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
reverend
deserving reverence; N: priest
odds
chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with
indecisive
marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle
precipitant
something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁ¦; OP. solvent
balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
rebuff
reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
sojourn
temporary stay; V: stay for a time
laconic
brief and to the point; using few words; terse
aphasia
loss of speech due to injury or illness
compile
assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
commonplace
ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark
feign
pretend
vivisection
act of dissecting living animals
apiary
a place where bees are kept
premise
assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
faze
disconcert; dismay; embarrass
fatuous
smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
vignette
small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene
list
tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
terrestrial
on or relating to the earth
gusto
eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
enfranchise
admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
plethora
excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
snub
ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N.
incarnation
act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation
predicament
difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
grouse
complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
defection
desertion
unfrock
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
disdain
treat with scorn or contempt
husband
use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one’s energy; CF. house holder
sedition
conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
inane
silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
trigger
set off; start
tightwad
miser; excessively frugal person
entree(entr'ee)
entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
promulgate
announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
mincing
affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer
cower
shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
finale
conclusion; concluding part
supplant
take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
calculated
deliberately planned; likely
supposititious
assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
humdrum
dull; monotonous
rejoinder
reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply
acme
peak; pinnacle; highest point
underlying
lying below; fundamental
slap
hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack
elope
run away secretly with the intention of getting married
tarry
linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle
covert
secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
intrigue
make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair
suffragist
advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage
tedium
boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious
quicksilver
mercury