GRE02 Flashcards
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takeoff
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burlesque; act of leaving the ground
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exhume
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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
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allay
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calm; pacify
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rhapsody
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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
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resolve
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determination; resolution; firmness of purpose
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vigilante
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one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
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dispense
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distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
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euphony
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sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
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criteria
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standards used in judging; CF. criterion
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brim
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uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim
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prerogative
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privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
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euphoria
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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
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threadbare
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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
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berate
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scold strongly
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crevice
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crack; fissure
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vertex
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summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy; languid
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stamp
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step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp
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lounge
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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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acetic
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vinegary
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chronic
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long established as a disease
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prepossessing
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attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
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contumacious
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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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array
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marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array
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cunning
clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit
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opportune
timely; well-chosen
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chary
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
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virtue
goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity
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toga
Roman outer robe
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wrench
twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
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cozen
cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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implication
something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
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invalid
one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health
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gust
strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
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intangible
not able to be perceived by touch; vague
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ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
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propitious
favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign
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pandemic
widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people
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frustrate
thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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intermittent
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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lot
object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land
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avenge
take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.
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interim
meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper
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reprobation
severe disapproval; CF. approbation
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substantial
of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy
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cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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stock
standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique
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slick
make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib
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ultimatum
last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
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adorn
decorate
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pallet
small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet
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effectuate
effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
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atone
make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
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accessory
additional object; useful but not essential thing
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galvanic
of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
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secrete
conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
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mountebank
charlatan; boastful pretender
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enervate
weaken; take away energy from
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kernel
central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
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consensus
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
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relapse
return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.
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sententious
pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
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forgo(forego)
give up; do without
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pudding
hot sweet dish
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betoken
signify; indicate; be a sign of
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espouse
adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
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valor
bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave
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longevity
long life; long duration
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dregs
sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
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swindler
cheater
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stint
set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings
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belie
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
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lackadaisical
lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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outskirts
fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston
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compunction
remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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masochist
person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
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distill
refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
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counterpart
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
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bandy
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
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argot
slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
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mime
pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime
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leave-taking
farewell or departure
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ancillary
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
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tepid
lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÃö±ÙÇÑ; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter
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kleptomaniac
person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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pith
core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
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sedentary
requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population
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posthumous
after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel
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unsightly
ugly; unpleasant to look at
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bevy
large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
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solecism
nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette
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lateral
of or coming from the side
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decollete
(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)
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hazy
slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
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timbre
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
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facetious
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
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padre
chaplain (in the armed forces)
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nourish
provide with food necessary for life and growth
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nepotism
favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
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deluge
flood; rush; V.
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind; misanthropist
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gobble
eat very quickly
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institute
organization for a special purpose; V: establish
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didactic
(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism
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stipple
paint or draw with dots or short strokes
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rooster
cock; adult male chicken
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impart
grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
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agog
highly excited; intensely curious
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temporal
of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly
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doldrums
blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums
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disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
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superimpose
place over something else
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carat(karat)
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
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misgivings
doubts
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solemnity
seriousness; gravity
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bovine
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
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rational
(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical
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labile
likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
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din
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
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asylum
place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
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pachyderm
thick-skinned animal
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standstill
condition of no movement or activity; stop
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optional
not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
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aristocracy
hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat
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obeisance
bow (to show respect and obedience)
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garbled
mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
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diaphanous
sheer; transparent
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emend
correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
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unscathed
unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed
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knead
mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough
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mulct
defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
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psyche
soul; mind
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adversity
great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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nihilist
one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is ne
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graduate
arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
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rivulet
small stream; CF. rill \< rivulet \< river
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veto
vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto
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luster
shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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refute
disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation
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ellipsis
omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
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circumspect
prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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tribune
official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people
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oblivion
obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness
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breadth
width; extent
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pass\'e
old-fashioned; past the prime
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bait
harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
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premonition
forewarning; presentiment; foreboding
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pall
become boring; grow tiresome
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mesmerize
hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer
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inadvertently
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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atrophy
wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
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knit
contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.
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environ
enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
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pulmonary
pertaining to the lungs
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excoriate
scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
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hull
husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
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podium
pedestal; raised platform
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equestrian
rider on horseback; ADJ.
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comestible
something fit to be eaten
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incidence
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
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authoritarian
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
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verisimilar
having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
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repine
fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work
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soliloquy
talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
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check
stop motion; curb or restrain
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interpolate
insert between
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clich\'e
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
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constituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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rend
split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow
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intrude
put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
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irretrievable
impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve
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plenary
(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power
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jibe
agree; be in harmony with; gibe
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descry
catch sight of (something distant)
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adroit
skillful (in using mind or hand)
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thematic
of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
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rabble
mob; noisy crowd
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discomfit
frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
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victuals
food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food
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hut
crude dwelling; shack
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incidental
not essential; minor; N: something incidental
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deface
mar; disfigure
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epitome
perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
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outmoded
no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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quack
charlatan; impostor
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toll
sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge
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conceit
vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
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disinterested
unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
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arbitrary
unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
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wheedle
deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
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psychiatrist
doctor who treats mental diseases
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dirge
funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
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drudgery
hard unpleasant work; menial work
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veritable
being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary
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sever
separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
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excise
cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
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shimmer
shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
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meager
scanty; inadequate
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cumbersome
heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
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reverent
respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect
