GRE/CAT Random Vocabulary/Word List 1
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bastion = stronghold; something seen as a source of protection;
Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
growl = low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
maverick = rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
lethargic = drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness
and inactivity
paraphernalia = equipment; odds and ends used in a particular
activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic
paraphernalia; CF. married woman.s property exclusive
of her dowry
mores = conventions; moral standards; moral customs
timidity = lack of self-confidence or courage
understate = state with less truth than seems warranted
by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the
crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
protocol = diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette
observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its
ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet
him at the airport.
braid = plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by
weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of
hair)
acquiesce = assent; agree passively; comply without
protest
favoritism = display of partiality toward a favored person
wake = trail of ship or other object through water; path of
something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in
the wake of the war
draught = current of air (through a room or to a fire); act
of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of
liquid swallowed at a time
betoken = signify; indicate; be a sign of
aviary = enclosure for birds; large cage
waggish = humorous; mischievous; tricky
adapt = make or become suitable for a specific use; alter;
modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition
recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption
of a short novel.
bugaboo = bugbear; object of baseless terror
foliage = masses of leaves; CF. defoliate
satellite = small body revolving around a larger one
bungle = mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by
clumsy behavior
reinstate = restore to a previous condition or position
mnemonic = pertaining to memory; assisting the memory;
N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as
a mnemonic aid
conscript = draftee; person forced into military service; V.
contend = struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state
strongly
functional = made for practical use only (without decoration);
functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF.
functionalism
punctilious = minutely attentive (perhaps too much so)
to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N.
punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to
every small exact detail
imbecility = weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile;
N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
rebuke = scold harshly; criticize severely
facile = easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial;
not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex.
facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily
and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude;
something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with
great facility
hardy = (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants)
able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
penury = extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious:
very poor; stingy
venal = capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal
flit = fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass
swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
magnate = person of prominence or influence; powerful
or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil
magnate
botch = mismanage; blow
citadel = fortress
libidinous = lustful
mendicant = beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
oaf = stupid awkward person; CF. elf
voyeur = Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification
from observing the sexual acts of others
docile = obedient; easily managed; submissive
vitiate = spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt
morally
narrative = related to telling a story; N: narrated account;
story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
derision = ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
cupidity = greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
savory = pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or
agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
rank = offensive in odor or flavor
quisling = traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling
tact = skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without
causing offence
fallacious = false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy:
false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular
fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
trim = make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing
what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the
edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur;
N. ADJ: tidy; in good order
compartment = one of the parts into which an enclosed
space is divided
squander = waste; spend foolishly
colloquy = informal discussion; conversation
refurbish = renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make
new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an
old theater; CF. furbish: polish
desolate = make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
fumble = move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in
search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is
in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
misapprehension = error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend
ameliorate = improve
isthmus = narrow neck of land connecting two larger
bodies of land
skulduggery(skullduggery) = dishonest behavior or action;
Ex. skulduggery in the election
celibate = abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried;
N. celibacy
odium = detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness;
disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)
deserts = what someone deserves
nugatory = worthless; futile
rendition = rendering; translation; artistic interpretation
of a song, etc
incursion = temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short
journey
terrestrial = on or relating to the earth
stigma = token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark
with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
gross = total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people.s behavior)
coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V:
earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
doctrine = teachings in general; particular principle (religious,
legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
misnomer = wrong or improper name; incorrect designation
proliferate = grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply;
N. proliferation
hindsight = understanding the nature of an event after it
has actually happened
lucid = easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
impenetrable = not able to be pierced or entered; beyond
understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable
mystery
ghastly = horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF.
aghast
tremulous = trembling; wavering
garish = overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
euphony = sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
pithy = concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty
girth = distance around something; circumference
lap = take in food or drink with one.s tongue; splash gently;
Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the
waist to the knees of a seated person
asteroid = small planet
adulation = flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary
or deserved
array = marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order;
clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group;
Ex. in battle array
redoubtable = formidable; causing fear
approbation = approval
attrition = rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in
numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without
firing employees; wearing away of opposition by
means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
secession = withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally
from membership
poignancy = quality of being deeply moving; keenness of
emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of
sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the
mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick
fodder = coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock;
CF. food
regale = entertain
warren = tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living
area; crowded conditions in which people live
distant = reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant
greeting; ADV. distantly
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