GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 20

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 20

chimerical = fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic;
N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
megalomania = mania for doing grandiose things; mental
disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or
importance
caliber = ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round
cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
discord = conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when
musical notes are played)
insubordination = disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
granary = storehouse for grain
moratorium = legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare
moratorium on the building of new houses
intolerant = not willing to accept ways of thinking different
from one.s own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
contest = dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete
for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest
a seat in Parliament; N.
natty = neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex.
natty dresser
uxorious = excessively submissive or devoted to one.s
wife; CF. uxor: wife
reproach = blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval
or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful
onus = burden; responsibility
rooster = cock; adult male chicken
beguile = deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
herbivorous = grain-eating; CF. herbivore
battalion = army unit made up of four or more companies
academic = related to a school; not practical or directly
useful
ambience = environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant
with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely
surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
perfidious = treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery
wring = twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting;
wrench painfully (necks or hands)
dearth = scarcity
deport = send out of the country; behave; N. deportation,
deportment
superannuated = retired or disqualified because of age;
outmoded; obsolete
wag = shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog
wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
bemused = confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
probe = explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender
instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity;
device designed to investigate an unknown region;
thorough investigation; Ex. space probe
wreak = inflict; Ex. wreak one.s vengeance on
swathe = swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one.s head
swathed in bandages
choir = group of people who sing together (esp. during
religious services); place for choir
infringe = violate (a law); encroach (the right of another
person)
conundrum = riddle; difficult problem
premeditate = plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder
pillage = plunder
pen = fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex.
sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose
spangle = small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for
ornamentation
avantgarde = group of artists whose work is based on the
newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
convention = social or moral custom; established practice;
formal meeting; international agreement
debilitate = weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness);
enfeeble
speck = small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye
unctuous = oily; bland; insincerely suave
effete = having lost one.s original power; barren; worn
out; exhausted
epaulet(epaulette) = ornament worn on the shoulder (of
a uniform, etc.)
clipper = sailing vessel built for great speed
oculist = physician who specializes in treatment of the
eyes
rabble = mob; noisy crowd
habituate = accustom or familiarize; addict
broil = cook by direct heat; N.
ingratiate = become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor
of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss
accommodate = oblige or help someone; adjust or bring
into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative;
CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
cognizance = knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge;
aware
prolong = lengthen; extend; draw out
herd = group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a
herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex.
herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd;
Ex. herd cattle
equanimity = calmness of temperament; composure
lethal = deadly
apoplexy = stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too
much blood in the brain
fauna = animals of a period or region; CF. flora






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