GRE10 From1792-1991 Flashcards
gloat
express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
murmur
low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble
tortuous
winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road
rhetoric
art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?’’
recess
pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive
desecrate
profane; violate the sanctity of
abscond
depart secretly and hide
transitory
transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness
itinerary
plan of a trip; record of a trip
sycophant
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
aspersion
slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on
frantic
wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
regime
method of system or government
begrudge
envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn’t begrudge him his success.
deft
neat; skillful
feline
of a member of the cat family; N.
incarnate
endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody
conclusive
decisive; ending all debate
prehensile
capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
addiction
compulsive habitual need
gamely
in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
bevy
large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
lubricate
apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
gentry
people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility