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
카스트 제도
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
chary
cautious
chauvinism
fanatical patriotism
cherubic
sweet, innocent, resembling an angel
chicanery
trickery, fraud
chide
to scold
chimera
something that is fantastic; fanciful mental illusion
ex) tim’s goal is a chimera
chivalry
the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery
choleric
short-tempered
chromatic
relating to color
churlish
rude; boorish
ex) the hotel guest apologized for his churlish behavior
cipher
1) secret code
2) non-entity; worthless person or thing
circumscribe
to limit narrowly; restrict
ex) the educator believes that a child’s reading should not be circumscribed
ridibund
easily moved to laughter
prerogative
a special right or privilege
rogatory
requesting information
rogation
solemn prayer
derogatory
disparaging; belittling
sanctimonious
pretending to be pious or righteous
scibile
something that is possible to know
sciolism
conceited and shallow knowledgeability
conceit
자만심, 자부심
prescient
having foresight
nescient
absence of knowledge; ignorance
scopic
visual
periscope
optical instrument used to see things from a position not in at direct line of sight
colonoscope
long, flexible instrument used to visually examine the colon
prescribe
set down a rule; recommend a treatment
nondescript
lacking interesting or distinctive qualities; dull
secede
withdraw from membership in an alliance
secretive
not open or frank
sectile
relating to a mineral that can be cut smoothly by a knife
intersection
the process or result of cutting across or through
secant
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
sequel
something that follows
inconsequential
insignificant;unimportant
obsequious
overly submissive
sequatious
disposed to follow another
semiterrestial
partially living on land
semiannual
occurring twice a year
semiaquatic
not entirely adapted for living in water
semitaur
in mythology, a creature that is half-man and half-bull
circumspect
cautious, wary
hillary has adopted a circumspect approach
clamber
to climb by crawling
clamor
noisy outcry
claustrophobia
fear of small confined places
clemency
noun) lenient
ex) the prisoner appealed to the warden for clemency
cloister
to confine; seclude
ex) the writer cloistered herself in a cabin
coagulate
thicken, congeal
coalesce
to cause to become one ex) the class coalesced as the year went on
coalition
an alliance
ex) a coalition of nations combined their forces to defeat the aggressor
coda
concluding part of literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
ex) the novel’s coda suggests several ways to interpret the work
codification
systematization
ex) codification of the state’s law was completed in 1886
coercion
use of force
cognate
related, similar
cognizant
informed; conscious; aware
cognomen
a surname; a nickname
ex) the two-hundred-pound football tackle is known by his cognomen “little john”
coherence
condition of being intelligible an understandable
ex) coherence is considered a major virtue
conhesion
the act or process of sticking together
ex) crime tends to rise when there is poor social cohesion
collage
artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface
colloquy
dialogue,conversation
ex) the university sponsored a colloquy on social problems
commiseration
expression of pity
commodity
something that can be turned to commercial advantage
ex) information is increasingly becoming a commodity
comune
to be very sensitive and receptive to something
ex) the poet went for a walk to commune with nature
communicable
transmittable
ex) outbreak of a communicable disease
compendium
a brief, comprehensive summary
awash
covered, filled, crowded
prosthetic
of or relating to artificial body part
swindle
to cheat out of money
bugbear
persistent problem or source of annoyance
paranoia
baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
redouble
to double, echo
chummy
friendly; intimate
gaffe
faux pas, a significant error/ mistake
sliding scale
차등제
interlocutor
대화 상대
exasperate
몹시 화나다
pillory
강력히 비판하다
hold water
if a reason, argument, or explanation holds water it is true
per se
본질적으로
level
솔직하다
tarmac
material used for making road surfaces
noose
올가미/ 자승자박하다
sensate
perceived by the senses
sentisection
vivisection preformed without the use of anesthesia
solarium
room exposed to sunlight
solarize
expose to sunlight
solstice
the point of time when the sun in furthest from the equator
soliterraneous
relating to the meteorological effect of sun and earth
solarimeter
device that measures the flux of the sun’s radiation
solute
a substance dissolved in another one
dissolution
disintegration; debauchery
somnambulance
walking in one’s sleep
somniloquence
talking in one’s sleep
