GRE19 From3583-3782 Flashcards
fruition
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition
fumble
move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
palm
conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir
smelt
melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition
apogee
highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
bereaved
deprived of (someone beloved through death)
leery
(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
lethal
deadly
rusticate
banish to the country; dwell in the country
outmoded
no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
choleric
hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
camaraderie
good-fellowship; CF. comrade
apex
tip; summit; climax; highest point
destitute
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
gerrymander
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander
recapitulate
summarize
oust
expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
nurse
suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
fissure
crevice; crack
cohabit
live together
moribund
dying; at the point of death; CF. death
bacchanal
noisy party with a lot of drinking
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
vulnerable
susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability
venerate
revere; treat with great respect
engross
occupy fully; absorb
deride
ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
cadet
student at a military school
adroit
skillful (in using mind or hand)
adversity
great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
bogus
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
senility
old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia
doom
condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.
presage
foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
redundant
superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
license
official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.
fringe
decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
savor
enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality
unwarranted
unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved
musky
having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer
divulge
reveal
prude
excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
malignant
tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
cupidity
greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
dictum
authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
corpulent
very fat; N. corpulence
annuity
yearly allowance
straggle
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
erratic
odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
hurl
throw forcefully; shout out violently
nip
snip off; stop something’s growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill
devotee
enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach
antipathy
aversion; dislike or opposition
derivation
deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
stink
stench; V: emit a strong foul odor
magisterial
authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
lectern
reading desk or stand for a public speaker
corrugated
wrinkled; ridged
sophisticated
worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate
fractious
unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse
cumulative
growing by addition; accumulative
multiform
having many forms
concise
brief and compact
stately
formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
atheistic
denying the existence of God; N. atheism
plasticity
ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay
ruse
trick to deceive; stratagem
aromatic
fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
imprudent
lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious
spectral
ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom
chalice
goblet; consecrated cup
peevish
bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
babble
chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.
turncoat
traitor
arbitrary
unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
bump
hit or knock against with force; N.
disgruntle
make discontented
expedient
suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
gestate
evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
inductive
pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
infer
deduce; conclude; N. inference
meager
scanty; inadequate
lofty
very high
indignation
anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
bane
posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
fresco
painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
veto
vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto
yokel
rustic; country bumpkin; Ã̳ð
swerve
deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
adjacent
adjoining; neighboring; close by
imperceptible
unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
tart
sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply
transition
going from one state of action to another
taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
tiller
handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)
proselytize
(induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion
portend
foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
malevolent
wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
obsidian
black volcanic rock
elaborate
work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
aversion
firm dislike
repast
meal; feast; banquet
dissent
disagree
queer
strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
natal
connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal
blare
loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
recite
repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation
accomplice
partner in crime
ordination
ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest
enhance
increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
mandate
order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
vivid
(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
rectify
set right; correct; CF. rect-: right
solitude
state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof
perpetrate
commit an offense; do (something wrong)
amoral
nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
succor
assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.
viand
food; CF. live
dissident
dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
fluster
confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
disconsolate
hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
finery
beautiful clothes for a special occasion
verbalize
put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb
antecedents
preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
clich'e
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich'ed
immune
resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity
cistern
reservoir or water tank
upshot
outcome; final result
centurion
Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
raffle
lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car
vise
vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device
ecosystem
ecological community together with its environment
vigil
keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil
infallible
unerring; never making mistakes
indulge
yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one’s every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
implore
beg
ascendancy
controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
crochet
make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet
pathos
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel
cloying
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
valedictory
pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)
deplete
reduce; exhaust
abnegation
renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
baffle
frustrate; perplex
tend
have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one’s attention; attend
amplify
increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one’s remarks with a graph
incommodious
not spacious; inconvenient
luminary
celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
raconteur
story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill
substantive
substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
transport
strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture
tanner
person who turns animal hides into leather
ashen
ash-colored; deadly pale
politic
prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised
dinghy
small boat (often ship’s boat)
feature
distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
bawdy
indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd
pastry
paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)
jostle
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds
enact
make (a bill) into law
finicky
too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
jovial
good-natured; merry; cheerful
opportunist
individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism
predilection
preference; partiality
subside
sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate
consecrate
dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor
militant
combative; bellicose; N.
malign
speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
distort
twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
rejuvenate
make young again
sonnet
14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
waffle
speak equivocally about an issue; N.
avow
declare openly; N. avowal
detain
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention
lavish
liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
grandeur
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
badger
pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
tension
stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people
libel
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ. libelous
exalt
raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
endorse
approve; support; write one’s signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
misdemeanor
minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing
disinterested
unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
subsidy
direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy
grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
overture
musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
enlist
(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)
perdition
damnation; complete ruin; hell
whimsical
capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one’s faith/a statement
diversion
act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse
divine
perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
annihilate
destroy
blurt
utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
firebrand
piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
ingrained
deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
conveyance
vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
magistrate
official with power to administer the law
subjugate
conquer; bring under control
reciprocate
do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights
