gre3 Flashcards
conventional
common, customary, unexceptional
convivial
fond of partying
copious
abundant, plentiful
corollary
something that follows
corroborate
to confirm, to back up with evidence
cosmopolitian
at home in many places or situations, internationally sophisticated
countenance
face, facial expression, especially an encouraging one
coup
a brilliant victory or accomplishment
covert
secret, hidden
covet
to wish for enviously
culinary
relating to cooking or the kitchen
culminate
to climate, to reach full effect
culpable
deserving blame, guilty
cursory
hasty, superficial
daunt
to make fearful, to intimidate
debacle
violent breakdown, sudden overthrow, overwhelming defeat
debauchery
wild living, excessive intemperance
decadent
decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
decorous
proper, in good taste, orderly
deference
submission to another’s will, respect, courtesy
deleterious
harmful
delineate
to describe accurately, to draw in outline
deluge
a flood, an inundation
demagogue
a leader of people, but more a rabble rouser
denizen
inhabitant
depravity
extreme wickedness, corruption
deprecate
to express disapproval of
deride
to ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously
derogatory
disapproving, degrading
despondent
extremely depressed, full of despair
despot
an absolute ruler, an autocrat
destitute
extremely poor, utterly lacking
desultory
without a plan or purpose, disconnected, random
dialectical
변증법적인
didactic
intended to teach, morally instructive, pedantic
dilettante
someone with superficial knowledge of the arts, amateur , a dabbler
discern
to have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate, to differentiate
discreet
prudent, judiciously reserved
disinterested
not taking sides, unbiased
disparage
to belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
disparate
different, incompatible, unequal
disseminate
to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known
dissipate
to thin out, drift away, dissolve, to waste or squander
dissolution
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts
distend
to swell, to extend a great deal
docile
easily thought, obedient, easy to handle
doctrinaire
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to tits practicality , dogmatic
duplicity
the act of being two-faced ,double dealing deception
indubitable
something beyond doubt
ebullient
boiling, bubbling with excitement
eclectic
choosing the best from many sources
edify
to enlighten, to instruct , especially in moral or religious matters
self effacing
to be modest
effusion
a pouring forth
egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
egocentric
selfish, believing that one is the center of everything
egregious
extremely bad, flagrant
elliptical
oval, missing a word or words, obscure
elusive
hard to pin down, evasive
emulate
to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
encroach
to make gradual or stealthy inroads into, to trespass
endemic
native, restricted to a particular region or era, indigenous
enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
ordeal
시련
enfranchise
to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
engender
to bring into existence ;to create; to cause
enormity
extreme evil, a hideous offense, immensity
epigram
a brief and usually witty or satirical saying
epithet
a term used to characterize the nature of something, sometimes a disparaging term used to describe a person
epitome
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole, the perfect example of something, a paradigm
equanimity
composure, calm
equitable
fair