GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 21

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 21

appreciate = be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly
conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be
felt; Ex. appreciable difference
intransigence = refusal of any compromise; stubbornness;
ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising
intellect = higher mental powers; person of great intellectual
ability
credulity = belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet´e;
ADJ. credulous
damn = condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting
punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
embark = commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
exult = rejoice
concerted = mutually agreed on; done together by agreement;
Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
innocuous = harmless
minatory = menacing; threatening
insurrection = rebellion; uprising
evanescent = fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V.
evanesce
hoard = stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply
stored for future use
stealth = action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness;
sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy
incognito = with identity concealed; using an assumed
name; ADJ.
deflect = turn aside; turn away from a straight course
refectory = dining hall; room where meals are served (in
a school)
exacerbate = worsen; aggravate; embitter
diverse = differing in some characteristics (from each
other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack
of resemblance
ovation = enthusiastic applause
plane = carpenter.s tool for smoothing and leveling
wood; V. CF. flat
verbatim = word for word; in the same words; repeating
the actual words exactly
flagrant = conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant;
outrageous
impale = pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the
spear
vigor = active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous
gourmet = connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
precocious = advanced in development; N. precocity
smug = self-satisfied; complacent
seethe = be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move
about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething
with discontent.
equilibrium = balance of opposing forces; balance of the
mind; equanimity
inextricable = from which it is impossible to get free; that
cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable
two histories
composure = mental calmness
inviolable = secure from corruption, attack, or violation(
or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable
oath/rights; N. inviolability
avid = greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N.
avidity
aureole = sun.s corona; halo; bright circle of light
holster = leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around
the waist)
blunt = having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or
manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
championship = position of champion; defense or support;
competition held to determine a champion
incline = slope; slant; Ex. steep incline
cog = tooth projecting from a wheel
apprehensive = fearful; discerning
actuate = motivate; activate; cause to act
gerontology = study of the sociological phenomena associated
with old age
bard = poet
larder = pantry; place where food is kept
cleft = N: split
rider = amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
jostle = shove; bump; push against (someone) rather
roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds
coquette = flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to
attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings;
V.
exhume = dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
crypt = secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground
room (under a church)
resurrect = revive
zenith = point directly overhead in the sky; summit;
acme; highest point
stamina = power of endurance; strength; staying power
blurt = utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
extrapolation = projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer
(unknown information) from known information
vagabond = wanderer (without a permanent home);
tramp
check = stop motion; curb or restrain
sophisticated = worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex;
N. sophistication; V. sophisticate




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