GRE13 From2389-2588 Flashcards
rake
immoral or dissolute person
marked
noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man
effervescence
inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
replica
copy
punitive
punishing; Ex. punitive measures
cynosure
object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
canker
any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
reminiscence
recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
hygiene
science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
glamor
compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
titter
nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.
stamina
power of endurance; strength; staying power
intolerant
not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one’s own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
jaunt
trip; short journey
sober
serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
inadvertently
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
crust
hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
blithe(blithesome)
gay; joyous
autocratic
having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy
quietude
tranquillity; calmness
fecundity
fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
promiscuous
mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity
delirium
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
pulmonary
pertaining to the lungs
prelate
church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
cerebration
thought; working of the brain
incidence
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
sturdy
strong and firm (in the body)
foul
very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul
arrogance
pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one’s own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
requite
make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
culvert
artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
inquisitor
questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
remote
distant in manner; aloof
injurious
harmful; causing injury
incursion
temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
bate
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
perfunctory
done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss
gargantuan
huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
germane
pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
peregrination
journey; V. peregrinate
querulous
given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining
imperil
put in danger
prune
cut away; trim
nadir
lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith
fusion
union; coalition; V. fuse
foist
insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
espionage
spying
anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
atypical
not normal; not typical
fetid(foetid)
malodorous; foul
proximity
nearness; ADJ. proximate
oversee
watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
subservient
behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
provocative
arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation
pugilist
boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing
deface
mar; disfigure
dereliction
neglect of duty; abandonment
query
inquiry; question; V.
rubble
fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
champion
support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
outlook
point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook
fell
cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
distinct
clearly different; clearly noticed
hazardous
dangerous
slur
pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
febrile
feverish
inhibited
(of a person) unable to express what one really feels
rent
tear made by rending; rip; split
clientele
body of customers
decrepit
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
legerdemain
sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
thresh
beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
worldly
engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
wade
walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
dishearten
discourage
downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
mores
conventions; moral standards; moral customs
discompose
disturb the composure of; confuse
charm
quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch
indicative
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
accrue
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
conception
beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
espouse
adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
trepidation
fear; nervous apprehension
elusive
evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
interdict
prohibit; forbid; N.
accolade
award of merit; strong praise and approval
culinary
relating to cooking or kitchen
genesis
beginning; origin
hereafter
life after death
unscathed
unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed
affliction
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
hypnosis
induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
glib
fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
prosperity
good fortune and financial success; physical well-being
regeneration
spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually
lurid
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
prime
period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare
esteem
respect; value; judge; N.
guileless
without deceit
unprecedented
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
ventral
abdominal
glitter
shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
prostrate
stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength
luminous
shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
restive
impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless’
slapdash
hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
confidant(confidante)
trusted friend (to whom one tells one’s secret)
iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
renege
break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt
ultimate
final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
cantankerous
ill-humored; irritable
gainsay
deny
suppress
put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth
skimp
provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
snicker
half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
virtual
in essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space
slipshod
slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work
sinister
evil; ominous
opalescent
iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
dissonance
discord
aegis
shield; protection; defense
cogitate
think over; ponder
perspicacious
(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute
admonish
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
impenetrable
not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
don
put on; OP. doff
equestrian
rider on horseback; ADJ.
skinflint
miser; stingy person
plenary
(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power
erotic
pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
retaliate
repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
compartment
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
offensive
attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense
fancier
breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
disport
amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
carefree
free from worries; having no problems
notch
V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
asteroid
small planet
ravel
fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist
maul
handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
intermediary
intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between
procurement
obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another
poseur
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
prompt
cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue
consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
unassuming
modest; Ex. the champion’s unassuming manner
engaging
charming; attractive
rapt
engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener
insinuate
hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss’s favor; CF. ingratiate
bellicose
warlike
curmudgeon
churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
valid
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport
seminary
school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
mite
very small object or insect-like creature; small coin
latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
obese
excessively fat; N. obesity
paramour
illicit lover
soliloquy
talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
supplicate
petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
irrelevant
not applicable; unrelated
uproarious
marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny
troth
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth
tangential
only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
forlorn
sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
flaunt
display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it !’’
deploy
spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
gall
bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder
augment
increase; add to
ramble
wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress
parallelism
state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
bauble
trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
devise
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
expansive
(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
frisk
move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
ooze
(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
veritable
being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary
context
writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
rendezvous
meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.
contravene
contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
corporeal
bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
preeminent
outstanding; superior
bar
railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister
Occident
the West
ferment
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
prod
poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding
profane
violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things
scraps
leftover food
adversary
opponent; enemy
shudder
shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
choreography
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
overblown
inflated; exaggerated
