GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 17

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 17


intuition = immediate insight; power of knowing without
reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
orthography = correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct;
Ex. orthodontics
rustic = pertaining to country people; unsophisticated;
simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the
bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person
diffuse = wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a
gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion;
CF. suffuse
taper = very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of
a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower
toward one end
bearing = deportment; connection
ideology = system of ideas characteristic of a group or
culture
sadistic = inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
malady = illness
lance = pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
advocacy = support; active pleading on behalf of someone
or something
trek = travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey
wage = begin and continue (a war)
primogeniture = seniority by birth; state of being the firstborn
child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire
property of one or both parents)
execrable = very bad; detestable
catharsis = purging or cleansing of any passage of the
body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a
result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
malign = speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully);
defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
resumption = taking up again; recommencement; V. resume:
begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex.
Kindly resume your seats.
denounce = condemn; criticize; N. denunciation
carat(karat) = unit of weight for precious stones; measure
of the purity of gold
enmity = ill will; hatred; hostility
demagogue = person who appeals to people.s prejudice;
false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
misogynist = hater of woman; CF. misogyny
lottery = contest in which winners are selected in a drawing
of lots
buffoon = stupid person; clown
horticultural = pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N.
horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables,
or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or
art of farming or growing crops
depredation = plundering; destruction
headstrong = willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined
to have one.s own way; CF. no .excessive.
pellucid = transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in
meaning; easy to understand
cathartic = purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to
empty; ADJ.
knell = tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral,
disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.
welter = confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering
jumble; Ex. welter of data
jaundice = medical condition in which the skin, the white
part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice;
affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias
deleterious = harmful
insuperable = insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable
difficulties
irksome = annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy
component = element; ingredient
scintillate = sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex.
scintillating conversation
corpus = collection (of writings or information); Ex. the
corpus of Shakespear.s works; Cf. corpse
weird = eerie; strange; unnatural
dawdle = loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
nascent = incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex.
nascent ability in music
valid = logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective;
Ex. valid reasoning/passport
shambles = (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin;
wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a
shambles.
gloss = brief explanation note or translation of a difficult
expression; V.
commandeer = take (private property) for military use
without needing permission or giving payment; draft
for military purposes
rig = arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship)
with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship.s
sails
disbar = make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
fitful = spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
altercation = noisy quarrel
apropos = with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos
(of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
checkered(chequered) = marked by great changes in fortune;
with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having
a pattern of squares
insinuate = hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce
or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate
himself into the boss.s favor; CF. ingratiate
muted = silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic
noise
dys- = abnormal; impaired
cornice = projecting molding on building (usually above
columns = or pillars);%.�©.d.







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