List 2 Flashcards
GRE
What does ‘slapdash’ mean?
Done too hurriedly and carelessly.
What does ‘painstaking’ mean?
Done with great care and thoroughness.
What does ‘concoct’ mean?
To create or devise, often by combining various elements.
What does ‘con’ mean?
To trick or deceive someone.
What is a ‘grifter’?
A person who engages in petty or small-scale swindling.
What does ‘inconspicuous’ mean?
Not clearly visible or attracting attention.
What does ‘fastidious’ mean?
Very attentive to detail; meticulous.
What are ‘Eponyms’?
Words derived from the names of people.
What are ‘Tropes’?
Commonly recurring themes or motifs in literature.
What are ‘Derivatives’?
Words that are formed from another word.
What are ‘Diminutives’?
Words that convey a slighter degree of the root meaning, often indicating smallness.
What does ‘outlandish’ mean?
Freakishly strange or unusual.
What does ‘obsequious’ mean?
Excessively eager to please or obey.
What does ‘anticlimactic’ mean?
An event that is less exciting than expected.
What does ‘fleeting’ mean?
Lasting for a very short time.
What does ‘unbounded’ mean?
Having no limits or boundaries.
What does ‘veritable’ mean?
It is still used to emphasize the truthfulness or authenticity of something, often as an intensifier in English.
What does ‘eclectic’ mean?
Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
What does ‘derided’ mean?
To express contempt for; to ridicule.
What does ‘trumpeted’ mean?
To announce or proclaim loudly.
What does ‘condoned’ mean?
To accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong.
What does ‘foraging’ mean?
Searching for and gathering food or provisions.
What does ‘hoarding’ mean?
To accumulate and store away items, often in excess.
What does ‘procuring’ mean?
Obtaining something, especially with care or effort.
What does ‘percolating’ mean?
To filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
What does ‘plundering’ mean?
To steal goods, typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
What does ‘inkling’ mean?
A slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.
What does ‘hindsight’ mean?
Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened.
What does ‘venality’ mean?
The condition of being open to bribery or corruption.
What does ‘deluge’ mean?
A severe flood or an overwhelming amount of something.
What does ‘bequeathed’ mean?
Left something in a will or passed down.
“He bequeathed his fortune to charity.”
What does ‘heuristic’ mean?
Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
