GRE_3000_List2 Flashcards
ancillary
1 of secondary importance
[E] The company hopes to boost its sales through ancillary products.
[S] subordinate; subsidiary;
[A] paramount;
2 auxiliary; supplementary;
[E] Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of science;
[S] auxiliary; supplementary;
anemic
lacking force, vitality, or spirit
[E] an anemic economic recovery
Investors are worried about the stock's anemic performance.
[S] sapless; decrepit; pallid;
[A] vigorous;antic
characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity
[E] The clown came on with antic gestures.
[S] chucklesome; farcical; ludicrous;
[A] humorless; unfunny;grave
apocalyptic
1 of a revelatory or prophetic nature [E] No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions. [S] prophetic; prognostic; 2 major turning point [E] The apocalyptic Battle of Stalingrad led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany. [A] trivial; petty; 3 wildly unrestrained; grandiose; ' [E] apocalyptic tone
apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity
[E] an apocryphal story about the president’s childhood
[S] spurious; ungenuine;
[A] factual; true;
apoplectic
extremely angry; furious;
[E] He became apoplectic about wasteful government spending
[S] choleric; enraged; incensed;
[A] angerless;
apostasy
1 renunciation of a religious faith
[E] Some people completely abandon the faith after apostasy.
2 abandonment of previous loyalty
[E] He was looked down upon for apostasy;
[S] defection; perfidy;
[A] fidelity;
apposite
highly pertinent or appropriate
[E] enrich his essay with some very apposite quotations from famous people.
[S] applicable; apropos; germane;
[A] extraneous; irrelevant; impertinent;
apprise
to give notice to; inform
[E] apprise him of the danger that may be involved
[S] inform; acquainted;
ascetic
1 practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
[E] This is an ascetic diet of rice and beans;
[S] abstemious; abstinent;
[A] sumptuous; licentious;
2 a person who leads a life of self-discipline
[E] We normally see an ascetic mediating in a Yogic pose.
[S] stoic spartan;
[A] sybarite; hedonist;
askew
out of line
[E] The picture hung askew.
[S] crooked; cockeyed; oblique;
[A] aligned; erect;
anarchist
a person who rebels against any authority
[S] rebel; insurgent;
[P] anarchy;
a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of
government authority;
[S] chaos; turmoil;
[A] order
asperity
1 roughness of manner or of temper
[E] She responded with such asperity that we knew she was offended by the question.
[S] roughness; crudity;
[A] softness;
2 rigor; severity;
[E] He has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success.
[S] severity; hardness; rigor;
aspirant
1 one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position.
[E] Envy can make oneself backward; self-confidence can tell oneself to be an aspirant.
[S] seeker;
[A] noncandidate;
2 seeking to attain a desired position.
[E] The pilot was an aspirant astronaut.
assiduous
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application.
[E] He always tended his garden with assiduous attention.
[S] diligent; industrious; sedulous;
[A] idle; inactive;
[P] assiduity
augur
1 one who predict future events
[E] The ancient Roman augurs predicted the future by reading the flight of the birds.
[S] forecaster; diviner;
2 to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
[E] This augurs well for us.
[S] promise
3 to tell of or describe beforehand
[E] The fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me.
[S] forecast; predict; presage;
awash
1 containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
[E] The streets were awash from the heavy rain.
[S] doused; drenched; saturated;
[A] dry; arid;
2 filled; covered; or completely overrun by flood
[E] The program is currently awash in submissions and will not be accepting any more until next term.
[S] abounding; abundant; flush; fraught; replete;
[A] dearth; scant
awning
a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
[E] stay under the awning of Starbucks during the rain storm
[S] ceiling; cover; roof;
axiomatic
1 based on or involving an axiom or system of anxious [E] Euclidean geometry is based on the five axiomatic principles. [S] fundamental; [P] axiom 2 taken for granted [E] an axiomatic truth [S] prima facie [A] controversial
backhanded
indirect, devious, especially sarcastic;
[E] a backhanded compliment
[S] feigned; hypocritical;
[A] forthright
badger
to harass or annoy persistently
[E] badger him into purchasing
[S] bait; plague;
banter
good humored, playful conversation
[E] banter with someone
[S] badinage; persiflage; repartee;
balloon
to increase rapidly
[E] The use of computers has ballooned.
[S] inflate; escalate; expand; burgeon;
[A] taper; dwindle; diminish; recede;
asperity
1 roughness of manner or of temper
[E] She responded with such asperity that we knew she was offended by the question.
[S] roughness; crudity;
[A] softness;
2 rigor; severity;
[E] He has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success.
[S] severity; hardness; rigor;
aspirant
1 one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position.
[E] Envy can make oneself backward; self-confidence can tell oneself to be an aspirant.
[S] seeker;
[A] noncandidate;
2 seeking to attain a desired position.
[E] The pilot was an aspirant astronaut.
assiduous
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application.
[E] He always tended his garden with assiduous attention.
[S] diligent; industrious; sedulous;
[A] idle; inactive;
[P] assiduity
augur
1 one who predict future events
[E] The ancient Roman augurs predicted the future by reading the flight of the birds.
[S] forecaster; diviner;
2 to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
[E] This augurs well for us.
[S] promise
3 to tell of or describe beforehand
[E] The fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me.
[S] forecast; predict; presage;
awash
1 containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
[E] The streets were awash from the heavy rain.
[S] doused; drenched; saturated;
[A] dry; arid;
2 filled; covered; or completely overrun by flood
[E] The program is currently awash in submissions and will not be accepting any more until next term.
[S] abounding; abundant; flush; fraught; replete;
[A] dearth; scant
awning
a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
[E] stay under the awning of Starbucks during the rain storm
[S] ceiling; cover; roof;
axiomatic
1 based on or involving an axiom or system of anxious [E] Euclidean geometry is based on the five axiomatic principles. [S] fundamental; [P] axiom 2 taken for granted [E] an axiomatic truth [S] prima facie [A] controversial
backhanded
indirect, devious, especially sarcastic;
[E] a backhanded compliment
[S] feigned; hypocritical;
[A] forthright
badger
to harass or annoy persistently
[E] badger him into purchasing
[S] bait; plague;
banter
good humored, playful conversation
[E] banter with someone
[S] badinage; persiflage; repartee;
balloon
to increase rapidly
[E] The use of computers has ballooned.
[S] inflate; escalate; expand; burgeon;
[A] taper; dwindle; diminish; recede;
