GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 47

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 47

medium = element that is a creature.s natural environment;
nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated;
appropriate occupation or means of expression;
channel of communication; compromise; middle position
between extremes; intervening substance through
which something else is transmitted
deploy = spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow
battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically
or strategically
rectify = set right; correct; CF. rect-: right
jabber = chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
petrify = turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or
paralyze
condone = overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
strut = pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner
collaborate = work together; cooperate treasonably with
the enemy
rationalize = make rational; devise false reasons for
(one.s behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason
for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones;
N. rationalization
sensitization = process of being made sensitive or acutely
responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize:
make or become sensitive
underlying = lying below; fundamental
bureaucracy = overregulated administrative system
marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
martinet = strict disciplinarian; person who demands total
obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
remediable = reparable
urchin = mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin:
hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea
urchin
squash = crush; quash; suppress
impassioned = (of speech) filled with passion; fervent
perpetuate = make perpetual; make something last for a
long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity
anthropomorphic = having human form or characteristics
nondescript = undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking;
Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd
prognosticate = predict (according to present indications)
agog = highly excited; intensely curious
apparent = evident; easily seen or understood; appearing
as such; Ex. apparent improvement
bogus = counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex.
bogus interview
miserly = stingy; mean
vanguard = forerunners; foremost position of an army;
advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement;
CF. rearguard
mitigate = appease; moderate; make or become less in
force or intensity
objective = not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim
acoustics = science of sound; quality that makes a room
easy or hard to hear in
savant = scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
fraught = filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex.
fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
nonsense = speech or writing with no meaning; foolish
behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil;
cause to fail
penance = self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do
penance for one.s sins; CF. penitent
cede = yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war);
surrender formally; N. cession
unanimity = complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous
reprimand = reprove severely; rebuke; N.
expertise = specialized knowledge (in a particular field);
expert skill
amicable = peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome;
Ex. amicable settlement
glitter = shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex.
glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness;
glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
dilatory = delaying; tending to delay
inept = unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent;
CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate
gorge = stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly
beautiful
vent = small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He
gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.
skimp = provide or use scantily; live very economically;
Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in
amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
yeoman = man or farmer owning small estate; middleclass
farmer
construe = explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as
meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
implement = put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply
with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool
or instrument
audit = examination of accounts of a business; official examination;
V.
seedy = run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many
seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
juggernaut = irresistible crushing force; overwhelming
advancing force that crushes everything in its path
vertebrate = having a backbone or spinal column; N:
group of animals having a segmented spinal column
epitaph = inscription in memory of a dead person (as on
a tombstone)



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