GRE Deck 5 Flashcards
accretion
growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
adamant
hard; inflexible
adverse
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
adversity
great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
agog
highly excited; intensely curious
amity
friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
amorphous
formless; lacking shape or definition
animus
hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
antagonism
hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
anthropomorphic
having human form or characteristics
ape
imitate or mimic (a person’s behavior or manner)
apogee
highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
apolitical
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
apparition
ghost; phantom
archipelago
group of closely located islands
ardor
heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
arduous
hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
aristocracy
hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat
aromatic
fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
arroyo
gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
authoritative
having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive
autocratic
having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy
avalanche
great mass of falling snow and ice
avantgarde
group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
avarice
greediness for wealth
avid
greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity
baffle
frustrate; perplex
bait
harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast
banal
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed
bank
heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning
baroque
highly ornate
bastard
illegitimate child
beatific
giving or showing bliss; blissful
behemoth
huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
belabor
harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
benefactor
gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
beneficial
helpful; useful; advantageous
benevolent
generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
beset
harass or trouble from all directions; hem in
blithe(blithesome)
gay; joyous
blue
gloomy; depressed
blunt
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
bode
foreshadow; portend
bombast
grandiloquent, pompous speech
bountiful
generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
brawn
human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
bridle
harness fitted about a horse’s head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger
brittle
hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
browse
graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually
bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
bump
hit or knock against with force; N.
burgeon
grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon
burlesque
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
buxom
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
cache
hiding place; V.
callous
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
calorific
heat-producing; N. calorie
camaraderie
good-fellowship; CF. comrade
camp
group sharing a common cause or opinion
candor
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
cantankerous
ill-humored; irritable
capillary
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
carafe
glass water bottle; decanter
carefree
free from worries; having no problems
casual
happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
cataract
great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
celestial
heavenly
chalice
goblet; consecrated cup
chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
choir
group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir
choleric
hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
ciliated
having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
citadel
fortress
civil
having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
clairvoyant
having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
clasp
hold firmly within arms
clot
half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
clout
great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
cognate
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
cognitive
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
cohorts
group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
coiffure
hairstyle
colossal
huge
colossus
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
commemorate
honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
communal
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
compatible
harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
concave
hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
concentric
having a common center
concord
harmony; accord
concordat
formal agreement
concurrent
happening at the same time; in agreement
conducive
helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
conflagration
great fire
conformity
harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
congeal
freeze; coagulate
consanguineous(consanguine)
having a common ancestor
consensus
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
consonance
harmony; agreement
consonant
harmonious; in agreement; N.
consternation
great shock; dismay
contraband
illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
cornucopia
horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
coterie
group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
coup
highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d’'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
crone
hag; ugly old woman
crossbreed
hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed
crust
hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
culmination
highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
cumbersome
heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
cumulative
growing by addition; accumulative
cupidity
greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
defame
harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
defer
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
deleterious
harmful
desperate
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
determinate
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
detrimental
harmful; damaging; N. detriment
dirge
funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
discomfit
frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
disconsolate
hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
disquisition
formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
dissertation
formal essay; treatise
distinction
honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
domicile
home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one’s domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
drone
idle person who lives on other people’s work; male bee
drudgery
hard unpleasant work; menial work
dummy
imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy
dynamo
generator for producing electricity; energetic person
effeminate
having womanly traits
effete
having lost one’s original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
embody
give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
embrace
hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
emulate
imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
encroachment
gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another’s possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
enmity
ill will; hatred; hostility
enormity
hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
enterprising
full of initiative; showing enterprise
entourage
group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
esoteric
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
evenhanded
impartial; fair
eventual
happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory
expedite
hasten; make go faster
extricate
free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
facade(fa\c{c}ade)
front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
facilitate
help bring about; make less difficult
factotum
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
falter
hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
fancied
imagined; unreal
fancy
imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
fashion
give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
felicity
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
fervor
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
fete(f\^ete)
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
fictitious
imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
flinch
hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.
flourish
grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)
flowery
full of flowers; full of ornate expressions
fluted
having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column
foreshadow
give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
forgo(forego)
give up; do without
forthcoming
happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
frenetic(phrenetic)
frenzied; frantic
furor
frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
gallows
framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
gargantuan
huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
garner
gather; store up; amass
gavel
hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
gerontocracy
government ruled by old people
ghastly
horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
glean
gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty
granulate
form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
gratis
free; without charge; ADJ.
