gre flashcards 10 magoosh vocab builder advanced

Question 1

litany

Answer 1

any long and tedious account of something; 2. a supplicatory prayer
split the word LIT+ANY You are hoping god is going
to show you light in the dark to show you the path
in these wretched times. LIGHT ANY path..
eg 1. “be ready for a litany of complaints”

Question 2

portentous

Answer 2

ominously prophetic

Question 3

derelict

Answer 3

derelict - (of a person) not doing ones duties, remiss, negligent
;deserted by an owner, vagrant or homeless person,
wanderer
a) Hey! der…u r negLEGted
b) a person who licks the milk from somewhr,he is without home,job.he don’t have money to buy milk..
c) de-relic -> relic. relic and derelict has the same meaning
relic means remains

Question 4

prognostication

Answer 4

a statement made about the future
prognosticate - predict
Mnemonics: - Resembles to Diagnostic so foretell

Question 5

lugubrious

Answer 5

excessively mournful
Mnemonics:
• He was very mournful when he had to BURY his cut LEG.
• “LUG” can be remembered as Lagana(hindi)+ “ubr” can be arranged as buraa… in short buraa
lagna…hence u are mournful

Question 6

hagiographic

Answer 6

excessively flattering toward someones life or work

Question 7

semblance

Answer 7

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
semblance: outward appearance; guise;
Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city. [re-semblance]

Question 8

importune

Answer 8

beg persistently and urgently

Mnemonic :IM + PORTUNATE is Some one who is not fortunate urges or demands money

Question 9

enjoin

Answer 9

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Enjoin: command, order, forbid
M: EN(means to become) + join…you command and order people to join and become members of your group

Question 10

solecism

Answer 10

gaffe; social blunder

Question 11

maunder

Answer 11

motiveless wander, speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

Question 12

dispensation

Answer 12

an exemption from a rule or obligation

“although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday”

Question 13

immure

Answer 13

to enclose, usually in walls
immure - immovable - enclosed
locked up in jail, well you are immured
Meaning : imprison; shut up in confinement
Mnemonic : It sounds like immature .. so if you are immature you will be in
Confinement.

Question 14

invidious

Answer 14

likely to cause resentment (bitterness)
tending to cause envy
invi- envy

Question 15

recrimination

Answer 15

mutual accusations
an accusation in response to one from someone else.
Mnemonics: : re-crimina-tion: crimina relates to a crime. recrimination means: one accusing the other for a crime. The other
“re” accused him of another crime

Question 16

tempestuous

Answer 16

as if driven by turbulent or conflicting emotions ;2 highly energetic and wildly changing or fluctuating
DRIVEN BY emotions
capricious

Question 17

impetuous

Answer 17

impulsive

Question 18

rarefied

Answer 18

made more subtle or refined

Question 19

magisterial

Answer 19

authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial
manner

Question 20

squelch

Answer 20

suppress or crush completely
After the dictator consolidated his power, he took steps to
squelch
all criticism, often
arresting any journalist who said anything that could be interpreted as negative about his
regime.

Question 21

atavism

Answer 21

throwback

Question 22

effervescent

Answer 22

marked by high spirits or excitement
After the sales result, the manager
was in an
effervescent
mood, letting
several employees leave work early
that day

Question 23

appurtenant

Answer 23

support; supply added support
In hiking Mt. Everest, sherpas are appurtenant,
helping climbers both carry gear and navigate
treacherous paths.

Question 24

hoary

Answer 24

ancient

Most workout gurus are young, fit people, whereas most yoga gurus are hoary men with long white beards

Question 25

arrogate

Answer 25

seize and control without authority

“they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation’s true interests”

Question 26

rapproachement

Answer 26

reconciliation
(especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.
“there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two countries”
syn - reconciliation

Question 27

recrudescence

Answer 27

to break out or happen again
the recurrence of an undesirable condition.
“recrudescence of the disease is a real possibility”

re (again) + crude ( clear) + scene; Again you have to give clear idea.

Question 28

unstinting

Answer 28

very generous

helen is unstinting with her time, often spending hours at the house of a sick friend

Question 29

bemoan

Answer 29

express discontent or a strong regret
Meaning: lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
Mnemonics: : bemoan… look at moan..means cryin,..whn does one cry when they loose something..when one looses
something they express disapproval..

Question 30

unprepossessing

Answer 30

creating an unfavourable or neutral first impression; UNREMARKABLE
syn - unpresentable
World leaders coming to meet Gandhi would expect a towering sage, and often would
be surprised by the
unprepossessing
little man dressed only in a loincloth and shawl.

unprepossessing - focus on ‘pre’. If you do not possess some quality or the other before you meet somebody, you cant make good first impression.

Question 31

objurgate

Answer 31

express strong disapproval of

Question 32

ersatz

Answer 32

not real or phony

The car dealer’s ersatz laughter was immediately followed by a price quote, one that Shelley found highly inflated

Question 33

broadside

Answer 33

m a strong verbal attack; diatribe

Political broadsides are usually strongest in the weeks leading up to a national election.

Question 34

debonair

Answer 34

• having a sophisticated charm
  James Bond is known for his good looks, high tech gadgets, and debonair manner.

usually for guys

Question 35

untrammeled

Answer 35

not confined or limited, unrestricted

Ex: “free society-allowance of untrammeled flow of words in an open Forum”

Question 36

deign

Answer 36

do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

the master of the house never deigned to answer questions from the servants

Question 37

surfeit

Answer 37

an excessive amount of something

SIRF EAT! itna khao jab tak phat na jao

Question 38

estimable

Answer 38

deserving of esteem and respect

Question 39

splenetic

Answer 39

very irritable

splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious

Question 40

exiguity

Answer 40

the quality of being meagre

Question 41

facetious

Answer 41

humorous

Question 42

glean

Answer 42

collect

Question 43

abrogate

Answer 43

overturn a law
Meaning: abolish, cancel, annul
Mnemonics: : Imagine a boy is making signs to a girl standing in front of her GATE,seeing that her BRO comes & get rid of
the boy (abolish)

Question 44

eponym

Answer 44

derived from a name

Question 45

goad

Answer 45

aggressively urge on

Question 46

promulgate

Answer 46

officially make known
promulgate make known by official proclamation or publication
Mnemonics: - prom+ul+gate -> prom night will happen tomorrow was announced at school’s gate

Question 47

behoove

Answer 47

be ones duty

Question 48

vaunted

Answer 48

boasted about

Question 49

unconscionable

Answer 49

unreasonable

Question 50

moot

Answer 50

irrelevant

Question 51

immure

Answer 51

confine
Meaning : imprison; shut up in confinement
Mnemonic : It sounds like immature .. so if you are immature you will be in
Confinement.

Question 52

conflate

Answer 52

mix together

Question 53

pontificate

Answer 53

speak pompously

Question 54

proselytize

Answer 54

attempt to convert
Proselytize: (verb) convert to another faith or religion
Mnemonic: prose+lytize = leta kar means mantra mugdh karke prose sunakar religion convert karna