GRE34 Flashcards
cadge
to beg or get by begging
ex) why is that rich guy always trying to cadge a meal?
cajole
to flatter, coax, persuade
ex) the teacher cajoled the lazy student into completing his assignment
calamitous
disastrous, catastrophic
ex) scientists believe that the effort of pollution on the environment will be calamitous
callous
thick-skinned, insensitive
ex) the callous boy laughed at the miserable beggar
callow
immature
ex) though still a callow youth, he had~
calumny
false&malicious accusation, slander
camaraderie
good will and rapport among friends
ex) there’s a great camaraderie in Ms. Smith’s class
canard
false, deliberately misleading rumor or story
ex) the comedian likes to repeat the old canard that new jersey is a cultural desert
canon
an established principle; standard for judging
canonize
to declare a person a saint, raise to highest honors
cant
insincere talk; language of a particular group
ex) after the editor removed the cant from the senator’s speech, little was left
cantankerous
irritable; ill humored
canvas
to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
carte blanche
unrestricted power
ex) the recording studio gave the rock band carte blanche to create the best record they could
caste
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castigate
to punish, chastize, criticize
casuistry
false or excessively subtle reasoning
ex) the judge accused the lawyer of casuistry when she offered ten meanings of the word is
pseudopsia
an optical illusion
pseudodox
false doctrine
pseudomorph
false or irregular form
pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
psyche
the mind
psychic
perceptive of nonmaterial, spiritual forces; originating in the mind
psychedelic
mind-expanding
punctilio
a fine point of etiquette
punctual
prompt
punctate
like a point; ending in a point
putative
suppsoed
repute
consider; suppose
reputed
suposed to be such
inquest
an investigation; court or legal proceeding
inquistion
an investigation; act of inquiring
inquirer
one who asks a question
requisite
required
erect
fix in an upright position
erectile
able to be raised to an upright position
rectitude
moral uprightness
rectilinear
bounded by straight lines
recto
right-hand page of a book
retrograde
having a backward motion or direction
retroactive
applying to an earlier time
retrokject
throw back
retrovirus
a virus that synthesizes DNA from RNA instead of the reverse
categorical
absolute, without exception
ex) my answer is categorical; no exception will be made
catharsis
purification, cleansing
cathartic
relating to purification, cleansing
caucus
smaller group within an organization
causality
cause-and-effect relationship
cause celebre
any controversy that attracts great public attention
caustic
sarcastically biting;burning
cavalier
carefree, happy; showing offhand disregard; dismissive
ex) his cavalier approach annoys me; i prefer a systematic and careful approach
caveat
a warning; a qualification or explanation
ex) the experienced businessman added several important caveats to the contract
cavort
to frolic/장난치다
ex) the young couple cavorted on the beach all afternoon
cede
to surrender possession of something
celibate
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried
censorious
severely critical
cerebral
intellectually sophisticated
ex) Joe’s interests tend toward cerebral subjects sch as literature/science
cessation
halt
chagrin
shame, embarrassment
ex) to his chagrin, john realized he has forgotten to say thank you to the man that saved his life
chalice
cup
ex) the winner of golf tournament receives a silver chalice
charlatan
fake
ex) ~by the state helps protect the public from charlatans