gratuitous
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
grisly
ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
gruesome
grisly; horrible
hackles
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone’s hackles rise
hail
frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
hale
healthy
halting
hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
harbor
give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
harry
harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
headlong
hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
herbivorous
grain-eating; CF. herbivore
hermitage
home of a hermit
hiatus
gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
high-flown
highly pretentious or inflated
hindmost
furthest behind; farthest to the rear
hirsute
hairy; having a lot of hair
homage
honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
hover
hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
hull
husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
humility
humbleness of spirit
husbandry
frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
illicit
illegal
illusory
illusive; deceptive; not real
imminent
impending; near at hand
impart
grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
impede
hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
impediment
hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
impervious
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one’s opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism
impunity
freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
incrustation
hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust
incubate
hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one’s body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease
indulgent
humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence
inebriated
habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety
injurious
harmful; causing injury
inkling
hint; slight indication
innocuous
harmless
insinuate
hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss’s favor; CF. ingratiate
integrity
honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness
intellect
higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability
intimate
hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy
intimidate
frighten; N. intimidation
intuition
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
irony
hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
jocose
given to(having a tendency of) joking
jollity
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay
jovial
good-natured; merry; cheerful
junta
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)
killjoy
grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others
kneel
go down on one’s knee(s)
kudos
honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement
lament
grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
largess
generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
lechery
gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
legacy
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
loiter
hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
lope
gallop slowly
lopsided
heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking
macabre
gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
magnanimity
generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous
magnitude
greatness (in size or extent); extent
malady
illness
malicious
hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite
malodorous
foul-smelling
mammoth
gigantic; enormous
maul
handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
melancholy
gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia
mesmerize
hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer
mimicry
imitation
mischance
ill luck
misconduct
immoral behavior; bad management; V.
misogamy
hatred of marriage
misogynist
hater of woman; CF. misogyny
monarchy
government under a single ruler
monochromatic
having only one color
morbid
given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
morose
ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy
mortify
humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one’s body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die
multiform
having many forms
multilingual
having many languages; fluent in several languages
musky
having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer
muster
gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one’s strength for the ordeal; N.
noisome
foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome
nostalgia
homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic
noxious
harmful; CF. obnoxious
obsequy
funeral ceremony
odoriferous
giving off an odor
odorous
having an odor
oligarchy
government by a privileged few
orient
get one’s bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
outlaw
fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.
outskirts
fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston
panegyric
formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don’t deserve such panegyrics.
paramour
illicit lover
parody
humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
pastiche
imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists
patina
green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
peerless
having no equal; incomparable
pendant(pendent)
hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)
pendulous
hanging; suspended
pertinacious
holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
phalanx
formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
pitfall
hidden danger; concealed trap
placebo
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
poise
good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
ponderous
having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
porous
full of pores; like a sieve
portend
foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
potpourri
heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)
precipitate
hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden
precursor
forerunner; predecessor
predecessor
former occupant of a post
predispose
give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition
premonition
forewarning; presentiment; foreboding
presage
foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
presumptuous
going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties
primate
group of mammals including humans
primp
groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
prodigy
highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder
profusion
great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant
proliferate
grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
promontory
headland
prosperity
good fortune and financial success; physical well-being
prurient
having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire
pucker
gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold
pudding
hot sweet dish
purveyor
furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide
quadruped
four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
querulous
given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining
quixotic
idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote
rake
immoral or dissolute person
rampant
growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
rancid
having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
rapture
great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
rationale
fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action
recidivism
habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist
recluse
hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive
redoubtable
formidable; causing fear
relevant
having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy
relinquish
give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
render
give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully
repine
fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work
replete
fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors
repress
hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion
requisition
formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.
resign
give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively
restive
impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless’
retentive
holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory
retrograde
go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
rigid
hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule
riveting
holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing
rubble
fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
salubrious
healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health
satire
form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
satyr
half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
scavenge
hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
scowl
frown angrily; N: angry frown
scruple
hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
sensuous
giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin
serendipity
gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
serrated
having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
severity
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
Shangri-la
imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon
shard
fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
slag
glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
slap
hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack
slapdash
hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
snicker
half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
snub
ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N.
somnolent
half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence
sophomoric
immature; half-baked; like a sophomore
sour
having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.
spare
give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
spectral
ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom
stately
formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
static
having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state
studious
given to diligent study
suckle
give or take milk at the breast or udder
sumptuous
grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast
supercilious
haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
surmise
guess; N.
swipe
hit with a sweeping motion; N.
taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
temporize
gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
tenacious
holding fast (as to a belief); persistent
tend
have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one’s attention; attend
tenure
holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held
theocracy
government run by religious leaders
tiller
handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)
tinge
give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy
titanic
gigantic; N. titan
trance
hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one’s physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition
transcendental
going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
transition
going from one state of action to another
traverse
go through or across
trilogy
group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)
trite
hackneyed; commonplace
tutelage
guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
undertaker
funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials
unfeigned
genuine; real
unfledged
immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling
uninhibited
having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
unprecedented
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
utopia
ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian
vagrant
homeless wanderer
vain
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
vampire
ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
vanguard
forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard
verdant
green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows
verdigris
green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather
verisimilar
having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
versatile
having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility
vertebrate
having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column
vibrant
full of vigor or energy; vibrating
virtue
goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity
virtuoso
highly skilled artist (esp. in music); Ex. piano virtuoso
vital
full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize
voluminous
having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large
vouch
give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher
vouchsafe
grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment
waggish
humorous; mischievous; tricky
waif
homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays
waive
give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim
wan
having a pale or sickly color; pallid
warranty
guarantee; assurance by seller
