GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 34
mobile = movable; not fixed; N. mobility
sultry = (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
banal = hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality;
clich´ed
prehensile = capable of grasping or holding (esp. by
wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
unction = the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction
repulsion = distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive:
causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel
(not .repulse.)
deliberate = consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose;
slow
carafe = glass water bottle; decanter
permissive = allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive
society
touching = causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic;
V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ.
touched
symmetry = arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained;
congruity; ADJ. symmetrical
serpentine = winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex.
serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake
stymie = thwart; present an obstacle; stump
canvass = determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go
through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a
survey; N.
primary = first in rank or importance; principal; earliest
in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
consecrate = dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate
one.s life to helping the poor
provisional = tentative; temporary
marsupial = one of a family of mammals that nurse their
offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo,
opossum, wombat
debunk = expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.;
ridicule
bilk = swindle; cheat
well-bred = of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
harbinger = forerunner (which foreshadows what is to
come)
ramshackle = (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed;
rickety; falling apart
consensus = general agreement; opinion reached by a
group
postmortem = autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a
postmortem
robust = strong; vigorous
dismember = cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb
from limb
veneer = thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued
to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show;
fac¸ade; V.
capillary = having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine
and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike
tube; CF. capillarity
bust = piece of sculpture showing a person.s head, shoulders,
and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster
lot = object used in making a determination at random;
fate; piece of land
minion = servile dependent; obsequious follower
incorrigible = uncorrectable
fancied = imagined; unreal
institutionalize = make into an institution; put or confine
in an institution
forfeit = something surrendered as punishment for a
crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
rendezvous = meeting place; meeting at a set time or
place; V.
replenish = fill up again
defunct = dead; no longer in use or existence
occlude = shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded
an artery.
arboretum = place where different trees and shrubs are
studied and exhibited
kindred = related; belonging to the same group; similar in
nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative;
kin; kinship
intrude = put or force in without being asked; trespass;
enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one.s own
opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
maul = handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex.
mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled
hammer
fructify = bear fruit; produce fruit
rife = (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current
niggardly = meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard:
stingy person
doze = sleep lightly; nap
ratiocination = reasoning; act of drawing conclusions
from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
mollycoddle = pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively
warble = (of a bird) sing; babble; N.
anthem = song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
defalcate = embezzle
plutocracy = society ruled by the wealthy
muse = ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of
a poet)
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