GRE 5 Flashcards
1
Q
bucolic adj.
A
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
2
Q
burgeon v.
A
to flourish
3
Q
burnish v.
A
to polish
4
Q
buttress v.
A
to reinforce; support
5
Q
cacophonous adj.
A
unpleasant or harsh-sounding
6
Q
cadge v.
A
to beg; sponge
7
Q
callous adj.
A
thick-skinned; insensitive
8
Q
calumny n.
A
false and malicious accusation; slander
بدنامی، تهمت
9
Q
canard n.
A
false, deliberately misleading story
شایعه
10
Q
canon n.
A
an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
11
Q
cant n.
A
insincere talk; the language of a particular group
12
Q
cantankerous adj.
A
irritable; ill-humored
bad-tempered and always complaining
13
Q
capricious adj.
A
fickle
دمدمی مزاج
14
Q
captious adj.
A
faultfinding
15
Q
cardinal adj.
A
of foremost importance
