GRE24 From4578-4777 Flashcards
variegated
(esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
harangue
long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
ratiocination
reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
squander
waste; spend foolishly
fulminate
thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
attribute
essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
luster
shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
recline
lie down
infiltrate
pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator
reproach
blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful
gnarl
protruding knot on a tree; V.
influx
flowing into
expurgate
clean; remove offensive parts of a book
edifice
building (of imposing size)
abusive
coarsely insulting; physically harmful
parvenu
upstart; newly rich person
quail
cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
extricate
free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
unearth
dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
ploy
strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy
mobile
movable; not fixed; N. mobility
sultry
(of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
arsenal
storage place for military equipment
solace
comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble
congenital
existing at birth
jurisdiction
right and power to apply the law; authority
equivocal
(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
compelling
overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one’s attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
bantering
joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
effective
effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
aria
operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
recidivism
habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist
pedagogy
teaching; art of education
privy
secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private
vilify
slander; speak evil of; N. vilification
rag
scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance
buffoon
stupid person; clown
multilingual
having many languages; fluent in several languages
macerate
soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
impute
attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
venture
risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.
rivulet
small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river
venue
location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); CF. come
tout
promote or publicize (one’s goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise
embed(imbed)
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
loft
room or space under the roof; attic
crevice
crack; fissure
institute
organization for a special purpose; V: establish
pinion
restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird’s wing
lull
moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
affiliation
joining; associating with
libido
psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire
gull
trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
equine
resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
scenario
plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
vent
release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.
relic
surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.
herd
group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle
patronize
support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
astute
wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one’s advantage
flux
flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
rustle
make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together
mutter
utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
ribald
marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke
base
contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron
illusory
illusive; deceptive; not real
flush
redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing
mirage
unreal reflection; optical illusion
frigid
intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
missive
letter; written statement; CF. sent
anthropologist
student of the history and science of humankind
carapace
shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
perforate
pierce; put a hole through
gait
manner of walking or running; speed
acrimonious
stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
abhor
detest; hate
conciliatory
reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
missile
object to be thrown or projected
hew
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
vassal
in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent
prank
mischievous trick
fulcrum
support on which a lever rests or pivots
stupor
state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
sift
put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully
doze
sleep lightly; nap
pathological
pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease
brevity
conciseness; shortness of duration
metallurgical
pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores
apathy
lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
metaphysical
pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
archetype
prototype; primitive pattern
burgeon
grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon
atrophy
wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
shoddy
made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
quack
charlatan; impostor
salutary
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health
sedentary
requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population
incriminate
accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence
presumptuous
going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties
abstract
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
cornucopia
horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
transcribe
copy; write a copy of; N. transcription
enliven
make lively or spirited; animate
materialism
preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
cherubic
angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
rancor
long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous
panegyric
formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don’t deserve such panegyrics.
sustain
suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners
cursory
casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
explicate
explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
plaudit
praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud
garner
gather; store up; amass
disinter
dig up; unearth; OP. inter
resourceful
clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness
horticultural
pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
detonation
explosion
ram
male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
spartan
without attention to comfort; lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined; Ex. spartan living condition/life
vertebrate
having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column
arable
fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land
elucidate
explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
dismiss
eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
couple
join; unite; OP. uncouple
subordinate
occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class
torpedo
underwater explosive apparatus; V.
narcissist
conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus
aspirant
seeker after position or status
outcast
one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.
acrid
bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
dour
sullen; gloomy; stubborn
cataclysm
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
banal
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed
veracity
truthfulness; adherence to the truth
jabber
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
determinate
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
canny
shrewd in money matters; thrifty
pithy
concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty
earthy
unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
vociferous
clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)
shun
keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.
perturb
disturb greatly
captious
faultfinding; too critical
flora
plants of a region or era
crypt
secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
catastrophe
calamity ; disaster
stint
supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint
postmortem
autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem
capacious
spacious
leonine
like a lion
aviary
enclosure for birds; large cage
inaugurate
begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural
miniature
small model; small painting; ADJ: small
compliance
conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
hortatory
encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
mire
entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire
prototype
original work used as a model by others
hale
healthy
ornate
excessively or elaborately decorated
effectual
able to produce a desired effect; valid
cavil
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
catharsis
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
totter
shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
rile
irritate; vex; muddy
rou'e
lecherous man
alluvial
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
qualify
reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
resort
turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.
sanction
approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
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
graphic
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
solicitor
lawyer in the lower court of law
impeccable
faultless
visage
face; appearance
sacrosanct
invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
plump
pleasantly fat; nicely rounded
tenet
doctrine; dogma
comport
bear one’s self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
mettle
courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
corollary
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
immobility
state of being immovable
supposition
assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
savory
pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
insubstantial
lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial
decrepitude
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
hallucination
delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
imbecility
weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
congeal
freeze; coagulate
memorialize
commemorate
enterprise
willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
overthrow
topple; N.
unsullied
untarnished; CF. sully
neologism
new or newly coined word or phrase
fiat
command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
tawdry
cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry
inverse
opposite
felon
person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
braggadocio
boasting
despoil
plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
malady
illness
