Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

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


See full index

GRE > Words > Flashcards

Words Flashcards

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

PARTISAN

A

Adj. Showing too much support for one person, group, or idea, without considering it carefully.
“Most newspapers are politically partisan”.

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

INSULAR

A

Adj. Only intested in your own country, ideas, etc., and not in those from outside.
“The British are often accused of being insular”

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

BELIE

A

Verb. To give a false impression of sb/sth.

“Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years”.

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

EXTRANEOUS

A

Adj. Not directly connected with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with.
SYN: Irrelevant
“We do not want any extraneous information on the passage”.

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

INALIENABLE

A

Adj. That cannot be taken away from you.

“The inalienable right to decide your own future”.

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

PERUSE

A

Verb. to read sth, especially in a careful way.
“A copy of the report is available for you to peruse at your leisure”.
Past: Perused.

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

NUANCE

A

Noun. A very slight difference in meaning, sound, color, or sb’s feelings that is not usually very obvious.
“He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression”.

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

HECTIC

A

Adj. Very busy. Full of activity.
“To lead a hectic life”.
“A hectic schedule”.

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

INADVERTENT

A

Adj. By accident. Without intending to.
SYN: UNINTENTIONALLY
“We had inadvertently left without paying the bill”.
“An inadvertent omission”.

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

PRISTINE

A

Adj. Fresh and clean, as if new.
SYN: IMMACULATE
“The car is in pristine condition”.

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

UPBRAID

A

Verb. To criticize sb or speak angrily to them because you do not approve of st that they have said or done.
SYN: REPROACH

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

RESTIVE

A

Adj. Unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied.
Noun: RESTIVENESS

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

BIASED

A

Adj. Having a tendency to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons. Making unfair judgements.
Having a particular interest in one thing more than others.
“Biased information / sources / press reports”.
“A school biased towards music and art”.

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

SURGE

A

Verb. To move quickly and with force in a particular direction. To increase suddenly.
“Flood waters surged into their homes”.

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

DROUGHT

A

Noun. A long period of time when there is little or no rain.

“Two years of severe drought”.

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

POPULACE

A

Noun. All the ordinary people of a particular country or area.
“He had the support of a large sections of the local populace”.

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

PREVARICATION

A

Noun. To avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth.
“Stop prevaricating and come to the point”.

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

AROUSAL

A

Excitación.
Excite.
“Emotional/ sexual arousal”.

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

FLOUR

A

Harina.

A fine, white, or brown powder maid from grain, especially wheat, and used in coking for making bread, cakes, etc.

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

CONFOUND

A
  1. To confuse and surprise sb.
  2. To prove sb / sth wrong.
    “The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists”.
    “She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job”.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

ASSUAGE

A

To make an unpleasant feeling less severe.

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

DIFFUSION

A

Spread over a wide area.
Not clear or easy to understand.
“A diffuse style of writing”.

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

GAINSAY

A

Deny.
To say that sth. is not true.
“Nobody can gainsay his claims”.

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

QUIESCENT

A

Quiet.
Not active.
SYN: Dormant.

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

CACOPHONY

A

A mixture of loud unpleasant sounds.

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

INTRACTABLE

A

-Of a problem or a person-. Very difficult to deal with.

OPP. Tractable.

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

EXTRAPOLATION

A

To estimate STH, or form an opinion about STH, using the facts that you have now and that are valid for one situation and supposing that they will be valid for the new one.
“The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

AMELIORATE

A

To make sth better.

“Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

ARTICULATE

A

To express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
“She struggled to articulate her thoughts”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

COHESION

A

The act or state of keeping together.
SYN. Unity
“The cohesion of the nuclear family”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

CONVERGE

A

(Of people or vehicles). To move towards a place from different directions and meet: “Thousands of supporters converged on
London for the rally”.
To move towards each other and meet at a point.
“To paths converged”.
OPP: Diverge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

EULOGY

A

A speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth very much: “a eulogy to marriage”.
A speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

IMPLACABLE

A

Adj. Of strong negative opinions or feelings that cannot be changed. Of a person unwilling to stop opposing sb / sth: “An implacable enemy”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

LUMINOUS

A

Adj. Shining in the dark; giving out light.

