GRE01 From0001-0200 Flashcards
mock
ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision
nonplus
put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more
spendthrift
someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth
apotheosis
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
unintimating
unfrightening
impassive
without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
defeatist
resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
hinterlands
back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
blanch
bleach; whiten; make white or pale
ebullient
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
cerebral
pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
scad
a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes
lewd
lustful
encroachment
gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another’s possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
chaffing
bantering; joking
baleful
evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
civil
having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
equanimity
calmness of temperament; composure
concatenate
link as in a chain
disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
ecologist
person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
usage
act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used
quay
dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
libertine
debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; CF. free