GRE11 From1991-2190 Flashcards
surge
powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
profound
deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity
generate
cause; produce; create
gaffe
social blunder
kindred
related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship
slake
satisfy (thirst); quench; sate
imbalance
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
titular
of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company
rescind
repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
decollete
(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)
unison
unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.
desolate
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
surpass
exceed
cabal
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
revulsion
sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
gossamer
sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
primordial
existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
codify
arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
incrustation
hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust
ethereal
like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
reprimand
reprove severely; rebuke; N.
merit
deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
certitude
certainty
consonance
harmony; agreement
alchemy
medieval chemistry
intangible
not able to be perceived by touch; vague
flamboyant
ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
contend
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
arbiter
person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
malingerer
one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
doddering
shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
marshal
put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official
stolid
dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
homespun
domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
refractory
unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse
opportune
timely; well-chosen
jab
poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows
clown
act stupidly; play the fool; N.
pertinacious
holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
delude
deceive
depravity
extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
pulchritude
beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous
rend
split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow
grandiose
affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
nectar
drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
saturnine
morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
significant
expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
ulcer
sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
giddy
light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
soluble
able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved
obstetrician
physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife
annul
make void
aloof
apart; not open in one’s relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
incongruity
lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate
termination
end; V. terminate
credential
evidence concerning one’s authority; written proof of a person’s position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
solvent
able to pay all depths; N. solvency
lot
object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land
factious
inclined to form factions; causing dissension
aboriginal
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
impair
injure; hurt; damage
profligate
wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy
deify
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
engender
cause; produce; give rise to
contusion
bruise
deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
brook
tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
minion
servile dependent; obsequious follower
blandishment
flattery
precarious
unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living
sequester
isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life
subdue
less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one’s anger
dingy
(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
lampoon
ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
curb
chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
repudiate
disown; disavow; deny
ideology
system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
glossary
brief explanation of words used in the text
grate
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
unfetter
liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter
celerity
speed; rapidity
cache
hiding place; V.
ordeal
severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction
stultify
make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression
menagerie
collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo
flutter
(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.
luxuriate
take pleasure in great comfort
kneel
go down on one’s knee(s)
authenticate
prove genuine
casualty
serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
pedagogue
teacher; CF. child leader
mode
prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life
sunder
separate; part; CF. asunder
parsimony
stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
exorbitant
(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
superimpose
place over something else
bargain
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
loquacious
talkative; N. loquacity
surmise
guess; N.
subjective
influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence
counterpart
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
imbroglio
complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil
solicit
entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
tycoon
wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon
conjugal
pertaining to marriage
pert
(esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat
emetic
substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
quibble
minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
aristocracy
hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat
collage
work of art put together from fragments
aerie
nest of a large bird of prey
bewitch
cast a spell over; captivate completely
humid
damp; N. humidity
plumber
one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
pallid
pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion
fell
cruel; (of a disease) deadly
substantial
of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy
bungle
mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior
centigrade
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
garish
overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
scowl
frown angrily; N: angry frown
quotidian
daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine
thrive
prosper; flourish
lambaste
beat; thrash verbally or physically
continence
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
meditation
reflection; thought; V. meditate
somber
dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
ventilate
admit fresh air into to replace stale air
tundra
rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
deciduous
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
inevitable
unavoidable
hegemony
dominance especially of one nation over others
consummate
complete; V.
brawny
muscular; having well-developed muscles
amicable
peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
pyromaniac
person with an insane desire to set things on fire
pitfall
hidden danger; concealed trap
venturesome
(of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky
nutrient
nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment
peroration
conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
torrid
(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
amnesia
loss of memory
outstrip
outrun; surpass; outdo
lethargic
drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
queue
line (of waiting people or vehicles)
zest
outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life
opiate
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium
defect
shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
jocular
said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
ravage
devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
ambidextrous
capable of using either hand with equal ease
visceral
felt in one’s inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate
fickle
changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
stratified
divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify
retort
quick sharp reply; V.
whit
small amount; smallest speck;
exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
vain
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
lunatic
insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
heedless
not noticing; disregarding
tempestuous
stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm
lithe
flexible; supple; CF. limber
conceit
vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one’s own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
defer
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
adapt
make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
bereft
deprived of (something valuable); lacking
shear
remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
preternatural
beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces
distant
reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
expedite
hasten; make go faster
factotum
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
abide
dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can’t abide rude people.
fussy
fastidious; finicky; easily upset
hover
hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
apoplexy
stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
dissemble
disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
garnish
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
steep
soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous
catcall
shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
conservatory(conservatoire)
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
unfaltering
steadfast; firm; not changing
staid
serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
invincible
unconquerable
precept
practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother’s precept
avuncular
of or like an uncle
domicile
home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one’s domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
screech
unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
graze
(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can’t graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound
debilitate
weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
impervious
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one’s opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism
diverse
differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:
impudence
impertinence; insolence
limbo
region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
threadbare
worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
propitious
favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign
frock
long loose garment (worn by monks)
drone
idle person who lives on other people’s work; male bee
suffuse
spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.
waver
move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
