GRE Mock 2 - Part 5 Flashcards
upend (v.)
He opened the bag and upended the content in his palm.
The conflict has upended the Europe’s security architecture but largely united the bloc - at least for now.
(turn something over so it is upside down - bring the end of something up)
Resuscitate (v.)
She was long gone but her son did not stop resuscitating her.
Still the prospect of a face-to-face summit resuscitated hopes that diplomacy could prevent a devastating conflict.
(revive - bring back to consciousness)
Indignant (adj.)
He was indignant over the fact that the manager made $66 million in one year, when in the same year some workers in his organization could barely afford food.
she was indignant over how her son was being treated and told the teacher that her son wouldn’t apologize for a mistake he hadn’t made.
(angry because of unfair treatment.)
phlegmatic (adj.)
Though usually phlegmatic he was becoming to get alarmed.
The taxi driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request.
(calm and not easily excited or worried - showing little emotion.)
Unassailable (adj.)
The claim that no one knows what dark matter is remains unassailable.
The victory gave the team an unassailable lead.
(without flaws or loopholes, not able to be criticized, made weaker or beaten.)
Woes (n.)(plural)
Only by ignoring decades of mismanagement could investors conclude that a fresh infusion of cash would provide anything other than a fleeting solution to the company’s financial woes.
(trouble - problem - suffering)
Abreast
It is important to keep abreast of the latest development in computers.
Keep/ stay abreast of something
= to stay up to date about something – know all the recent facts.
Abreast also means side by side – at the breast of someone.)
Bludgeon (v.)
He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
I won’t let myself be bludgeoned into marriage.
(To hit someone with something heavy multiple times.
Pushing people by force.)
