GRE04 From0598-0797 Flashcards
astigmatism
eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
prodigious
enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory
legacy
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
compunction
remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
buccaneer
pirate
chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
residual
remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue
satirical
using satire; mocking
decimate
kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
sleek
smooth and shining (as from good health); V.
regal
royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner
retrieve
recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation
gust
strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
polity
(particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity
vacillate
waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation
pervert
corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural
voluble
fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility
ascertain
find out for certain; make certain
incur
bring upon oneself
lien
legal claim or right on a property
practicable
feasible
foreboding
premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
ameliorate
improve
unguent
ointment
platonic
purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
amenities
convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
preponderance
superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
shoot
new growth from a plant
static
having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state
spruce
neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.
cremate
incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium
disclose
reveal; N. disclosure
impromptu
without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
facile
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
whim
sudden capricious idea; fancy
foresight
ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
corpuscle
red or white cell in the blood
commonwealth
nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation
diurnal
daily; occurring during the daytime
parity
equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate
trough
long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves
energize
invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
pucker
gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold
cartographer
map-maker
medley
mixture
tenant
one that pays rent to use property owned by another
damn
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
dowdy
untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
turbid
(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick
aphorism
pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
probity
uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
monastic
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
whet
sharpen; stimulate;
terminus
last stop of railroad; end
didactic
(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism
duplicity
double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
intrepid
fearless
vertex
summit; highest point; PL. vertices
perspicuity
clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity
filigree
delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
misogamy
hatred of marriage
humor
indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
precocious
advanced in development; N. precocity
feebleminded
deficient in intelligence; very stupid
martyr
one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism
stipulate
state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance
meticulous
excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous
incapacitate
disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
disburse
pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
distend
expand; swell out
felicitous
(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
conclave
private secret meeting
petty
trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded
exiguous
small in amount; minute
pastiche
imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists
ransack
search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
estranged
separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
encompass
surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
unseemly
unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
truism
self-evident truth
obscure
dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning
quandary
dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
brackish
somewhat saline
appease
pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
uniformity
sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over
recumbent
reclining; lying down completely or in part
dissension
disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
rally
come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering
reprobation
severe disapproval; CF. approbation
pragmatist
practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things
curfew
regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew
acuity
sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
nonchalance
indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts
muted
silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise
chaste
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
rig
fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election
tryst
meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet
enigma
puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
dubious
questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety
execrable
very bad; detestable
germinate
cause to sprout; sprout
unctuous
oily; bland; insincerely suave
percussion
striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion
onslaught
vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy
saccharine
cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin
mercantile
concerning trade or merchants
hireling
one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
demented
insane; wacky
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
wince
move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
din
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
auroral
pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis
gustatory
affecting or relating to the sense of taste
intermittent
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
resplendent
brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
obsequy
funeral ceremony
contention
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
refuse
anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash
dispense
distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
perennial
something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring
peripheral
of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest
cantata
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
optometrist
one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
gentility
those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
regimen
prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer
gratis
free; without charge; ADJ.
legato
(of music) played smoothly
extrovert
person interested mostly in external objects and actions
rolling
(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
denizen
(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor
modicum
limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate
illusive
deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
serenity
calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene
libidinous
lustful
bigot
one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
forthright
straightforward; direct; frank
unique
without an equal; single in kind
beleaguer
besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
paucity
scarcity; dearth
succinct
brief, terse, compact
paraphrase
restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words
whelp
young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
iniquitous
wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity
disparity
difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
induce
persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement
transgression
violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong
theocracy
government run by religious leaders
unbridled
violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed
betroth
become engaged to marry
reciprocal
mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement
inkling
hint; slight indication
spatial
relating to space
eulogistic
praising; full of eulogy
severity
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
ardor
heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
endearment
fond word or act; expression of affection
inerrancy
infallibility
merger
combination (of two business corporations); act of merging
proscribe
prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
pedigree
ancestry; lineage
secular
worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
mulct
defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
stifle
suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
credulity
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; ADJ. credulous
presentiment
premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear
ossify
change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one’s ideas
imprecation
curse; swearword
galleon
large three-masted sailing ship
fuddle
make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused
mace
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
humility
humbleness of spirit
erudite
(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
impugn
dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
quiver
case for arrows
orient
get one’s bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
high-flown
highly pretentious or inflated
flay
strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
unction
the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction
offhand
casual; done without prior thought or preparation
retroactive
taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
perspicuous
(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments
swill
drink greedily
mausoleum
monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos
pontifical
pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
faculty
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
effusion
pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
flick
light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
mutablility
ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant
resignation
patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent
revert
relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion
nettle
irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome
sneak
move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky
eclipse
darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
manipulate
operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
artless
without guile; open and honest
repercussion
rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion
weather
pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces
archives
public records; place where public records are kept
trite
hackneyed; commonplace
