Top Gre Words In Context Part3 Flashcards
Frugality
A tendency to be thrifty or cheap, sarfehui
His frugality was great that he accumulated enough wealth to fill a giant storehouse with money.
frugality - English Dictionary
noun
[fru·gal·i·ty || fruː’gælətɪ]
quality of being economical, thrift; meanness, stinginess
Explicit
Clearly stated or shown, forthright (direct) in expression
The owners of the house left a list of explicit intstructions detailing their house-sitter’s duties, including a schedule for watering the house plants.
Gregarious
Outgoing, sociable
She was so gregarious that when she found herself alone, she felt quite sad.
gregarious - English Dictionary
adjective
[gre·gar·i·ous || grɪ’gerɪəs /-‘geər-]
living in flocks or groups (of animals); growing in a cluster or colony (of plants); outgoing, sociable
Imperturbable
Not capable of being disturbed. Khunsard
The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught (parishan) children that she seemed imperturbable, even when faced with the wildest tantrums. (Khashm badkholghi)
imperturbable - English Dictionary
adjective
[im·per·turb·a·ble || ‚ɪmpər’tɜrbəbl /‚ɪmpə’tɜː-]
calm, composed; not easily agitated or excited
Impetuous
Quick to act without thinking
It is not good for an investment broker to be impetuous, since much thoughts should be given to all possible options.
impetuous - English Dictionary
adjective
[im·pet·u·ous || ɪm’petʃʊəs]
hasty, reckless, lacking caution, impulsive
Inchoate
Not fully formed, disorganized
The ideas expressed in nietzche’s mature work also appear in an inchoate form in his earliest writing.
inchoate - English Dictionary
adjective
[in·cho·ate || ɪn’kəʊeɪt]
just begun; incomplete, not fully developed; unorganized
Inimical
Hostile (hastil), unfriendly Even though the children had grown up together, they were inimical to eachother at school. inimical - English Dictionary adjective [in·im·i·cal || ɪ'nɪmɪkl] hostile, unfriendly; harmful
Innocuous
Harmless
Some snakes are pisenous, but most species are innocuous and pose no danger to humen.
innocuous - English Dictionary
adjective
[in·noc·u·ous || ɪ’nɑkjʊəs /-‘nɒk-]
harmless, not causing injury or damage; not offensive; uninteresting, insipid
Intransigent
Uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled (solh ashti dadan)
The professor was intransigent on the deadline, insisting that everone turn the assignment in at the same time.
adjective
[in’tran·si·gent || ɪn’trænsɪdʒənt ,-zɪ-]
uncompromising, unyielding, inflexible
noun
[in’tran·si·gent || ɪn’trænsɪdʒənt ,-zɪ-]
uncompromising person, unyielding person
Compromise
noun mosalehe
[com·pro·mise || ‘kɒmprəmaɪz]
settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
verb
[com·pro·mise || ‘kɒmprəmaɪz]
settle a disagreement by making mutual concessions
Irascible
Easily made angry
Attila the hun’s irascible and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.
irascible - English Dictionary
adjective
[i·ras·ci·ble || ɪ’ræsəbl]
irritable, easily angered, short-tempered
Lament
To express sorrow, to grieve
The children continued to lament the death of the goldfish weeks after it demise (death).
noun
[la·ment || lə’ment]
wailing, mourning, bewailing; mournful song, cry of grief; complaint
verb
[la·ment || lə’ment]
mourn aloud, wail, express sorrow, grieve for; bewail, bemoan, regret
Lethargic
Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish(lazy) manner
The clerk was so lethargic that, even when the store was slow, he always had a long lone infront of him.
Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
A coommon way to avoid the draft was by malingering - pretending to be mentally or physically ill so as to avoid being taken by the army.
noun
[ma·lin·ger || mə’lɪŋgə(r)]
one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another
verb
[ma·lin·ger || mə’lɪŋgə(r)]
pretend illness to escape duty
Misanthrope
A person who dislikes others
She is such a misanthrope that even the sight of children singing makes him angry.
misanthrope - English Dictionary
noun
[mis·an·thrope || ‘mɪznθrəʊp ,-sn-]
one who hates human beings, person who avoids human society
Mollify
To calm or make less severe Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would mollify them. mollify - English Dictionary verb [mol·li·fy || 'mɑlɪfaɪ /'mɒ-] calm, soften, pacify, relieve, assuage
Naive
Lacking sophistication or experience
Having never travelled before, the elementary school student were more naive than their high school counterparts on the field trip.
naive - English Dictionary
adjective
[nɑ’ɪːv /naɪ’ɪːv]
lacking worldly wisdom, unsuspecting, gullible; childish, innocent, simple, unsophisticated
Obsequious
Overly submissive and eager to please The obsequious new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor's tie and agree with him on every issue. obsequious - English Dictionary adjective [ob·se·qui·ous || əb'sɪːkwɪəs] overly attentive; fawning; servile
Obviate
To prevent, to make unnecessary
The river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which obviated the need for a bridge.
