GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 27

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 27

assail = assault
boost = lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N:
push upward; increase
diverge = vary; go in different directions from the same
point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating
indelible = not able to be erased
hoodwink = deceive; delude
fabricate = build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive;
Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying
structure; Ex. fabric of society
minuscule(miniscule) = extremely small
bigotry = stubborn intolerance
forthcoming = happening in the near future; ready; willing
to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
seine = seine net; net for catching fish
enamored = in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V.
enamor: inspire with love
stammer = speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
hale = healthy
regent = a person who governs in place of a ruler who is
ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
ingenue = ing´enue; young innocent girl
grudge = deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
lugubrious = mournful; sorrowful
remit = transmit (money) in payment; free someone from
a debt or punishment
glaring = (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly
bright; shining intensely and blindingly
convene = come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene
the council
obsequy = funeral ceremony
subdue = less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex.
subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue
one.s anger
dominate = control; rule; enjoy a commanding position
in;
acrimonious = stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner;
N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech
or behavior
inadvertently = unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
antiquated = obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
dregs = sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
peer = one who has equal standing with another; nobleman;
V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress
rabies = disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal
(causing madness and death)
rabid = of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely
zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia
absolute = complete; totally unlimited; having complete
power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler;
CF. absolutism
illicit = illegal
inveigle = deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(
cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF.
interest dishonestly
prosperity = good fortune and financial success; physical
well-being
blare = loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of
light
candor = frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
talisman = charm; object believed to give supernatural
powers to or protect its bearer
ubiquitous = being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity
multiplicity = state of being numerous or multiple; large
number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of
more than one element
renovate = restore to good condition; renew
natal = connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal
nuptial = of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials;
wedding ceremony
premonition = forewarning; presentiment; foreboding
tempestuous = stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest:
violent storm
ballast = heavy substance used to add stability or weight;
V. supply with ballast
accolade = award of merit; strong praise and approval
gentility = those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement;
quality of being genteel
retentive = holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the
mind); having a good memory
desperate = having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and
violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken
as a last resort
manifesto = public declaration of principles; statement of
policy
covert = secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
overweening = arrogant; presumptuous
extort = wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by
force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
trifle = something of little importance or value; small
amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt
pungent = stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of
speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency
encompass = surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass
publishing and computers.
surmise = guess; N.
graze = (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an
animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch
lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can.t graze the cattle
till summer; N: surface wound




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