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