Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

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


See full index

Word Smart for the GRE 2nd addition > Section 2-Alloy-Appropriate > Flashcards

Section 2-Alloy-Appropriate Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
GRE® Vocabulary flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards
0
Q

Alloy(n)

A

Metal made by combining two or more metallic elements

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

Alloy(v)

A

To commingle, to debase by mixing w/something inferior

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

Alligare(Latin)

A

Bind

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

All-/allo-

A

Different/changed

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

Unalloyed

A

Pure

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

Amalgamate(v)

A

To combine several elements into a whole (combine)

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

Amalgam(n)

A

A mixture or blend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Ambiguity

A

Uncertainty in meaning

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

Ambiguous

A

Open to more than one interpretation

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

Amb-/ambi-

A

Both

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

Ambivalence(n)

A

The quality of having opposing ideas or feelings (what course should I follow) (mixed feelings)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Ambivalent(a)

A

State of opposing ideas

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

What is the difference between these two commonly confused words: ambiguity and ambivalent?

A

Even though the prefix “ambi-” means “both,” “ambiguous” has come to mean “unclear,” “undefined,” while “ambivalent” means “torn between two opposing feelings or views.” If your attitude cannot be defined into two polarized alternatives, then you’re ambiguous, not ambivalent.

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

Ameliorate

A

To make better or more tolerable (improve or enhance)

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

Amenable

A

Agreeable, responsive to suggestion, easily manipulated (cooperative)

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

Amen-

A

Expression of agreeance (like in church)

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

Anachronism

A

Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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

Ana-

A

Backward, up, again

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

Khronos (Greek)

A

Time

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

Anathema

A

The cursed, something or someone that is extremely disliked, excommunicated person, practice, or thing (Latin)

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

Anodyne

A

Soothing, emollient, mollify

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

An-

A

Without

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

Odune (Greek)

A

Pain

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

Anomaly

A

Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule (abnormality, aberrant)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Anomalous

A

Being different from the norm

25
Q

Ano-(Latin)

A

Pertaining to the anus

26
Q

Antagonize

A

To irritate or cause hostility

27
Q

Agon-(Greek)

A

Contest

28
Q

Agony

A

Extreme physical or mental suffering

29
Q

Antagonist

A

In a story, the Heros primary rival

30
Q

Antipathy

A

Aversion, dislike

31
Q

Antipathetic

A

Showing strong aversion

32
Q

Anti-

A

Opposed to;against

33
Q

-pathy

A

Denoting feelings

34
Q

Describe Valence as it pertains to the word ambivalence

A

as used in psychology, especially in discussing emotions, means the intrinsic attractiveness (positive valence) or aversiveness (negative valence) of an event, object, or situation. However, the term is also used to characterize and categorize specific emotions.

35
Q

Antithetical (a)

A

Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

36
Q

Thesis

A

A proposition

37
Q

Antithesis

A

The opposite of something

38
Q

Apathy (n)

A

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

39
Q

Apathetic (a)

A

Characterized with lack of interest or feeling

40
Q

A-

A

Without

41
Q

Pathos

A

Feeling

42
Q

Apocryphal (a)

A

(Of a story or statement) of doubtful (aka dubious) authenticity, although widely circulated as true

43
Q

Apo-

A

Away from, detached, separate

44
Q

Apocrypha

A

Books/writings of the Bible that aren’t included due to their lack of credibility and/or origin

45
Q

Apogee (n)

A

Farthest or highest; culmination; zenith; climax-(opposite of perigee)

46
Q

Perigee

A

Lowest or closest point, or the nadir

47
Q

Apostate (n)

A

A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle

48
Q

State

A

A particular condition that someone or something is in at a particular time

49
Q

Apotheosis (n)

A

Deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example

50
Q

Theos (Latin)

A

God

51
Q

Apposite (a)

A

Appropriate (a), pertinent, relevant, apropos

52
Q

Apprise (v)

A

Give notice to, inform

53
Q

Approbation (n)

A

An expression of approval or praise

54
Q

Approbate (v)

A

To approve something officially

55
Q

Probate

A

Establish the validity, to prove

56
Q

Appropriate (v)

A

To take for ones own use, confiscate

57
Q

Propriate (a)

A

Assigned, appropriated to someone or something, special to

58
Q

Describe/define the difference between the adjective and verb forms of the word: appropriate

A

Adj.-suitable

Verb-confiscate

59
Q

-ic

A

Showing the quality of the word associated with the suffix. Ex. Prophetic-showing the quality of a prophet

Word Smart for the GRE 2nd addition (19 decks)

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