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