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