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GRE Barron's 29-30 Flashcards

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lout

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clumsy person. The delivery boy is an awkward lout.

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ludicrous

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laughable; trifling. Let us be serious; this is not a ludicrous issue.

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lugubrious

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mournful. The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness.

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lull

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moment of calm. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the awning for a lull in the rain.

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lumber

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move heavily or clumsily. Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered through the woods.

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luminary

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celebrity; dignitary. A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical luminary whose name lives on.

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lunge

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make a quick forward dive or reach; thrust. The wide receiver lunged forward to grab the football. With his sword, Dartagnan lunged at his adversary.

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lurid

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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome. Do the lurid cover stories in the Enquirer actually influence people to buy that trashy tabloid?

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lurk

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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived; 待ち伏せする、こそこそ動く. “Who knows what evils lurk in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.”

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luscious

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pleasing to taste or smell. The ripe peach was luscious.

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luster

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shine; gloss. The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.

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luxuriant

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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile. Lady Godiva was completely covered by her luxuriant hair.

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macabre

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gruesome; grisly. The city morgue is a macabre spot for the uninitiated.

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macerate

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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away. The strawberries had been soaking in the champagne for so long that they had begun to macerate: they literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.

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magisterial

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authoritative; imperious. The learned doctor laid down the law to his patient in a magisterial tone of voice.

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Annie Dillard was surrounded by the mansions of the great steel and coal magnates who set their mark on that city.

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magniloquent

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boastful, pompous. In their stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.

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maim

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mutilate; injure. The hospital could not take care of all who had been mangled or maimed in the railroad accident.

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maladroit

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clumsy; bungling. “Oh! My stupid tongue!” exclaimed Jane, embarrassed at having said anything so maladroit.

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malady

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illness. A mysterious malady swept the country filling doctors’ offices with feverish, purple-spotted patients.

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malaise

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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health. Feeling slightly queasy before going onstage, Carol realized that this touch of malaise was merely stage fright.

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malcontent

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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs. He was one of the few malcontents in Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the presidential program.

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malefactor

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evildoer; criminal. Mighty Mouse will save the day, hunting down malefactors and rescuing innocent mice from peril.

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malevolent

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wishing evil; 悪意のある、邪悪な. Iago is a malevolent villain who takes pleasure in ruining Othello.

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing; 違法(不正)行為. The authorities did not discover the campaign manager’s malfeasance until after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.

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malignant

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injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent. Though many tumors are benign, some are malignant, growing out of control and endangering the life of the patient.

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malodorous

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foul-smelling; 悪臭を放つ. The compost heap was most malodorous in summer.

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mandate

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order; charge. In his inaugural address, the president stated that he had a mandate from the people to seek an end to social evils such as poverty and poor housing.

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mangy

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shabby; wretched; 汚らしい、卑劣な. We finally threw out the mangy rug that the dog had destroyed.

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maniacal

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raging mad; insane. Though Mr. Rochester had locked his mad wife in the attic, he could still hear her maniacal laughter echoing throughout the house.

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manifestation

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outward demonstration; indication. Mozart’s early attraction to the harpsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical bent.

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manifold

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numerous; varied. I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your manifold kindnesses.

30
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mannered

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affected; not natural. Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors, Gatsby adopted a mannered, artificial way of speech.

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manumit

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emancipate; free from bondage; 解放する. Enlightened slave owners were willing to manumit their slaves and thus put an end to the evil of slavery in the country.

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marshal

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put in order. At a debate tournament, extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to marshal their thoughts before addressing their audience.

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martial

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warlike. The sound of martial music inspired the young cadet with dreams of military glory.

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martinet

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(規律に)やかましい[厳格な]人. No Talking at meals! No mingling with the servants! Miss Minchin was a martinet who insisted that the schoolgirls in her charge observe each regulation to the letter.

