GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 18

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 18


alchemy = medieval chemistry
temper = moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain;
toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
nefarious = very wicked
mutilate = maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an
essential part
infernal = pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of
fiery heat or destruction
inflated = exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or
gas)
polyglot = speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex.
polyglot person/society; N.
hail = frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
bent = determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business;
N: natural talent or inclination
vindictive = disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge;
spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex.
vindictive streak
perfunctory = done routinely and with little care; superficial;
not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;
Ex. perfunctory kiss
facade(fa¸cade) = front or face (of building); superficial or
false appearance
bawdy = indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny
way; CF. bawd
palliate = ease pain (without curing); make less severe or
offensive (a crime or illness)
equitable = fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
prophetic = of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with
predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N.
prophet
impassive = without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable;
stoical; Ex. impassive face
erode = eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex.
The sea erodes the rocks.
provincial = pertaining to a province; limited in outlook;
narrow; unsophisticated
trickle = flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.
frisk = move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
explicit = totally clear; definite; outspoken
purse = pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet
engender = cause; produce; give rise to
queasy = experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated;
squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
bestial = beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
din = continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by
wearying repetition
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belie = contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex.
The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies
her true feeling of displeasure.
rehabilitate = restore to proper condition (health or useful
life); restore the former rank of
bland = soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no
trouble or offence
compulsion = compelling; strong desire that is difficult to
control; irresistible impulse
venison = meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork,
ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb:
lamb
euphoria = feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(
ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling
of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable);
ADJ. euphoriaric
tumid = (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic;
pompous
tempo = speed of music
scapegoat = someone who bears the blame for others;
whipping boy; CF. escape+goat
shove = push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and
shoving to get on the bus; N.
tensile = capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile
rubber
bound = leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the
limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping;
boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something
(legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are
bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion;
CF. bounce, rebound
tutelary = protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex.
tutelary deities
odyssey = long, eventful, adventurous journey
abstemious = sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
gale = windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
(laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
sentimental = swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments
barb = sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object;
openly cutting remark
beneficial = helpful; useful; advantageous
billow = large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of
smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
verisimilar = having the appearance of truth or reality;
probable or likely to be true; plausible
ravage = devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged
by storms
disconsolate = hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
outmoded = no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish;
old-fashioned
ruminate = chew over and over (mentally or, like cows,
physically); mull over(ponder)
epigram = witty thought or saying, usually short
mealymouthed = indirect in speech (when something unpleasant
must be said); hypocritical; evasive
unerringly = infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes





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