gre flashcards 10 magoosh vocab builder advanced
litany
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”
portentous
ominously prophetic
derelict
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
prognostication
a statement made about the future
prognosticate - predict
Mnemonics: - Resembles to Diagnostic so foretell
lugubrious
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
hagiographic
excessively flattering toward someones life or work
semblance
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]
importune
beg persistently and urgently
Mnemonic :IM + PORTUNATE is Some one who is not fortunate urges or demands money
enjoin
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
solecism
gaffe; social blunder
maunder
motiveless wander, speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
dispensation
an exemption from a rule or obligation
“although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday”
immure
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.
invidious
likely to cause resentment (bitterness)
tending to cause envy
invi- envy
recrimination
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
tempestuous
as if driven by turbulent or conflicting emotions ;2 highly energetic and wildly changing or fluctuating
DRIVEN BY emotions
capricious
impetuous
impulsive
rarefied
made more subtle or refined
magisterial
authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial
manner
squelch
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.
atavism
throwback
effervescent
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
appurtenant
support; supply added support
In hiking Mt. Everest, sherpas are appurtenant,
helping climbers both carry gear and navigate
treacherous paths.
hoary
ancient
Most workout gurus are young, fit people, whereas most yoga gurus are hoary men with long white beards
arrogate
seize and control without authority
“they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation’s true interests”
rapproachement
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
recrudescence
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.
unstinting
very generous
helen is unstinting with her time, often spending hours at the house of a sick friend
bemoan
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..
unprepossessing
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.
objurgate
express strong disapproval of
ersatz
not real or phony
The car dealer’s ersatz laughter was immediately followed by a price quote, one that Shelley found highly inflated
broadside
m a strong verbal attack; diatribe
Political broadsides are usually strongest in the weeks leading up to a national election.
debonair
- having a sophisticated charm
James Bond is known for his good looks, high tech gadgets, and debonair manner.
usually for guys
untrammeled
not confined or limited, unrestricted
Ex: “free society-allowance of untrammeled flow of words in an open Forum”
deign
do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
the master of the house never deigned to answer questions from the servants
surfeit
an excessive amount of something
SIRF EAT! itna khao jab tak phat na jao
estimable
deserving of esteem and respect
splenetic
very irritable
splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious
exiguity
the quality of being meagre
facetious
humorous
glean
collect
abrogate
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)
eponym
derived from a name
goad
aggressively urge on
promulgate
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
behoove
be ones duty
vaunted
boasted about
unconscionable
unreasonable
moot
irrelevant
immure
confine
Meaning : imprison; shut up in confinement
Mnemonic : It sounds like immature .. so if you are immature you will be in
Confinement.
conflate
mix together
pontificate
speak pompously
proselytize
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
