GRE verbal Flashcards
lascivious
he gave her a lascivious wink
feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
prescient
a prescient warning
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
preordained
a divinely preordained plan of creation
(of an outcome or course of action) decided or determined beforehand; predestined.
Pithy
(of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive
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castigate
he was castigated for not setting a good example
محکوم کردن
venerate
My father venerated General Eisenhower
regard with great respect; revere.
indemnify
each of the parties shall indemnify me for all reasonable costs of defending such actions and proceedings
Compensate for harm or loss.
lionize
regard as celebrity
Musing
his musings were interrupted by the sound of the telephone
a period of reflection or thought.
quotidian
the car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic
of or occurring every day; daily.
Acerbic
Acerbic humour is critical and direct.
Caustic
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
slanderous
(of a spoken statement) false and malicious.
vicissitude
her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Abreast of
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