GRE05 From0797-0996 Flashcards
trite
hackneyed; commonplace
reparation
compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair
impermeable
impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate
crux
essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
supersede
replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
inasmuch_as
since; owing to the fact that
subterfuge
stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge
equipoise
balance; balancing force; equilibrium
covenant
binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
chapel
small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
compromise
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one’s principle; N.
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
seemly
(of behavior) proper; appropriate
slew
large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left
hull
husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
deleterious
harmful
berserk
mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
concur
agree; coincide; happen at the same time
inimitable
matchless; not able to be imitated
eclectic
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
restraint
moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification
barb
sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
nascent
incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music
macabre
gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
clamor
loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
contrive
invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
eerie
weird; causing fear because strange
lout
clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?
distrait
absentminded; distracted
incredulity
tendency to disbelief
holocaust
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
putative
supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child
transparent
permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie
wean
accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes
repellent
driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.
friction
clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
pretext
excuse
venom
poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous
dint
means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
malapropism
comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
caste
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
incisive
(appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into
pariah
social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah
judiciary
judicial branch of government
tessellated
mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
ghastly
horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
pine
long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline
colloquy
informal discussion; conversation
coagulate
congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
papyrus
ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
bait
harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
advent
arrival
pulpit
raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
protract
prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
aptitude
fitness; talent
blush
become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.
expatiate
talk at length; speak or write in detail
executive
person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
nimble
quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind
philanderer
faithless lover; flirt
insightful
discerning; perceptive
repugnance
disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
bully
one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.
trajectory
path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet
abase
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
provisional
tentative; temporary
revelry
boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration
culprit
one guilty of a crime
monogram
design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
juridical
of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary
tender
offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one’s resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound
reprobate
morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?
respiration
breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory
murky
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom
dolt
slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
incense
enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor
irreparable
not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair
wax
increase gradually (as the moon); grow
arduous
hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
rife
(of something bad) widespread; abundant; current
surreptitious
done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
piscatorial
pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces
indulgent
humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence
bilious
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
apolitical
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
woeful
sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
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
commodious
spacious and comfortable
prohibitive
so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax
leniency
mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
satyr
half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
optimum
most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition
adjunct
something attached to but holding an inferior position
rampant
growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
functional
made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
insurgent
rebellious; N.
dogmatic
opinionated; holding stubbornly to one’s opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal
unearthly
not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly
artisan
a manually skilled worker
nautical
pertaining to ships or navigation
zenith
point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point
blight
plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
exorcise
drive out evil spirits
vision
eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
outlaw
fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
provident
providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident
dishonor
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
spontaneity
lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned
sibling
brother or sister
stoke
stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
prurient
having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire
shunt
move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.
coalesce
combine; fuse; N. coalescence
invocation
prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking
pique
irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity
adjuration
solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
adage
wise saying; proverb
testator
maker of a will; CF. testatrix
braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair)
accoutre
equip; N. accoutrement
guy
cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
polygamist
one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry
malefactor
evildoer; criminal
knack
special talent; art
covetous
avaricious; desirous of (someone else’s possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else’s possessions)
glaze
cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
ceremonious
marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker
bluff
pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
ignite
kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to
sanguine
optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red
millennium
thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity
perverse
purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity
overturn
turn over; capsize; topple
oaf
stupid awkward person; CF. elf
quarry
person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey
forerunner
predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
citadel
fortress
spare
give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
hackles
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone’s hackles rise
jollity
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay
desperate
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
vapid
lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture
vicarious
experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ
knave
untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery
stigma
token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
foil
defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
notable
conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted
wag
shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
runic
mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm
anneal
reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
blunt
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
blemish
mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
rider
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
repine
fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work
lottery
contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
surfeit
satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food
penitent
repentant; N.
nemesis
someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis
artifice
deception; trickery
incidental
not essential; minor; N: something incidental
manifesto
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
ordinance
decree; authoritative order
malfeasance
wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
concave
hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
biennial
every two years
ungainly
(of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument
qualified
limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify
incite
arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion
quaff
drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); ²Ü²©²Ü²© ¸¶½Ã´Ù; CF. sip
palliate
ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
invidious
designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
aggregate
sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
indubitable
unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable
tutelage
guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
cohorts
group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
ruffian
violent scoundrel; bully
sully
defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one’s hands in menial labor
deliberate
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
reek
emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench
whine
complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)
forgo(forego)
give up; do without
vagrant
homeless wanderer
dilute
make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president
supine
lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision
proletarian
member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world
implausible
unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi
jaded
tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite
garbled
mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
ichthyology
study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
verge
border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on
incandescent
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle
bout
match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
elicit
draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
draconian
extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician
bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
gawk
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
