GRE06 Flashcards
sheer
pure; thin and transparent; very steep
mace
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
disburse
pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
brood
sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time
garner
gather; store up; amass
conducive
helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
ecosystem
ecological community together with its environment
archipelago
group of closely located islands
giddy
light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
ecstasy
rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
gauche
clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
meticulous
excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous
expletive
meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
squabble
minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children
condiments
seasonings; spices
exact
demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
virus
disease communicator
plumber
one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
scrappy
quarrelsome
recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one’s faith/a statement
masticate
chew
embryonic
undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
languor
lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
mendacious
lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity