GRE17 Flashcards
weary
tired after long work; V.
tact
skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence
dupe
someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
supplicant
one who supplicates; ADJ.
raze
destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
shrewd
clever; astute
astute
wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one’s advantage
vitriolic
causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass
finish
surface texture; completeness of execution
makeshift
temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter
jetsam
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
oath
solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ’s sake’’
raffle
lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car
downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
unfrock
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
precursor
forerunner; predecessor
disport
amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
amalgam
combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
accommodate
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
sanction
approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
stentorian
(of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
figment
invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
freebooter
pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
gruff
rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse
thesis
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
indite
write; compose
scion
detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
acrophobia
fear of heights
presage
foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
panache
flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾
hoary
white with age
insomnia
wakefulness; inability to sleep
concur
agree; coincide; happen at the same time
steep
soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous
malfeasance
wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
prevail
be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something
entity
real being
cerebration
thought; working of the brain
autonomous
self-governing; N. autonomy
slack
moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one’s work; N. V.
saunter
stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
elastic
able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material
cauterize
burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
simulate
feign; imitate
ramshackle
(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart
remorse
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
opulence
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
incontinent
lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
queasy
experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
catastrophe
calamity ; disaster
affirmation
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
cavil
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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
larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
irreverence
lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent
beguile
deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
imprecation
curse; swearword
pine
long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline
dilate
expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
derelict
negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
ejaculation
exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
staid
serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
pious
devout; religious; N. piety
vie
contend; compete
elope
run away secretly with the intention of getting married
carousal
drunken revel; V. carouse
cognizance
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
surpass
exceed
depict
portray
suckle
give or take milk at the breast or udder
totter
shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
husband
use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one’s energy; CF. house holder
bargain
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
enunciate
announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
ascribe
refer; attribute; assign
amiss
wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
bound
leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opin