Gre300 1 Flashcards
Abeyance
N. Suspended action, taligh
The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
Aberrant
Adj. abnormal or deviant
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
Abstemious
Adj. sparing in eating and drinking. Temperate(self-restrained)
Concerned whether her vegiterian son’s abstemious diet providd him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
Admonish
V. Warn, reprove (sarzanesh)
When her courtiers درباري ملازم questioined her religious beliefs, mary admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased.
Aggregate
V n. Gather, accumulate
Before the wall street scandals dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short peiods of time.
Alacrity
N. Cheerful promptness, eagerness.
… Into the van with alacrity
Ambivalence
N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
Ambivalent adj.
Anarchy
N. Absence of govening body, lawlessness, state of disorder
The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.
Anomalous
Adj. abnormal, irregular, deviation from normal
She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised (hated).
Antipathy
Dislike, aversion. N.
Tom’s extreme antipathy for disputes keep him from getting into argument with his temperamental تند مزاج wife.
Apex
Tip, Summit, climax. N.
At the apex of his career, the star received offers of leading role daily.
Appease
V. To pacify or soothe, relieve
Apprise
Inform. V.
When nasa was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, the head of the space agency decided to postpone the shuttle launch.
Approbation
N. Approval. Taiidie
Appropriate
V. Acquire. Zabt kardan
The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had oroginally been set aside for the indians’ use.
Arduous
Adj. hard, strenuous.
Her arduous efforts had sapped شيره كشيدن خسته كردنher energy.
arduous - English Dictionary
adjective
[ar·du·ous || ‘ɑːdjʊəs]
difficult, hard, laborious, exhausting
Artless
Adj. without guile. ساده و بي شيله پيله
Ascetic
Adj. practicing self-denial, austere مرتاضي
Monarch
noun
[mon·arch || ‘mɑnərk /’mɒnək]
hereditary sovereign, sole ruler, king, queen; orange and black migratory butterfly (Zoology)
Assiduous
Adj. diligent سخت كوش
Persistent
Autonomous
Adj. self-govening. خود مختار
N. Autonomy
Aver
V. Assert confidently or declare اظهار كردن
Belie
V. Contradict, give a false impression وانمود كردن
His coars hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
verb
[be·lie || bɪ’laɪ]
hide; camouflage; represent something as different than it actually is; show to be false; behave in a manner that is not fitting (a station or position, from a traditional point of view); slander (Archaic); fill with lies
Beneficent
Adj. kindly, doing good. Nikukar
Bizarre
Adj. fantastic, violently contrasting
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
Boorish
Adj. rude, insensitive, crude, coarse
She ignored his boorish behavior, for she lad lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
Burgeoning
Adj, flourishingدرحال پيشرفت , growing quickly, putting out budsغنچه
They could scarcely keep up with the burgeoning demand for the services of their production company.
Burnish
V. Make shiny by rubbing, polish.
Buttress
V. Support, prop up. N. ساپورت. پشت بند
Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses, debaters buttress their arguments with facts.
Commensurate
Adj. corresponding in extent, degree, or …
Compendium
N. Brief, comprehensive summary
This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.
Complaisant
Adj. trying to please, overly polite, obliging. آدم منعطف و معتدل
Fearing that the king might become enraged, the complaisant parliment recognized the henry3 as king of ireland.
Conciliatory adj
Conciliate v
Adj. reconciling, soothing
She was still angry despite his conciliatory words. Conciliate. V .
Confound
V. Confuse , puzzle
No mystery could confound sherlock for long.
Connoiseur
N. Person competent to act as a judge of art connoisseur - English Dictionary noun [con·nois·seur || ‚kɒnə'sɜː] expert, one with good taste; aesthete
Contention
N. Claim, thesis, assertion
It is our contention that, if you follow our tactics, you will boost your score on the gre.
V contend
Contentious
Adj. quarrelsome. Setizeju contentious - English Dictionary adjective [con'ten·tious || -ʃəs] belligerent, argumentative, controversial; causing an argument; likely to cause an dispute
Contrite
Adj. penitent, pashiman
contrite - English Dictionary
adjective
[con·trite || ‘kɒntraɪt]
regretful, penitent, remorseful
Converge
V. Approach. Tend to meet, come together converge - English Dictionary verb [con·verge || kən'vɜːdʒ] meet, come together, assemble
Convergence, n.
Craven
Adj. cowardly
Lilian’s craven refusal to join the protest was criticized by her comrades, who had expected her to be brave enough to stand up for her beliefs.
adjective [cra·ven || 'kreɪvən] fearful, cowardly noun [cra·ven || 'kreɪvən] fearful person, coward