“Staring with huge luminous eyes”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

PEDANTIC

A

Adj. Too worried about small details or rules.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

RECALCITRANT

A

Adj. Unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions. Difficult to control.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

SYCOPHANT

A

Noun. A person who praises important or powerful people too much, and in a way that is not sincere, in order to get sth from them.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

VACUOUS

A

Adj. Showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings.

“A vacuous expression”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

ANALOGOUS

A

Adj. Similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it.
“Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

ARBITRATE

A

Verb. To officially settle an argument or a disagreement between two people or groups.
“To arbitrate in a dispute”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

SETTLE

A

Verb. To put an end to an argument or a disagreement.

“There is pressure on the Union to settle”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

BOMBASTIC

A

Adj. From the noun BOMBAST.
Words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress people.
“A bombastic speaker”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

EMULATE

A

Verb. To try to do sth as well as sb else because you admire them: “She hopes to emulate her sister’s sporting achievements”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

DILATE

A

Verb. To become or to make sth larger, wider or more open.

“Dilated pupils”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

FLORID

A

Adj. (Of a person’s face) red: “a florid complexion”.

(Usually disapproving) Having too much decoration or detail: “Florid language”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

INNOCUOUS

A

Adj. Not intended to offend or upset anyone.
SYN. Harmless.
“It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark”.
“An innocuous substance”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

OSTENTATION

A

Noun. (Disapproving) An exaggerated display of wealth, knowledge or skill that is made in order to impress people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

PLETHORA

A

Noun. An amount that is greater than is needed or can be used.
SYN. Excess.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

RHETORIC

A

Noun. (often disapproving) Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere.
“The rhetoric of political slogans”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

ZEAL

A

Noun. Great energy or enthusiasm connected with sth that you feel strongly about:
“Her political zeal”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

IRASCIBLE

A

Adj. Becoming angry very easily.

SYN. IRRITABLE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

TRUCULENT

A

Adj. Tending to argue or be bad-tempered; slightly aggressive.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

CHURLISH

A

Adj. Rude or bad tempered.
Rude or bad-tempered.
“It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

MALEVOLENT

A

Adj. Having or showing a desire to harm other people.

SYN. Malicious, Wicked.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

VINDICTIVE

A

Adj. Trying to upset or harm sb; or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you.
“He accused her of being vindictive”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

CURMUDGEON

A

Noun. A bad-tempered person, often an old one.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

MISANTHROPIC

A

Adj. Hating and avoiding other people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

GREEDY

A

Adj. Wanting more money, power, food, etc., than you really need.
“The shareholders are greedy for profit”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

MISERLY

A

Adj. Hating to spend money.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

VENAL

A

Adj. Prepared to do dishonest or immoral things in return for money.
SYN. Corrupt.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

COVETOUS

A

Adj. Having a strong desire for the things that other people have.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

PENURIOUS

A

Adj. Very poor.

SYN. Penniless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

RAPACIOUS

A

Adj. Wanting more money or goods than you need or have a right to.
“The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

REDRESS

A

Verb. To correct sth that is unfair or wrong.”To redress an injustice”.

Noun. Payment, etc., that you should get for sth wrong that has happened to you or harm that you have suffered.
“To seek legal redress for unfair dismissal”.
SYN. Compensation.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

ACQUIT

A

Verb. To decide and state officially in court that sb is not guilty of a crime.
“The jury acquitted him of murder”.
OPP. Convict.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

PALLIATE

A

Verb. To make a disease or an illness less painful or unpleasant without curing it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

PERIPATETIC

A

Adj. Going from place to place, for example in order to work.
“A peripatetic music teacher”.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

MEANDER

A

Verb. To curve a lot rather than being in a straight light.
“The stream meanders slowly down to the sea”.
To walk slowly and change direction often especially without a particular aim.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

EUPHONIOUS

A

Adj. pleasant to listen to (sound, word, etc.).

