gre flashcards 8 Manhattan
licentious
promiscuous / debauchery
whet
sharpen; stimulate ;a thing that stimulates appetite or desire.
“he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet”
botched
(of a task) f*ck up; carried out badly or carelessly.
“a botched attempt to steal a car”
seething
unexpressed hate or anger; move in a rapid or hectic way
unkempt
untidy; un kept
decamped
leave a place suddenly or secretly; elope
“now he has decamped to Hollywood”
abscond
escape
risque
slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.
1. Barry’s risqué jokes were indecent and considered out of place at the wedding.
pandered
gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
“newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts”
syn - indulge or cater to
incensed
to make angry
in the name of
meaning: to
festered
(not improve and likely get worse over time) - irritated
fealty
loyalty; treaty of fealty
lassitude
lethargy
transgress
breaks a law or moral rule; misbehave; go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable).
vapid
bland, insipid, boring, uninteresting
ingenue
an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially in a play or film.
stanchion
buttress, support; an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.
rudder
rudder a flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering.
touchstone
benchmark ; a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
1. I used the essay that I received a perfect score on as a touchstone for the other essays I had to write later, so I could get a high score on them as well.
cornerstone
predicated; an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.; “the basic part of something,”
conceit
narcissism; excessive pride in oneself
vitreous
glass like appearance
tacky
sticky; (of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel.
grizzled
having or streaked with grey hair
grizzler
an annoying person
helmsman
a person who steers a ship or boat.
dissuaded
persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
“his friends tried to dissuade him from flying”
warded off
to avoid being hit by (something)
mutiny
Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people to oppose, change, or overthrow an organization to which they were previously loyal.; rebellion
sea change
a profound or notable transformation.
“recent years have witnessed a sea change in the fortunes of car safety as a marketable quantity”
interlocutors
a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
explicate
analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
“an attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces”
syn - explain, clarify
populist
a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
“he ran as a populist on an anti-corruption platform”
allegorical
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
“Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey”
syn - parable, analogy, it is a litrary device
avantgarde
new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.
“he has been called a promoter of the avant-garde”
“a controversial avant-garde composer”
syn - innovative, advanced, original
contrived
forced, strained, artificial
imbues
inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
“his works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity”; kuut kuut ke bhara hua
nonplussed
so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.; confused
