GRE TOP 50 Flashcards
propriety
The students were instructed to behave with the utmost “propriety” on their class field trip.
proper manner - behavior - discipline
zeal
He is full of “zeal” about his career
passion
cacophony
Bands practice creates a cacophony
chaos sounds
ostentation
The 5 stars restaurant is doing extremely well without “ostentation”
over-the-top displays
lethargic
it is not uncommon to feel “lethargic” for weeks or even months after a major surgery
sluggish - tired
philanthropic
I am trying to be “philanthropic” as 1 out of 5 part of Raising my Standards
phil ~ love
anthro ~ human
-> being good for human / charity - KIND
malleable
that metal bar is very malleable after being heated up to a very high temperature
the concept of fitness is malleable by many bad influencer
to change somebody’s way of thinking
bendable
gullible
Grandma is very gullible.
She bought many scamming kinds of stuff on the internet. That is why scammers always target gullible elders.
believe something very easily
enervate
the boxer used a swift left uppercut to the jaw to “enervate” his opponent
taking care of the newborn is enervate the newly parents
to weaken someone/something
knock out all the nerves - incapacitate
placate
yelling “chill the f**k out” - is not a good “placating” strategy in a heated situation
the police negotiators placated the terrorist
keeping calm
tell somebody to chill
NEGOTIATE
vacillate
equivocal - not decisive
corroborate
Many research studies yield results that would “corroborate” the novel training style of position-specific HIT on the elite team sports athletes
to back something up with evidence
prevaricate
During the trial, the lead witness was willing to “prevaricate” in order to protect his friend
lie - half of the truth is A LIE
being vague to hide something
mitigate
many tech companies are making sustainable products to mitigate the effect of climate changes
to mitigate the risk of soft tissue injuries, many sports teams are trying to find ways to reduce the training load for the players
lessen something
advocate
support
venerate
Veterans are very venerated by US people
RESPECTED
Laconic - la con nit
the student’s laconic response suggested that she did not know very much about the topic the professor is discussing
brief
loquacious
she is very loquacious when she hangs out with her close friend
Noi Nhieu
fervid
Minh is fervid about soccer
passion
laudable
big applause to the great presenter from the USA - MS Minh Nguyen - his research studies are laudable!
praiseworthy
Bolster
the prosecutor worked to find evidence that would bolster her case against the defendant
the prosecutor worked to find witnesses that would corroborate the wrongdoing of the defendant
boost!
corroborate is more like FIRM evidence!
assuage
good finance is like a “mental massage”; it can assuage our fear of emergency situation in life
“mentally massage” - relieve
desiccate
Vietnam is a big exporter of desiccated fruits
If you do not have knowledge for many area of life, you will be a very desiccated person
~desert ~SA MAC
to dry up
obdurate
the obdurate three-year-old refused to eat any vegetables, no matter how they were prepared.
obsessive duration
very stubborn
dogmatic
loquacious
talkative
misanthropic
You should be careful when being around a misanthropic person
opposite with philanthropic
don’t like people
ingenuous
he often makes silly mistakes and then acts like an ingenuous child
he is a disingenuous person. he often being equivocal to get out of trouble
naive
ingenious
he often haves outstanding ideas. he is an ingenious genius.
genius = noun
ingenious = adj
ephemeral
an ephemeral moment of victory may last mere seconds. But it can remain as a triumphant memory for decades
transitory = fleeting = short-lived
dissonant
that new song from Binz is using very dissonant sound
irregular = inharmonious = dis + organized
audacious
the new CEO pursued initiatives to save the company from bankruptcy
full of bravery
capricious
After 50, women tend to be more capricious because of hormonal changes
mercurial - unpredictable
garrulous - ga ru lam’
He is not GA RU`. He is very garrulous in public
loquacious
ostentation
owning a mansion doesn’t imply ostentation, but traveling exclusively by private jet certainly can
over-the-top
anomaly
the drop in Bluetooth signal causes several anomalies in the collected data
abnormal
pragmatism
practically
paradox
the fact that the retired teacher claimed to hate all pets but adopted seven cats is an intriguing paradox
nghich ly – YY paradox of Fat%
engender
the new novel conditioning methods engendered controversy between conventional training vs HIFT
create
assuage
a massage can assuage the soreness in the muscle
mentally satisfied
deride
Ethan’s laughs during my speech mean he is deriding my knowledge. It is a sign of disrepect.
mocking
volatile
it is possible for a country’s political climate to remain volatile for decades
HCL is a volatile substance. It is easy to cause fire
tension - violent
erudite
in order to learn more about health science, those influencers need to read the research that is more erudite than they are entertaining
educational
venerate
to venerate the fire chief’s forty years of service, the department held a special banquet
respect
precipitate
Ireland scientists used airplanes to precipitate rainfall to help with desiccated land
cause something to start
ex. cause the snow to fall
homogenize
homogenized milk is smoother and more consistent in taste because fat molecules are broken down to a similar size
homo = same
make something consistent