69
Q

STEWARD

A

Noun. A person whose job is to arrange for the supply of food to a college, club, etc.
A person who manage another person’s property, especially a large house or land.

70
Q

HUSBAND

A

Verb. To use sth very carefully and make sure that you do not waste it.

71
Q

GALLEYS

A

Drafts of a book about to be published.

72
Q

ANGUISH

A

Noun. Severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness.

73
Q

CARNAGE

A

Noun. The violent killing of a large number of people.

74
Q

STANDOFFISH AND GLACIAL

A

Both can mean emotionally cold and distant.

75
Q

SEDULOUS AND ASSIDUOUS

A

Mean hardworking or persistent.

76
Q

PROBITY

A

Noun. The quality of being completely honest.

“Financial probity”.

77
Q

PROBITY

A

Noun. The quality of being completely honest.

“Financial probity”.

78
Q

LENIENT

A

Adj. Not as strict as expected when punishing sb or when making sure that rules are obeyed.
“A lenient sentence”.
-Leniency-

79
Q

SWINDLE

A

Noun. To cheat sb in order to get st, especially money.

“They swindled 100 USD out of him”.

80
Q

DISABUSE

A

Verb. To tell sb that what they think is true is, in fact, not true.

81
Q

DELUGE

A

Noun. A sudden very heavy fall of rain. A large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time.
“A deluge of complaints”.
Verb. To send or give sb / st a large number of things at the same time.
“We have been deluged with applications for the job”.

82
Q

UNCONSCIONABLE

A

Adj. (Of an action, etc.) So bad, immoral, etc., that it should make you feel ashamed.
SYN. EXCESSIVE

83
Q

SCRUPULOUS

A

Adj. Careful about paying attention to every detail.
“Scrupulous attention to detail”.
SYN. METICULOUS

84
Q

EMBODY

A

Verb. To express or represent an idea or a quality.
“A politician who embodied the hopes of black youth”.

(Formal) To include or contain sth: “This model embodies many new features”.

85
Q

DISREGARD

A

Verb/Noun. To not consider something.
“Safety rules were disregarded”.
SYN. IGNORE

86
Q

CITE

A

To mention sth as a reason or as an example.
“He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown”.
SYN. QUOTE
-Cited-

87
Q

SIDEREAL

A

Adj. (Astronomy). Related to the stars that are far away, not the Sun or planets.

88
Q

TANGENTIAL

A

Adj. Having only a slight or indirect connection with something.

89
Q

PREPOSTEROUS

A

Adj. Absurdo.

90
Q

PITHY

A

Adj. (A comment, writing, etc.) Short but expressed well and full of meaning.
“Pithily expressed”.

91
Q

PREPOSTEROUS

A

Adj. Completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying.
“Preposterous clothes”.
SYN. OUTRAGEOUS

92
Q

FLEETING

A

Adj. Lasting only a short time.
“Fleeting smile”
SYN. BRIEF

93
Q

INSIDIOUS

A

Adj. Spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm.

94
Q

CAUSTIC

A

Adj. Able to destroy or dissolve other substances.
2. Critical in a bitter or sarcastic way.
“Caustic comments”.

95
Q

FECKLESS

A

Adj. Having a week character; not behaving in a responsible way.
“Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man”.

