Gre 40 Flashcards
9.20 ~9.26
instigate
to incite, urge, agitate
ex) the president vowed to bring those who had instigated the rebellion to justice
instrumental
serving as a means or a cause
instrumental in our success was good planning
insurgent
rebellious, insubordinate
the insurgent forces took over the capital
insurrection
rebellion
the insurrection was led by generals unhappy with the country’s leadership
integral
central, indispensable
the engine is an integral part of a car
integrity
uprightness; wholeness
intemperate
not moderate
try not to be intemperate in eating
inter
to bury
the bodies of the victims of the disaster were interred in a mass grave
interdict
to forbid, prohibit
the interdicted goods were seized by border police
interlocutor
someone taking part in a dialogue
my interlocutor looked me directly in the eye
interloper
trespasser; meddler in others’ affairs
some of the older workers regarded the new boss as an interloper
intermittent
starting and stopping
the rain is intermittent
intimate
make known subtly and indirectly
the boss intimated that he would not approve my application for unpaid leave
intimation
clue,suggestion
the first intimation we had that a problem existed was when the teacher called us.
intransigent
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
both sides in the dispute were intransigent
intrepid
fearless
the intrepid mountain climber refused to be driven back by the snowstorm
inure
to harden; accustom; become used to
the peasants have become inured to hardship
invective
noun) verbal abuse
the moderator warned the debaters not to engage in an invective
inveigh
to disapprove; protest vehemently
the critic inveighed against the decline in standards in music
inveigle
to win over by flattery or coaxing
sam managed to inveigle his father into letting him borrow his car
invest
to endow with authority
the U.S constitution invests great power in the president
inviolate
not violated; intact
certain central principles are inviolate
invocation
prayer
the invocation was given by a navy chaplain
iota
very tiny amount
there’s not an iota of evidence to support the theory
irascible
easily angered
irate
extremely angry; enraged
the irate customer demanded an immediate refund
irredeemable
incapable of being remedied or reformed
the highschool principal refused to believe that the boy’s behavior was irredeemable
irreproachable
blameless
one of the reasons he was made a judge is his irreproachable character
resolve
결의
irresolvable
unable to be resolved; not analyzable
the scientist concluded that the problem was irresolvable
irrevocable
conclusive, irreversible
the president took the irrevocable step of breaking diplomatic relations with the country
itinerant
wandering from place to place, unsettled
itinerant workers picked most of the grapes
itinerary
route of a traveler’s journey
the boss’s secretary confirmed his itinerary
jaded
tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical
a life in police left bill jaded
jaundiced
having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility
he is a talented writer, but his jaundiced view of life becomes tiresome after a while
jejune
not interesting; childish
the art critic called ellen’s painting, “jejune at best”
jettison
to cast off, throw cargo overboard
alice moved from New YOrk to San Francisco completely jettisoning her old life
jihad
a muslim holy war; a crusade
jihad can often refer to an internal struggle to correct one’s own mistake
jocose
giving to joking; merry
fortunately, most people at the holiday party was jocose
joie de vivre
joy of living
sally describes herself as “87 years young and still full of Joie de vivre”
jubilee
special anniversary
the church had its jubilee last year
juncture
point where two things are joined; turning point
at this juncture in the country’s history we must carefully consider our course
junta
group of people united in political intrigue
the country’s ruling junta has postponed the scheduled elections.
jurisdiction
power to interpret and apply law; control
the court has no jurisdiction in this state
kafkaesque
characterized by distortion and impending danger
many of alfred hitchcock’s movies could be described as kafkaesque
kismet
fate ; destiny
“i’m sure our love is kismet,” the heroine told the hero
knell
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
the defeat was the death knell of the empire
kudos
fame, glory, honor
the instructor won kudos from students for her creative approach to teaching
labile
likely to change
tom’s labile personality can make him difficult to get along with
laceration
cut or wound
lachrymose
tearful; sad
the mood at the funeral was lachrymose
lackadaisical
idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent
stuart is a lackadaisical student
lackluster
lacking brightness or vitality
his performance this year has been lackluster
laconic
using few words
the laconic scientist was not an ideal guest on the talk show
laissez-faire
noninterference in the affairs of others.
the principal asked the teacher to take a less laissez-faire approach to students
lambaste
to thrash verbally or physically
the champion boxer lambasted his opponent
lampoon
to attack with satire, mock harshly
the movie lampoons the country’s leaders
languid
lacking energy, indifferent, slow
time moves at a languid pace at this tropical island resort
languish
to become weak; to live in disheartening conditions; to be neglected.
A small part of the population was left to languish in poverty
lassitude
노곤함/무기력/
languor
lassitude
lapidary
relating to precious stones
mr.saunders sells lapidary equipment to jewelers in the NY area
larceny
theft of property
bob was charged with larceny
larder
place where food is stored
largess
generosity; gift
as a result of the billionaire’s largess, our town has a new public library
larynx
후두
lascivious
lustful
the movie appeals primarily to the lascivious impulses in people
latent
potential
lax
careless
lax safety standards
leery
suspicious
the child was taught to be leery of strangers
legerdemain
trickery
the magician’s legerdemain entertained the audience
leitmotif
a dominant, recurrent theme
lexis
vocabulary; the set of words in a language
liaise
to communicate and maintain contact
libertine
one without moral restraint
libidinal
relating to sexual desire
libretto
the text of a dramatic musical work
licentous
immoral; unrestrained by society
lien
유치권
limn
to depict
limpid
clear, transparent
lingua franca
a language used for communication among peoples speaking different languages
liniment
medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
lionize
to treat as a celebrity
lissome
easily flexed, limber, agile
listless
lacking energy and enthusiasm
lithe
moving and bending with ease; graceful
we admired the dancer’s lithe movement
livid
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
tom’s father was livid after learning that his son had been caught stealing
loath
unwilling or reluctant; disinclined
russ is loath to change his major so late in his academic career
lobbyist
person who attempts to influence legislators or other public officials toward desired action
locomotion
movement from place to place
humankind has devised many means of locomotion
