GRE06 From0996-1195 Flashcards
gawk
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
polar
of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites
extradition
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
clairvoyant
having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
address
direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
stilted
bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
unequivocal
plain; clear; obvious
debar
bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services
proviso
stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision
absolute
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
cipher
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
skeptic
sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism
inarticulate
speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly
dearth
scarcity
ignoble
unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed
handsome
large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
languor
lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
subliminal
below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
coeval
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
gratify
please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
hieroglyphic
picture writing; ADJ.
clipper
sailing vessel built for great speed
integrate
make whole; combine; make into one unit
intervene
come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention
bound
leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound
bulge
protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude
compulsive
resulting from compulsion
ferret
drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
scion
detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
cosmic
pertaining to the universe; vast
gush
(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.
throes
violent anguish
aggrandize
make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
wring
twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
indelible
not able to be erased
occlude
shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
officious
meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy
motif
theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
opaque
dark; not transparent; N. opacity
viscid
adhesive; gluey
regiment
military unit; V: subject to strict order; Ex. regimented society
limber
flexible; supple; pliable; V.
unaccountable
unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious
marred
damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
synoptic
providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis
impregnate
make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate
acidulous
slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
eschew
avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
repulsion
distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse’)
conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
despot
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
invoke
call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one’s advisor/God
hive
box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
devious
roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
scruple
hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
contagion
infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
egotism
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
hysteria
excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
nuptial
related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
congenial
pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one’s tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
sedate
composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative
kismet
fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
sartorial
pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
vitriolic
causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass
superficial
of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge
lateral
of or coming from the side
inundate
flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work
clavicle
collarbone
petrify
turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze
finite
limited
fortitude
bravery; courage; strength of mind
renown
fame; ADJ. renowned
claustrophobia
fear of being locked in
dorsal
relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin
mnemonic
pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid
fervent
ardent; zealous; hot
ken
range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one’s ken
chasm
abyss; very deep crack
execute
put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
forte
strong point or special talent in a person’s character
jaundiced
yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye
felicity
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
rostrum
raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
reverberate
echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.
decant
pour off gently (wine or liquid)
viper
poisonous snake
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited
disheveled
untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
willowy
flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
airy
of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
append
attach
cozen
cheat; hoodwink; swindle
array
marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array
abridge
condense or shorten
askance
with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at
breed
produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
carping
petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
lax
careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
wrinkle
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
chaotic
in utter disorder
preclude
make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate
attire
clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
bigotry
stubborn intolerance
rhapsodize
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery
acclimate
adjust to climate or environment; adapt
ostensible
apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
inscrutable
difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
capillary
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
ebb
(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
jurisprudence
science of law
lush
(of a plant or grass) growing very well
indissoluble
permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
assert
state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one’s independence
amorous
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
wrench
twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
festive
joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
topography
physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place
heinous
atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
velocity
speed
nausea
feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness
freebooter
pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
broil
cook by direct heat; N.
metropolis
large city
Machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality
obnoxious
offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell
viscous
(of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency
extrinsic
external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
implode
burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
incontinent
lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
equilibrium
balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
boost
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
ogle
look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls
dogged
determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert’s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
entail
make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
retrospective
looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect
ramify
branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions
augury
omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
supernumerary
person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
disembark
debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
mange
skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
altruistic
unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
purge
remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N.
jumble
mix in a confused way
simplistic
oversimplified
adherent
supporter; follower
vagabond
wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp
prattle
talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate
therapeutic
curative; N. therapy
wry
(esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)
teetotalism
practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total
spat
squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
impasse
predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
gouge
tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
propinquity
nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship
prepossessing
attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
arroyo
gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
quagmire
bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
terse
concise; abrupt; pithy
partiality
state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference
thesis
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
monotony
sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone
pantomime
acting without dialogue; V.
projectile
missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)
collaborate
work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
dissimulate
pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
grouch
bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble
servitude
slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
implication
something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
mutinous
unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer
tint
slight degree of color; V: give a tint to
distract
take (one’s attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted
belie
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
ambulatory
able to walk
instigate
start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel
ruminant
animal that ruminates; ADJ.
bowdlerize
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
dignitary
person of high rank or position
betoken
signify; indicate; be a sign of
remission
temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
ingenious
marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity
centrifuge
machine that separates substances by whirling them
yore
time long past; Ex. in the days of yore
pendant(pendent)
hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)
conspiracy
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
askew
crookedly; slanted; at an angle
waft
move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
circumvent
outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
geriatrics
medical treatment and care of old age
wheedle
deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
prate
talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
thespian
pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
facetious
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
compatible
harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
cede
yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
insidious
treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
seedy
run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
quizzical
curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance
gratuity
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