96
Q

SUPERSEDED BY

A

Sustituida por

97
Q

ON PAR WITH

A

A la par de

98
Q

AN HOMAGE TO

A

Un homenaje a

99
Q

AN ACCRUAL TO

A

Una provisión para

100
Q

TANTAMOUNT TO

A

Equivalente a

101
Q

PUCKISH

A

Travieso

Juguetón

102
Q

BEDAZZLED

A

Deslumbrado

103
Q

FLABBERGASTED

A

Asombrado

104
Q

PUNDIT

A

Experto

105
Q

FLEETING

A

Fugaz

Efímero

106
Q

EXPEDITIOUS

A

Adj. That works well without wasting time, money, etc.

SYN. EFFICIENT

107
Q

AUCTION

A

Subasta / Remate

108
Q

HARBINGERS

A

Noun. (of sth) A sign that shows that sth is going to happen soon, often sth bad.

SIGNIGICADO: “Presagio”

109
Q

STARK

A

Adj. (Often disapproving) Looking severe and without any color or decoration.
“I think white would be too stark for the bedroom”.

110
Q

RIFE

A

Adj. If sth bad or unpleasant is RIFE in a place, it is very common there.
“It is a country where corruption is rife”
SIGNIFICADO: Abundante / Común

111
Q

CROPS

A

Cultivos

112
Q

PRETERNATURAL

A

Adj. That does not seem natural; that cannot be explained by natural laws.
“The city was preternaturally quiet”.

113
Q

DICHOTOMIES

A

Noun. The separation that exists between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other.
SIGNIFICADO: Dicotomía: División en dos partes.

114
Q

REALM

A

Reino / Campo

115
Q

MILIEU

A

Medio ambiente / Ambiente

“To establish the milieu en which she worked”.

116
Q

FORCEFUL

A

Enérgico / Vigoroso / Fuerte

117
Q

DISPERSAL

A

Dispersión: Separar y diseminar lo que estaba o solía estar reunido.

118
Q

ACUMEN

A

Perspicacia / Agudeza

119
Q

DISSIMILAR

A

Adj. Not the same.
“This wines are not dissimilar” = “are similar”
OPP. SIMILAR

120
Q

DEBUNK

A

Verb. To show that an idea, a belief, etc., is false.
To show that sth is not as good as people think it is: “His theories have been debunked by recent research”.

*DEBUNKING

121
Q

BOGUS

A

Adj. Pretending to be real or genuine.
SYN. False.
“A bogus Doctor/ contract”.

122
Q

EXACTING

A

Meticuloso / Severo

123
Q

THRIFT

A

Noun. The habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted.

124
Q

CONVOLUTED

A

Adj. Extremely complicated and difficult to follow.

“A convoluted argument / explanation”.

125
Q

CONSTRUE

A

Verb. To understand the meaning of a word, a sentence, or an action in a particular way.
SYN. INTERPRET

126
Q

FORGERY

A

Noun. The crime of copying money, documents, etc. in order to cheat people.
“Experts are dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery”.
SYN. FAKE

127
Q

PEDDLE

A

Verb. To try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place.
“He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling clothes and brushes”.

128
Q

DISCREPANCY

A

Noun. A difference between two or more things that should be the same.
“What are the reasons for the discrepancy between girls and boys performance in school?”.

129
Q

SIMPLEMINDEDNESS

A

Simpleza

130
Q

MISTOOK

A

To not understand or judge sb/sth correctly.
“I admit that I mistook his intentions”.
Past Tense of MISTAKE

131
Q

ARTLESS

A

Adj. Simple, natural, and honest.
“The artless sincerity of a young child”.

Adj. Make without skill or art.

132
Q

CRAFT

A

Noun. An activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands.
“It was constructed with such craft”.

133
Q

CUNNING

A

Adj. Able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb.
SYN. CRAFTY
“He was cunning as a fox”.
Also, clever and skillful. SYN. Ingenious: “It was a cunning piece of detective work”.

134
Q

VEXATION

A

Noun. The state of feeling upset or annoyed. A thing that upsets or annoys you.

135
Q

UBIQUITOUS

A

Adj. Seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common.
“The ubiquitous movie star, Jennifer Lawrence”.

