GRE Q of the Day Flashcards
Descry
(v) to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; to discover, perceive; detect
Articulate
(v) Expressing oneself readily, clearly and effectively
Terse
(adj) using few words; devoid of superfluity
Munificent
(adj) very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish
Obdurate
(adj) stubbornly persistent in wrong doing; hardened in feelings; resistant to persuasion or softening influences
Obstinate
(adj) stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose or course in spite of reason, argument or persuasion
Verbose
(adj) containing more words than necessary; wordy
Opaque
(adj) blocking the passage of radiant energy and light
Pique
(n) a transient feeling of wounded vanity
Fey
(adj) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity; marked by an otherworldly air or attitude
Aeronautics
(n) a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
Eccentric
(adj) deviating from an established or unusual pattern or style
Pugnacious
(adj) having a quarrelsome or combative nature; truculent – “pug-nay-sus”
Imaginative
(adj) of relating to or characterized by imagination; devoid of truth
Nonconformist
(adj) a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action
Individualist
(n) one that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action; one that advocates or practices individualism
Muscular
(adj) of, relating to muscle. Of or relating to physical strength
Skillful
(adj) possessed of or displaying skill; expert
Foolhardy
(adj) foolishly adventurous and bold
Hardened
(v) to confirm in disposition, feeling or action; to make callous. to assume an appearance of harshness or severity
Valiant
(adj) possessing or acting with bravery or boldness; courageous
Stalwart
(adj) marked by outstanding strength and vigor or body, mind and spirit
Slovenly
(adj) untidy especially in appearance
Matronly
(adj) a married woman usually marked by dignified maturity or social distinction
Ostentatious
(adj) attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness
Abhorred
(v) to regard with extreme repugnance. to feel hatred or loathing for
Ravaged
(n) violently destructive effect
Embalmed
(v) to treat a dead body so as to protect from decay
Peculation
(v) embezzle
Inebriation
(v) to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor; to make drunk
Profanities
(n) the quality or state of being profane; the use of profane language
Dissimulation
(v) to hide under a false appearance; to put on the appearance of
Embezzlement
(v) to appropriate (e.g. property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use
Infidelity
(n) lack of belief in religion; unfaithfulness to a moral obligation
Charge
(n) a store of accumulation of impending force \ the ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as a parish) committed to a clergyman \ the price demanded of something \ a formal assertion of illegality
Envoy
(n) a person delegated to represent one gov’t in its dealing with another
Rector
(b) one that directs \ a member of the clergy in charge of a parish
Equity
(n) justice according to natural law or right; freedom from bias or favoritism \ a risk interest or ownership right in property
Insistence
(n) the act or an instance of insisting \ to be emphatic, firm or resolute about something intended, demanded or required
Apathy
(n) lack of feeling or emotions; impassiveness \ lack of interest or concern; indifference
Tyrant
(n) an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitutionµ \ a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally
Martinet
(n) a strict disciplinarian \ a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods
Megalomania
(n) a mania for great or grandiose performance \ a delusional mental illness that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence & grandeur
Parsimonious
(adj) frugal to the point of stinginess; sparing, restrained
Pernicious
(adj) high;y injurious or destructive; deadly
Inadequate
(adj) not adequate; insufficient
Overwhelming
(adj) tending or serving to overwhelm
Consuming
(adj) deeply felt; ardent; engrossing
Unprincipled
(adj) lacking moral principles
Incongruous
(adj) lacking congruity; not harmonious
Reverence
(n) honor or respect felt or shown
Fastidiousness
(adj) having high and capricious standards; difficult to please
Didactic
(adj) designed or intended to teach; making moral observations
Polemical
(n) an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another; an aggressive controversialist
Corroborate
(v) to support with evidence or authority; make more certain
Diffidence
(n) the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful; shy
Illiberal
(adj) not liberal; not broad-minded
Inconsequential
(adj) illogical; irrelevant
Injudicious
(adj) not judicious; unwise; indiscreet
Penitential
(adj) of or relating to penitence or penance
Prolix
(adj) unduly prolonged or drawn out; marked by or using an excess of words
Impetuous
(adj) marked by impulsive vehemence or passion; marked by force and violence of movement or action
Taciturn
(adj) temperamentally disinclined to talk
Pellucid
(adj) admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
Restive
(adj) stubbornly resisting control; fidgety
Circumscribed
(v) to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly; to define or mark clearly; to draw a line around
