GRE Incorrect 4 Flashcards
persnickety
adjective – Finicky or fussy; demanding attention to petty details; – of people.
adjective – snobbish; behaving aloofly.
adjective – Fastidious or fussy.
adjective – Obsessive about mundane details, demanding for precision.
adjective – characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
adjective – (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
besmirch
verb: damage the good name and reputation of someone
The prince’s distasteful choice of words besmirched not only his own name but also the reputation of the entire royal family.
lampoon
verb – publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
obdurate
adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding.
No number of pleas and bribes would get him to change his obdurate attitude.
soporific
adjective: inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing
Although the professor is brilliant, his bland monotone gives his lectures a soporific effect.
sophomoric
juvenile
avant-garde
new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.
implacable
adjective: incapable of making less angry or hostile
illustrious
adjective: widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory
embellish
verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful
dispassionate
adjective: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
deftly
Aptly; fitly; neatly; dexterously; in a skilful manner.
Softly; leisurely.
penitently
In a penitent manner; with penitence or contrition for sin.
adverb – In a penitent manner.
anachronistic
adjective – Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.
prescience
noun: the power to foresee the future
Baxter’s warnings about investing in technology stocks seemed like an act of prescience after the whole market declined significantly.
uncanny
adjective: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary or normal
chauvinist
noun: a person who believes in the superiority of their group
circumscribed
Inclosed within certain limits; its; narrow, as applied to the mind: specifically, in pathology, applied to tumors whose bases are well defined and distinct from the surrounding parts.
facile
adjective: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
erudite
adjective: having or showing profound knowledge
fecund
adjective: intellectually productive
efficacious
adjective: producing the intended result
subterfuge
noun: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
