gre flashcards 7 Manhattan

Question 1

tepid

Answer 1

lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm; apathetic

Question 2

indolence

Answer 2

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

Question 3

dissipation

Answer 3

dissolute;
overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living.;2. debauchery; squandering of money

hedonism is neutral; dissipation, dissolution is -ve

Question 4

decadence

Answer 4

moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Question 5

antediluvian

Answer 5

of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood

Question 6

metastasize

Answer 6

SPREAD

(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

Question 7

parlous

Answer 7

perilous; PRECARIOUS full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

Question 8

semiotic

Answer 8

relating to signs and symbols

Question 9

sangfroid

Answer 9

staying calm under pressure

unflappable; aplomb; equanimity

Question 10

equanimity

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: calmness of temperament, composure

equanimity = equal + enmity. To fight the enemy you need to be composed and temperamental, else he’ll beat you.

Question 11

mores

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social norms, social mores

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a society or community

Question 12

solace

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comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. “she sought solace in her religion”

Mnemonics: – i solaced when i opened my shoe lace

Question 13

truisms

Answer 13

Truism definition is - an undoubted or self-evident truth; especially : one too obvious for mention.

Question 14

brook

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small stream; tolerate, dolly

Brook can be split into B(be) - ROOK (rookie). A "rookie" is an untrained army personnel who has to put
up with (tolerate) the rigors of training.

Question 15

distension

Answer 15

the act of swelling and becoming large by pressure from inside, or the result of this;; MN - increase in size pressure ke terms pe

distend as in extend—increase in size

Question 16

expatiation

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Mnemonic: expatiate sounds like expect and you expect every writer to clarify his writings in detail

1 : to move about freely or at will : wander.;
2. speak or write in detail about.

Question 17

repertory

Answer 17

MN - a bag of tricks eg like tera portfolio; a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.

also see Repertoire

Question 18

parochial

Answer 18

having a narrow outlook

Question 19

arcade

Answer 19

a covered passage with arches along one or both sides.

MN - A covered passageway usually lined with shops; colonnade