GRE - Manhattan Essential Word List - L5 Flashcards
Abhor
Detest, regard with disgust
Adverse
(adj) Opposing, harmful
Ambivalent
Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once
Arduous
Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure
Autonomous
Self-governing, independent
Buffer
Something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions
Castigate
Criticize severely; punish in order to correct
Commensurate
The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional
Console
Lessen the suffering or grief of (v); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (n)
Convoluted
Twisted; very complicated
Craven
Very cowardly, lacking courage
Deface
Vandalize. mar the appearance of
Desiccate
Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated
Discrepancy
Difference or inconsistency
Disquieting
Disturbing, cause anxiety
Dormat
Asleep, inactive, on a break
Elevate
Raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane
Entitlement
Having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges
Eulogy
Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at the funeral
Fallacious
Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive
foment
incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apple medicated liquid to a body part
Gawky
Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)
Haven
Harbor or port; refuge, safe place
Imminent
Ready to occur, impending
Incentive
Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward
Ingrained
Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber
Juncture
Critical point in time, such as a crises or a time when a decision in necessary; a place where two things are joined together
Laudable
Worthy of praise
Lucid
Clear, easy to understand; rational, sane
Modest
humble; simple rather than showy; decent (esp. “covering up” in terms of dress); small, limited
Nevertheless or Nonetheless
However, even so, despite that
Offhand
Casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque
Paradigm
Model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.
Pedestrian
Ordinary, dull, commonplace
Placate
Satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures
Preamble
Introductory statement, preface
Probity
Honesty, integrity
Propriety
Conforming to good manners or appropriate behavior
Ranks
Personnel; a group of people considered all together
Requite
Reciprocate, repay, or revenge
Rife
Happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported
Saturate
Soak or imbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
Slack
Loose, negligent, lazy, weak (adj.); neglect to do one’s duties; loosen up, relax (v); period of little work (n)
Spectrum
A broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas, esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way)
Stolid
unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved
Sycophant
Servile flatterer, parasitic person who fawns in order to get ahead
Tirade
Bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack
Unearth
Dig up, uncover, expose
Virtual
Existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existence in results or in essence but not officially or in name
