GRE/CAT Random Vocabulary/Word List 3
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clemency = disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments;
mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
nostrum = questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF.
our (remedy)
scrutinize = examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny
archetype = prototype; primitive pattern
trite = hackneyed; commonplace
codify = arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N.
code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing;
collection of laws, rules, established social customs
conflagration = great fire
subliminal = below the threshold of conscious perception;
Ex. subliminal advertisement
duplicity = double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest
and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
epithet = word or phrase characteristically used to describe
a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize
a person (often contemptous)
peon = landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial
worker; N. peonage
thematic = of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
plight = difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad
state or condition); predicament
cohorts = group of people who share some common quality;
armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers
under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
labile = likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile;
N. lability
panegyric = formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don.t deserve
such panegyrics.
apothecary = druggist; pharmacist
requisition = formal demand or request; Ex. requisition
for more computing equipment; V.
ample = enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex.
ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of
being ample; abundance; largeness of space
unassuaged = unsatisfied; not soothed
exigency = urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
voodoo = religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
furrow = long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle
in the skin; V.
gerontocracy = government ruled by old people
rarefied = made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less
dense; N. rarefaction
madrigal = pastoral song; song for several singers without
instruments
multilingual = having many languages; fluent in several
languages
adept = expert at; very skilled
suffocate = die or kill from lack of air; suppress
deadlock = standstill resulting from the opposition of two
unrelenting forces; stalemate
laconic = brief and to the point; using few words; terse
fake = not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor;
sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/
the signature
apparition = ghost; phantom
scurrilous = abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
consanguineous(consanguine) = having a common ancestor
diabolical = diabolic; devilish; fiendish
wither = (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose
freshness; shrivel; decay
fresco = painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
masochist = person who enjoys his own pain; CF.
masochism
progenitor = ancestor
odoriferous = giving off an odor
asperity = sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or
weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
salient = prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous;
Ex. salient features
brook = tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N:
small stream
ductile = malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into
shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled
subversive = tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert:
overthrow completely (an established system); destroy
completely; CF. undermine ?
monotony = sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness;
ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone
inkling = hint; slight indication
corrode = destroy orwear away gradually by chemical action
(over a long period)
nirvana = in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which
the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal
beatitude
ribald = marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane;
N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke
elastic = able to spring back into shape; quick to recover
(as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex.
elastic plans; N: elastic material
biennial = every two years
pugilist = boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing
eulogy = expression of praise, often on the occasion of
someone.s death; V. eulogize
limp = walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
coy = shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of
self-confidence;
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