GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 54
amiable = agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
roster = list (of names)
delta = flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a
river
bereavement = state of being deprived of something
valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
loll = lounge about
posthumous = after death (as of child born after father.s
death or book published after author.s death); coming
or occurring after one.s death; Ex. posthumous
fame/novel
rapt = engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener
gentry = people of standing(rank or position); people of
good family or high social position; class of people just
below nobility
idiom = expression whose meaning as a whole differs
from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive
style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular
music; ADJ. idiomatic
recant = disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement;
openly confess error; Ex. recant one.s faith/a
statement
asylum = place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious
or political)
virus = disease communicator
aberrant = abnormal or deviant
hubris = arrogance; excessive self-conceit
leniency = mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not
severe in judgment or punishment
imply = suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
syllogism = logical formula consisting of a major premise,
a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious
argument
propensity = natural inclination
opaque = dark; not transparent; N. opacity
fetish(fetich) = object believed to have spiritual powers;
object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
hummock = small hill; hillock
venial = (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial
effrontery = rudeness without any sense of shame;
shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
subtlety = perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle:
delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect;
able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle
mind/differences in meaning
strew = spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl
strewing rose petals
canine = related to dogs; doglike
boisterous = violent; rough; noisy
vituperative = abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate;
scold; rail against abusively
compress = force into less space; squeeze; contract; put
into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part
of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever,
etc.
paste = smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made
by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V:
cause to adhere by applying paste
spendthrift = someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated
wealth
mannered = affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of
speech
marginal = of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex.
marginal effect/writing ability
ultimatum = last demand; last warning; last statement of
conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our
ultimatum.
lascivious = lustful
suspend = cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in
abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period
from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment;
Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension
turncoat = traitor
pique = irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg.
loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to
feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity
discrepancy = lack of consistency or agreement as between
facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two
descriptions
comprehensive = broad; including a lot or everything;
thorough; inclusive
dilemma = situation that requires a choice between
equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory
alternatives
initiate = begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce
to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the
mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated
osseous = made of bone; bony
distrait = absentminded; distracted
calligraphy = beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
halting = hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting
steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter;
hesitate; waver; stop
overt = open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert
upright = (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral
pathos = tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature
that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs
through the novel
probity = uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
stratified = divided into classes; arranged into strata; V.
stratify
embroil = throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute,
or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
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