GRE_3000_List15 Flashcards
licentious
lacking legal or moral restraints; having a strong sexua, desire;
[E] a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry;
[S] concupiscent;lascivious;lecherous;libidinous;lubricious;salacious;wanton;
[A] frigid;
[P] licentiousness;
limber
flexible;
[E] She shaped the basket out of a limber branch.
limpid
1 characterized by transparent clearness; [E] limpid streams; [S] crystal;lucent;pellucid; [A] murky;opaque;turbid; 2 free from mental agitation [E] the limpid outlook of a man who is at peace with himself as he awaits death. [S] sedate;tranquil;composed; [A] perturbed;disturbed;
list
to set or cause to be at an angle
[E] The sudden lift of the load an the deck listed the ship badly.
[S] heel;angle;tilt;
[A] erect
lopsided
1 leaning to one side
[E] The portrait in the foyer was lopsided.
[S] askew;aslant;listing;oblique;pitched;
[A] even;
2 lacking in balance;
[E] The arrangement of the furniture was lopsided.
[S] asymmetric;irregular
[A] balanced;
loutish
having the characteristics of a lout; awkward, stupid, and boorish.
[E] a boy with a loutish air
[S] boorish;churlish;uncouth;crude;
[A] urbane;courteous;
lucid
1 suffused with light
[E] Those lucid bands that spread across the arctic sky are known as aurora borealis or the northern lights.
[S] incandescent;luminous;
[A] dim;lackluster;
2 having full use of one’s mind
[E] She decided to make out her will while she is still lucid.
[S] sane;clearheaded;
[A] maniac;brainsick
3 easily understood;
[E] The teaching assistant tried to make his instructions as lucid as possible so that everyone will understand what to do.
[S] pellucid;patent;comprehensible;apprehensible;
lugubrious
mournful, dismay, gloomy
[E] his lugubrious tear stained her face
[S] dolorous;rueful;saturnine;
[A] jocund
lullaby
1 a song to quite children or lull them to sleep
[E] The mother sang a lullaby to the baby every night.
[S] berceuse;cradlesong
2 to free from distress
[E] Reclining peacefully on the deck, he was lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship.
[S] allay;balm;becalm;compose;
[A] agitate;vex;
lurch
to move forward while swaying from side to side
[E] The ship lurched in the storm
[S] teeter;totter;stumble;
[A] march;stride;
lustrous
having a shiny surface or finish
[E] lustrous black hair
[S] brilliant;refulgent;sleek;
[A] dim;lusterless;lackluster;
macerate
to make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid
[E] macerate the sample in ethanol
[S] drench;impregnate;saturate;
[A] wring;desiccate;parch
maculate
to spot; blemish [E] Her reputation was maculated after the affair with a married man. [S] besmirch;dot;dirty [A] cleanse;wash; [P] maculated;
maelstrom
1 a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius. [E] Their craft got in a maelstrom. [S] gulf, vortex 2 a violent or turbulent situation [E] the maelstrom of war [S] pandemonium;upheaval;
malaise
a vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness.
[E] He complained of depression, headaches and malaise.
[S] debility;decrepitude;
malinger
to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness
[E] He claims he is ill, but I think he is just malingering.
[S] shirk;
[A] confront
[P] malingerer
malleable
1 capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers.
[E] a malleable metal
[S] waxy
2 capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
[E] The cult leader take advantage of the malleable, compliant personalities of his followers.
[S] modifiable;ductile;pliable;
[A] adamant;recalcitrant;ungovernable;
mangle
1 to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing.
[E] His body was mangled beyond recognition.
[S] batter;lacerate;mutilate;
[A] cure;rehabilitate;
2 to ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance;
[E] The orchestra had completely ruined Bach’s music.
[S] bungle;blow
mangy
mean; contemptible
[E] a mangy trick
[S] detestable;execrable;sordid;
[A] noble;lofty;
manumit
to release from slavery or bondage
[E] Though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his slaves until he was on his deathbed.
[S] emancipate; enfranchise;liberate; loose
[A] detain; enchain;
martinet
a strict disciplinarian;
[E] He’s a retired lieutenant and a bit of martinet.
[S] disciplinarian;purist;stickler
[A] reprobate;
masquerade
1 a display or emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
[E] Although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on.
[S] facade; guise;
2 to disguise oneself
[E] masquerade as a policeman
[S] disguise
[A] reveal;unmask
matriculate
to admit or be admitted into a group, especially a college or university [E] matriculate at Princeton [S] enroll [A] commencement;graduate; [P] matriculation
maudlin
tearfully sentimental
[E] Some naive students display an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals while ignoring basic social inequity.
[S] lachrymose;mawkish;mushy;
[A] blithe;jovial;apathetic;
maven
one who is experienced or knowledgeable
[E] As an investment maven, he was ding well even when the market was doing poorly.
[S] ace;connoisseur;maestro;
[A] amateur;dilettante;
maverick
1 a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards.
[E] Some mavericks believe that both gravity and light are electromagnetic forces.
[S] bohemian;deviant;iconoclast;
[A] conformer;
2 deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices;
[E] a maverick view on marriage;
[S] dissentient;dissenting;heterodox;
[A] conforming;orthodox;
measly
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
[E] The stingy man gave the parking attendant a measly tip.
[S] amble;drift;ramble;
mellifluous
smooth and sweet
[E] a mellifluous voice
[S] dulcet;euphonious;mellifluent;mellow;melodious;
[A] cacophonous;raspy;
melodramatic
exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic;
[E] Our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that she was contemplating suicide.
[S] dramatic;
[A] nondramatic;nontheatrical;
mendacious
telling or containing lies
[E] mendacious tales about his adventures
[S] fallacious;dishonest;spurious;
[A] authentic;veracious;
mercenary
1 a professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army
[E] hire a mercenary army to protect the VIP
[S] hack
2 motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
[E] Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
[S] acquisitive; avaricious;avid;rapacious;
[A] benevolent;munificent;
mesmeric
1 of, relating to, or induced by mesmeric [S] hypnotic; [A] awaking 2 attracting and holding interest as if by a spell [E] the mesmeric recital; [S] attractive;captivating;riveting; [A] loathesome;repulsive; [P] mesmerism;mesmerize;
metamorphose
to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means
[E] a science fiction in which radiation metamorphose people into giant bugs.
[S] alchemize;transmute
[A] remain
miff
to cause to become offended or annoyed
[E] be miffed by her son’s disobedience
[S] aggravate;infuriate;
[A] appease;assuage;
mettle
1 vigor and strength of spirit or temperament
[E] troops who show their mettle in combat
[S] bravery;spunk;fortitude
[A] cowardice;pusillanimity;
2 stamina;
[E] Those trucks had proven their mettle in army transport.
[S] durability;endurance;persistence;
libertine
one who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person
[E] The legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine.
[S] backslider;debaucher;decadent;profligate;
[A] ascetic;
