be perceived; inappreciable.
“varying by insensible degrees”
Insinuate
suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
“he was insinuating that I had no self-control”
Similar:
imply
suggest
hint
intimate
whisper
indicate
convey the impression
give a clue
give an inkling
allude to the fact
make reference to the fact
let it be known
give someone to understand
give someone to believe
make out
tip someone the wink
2.
slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a particular place.
“I insinuated my shoulder in the gap”
Similar:
slide
slip
manoeuvre
insert
edge
work
move into position
manoeuvre oneself into (a favourable position) by subtle manipulation.
“he insinuated himself into the king’s confidence”
insipid
lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.
“mugs of insipid coffee”
Similar:
tasteless
flavourless
unflavoured
savourless
bland
weak
thin
watery
watered-down
unappetizing
unpalatable
wishy-washy
wersh
Opposite:
tasty
lacking vigour or interest.
“many artists continued to churn out ,insipid shallow works”
Similar:
uninteresting
boring
Insularity
ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.
“an example of British insularity”
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narrow-mindedness
blinkered approach/attitude
parochialism
provincialism
localism
narrowness
small-mindedness
pettiness
short-sightedness
myopia
inflexibility
dogmatism
illiberality
intolerance
prejudice
bigotry
bias
partisanship
sectarianism
xenophobia
discrimination
isolation
inaccessibility
separation
segregation
detachment
solitariness
loneliness
insulation
self-sufficiency
Opposite:
broad-mindedness
tolerance
accessibility
lack of contact with other people.
“the stifling insularity of the children’s existence”
intractable
hard to control or deal with.
“intractable economic problems”
Similar:
unmanageable
uncontrollable
ungovernable
out of control
out of hand
impossible to cope with
difficult
awkward
complex
troublesome
demanding
burdensome
Opposite:
manageable
(of a person) difficult or stubborn.
Similar:
stubborn
obstinate
intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
“her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent”
Similar:
uncompromising
Inured
accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
“these children have been inured to violence”
Similar:
harden
toughen
Invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
“he let out a stream of invective”
Similar:
abuse
insults
latent
of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
“they have a huge reserve of latent talent”
Similar:
dormant
quiescent
Levee
an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.
a ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water.
