gre flashcards 14 random words from everywhere

Question 1

abut

Answer 1

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.
“gardens abutting Great Prescott Street”
touch or lean on.
“masonry may crumble where a roof abuts it”
Similar:
adjoin

Question 2

millinery

Answer 2

women’s hats.

Question 3

chicanery

Answer 3

deception, trickery

Question 4

providential

Answer 4

lucky, opportune; providential escape - lucky escape

Question 5

succinct

Answer 5

brief, to the point

Question 6

anachronism

Answer 6

error in time placement

Question 7

soporific

Answer 7

tending to sleep; soporific lectures

Question 8

recalcitrant

Answer 8

disobedient, uncontrollable; oppo of docile

Question 9

pusillanimous

Answer 9

lacking courage, fearful

Question 10

pedant

Answer 10

a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details (insult hai)

Question 11

rapacious

Answer 11

avaricious

Question 12

covet

Answer 12

desire

Question 13

flout

Answer 13

defy; go against

Question 14

cogent

Answer 14

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

Question 15

defer

Answer 15

postpone

Question 16

propriety

Answer 16

decorum

Question 17

profundity

Answer 17

insight

Question 18

upholstery

Answer 18

soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs and sofas.

Question 19

adversary

Answer 19

one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
“Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals”
Similar:
opponent
rival
enemy

Question 20

fracas

Answer 20

a noisy disturbance or quarrel.

Question 21

errancy

Answer 21

disagreement

Question 22

plummet

Answer 22

steep fall

Question 23

recumbent

Answer 23

lying down

one rests back in a recliner. recum+bent => sounds similar like become+bent. you become bent while sitting means you lie down. recumbent -> re (phir) + cum (kamar means back) + bent.

Question 24

natty

Answer 24

smart, clever