136
Q

EBULLIENT

A

Adj. Full of confidence, energy and good humor.

“The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood”.

137
Q

GLUM

A

Adj. Sad, quiet, and unhappy.
“The players sat there with glum looks on their faces”.
SYN. GLOOMY

138
Q

GARRULOUS

A

Adj. Talking a lot, especially about unimportant things.

SYN. TALKATIVE.

139
Q

LACONIC

A

Adj. Using only a few words to say sth.

140
Q

TACITURN

A

Adj. Tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly.

141
Q

MENDACITY

A

The act of not telling the truth.

SYN. LYING

142
Q

INTELLIGIBLE

A

Adj. That can be easily understood.
“His lecture was readily intelligible to all students”.
SYN. UNDERSTANDABLE

143
Q

AHISTORICAL

A

Adj. Not showing any knowledge of history or of what has happened before.

144
Q

ANACHRONISM

A

Noun. A person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present.
“The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world”.

145
Q

PUGNACIOUSLY

A

Adj. Having a strong desire to argue or fight with other people.

146
Q

INSCRUTABLE

A

Adj. If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is hard to know what they are thinking or feeling, because they do not show any emotion.

147
Q

COPIOUS

A

Abundant in supply or quantity.

148
Q

INVOLVED

A

Adj. Complicated and difficult to understand.

149
Q

BOLSTER

A

Reforzar

150
Q

PERIPHERAL

A

Adj. Not as important as the main aim (objective), part of sth.
“Peripheral information”.

151
Q

PROSAIC

A

Adj. Ordinary and not showing any imagination.
“A prosaic style”.
SYN. UNIMAGINATIVE

Adj. Not romantic.
“The prosaic side of life”.
SYN. MUNDANE

152
Q

RUMINATION

A

Verb. To think deeply about something.
“Deepen our understanding through rumination on what is already closest to us, like our thoughts”.
SYN. PONDER

153
Q

ALOOF

A

Adj. Apartado, huraño.

154
Q

SKITTISH

A

Adj. Not very serious and with ideas and feelings that keep changing.
“Skittish financial markets”.

155
Q

RESTIVE

A

Adj. Unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied.

156
Q

UNSEEMLY

A

Adj. (of Behaviour) Not polite or suitable for a particular situation.
SYN. IMPROPER

157
Q

STARTLING

A

Very surprising

158
Q

JETTISON

A

Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

159
Q

PUGNACIOUSLY

A

Eager or quick to argue or fight.

160
Q

INSCRUTABLE

A

Adj. Impossible to understand or interpret.

161
Q

PRECARIOUS

A

Adj. (of a situation). Not safe or certain; dangerous.

“He earned a precarious living as an artist”.

162
Q

POSTURING

A

Noun. Behaviour that is not natural or sincere but is intended to attract attention or to have a particular effect.

163
Q

A HINDRANCE TO

A

HINDRANCE = Noun. A person or thing that makes it more difficult for sb to do sth or for sth to happen:
“To be honest, she was more of a hindrance than a help”.

164
Q

BEHOLDEN TO

A

BEHOLDEN: Adj. Owing sth to sb because of sth that they have done for you.
“She didn’t liked to be beholden to anyone”.

165
Q

DECEIT

A

Noun. Dishonest behaviour that is intended to make sb believe sth that is not true.
“He was accused of lies and deceit”.

166
Q

SHREWD

A

Adj. Clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation.
“A shrewd businessman”.
SYN. Astute

167
Q

OUTSPOKEN

A

Adj. Saying exactly what you think, even if this shocks or offends people.
“She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan”.
SYN. BLUNT

168
Q

NETTLES

A

Verb. To make sb slightly angry.
“My remarks clearly nettled her”.
SYN. ANNOY

169
Q

ELUSIVE

A

Adj. Difficult to find, define, or achieve.

“Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found”.

GRE (5 decks)

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