gre flashcards 11 magoosh vocab builder advanced
cadaverous
corpse like
besmirch
dishonor
dispensation
exemption
besiege
harass
invective
abusive language
internecine
marked by internal strife
Meaning: Characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
“internecine war”.
Mutually destructive,bloodshed.
Mnemonics: : inter+ne+cine
INTER (between) + NE (any) + CINE (sign) = in a relationship, when
There is’nt ANY SIGN of love BETWEEN the two, it MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIV for the relationship
cognizant
having knowledge and awareness of
wanton
showing no limits (unrestrained)
checkered
disreputable
graft
corruption, usually through bribery
trenchant
incisive
Mnemonic: trenchant…trench+ant…focus on trench….trench is nothing but a deep hole..a ditch….so during wars
soldiers dig out trenches for their safty….when digging a trench you cut the layers of soil……so trenchent means cutting,
incisive
gumption
resourcefulness or determination
semblance
misleading appearance
lugubrious
overly sad
exhort
encourage
errant
straying from course
panegyric
formal praise
M: Pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise
Pan+e+gy(gana)…kha ke pan amitabh sang the song…’khaye ke pan bana raswala’ ..n every1 praised it….
balk
refuse to accept
grovel
show fear
espouse
support a cause
piquant
pungent in taste pungent - toogood Piquant: (adj.) attracting or delighting synonyms : engaging Mnemonic: PI+QUANT Quant in GRE is more attracting and delighting than Verbal
quail
draw back in fear
Mnemonic: If you fail in exam, you quail before your dad :)
turgid
pompous, tedious
finagle
get through trickery
qualm
uneasiness
coterminous
equal in scope
ineluctable
unavoidable
• irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
Mnemonics:
• ineluctable – in +luc(k)+table.. So, a person will be lucky or unlucky in his work on a particular day as per
his luck-table, he can’t escape from it, it’s unavoidable.
dissemble
act deceitfully
dissemble :: disguise; pretend
Mnemonic: The word sounds like “resemble”. the person/a thing of that is in disguise.
bumbling
clumsy
demure
shy, modest
duress
compulsory force
arriviste syn?
upstart, parvenu
incumbent
necessary
• obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
Mnemonics:
• INCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as it is NECESSARY
to survive
panache
distinctive style
M: It sounds a bit like APACHE.. which is a bike.. a bike is a symbol of FLAIR , FLAMBOYANCE, STYLE..
pillory
ridicule publicly
fete
celebrate a person
munificent
very generous, magnanimous
by muni - you think of rishi - muni (sages), who are always generous in giving, will give you whatever you want….tathastu :-)
raillery
little teasing
renege
go back on
smattering
small amount; modicum; exiguous
smattering slight knowledge
Mnemonics: – He does not know the actual matter. His knowledge is quite smattering
simulacrum
bad imitation
expansive
sociable, gregarious
cavalier
not caring
cavalier :: casual and offhand; arrogant
MNEMONIC: CA + VALI + ER == vali in Ramayana is very arrogant
ascetic
practicing self-denial; gandhi
someone who leaves all AESTHETICs is an ascetic
infelicitous
inappropriate
canard
false report; a deliberately misleading fabrication
Mnemonics: - canard - can hard, it can hardly happen. It is exaggerated.
NARAD MUNI- jaise tum bhi sach nai bolte. Bolte ho toh sirf canard
beatific
blissfully happy
underwrite
support financially
prodigious
great in size, extent
prodigious enormous; marvelous
Mnemonics: - see the digi part—(if we have a digital calculator we can add enormous amount of numbers
devolve
delegate
sordid
morally questionable; base; filthy; unwholesome;
doughty
brave, bold
stultify
sap enthusiasm; cause one through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm
edifying
enlightening
furtive
stealthy
One who is FARTive has to expel farts stealthily
desideratum
necessity
incumbent
facile
arrived at without due care or effort; easily accomplished; lacking effort
inequity
injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
