GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 35

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 35

shed = small roofed structure for storage and shelter;
V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without
allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed
tears/light/water/skin/leaves
jocular = said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
appropriate = acquire; take possession of for one.s own
use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose;
allocate; CF. misappropriate
corrosive = eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language)
fierce
paucity = scarcity; dearth
glutinous = sticky; viscous; gluey
unkempt = disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not
combed; CF. comb
lionize = treat (a person) as a celebrity
spare = give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing;
exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this
money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared
the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied;
Ex. spare time
barrister = counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court
of law; CF. bar
turbid = (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed;
muddy; thick
ram = male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy
impact
subside = sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the
bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become
less; moderate; abate
cower = shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
careen = lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular
swinging movement; stagger
pharisaical = pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid
scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical
warrant = justification; written order that serves as authorization
(esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant;
V: justify; guarantee
polemic = attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or
refutation; argument in support of point of view; N.
polemics: art of debate or controversy
tipple = drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic
drink
pry = inquire impertinently (someone else.s private affairs);
use leverage to raise or open something; prize;
N. pries: tool for prying
hackneyed = commonplace; trite
poise = good judgment with composure; balance; V: place
in a carefully balanced position
humility = humbleness of spirit
snub = ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion
but she snubbed me; N.
fetid(foetid) = malodorous; foul
slipshod = slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex.
slipshod work
fluted = having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V.
flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long
rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column
gangrene = decay of body tissue caused by insufficient
blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous
dynamic = energetic; vigorously active
fanaticism = excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief
or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
ambrosia = food of the gods
zealot = one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows
excessive zeal
inimitable = matchless; not able to be imitated
catalyst = agent which brings about a chemical change
while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
synthetic = not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis;
Ex. synthetic fiber; N.
grandiloquent = (of a person or speech) using high
sounding or important-sounding language; pompous;
bombastic
solitude = state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary:
existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded;
single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary
piece of proof
allegiance = loyalty
begrudge = envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex.
We shouldn.t begrudge him his success.
bereft = deprived of (something valuable); lacking
faculty = mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
infamous = notoriously bad; notorious; well known for
being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous
act; evil fame or reputation
importunate = urging; always demanding; troublesomely
urgent or persistent
conformist = person who uncritically conforms to the
customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does
not conform to accepted beliefs of norms
prank = mischievous trick
wily = crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem
merger = combination (of two business corporations); act
of merging
heedless = not noticing; disregarding
provenance = place of origin; origin or source of something;
Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF.
come
detached = emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement;
calm and objective; physically separate; N.
detachment; CF. attachment




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