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martyr

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one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer. By burning her at the stake, the English made Joan of Arc a martyr for her faith. Mother played the martyr by staying home to clean the house while the rest of the family went off to the beach.

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masticate

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chew. We must masticate our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.

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matriculate

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enroll (in college or graduate school). Incoming students formally matriculate at our college in a special ceremony during which they sigh the official register of students.

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maudlin

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effusively sentimental; 感傷的な、涙もろい. Whenever a particularly maudlin tearjerker was playing at the movies, Marvin would embarrass himself by weeping copiously.

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maul

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handle roughly. The rock star was mauled by his overexcited fans.

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mawkish

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mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin; 泣き上戸の. Whenever Gigi and her boyfriend would sigh and get all lovey-dovey, her little brother would shout, “Yuck!” protesting their mawkish behavior.

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mayhem

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injury to body. The riot was marked not only by mayhem, with its attendant loss of life and limb, but also by arson and pillage.

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meager

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scanty; inadequate. Still hungry after his meager serving of porridge, Oliver Twist asked for a second helping.

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mealymouthed

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indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive. Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change the subject.

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meander

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wind or turn in its course. Needing to stay close to a source of water, he followed every twist and turn of the stream as it meandered through the countryside.

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melee

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fight. The captain tried to ascertain the cause of the melee that had broken out among the crew members.

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mellifluous

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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious. Italian is a mellifluous language, especially suited to being sung.

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memento

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token; reminder. Take this book as a memento of your visit.

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menial

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suitable for servants; lowly; mean. Her wicked stepmother forced Cinderella to do menial tasks around the house while her ugly stepsisters lolled around painting their toenails.

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mercantile

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concerning trade. I am more interested in the opportunities available in the mercantile field than I am in those in the legal profession.

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mercurial

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capricious; changing; fickle. Quick as quicksilver to change, he was mercurial in nature and therefore unreliable.

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mete

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measure; distribute. He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out justice.

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meteoric

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swift; momentarily brilliant; 流星の、素早い. We all wondered at his meteoric rise to fame.

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methodical

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systematic. An accountant must be methodical and maintain order among his financial records.

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miasma

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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence;毒気、立ちこめたガス、悪影響. The smog hung over Victorian London like a dark cloud; noisome, reeking of decay, it was a visible miasma.

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migratory

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wandering. The return of the migratory birds to the northern sections of this country is a harbinger of spring.

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milieu

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environment; means of expression. Surrounded by smooth preppies and arty bohemians, the country boy from Smalltown, USA, felt out of his milieu. Although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs, his proper milieu is watercolor.

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mimicry

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imitation. Her gift for mimicry was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theatre.

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mincing

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affectedly dainty; 刻む(ための)、上品ぶった、気取った. Yum-Yum walked across the stage with mincing steps.

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minion

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a servile dependent; 子分、手先. He was always accompanied by several of his minions because he enjoyed their subservience and flattery.

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mire

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entangle; stick in swampy ground. Their rear wheels became mired in mud.

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mirth

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merriment; laughter; 陽気、浮かれ騒ぎ、笑い. Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby’s mirth improper.

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misadventure

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mischance; ill luck. The young explorer met death by misadventure.

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misapprehension

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error; misunderstanding. To avoid misapprehension, I am going to ask all of you to repeat the instructions I have given.

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mischance

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ill luck. By mischance, he lost his week’s salary.

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misconstrue

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interpret incorrectly; misjudge. She took the passage seriously rather than humorously because she misconstrued the author’s ironic tone.

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misdemeanor

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minor crime. The culprit pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor rather than face trial for a felony.

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miserly

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stingy; mean. Transformed by his vision on Christmas Eve, mean old Scrooge ceased being miserly and became a generous, kind old man.

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misgivings

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doubts. Hamlet described his misgivings to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.

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mishap

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accident. With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.

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misnomer

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wrong name; incorrect designation. His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname, King Eric the Just, was a misnomer.

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