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Random GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST

garnish
Meaning :
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
(noun) any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Sentence :
His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt

Synonyms :
adornment, decoration, enhancement, furbelow, gingerbread, ornament, ornamentation, tinsel, trim, trimming

Antonyms :
decrease, divestment, plainness

Mnemonic Technique 1 :
sounds like FURNISH.. means decorating your house

Mnemonic Technique 2 :
Rhymes with varnish, which helps decorate the wood.

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permissive
Meaning :
allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
(adj.) granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

Sentence :
direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive", "permissive parents

Synonyms :
acquiescent, agreeable, allowing, approving, easy-going, forbearing, free, indulgent, latitudinarian, lax, liberal, open-minded, permitting, susceptible, tolerant

Antonyms :
intolerant, mean, strict

Mnemonic Technique 1 :
permissive person tends to give permission to everyone...means lenient

Mnemonic Technique 2 :
permissive person tends to give permission to everyone...means lenient

More Examples :
Living in such a permissive society can have negative effects on the children.
Permissive of times; being progressive and open-minded has never been so cool.

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decomposition
Meaning :
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
(noun) the analysis of a vector field

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Synonyms :
atomization, corruption, decay, disintegration, dissipation, dissolution, division, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity

Antonyms :
combination, development, growth, improvement

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connoisseur
Meaning :
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
(noun) an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

Sentence :
Jonathan was a connoisseur of Renaissance art.

Synonyms :
adept, aesthete, aficionado, appreciator, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, one into, savant, specialist

Antonyms :
ignoramus

Mnemonic Technique 1 :
in connoisseur take "nn" and "ss" as two persons. theres a tie between them. so who is the winner? connoisseur should decide who is the winner. so he is a judge

Mnemonic Technique 2 :
Connoisseur is always SURE as he is an expert or a good judge

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prize
Meaning :
pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship)
(noun) something given as a token of victory

Sentence :
The Greeks and Romans won Olive wreaths for their heads as prizes.

Synonyms :
award-winning, champion, choice, cream*, elite, fat*, first-class*, first-rate, outstanding, pick, prime, top, topnotch, winning

Antonyms :
worst

Mnemonic Technique 1 :
The 1st runner up tried to "prize" the first place prize from the winner's hands.

Mnemonic Technique 2 :
prize=pri+ze pri(sounds like pry) which means to open/break/press by force

More Examples :
The pirates were delighted with their latest prize.
Big prizes a top prizes a top prize for each of the top 3 players.