Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Cracking the New GRE > Group 7 > Flashcards

Group 7 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
GRE® Vocabulary flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards
1
Q

perdition

A

state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

settled

A

silence; turn attention to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

inimical

A

tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly, hostile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

recrudescence

A

a return of something after a period of abatement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

dubious

A

hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

keen

A

having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

timorous

A

full of apprehensiveness; timid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

inveigling

A

to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

calumnious

A

slanderous or defamatory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

injudicious

A

lacking or showing a lack of judgment or discretion; unwise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

salubrious

A

conducive or favorable to health or well-being

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

pernicious

A

tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

sanguine

A

of the color of blood; cheerfully confident; optimistic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

equivocal

A

open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

modish

A

being in or conforming to the prevailing or current fashion; stylish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

debase

A

to lower in character, quality, or value; degrade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

doctrinaire

A

person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

judicious

A

having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

solicitous

A

anxious or concerned; full of desire, eager

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

munificent

A

very liberal in giving; generous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

fastidious

A

meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please; exacting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

mendacity

A

untruthfulness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

garrulous

A

given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative

24
Q

baseness

A

unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

25
Q

florid

A

flushed with rosy color; flowery

26
Q

corroboration

A

to strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain

27
Q

proscribe

A

denounce or condemn; prohibit, forbid

28
Q

admonish

A

reprove gently but earnestly; counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution

29
Q

tout

A

promote or praise energetically, publicize; olicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way

30
Q

extant

A

still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct

31
Q

congruity

A

point of agreement

32
Q

banal

A

drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite

33
Q

obfuscate

A

make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand

34
Q

abrogate

A

abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

35
Q

annul

A

make or declare void or invalid

36
Q

relegate

A

assign to an obscure place, position, or condition

37
Q

pedant

A

one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules

38
Q

overwrought

A

excessively nervous or excited, agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate, overdone

39
Q

despondency

A

depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection

40
Q

confound

A

cause to become confused or perplexed

41
Q

belie

A

give a false representation to; misrepresent

42
Q

assiduous

A

constant in application or attention, diligent; unceasing, persisten

43
Q

pecuniary

A

relating to money

44
Q

sinecure

A

position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary

45
Q

mendicant

A

beggar

46
Q

panacea

A

remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

47
Q

waffle

A

speak or write evasively

48
Q

rail

A

express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

49
Q

dissemble

A

disguise or conceal behind a false appearance

50
Q

mince

A

euphemize; walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness

51
Q

candor

A

frankness; freedom from prejudice; impartiality

52
Q

prolix

A

tediously prolonged; wordy

53
Q

cantankerous

A

ill-tempered and quarrelsome, disagreeable; difficult to handle

54
Q

precarious

A

dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions

55
Q

elusive

A

tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory

56
Q

unscrupulous

A

devoid of scruples; oblivious to or contemptuous of what is right or honorable

Cracking the New GRE (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions