GRE - Manhattan Essential Word List - L3 Flashcards
Aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm,
Admonish
Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something
Ambiguous
Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings of interpretations
Archaic
Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive
Austere
Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious
Boor
Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person a peasant or a country bumpkin
Cartography
Map-making
Cogent
Very convincing, logical
Connoisseur
Expert, especially in the fine arts; person or educated, redefined tastes
Conversely
in opposite way; on the other hand
Crafty
Cunning, skillful in deception or underhandled schemes
Decorous
Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
Deride
mock. scoff at laugh at contemptuously
Discerning
Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally
Disperse
Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish
Document
Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of
Egregious
Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring
Enhance
Raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.
Esoteric
Understood by or intended for only a few; secret
Facetious
Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things
Flag
Get tired, lose enthusiasm hang limply or droop
Garrulous
Talkative, wordy, rambling
Hackneyed
So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
Idiosyncrasy
Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk
inasmuch
In like manner, considering that (contradiction of “in as much”, generally followed by “as”)
Inform
Inspire, animate; give substance, essence or context to; be the characteristic quality of
Jocular
Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful
Languid
Drooping from exhaustion. sluggish, slow; lacking in sprit
Log
Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed (v); a written record (n)
Meticulous
Taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy
Negate
Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective
Obviate
Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary
Outstrip
Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind
Paucity
Scarcity, the state of being small in number
Pious
Devout; religiously reverent and dutiful
Potentate
Ruler, person of great power
Principled
Having high moral standards
Prologue
Introductory part to a book, play, etc.
Quibble
Make trivial arguments or criticism, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important
Reproach
Blame, disgrace (n); criticize, express disappointment in(v)
Reverent
Feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe
Sap
The inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy; vitality; a person taken advantage of (n); undermine, weaken, tire out (v)
Skeptic
Person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs
Spearhead
Be the leader of
Stingy
Not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give
Surfeit
Excess, excessive amount, overindulgence
Timely
Well-timed, happening at a suitable time
Undermine
Weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument ); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way
Viable
Capable of living (or growing, developing, etc.); practical, workable
Zeal
Great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc., tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor
