GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 14

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 14


effusion = pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of
feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth;
gushing
imprecation = curse; swearword
replicate = reproduce; duplicate
hibernal = wintry; wintery; of or like winter
unsullied = untarnished; CF. sully
figure = written symbols; number; amount represented
in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human
body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern;
group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate
with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex.
My name did not figure in the list.
goad = urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do
something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded
him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharppointed
stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
sow = plant or scatter seed
requite = make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N.
requittal
flicker = burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N:
flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker
of excitement
reciprocal = mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable;
interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement
laud = praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ.
laudatory: expressing praise
expunge = cancel; remove a word or name (from a book
or list); erase
notch = V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
translucent = partly transparent
repellent = driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive;
unattractive; N.
institution = instituting; (building for the) organization;
established custom, practice, or relationship in a society;
mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage
obstinate = stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate
cough; N. obstinacy
riveting = holding one.s attention; absorbing; engrossing
formality = ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence
to rules; something done just for form.s sake; Ex. mere
formality
hinterlands = back country; inner part of a country; OP.
foreland
satyr = half-human, half-bestial being in the court of
Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(
unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF.
goat: lecherous man
throttle = strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle;
N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?
faction = party; clique (within a large group); dissension
pinion = restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or
legs; N: bird.s wing
filch = steal (things of small value)
sportive = playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or
frolic; CF. sportsmanlike
spontaneity = lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom
from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated;
unpremeditated; happening without being planned
concede = admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly);
yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
galleon = large three-masted sailing ship
dissemble = disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
missive = letter; written statement; CF. sent
temporize = gain time as by postponing an action; avoid
committing oneself
veracity = truthfulness; adherence to the truth
valedictory = pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address
(esp. at graduation exercises)
tithe = tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a
tithe
lexicographer = compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography:
work of compiling a dictionary
plumage = feathers of a bird;
molecule = the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a
substance that has all the properties of that substance
turmoil = extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion;
Ex. throw the country into turmoil
endue = provide with some quality; endow
parsimony = stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
gouge = tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge
his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in
wood
homely = not good-looking; unattractive
trajectory = path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a
bullet
gallows = framework from which a noose is suspended
(used for execution by hanging)
censorious = severely critical
aggregate = sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or
whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
gnarled = twisted
beeline = direct quick route
baroque = highly ornate
anecdote = short story of an amusing or interesting event
serendipity = gift for finding valuable things by accident;
accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes
of Serendip
lackluster = lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
flag = droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength;
ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging





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GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 43

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 43

infiltrate = pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization)
sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy
territory; CF. infiltrator
assumption = something taken for granted; the taking
over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of
power; V. assume
encomiastic = praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very
high praise; eulogy
behemoth = huge creature; something of monstrous size
or power
penology = study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation
meticulous = excessively careful (with great attention to
detail); painstaking; scrupulous
embrace = hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse;
accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the
cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF.
bracelet
luminary = celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object
that gives light (as a celestial body)
parry = ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome
question = very skillfully; N. CF. }..�H�H >h¥Æstrong>
s.
desiccate = dry up
dominant = exercising the most influence; high and easily
seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not
recessive
poseur = person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant,
etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
oblique = indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular
or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference
reverie = daydream; abstracted musing
corporeal = bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily
form; material; tangible
thresh = beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate
the grains from the straw
indemnify = make secure against damage or loss; compensate
for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured
scavenge = hunt through discarded materials for usable
items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger:
one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
pulse = rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden
change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate
egress = exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP.
ingress
gradation = series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression
incredulity = tendency to disbelief
manifold = many in number or kind; numerous; varied
renegade = deserter; traitor; ADJ.
haughtiness = pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
graduate = arrange into categories or grades; divide into
marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated
ruler
amok(amuck) = in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
verve = enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition);
liveliness; vigor
maelstrom = violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation;
CF. stream
centrifuge = machine that separates substances by
whirling them
homogeneous = of the same kind; uniform in composition
throughout
edict = decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official
command
margin = border; room; allowance beyond what is
needed; Ex. margin of safety
vernal = pertaining to spring
skulk = move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked
through the less fashionable sections of the city.
drip = fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or
sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
rebuttal = refutation; response with contrary evidence; V.
rebut: refute; disprove
predetermine = determine in advance; predestine; settle
or decide beforehand; influence markedly
paraphrase = restate a passage in one.s own words while
retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in
other words
stoic = stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF.
stoicism
clap = strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden
explosive sound; come together suddenly with a
sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in
jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
wanderlust = strong longing to travel
pliable = flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable
pedagogue = teacher; CF. child leader
protagonist = leader or noticeable supporter of an idea;
chief character in a play or story
unmitigated = (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved
or immoderate; without qualification; absolute;
Ex. unmitigated disaster
obelisk = tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower
toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
blowhard = talkative boaster; braggart
interpolate = insert between
anarchy = absence of governing body; state of disorder
felon = person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious
crime
braggadocio = boasting
curator = superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum
or a library)
nimble = quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding;
Ex. nimble climber/mind








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