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verb
[ob·vi·ate || ‘ɑbvɪeɪt /’ɒb-]
remove an obstacle in advance; prevent; eliminate or deal with a potential problem or hardship
Onerous
Troublesome and oppressive, burdensome(sangin,shagh)
The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved onerous to the team in charge of it.
onerous - English Dictionary
adjective
[on·er·ous || ‘ɑnərəs /’ɒn-]
burdensome, laborious; oppressive; involving obligations that outweigh any possible benefits (Law)
Opprobrium
Public disgracey (shame, dishonor)
After the scheme to embezzle (defraud, ekhtelas) the eldrly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter(absolute,total) opprobrium.
opprobrium - English Dictionary
noun
[op’pro·bri·um || ə’prəʊbrɪəm]
humiliation; something that puts to shame; shame; insult
Embezzle
embezzle - English Dictionary
verb
[em·bez·zle || ɪm’bezl]
illegally appropriate money entrusted to one’s care, defraud
Paradox
A contradiction or dilemma
It is a paradox that those most in need of medical attention are often those least able to obtain it.
noun
[par·a·dox || ‘pærədɑks /-dɒks]
statement that seems to be self-contradictory; false statement, untrue statement; person who has contradictory qualities according to outward appearance; thing that unites contradictory qualities
Perfunctory
Done in a routine way , indifferent
The machine like bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a perfunctory smile.
perfunctory - English Dictionary
adjective
[per·func·to·ry || pər’fʌŋktərɪ /pə’-]
superficial, cursory; rushed, hurried; careless, negligent, reckless; that lacks enthusiasm
Philanthropy
Charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
New york’s metropolitan museum of art owes much of its collection to the philanthropy of private collectors who willed their estates to the museum.
Plastic
Able to be molded, altered, or bent
The new material was very plastic and could be formed into products of vastly different shapes.
Plethora
Excess( ezafi, efrat)
Assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a plethora of excuses.
plethora - English Dictionary
noun
[pleth·o·ra || ‘pleθərə]
state of being too full, excess; disease caused by an excess of blood cells in the blood
Pristine
Fresh and clean, uncorrupted
Since concerted (hamahang)measures had been taken to prevent looting(gharat, chapavolgari), the archeological (bastani) site was still pristine when researchers arrived.
pristine - English Dictionary
adjective
[pris·tine || ‘prɪstɪːn]
ancient, primitive; pure, immaculate; unrefined, unpolluted
Propitiate
To conciliate (placate, pacify) , to appease
The management propotiated the irate (angry furious) union by agreering to raise wages for its memebers.
propitiate - English Dictionary
verb
[pro·pi·ti·ate || prə’pɪʃɪeɪt]
appease; gain the good will of; atone for
Conciliate
Appease, pacify, placate
Pungent
Sharp and irritating (ranjanandeh) to the senses
The smoke from the burning tires was extremely pungent.
pungent - English Dictionary
adjective
[‘pun·gent || ‘pʌdʒənt]
spicy, piquant, sharp (of flavor, odor, etc.); biting, caustic, sarcastic; clever, witty
Rarefy
To make thinner or sparser (kamposht) raghigh
Since the atmosphere rarefies as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is to thin to breathe.
rarefy - English Dictionary
verb
[rar·e·fy || ‘rerɪfaɪ /’reər-]
thin out, make less dense; refine, purify
Reticent
Silent, reserved
Physically small and reticent in her speech, john didion often went unnoticed by those upon whom she was reporting.
reticent - English Dictionary
adjective
[‘ret·i·cent || ‘restɪsnt]
remaining silent, keeping quiet; reserved, showing self-restraint; hesitant, unwilling,reluctant
Satiate
To satisfy fully or overindulge
His desire for power was so greate that nothing less than complete control of the country could satiate it,
verb
[sa·ti·ate || ‘seɪʃɪeɪt]
fully satisfy a desire or appetite; gorge, overfill, glut, sate
Overindulge
overindulge - English Dictionary
verb
[,o·ver·in’dulge || ‚əʊvə(r)ɪn’dʌldʒ]
excessively indulge; indulge in desires too much (in alcohol, food, etc.); spoil excessively
Specious
Deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible (bavarkardani)but fallacious(false)
The student’s specious excuse for being late sounded legitimate but was proved otherwise when her teacher called her home.
specious - English Dictionary
adjective
[spe·cious || ‘spɪːʃəs]
having the appearance of truth while in actuality being false; deceptively appealing, superficially attractive
Stolid
Unemotional, lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared stolid and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence. stolid - English Dictionary adjective [stol·id || 'stɑlɪd /'stɒl-] unemotional, impassive; dull, stupid
Tacit
Done without using words
Although not a word had been said, everyone in the room knew that a tacit agreement had been made about which course of action to take.tacit - English Dictionary
adjective
[tac·it || ‘tæsɪt]
communicated wordlessly, implied without being expressed in words
Plausible
adjective
[plau·si·ble || ‘plɔːzəbl]
conceivable, imaginable; believable, credible; superficially pleasing, making a good impression (about a person)
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