GRE13 Flashcards
troth
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth
puny
tiny; weak; insignificant
savant
scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
grandiose
affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
drab
dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
ramp
slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels)
quibble
minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
vise
vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device
blas'e
bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
symbiosis
interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life
self-indulgence
excessive indulgence of one’s own desire
deposition
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
abdicate
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
slovenly
untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
herald
messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
chauvinist
blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
awful
terrible; very bad
suborn
persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation
buffet
strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that’s been set
lopsided
heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking
numismatist
person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals
toxic
poisonous; N. toxicity