Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

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


See full index

GRE Vocab > Test 10 > Flashcards

Test 10 Flashcards

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

homely 2

A

1) comfortable
eg. homely environment

2) unattractive without makeup
eg. homely face

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

harangue /v/

A

to speak angrily or forcefully

eg. to harangue the staff

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

mask

A

to hide or pretend

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

sanctify 2

A

1) to make holy
eg. the ground was sanctified before the construction of the church

2) ffig. m - to approve
eg. the constitution sanctifies human rights

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

wrathful

A

very angry

eg. a wrathful customer

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

wrath

A

strong anger

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

hypocritical

A

pretending to be morally better than you actually are

eg. the hypocritical manager

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

captious

A

fault finding

eg. a captious student

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

wallow 2

A

1) to roll about
eg. the elephant was wallowing in the river

2) to remain at a place or situation from which you make no effort to come out
eg. he was wallowing in poverty

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

callow

A

immature, young and inexperienced

eg. the callow kids

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

fallow

A

not in use

eg. the fallow land

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

desecrate

[syn] profane [+2]

[ant] consecrate

A

to make unholy

the river was desecrated

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

profane 2

A

1) showing disrespect to holy things
eg. he was punished for his profane activities

2) not religious
eg. profane songs

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

cadge

A

beg

eg. the beggar cadge meal

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

hearten

[ant] dishearten

A 
to encourage (to add spirit)
eg. heartening result/news
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

atheist

A

a person who doesnt believe in god

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

henotheist

A

a person who believes in his/ her own religion and respects others as well

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

monotheist

A

a person who believes in single god

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

polytheist

A

a person who believes in many gods

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

theocracy

A

rule by religious leaders

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

agnostic 2 /n,adj/

A

1) doubtful in god’s existence

2) fig. m - doubtful
eg. i am agnostic on the theory

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

mainstream

A

followed by many people

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

sanctum 2

A

1) holy place

2) a private place or room where you are not bothered by others
eg. the manager is in the sanctum

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

sanctuary 2

A

1) holy place

2) shelter
eg. animal sanctuary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

soluble

A

that can be solved

eg. a soluble problem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

solvent

[ant] insolvent

A 
economically sound (able to pay one's debt)
eg. a solvent company, country, person
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

moribund 2

A

1) in the process of death
eg. a moribund parient/career

2) bankrupt
eg. a moribund company

28
Q

defunct

A

no longer in existence
eg, the patient is now defunct
a defunct company / newspaper

29
Q

entreaty

A

serious request

30
Q

retreat 3

A

1) a calm and quite place
eg. a library is a retreat

2) to go into a calm and quite place
eg. he retreated into the library for personal studies

3) to return by giving up
eg. the soldiers retreated from war
he retreated to his earlier habit or profession

31
Q

pusillanimous

[syn] chicken-hearted, cowardly, craven

A

fearful

32
Q

gallant

[syn] valorous

A

very brave or courageous

eg. a gallant soldier

33
Q

valor

[syn] gallantry

A

Bravery or courage

34
Q

impudent

[syn] insolent, boorish, churlish, surly

A

rude/impolite

35
Q

churl

A

rude or impolite person

36
Q

prudent

[ant] imprudent

A

wise and sensible

37
Q

jurisprudence

A

philosophy of law

38
Q

prudish

A

too proper ( easily shocked by sex matters)

39
Q

prude

A

too proper person ( a person who is easily shocked by sex matters)

40
Q

disabuse

A

to remove misconception or delusion

41
Q

sacrosanct 2

[syn] sacred

A

1) very holy

2) fig. m - very important
eg. the sacred river

42
Q

sacrilegious

[ant] profane

A

showing respect to holy things

eg. sacrilegious activities

43
Q

wily

[syn] artful, cunning, crafty, fox-like, vulpine, sly

A

clever but dishonest (motivated by personal advantage)

44
Q

vulpine

A

relating to fox

45
Q

vixen 2

A

1) female fox

2) fig. m - cunning woman

46
Q

fox

A

cunning man

47
Q

artful 2

A

1) artistic (almost outdated)
eg. artful furniture

2) clever to take advantage
eg. artful negotiator

48
Q

artless 4

A

1) plain or simple
eg. artless furniture

2) natural
eg. artless beauty

3) true or genuine
eg. artless report

4) simple and honest
eg. artless villagers

49
Q

pantheons 2

A

1) a number of birds
eg. the pantheons of the hindus

2) fig. m - very important people
eg. the pantheons of the American literature

50
Q

epicure

[syn] gourmet

A

a person who enjoys good food and drink

51
Q

gourmand

A

a person who enjoys good food and drink

52
Q

perilous

A

risky or dangerous

eg. a perilous journey

53
Q

intimation

[syn] inkling

A

hint

54
Q

augment 4

A

1) increase
eg. the price augmented
my happiness or sadness augmented

2) uplift
eg. the seat was augmented

3) to improve or make better ( of taste)
eg. the taste was augmented by adding spices

4) to enlarge
eg. the photograph was augmented

55
Q

furious

A

very angry

56
Q

diva 3

A

1) a lady operatic singer
2) a lady celebrity
3) a lady pop singer

57
Q

take pain

A

to make effort

58
Q

savory 2

A

1) delicious (salty)
eg. savory meal

2) fig. m - appealing
eg. savory behaviour

59
Q

indelible

[ant] delible

A

permanent ( that can’t be changed)

eg. indelible memory

60
Q

charlatan

[syn] mountebank

A

a person who pretends to be a professional

61
Q

anathema

A

curse

62
Q

chide

A

scold in a mild way

63
Q

vituperate

A

to scold

eg. vituperative remarks

64
Q

berate

A

highly scold

eg. the student was berated in the classroom

65
Q

vituperation

A

scolding

66
Q

apotheosis

A

highest point of sucess

67
Q

apogee

A

highest point

eg. the apogee of sucess

GRE Vocab (31 decks)

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