GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 19

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 19


arcane = esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the
initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to
the uninitiated listener
founder = person who establishes (an organization or
business)
disgruntle = make discontented
monastic = related to monks or monasteries; removed
from worldly concerns
unfaltering = steadfast; firm; not changing
porous = full of pores; like a sieve
snip = short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors
canto = division of a long poem
elliptical = elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis;
ambiguous either purposely or because key words
have been left out
tractable = docile; easily managed; (of something) easily
changed or molded; N. tractability
tantamount = equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion
is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
abbreviate = shorten
superfluous = excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N.
superfluity
unassuming = modest; Ex. the champion.s unassuming
manner
mannerism = distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in
art (according to a set of styles)
inalienable = not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex.
inalienable rights
ephemeral = short-lived; fleeting
trough = long narrow container for feeding farm animals;
lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow
depression as between waves
morbid = given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought;
moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity;
N. morbidity; CF. disease
grandiose = affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown;
ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or
scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
itinerant = wandering; traveling from place to place (to
perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher
onslaught = vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected
onslaught of the enemy
executor = person designated to execute the terms of a
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verbalize = put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken
rather than written; oral; of a verb
exemplify = show by example; furnish an example; serve
as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of
painting.
expostulation = protest; remonstrance; reasoning with
someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
temerity = boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask
for a pay increase after only three day.s work
misanthrope = one who hates mankind; misanthropist
manipulate = operate with one.s hands; control or play
upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how
to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
gall = bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; {..av(bile);
CF. gall bladder
obloquy = slander; disgrace; infamy
tint = slight degree of color; V: give a tint to
avarice = greediness for wealth
flutter = (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings)
lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically;
fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.
transpire = (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen;
give off (watery waste matter) through pores
gracious = kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
console = lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort;
allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
bravado = swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show
of bravery
unsavory = distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive;
Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
claustrophobia = fear of being locked in
dispirited = lacking in spirit
historical = connected with history; based on events in
history (whether regarded as important or not)
circuit = closed circular line around an area; circumference;
regularly repeated journey from place to place
elaborate = work out carefully; add more detail or information;
ADJ.
censure = blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N:
severe criticism; strong disapproval
vampire = ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
obnoxious = offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell
cubicle = small chamber used for sleeping or work
residual = remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue
vogue = popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.
cardiologist = doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
purveyor = furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey:
supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide
spatial = relating to space
trance = hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from
one.s physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming);
CF. transition
frail = weak; N. frailty
incorporeal = without a material body; insubstantial
sear = burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch;
cause (a plant) to wither






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