GRE20 Flashcards
hydrophobia
fear of water; rabies
refrain
abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus
viable
capable of maintaining life; feasible; practical or workable; Ex. viable scheme
peroration
conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
knell
tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.
resourceful
clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness
ravage
devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
chaffing
bantering; joking
stun
make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
foreshadow
give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
austere
forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk’s austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity
dispassionate
calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
aerie
nest of a large bird of prey
adage
wise saying; proverb
distinction
honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
callous
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
oracular
of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle
equine
resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
ward
administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert
plaudit
praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud
outrage
act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
bohemian
unconventional (in an artistic way)
encipher
encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher