GRE19 Flashcards
elysian
relating to paradise; blissful
feint
trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
clip
cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
dogmatic
opinionated; holding stubbornly to one’s opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal
infraction
violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
lexicon
dictionary
lush
(of a plant or grass) growing very well
martinet
strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
expansive
(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
primp
groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
inveterate
deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old
warrant
justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee
pedant
scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
derision
ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
vehement
forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence
dowse
use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
philology
study of language or words
treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
benevolent
generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
incontrovertible
indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable
remediable
reparable
braggadocio
boasting
juggernaut
irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path
mason
one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork
plait
braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail
verbatim
word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly
urgent
compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
bowdlerize
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
abash
embarrass
reprimand
reprove severely; rebuke; N.
lumber
move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
address
direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
litigation
lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
reek
emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench
pulsate
throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly
brazen
insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
weird
eerie; strange; unnatural
ostensible
apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
stringent
(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
amble
walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
frock
long loose garment (worn by monks)
grapple
wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
frivolous
lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
caulk(calk)
make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
bliss
complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
grueling
exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
cordial
warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
ichthyology
study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
voyeur
Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others
barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
dulcet
sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
jeopardize
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger
economy
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
muster
gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one’s strength for the ordeal; N.
delete
erase; strike out
hamper
obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ã
natty
neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser
benefit
advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits
scurvy
contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
determinate
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
inamorata
woman whom a man loves
magisterial
authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
bode
foreshadow; portend
integrity
honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness
consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
wilt
loose freshness; droop
casualty
serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
pyromaniac
person with an insane desire to set things on fire
drudge
do drudgery; N: person who drudges
matrimony
state of being married
candor
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
auroral
pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis
evenhanded
impartial; fair
alimony
payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
slight
insult to one’s dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance
shackle
chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
droop
bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
succinct
brief, terse, compact
topple
become unsteady and fall down
vitreous
of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify