GRE22 From4180-4379 Flashcards
immure
imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall
internecine
mutually destructive
formality
ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form’s sake; Ex. mere formality
infirmity
weakness
flighty
(esp. of a woman’s behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive
swear-word
word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody’’
virus
disease communicator
apothecary
druggist; pharmacist
irreproachable
beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct
placebo
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
clemency
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
foliage
masses of leaves; CF. defoliate
myopic
nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia
isotope
varying from of an element
constituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
glutton
someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
semblance
outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
reckon
count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
puerile
childish; immature; CF. puer: boy
converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
prerogative
privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
colossus
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
categorical
without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
sensuous
giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin
buttress
support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
d'eb\^acle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
stupefy
stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
irascible
irritable; easily angered
implicate
incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime
burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
pastoral
rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
hindsight
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
spry
(esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble
flip
send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
precipitate
hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden
wallow
roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
voluminous
having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large
convoluted
coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
modulate
tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G
masochist
person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
pedant
scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
foppish
vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
run-down
(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted
agape
openmouthed
bountiful
generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
aureole
sun’s corona; halo; bright circle of light
fetter
shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
dynamo
generator for producing electricity; energetic person
gourmet
connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
rehabilitate
restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of
cathartic
purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
petulant
touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
cross
bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry
canter
slow gallop; V. CF. trot
epigram
witty thought or saying, usually short
smattering
slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
fauna
animals of a period or region; CF. flora
incompatible
inharmonious; N. incompatibility
overt
open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert
mongrel
plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.
satellite
small body revolving around a larger one
fatalism
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one’s control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
olfactory
concerning the sense of smell
expropriate
take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
apposite
appropriate; fitting
posterity
descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
invulnerable
incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure
lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
annex
attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
synthetic
not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.
recondite
abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
dissertation
formal essay; treatise
hirsute
hairy; having a lot of hair
epilogue
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
cloister
monastery or convent
peerless
having no equal; incomparable
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
iota
very small quantity
wrest
obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp
effectuate
effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
coalition
partnership; league; union of separate political parties
raspy
making a harsh noise; grating; harsh
sluggish
lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell
raiment
clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.
depose
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
gross
total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people’s behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
economy
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
pudding
hot sweet dish
yoke
join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals
nugatory
worthless; futile
summation
act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)
chase
ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
intimate
hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy
indict
charge; N. indictment
causal
implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
zeal
eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous
vestige
trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion
anathema
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
sonorous
resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound
posture
assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
doggerel
poor verse
magnate
person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
eventual
happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory
fanaticism
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
transmute
transform; change; convert to something different
forthcoming
happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
wake
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
orgy
wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping
volley
simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.
urchin
mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin
ambience
environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
quintessence
purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
auxiliary
offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant
legislature
legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
optional
not compulsory; left to one’s choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
veracious
(of a person) truthful
pernicious
very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia
ineluctable
irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
reputed
supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem
assuage
mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
edict
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
carat(karat)
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
machinations
evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
brooch
ornamental clasp; pin
embody
give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
stem_from
arise from; originate from
obviate
make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need
anemia
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
infantile
childish; infantlike
mortar
vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle
oblivion
obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness
podium
pedestal; raised platform
wizardry
sorcery; magic
artifacts
object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
prefatory
introductory; of a preface
subversive
tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
tyranny
oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress
opulence
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
advocacy
support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
saunter
stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
cohere
stick together
paraphernalia
equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman’s property exclusive of her dowry
wangle
achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
chameleon
lizard that changes color in different situations
parody
humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
agility
nimbleness; ability to move quickly
secrete
conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
elated
filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
dyspeptic
suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food
disperse
scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
browbeat
bully; intimidate
moodiness
fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood:
hibernal
wintry; wintery; of or like winter
primary
first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
recluse
hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive
denomination
religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic
labile
likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
ragamuffin
dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
parley
conference (between opponents); CF. speak
gullible
easily deceived
plenitude
abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty
gnarled
twisted
withhold
refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
shove
push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.
bristling
rising like bristles; showing irritation
pious
devout; religious; N. piety
penumbra
partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow
incredulous
withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
tacit
understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement
graphite
black form of carbon used in lead pencils
arrears
being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
concentric
having a common center
connotation
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
laity
laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
rococo
ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century
livid
lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
gazette
official periodical publication; newspaper
impecunious
without money
primate
group of mammals including humans
languid
lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
rail
complain bitterly; scold; rant; Ex. the weaker railing against injustices
thermal
pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air
anchor
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
splice
join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.
verisimilar
having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
propensity
natural inclination
purport
intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general
billow
large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
rank
offensive in odor or flavor
interminable
endless
panoramic
denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area
stoop
bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying
negate
cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation
relevant
having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy
evocative
tending to call up (emotions, memories)
idyllic
charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene
rue
regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
academic
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
cumbersome
heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
incline
slope; slant; Ex. steep incline
