GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 57
insidious = treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading
harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious
spreading of dry rot
nausea = feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust;
CF. seasickness
alienate = make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate;
change the ownership of
esoteric = hard to understand; known only to the chosen
few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
contortions = twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently
out of shape; CF. contortionist
corpulent = very fat; N. corpulence
clamor = loud continous noise; continuous demand or
complaint made by a large number of people; V: make
a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly;
ADJ. clamorous
amity = friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
sensuous = giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to
the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous
feeling of soft velvet on the skin
continence = self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence;
voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions;
ADJ. continent
anoint = consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
dermatologist = one who studies the skin and its diseases
rational = (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on
reason; logical
fete(f.ete) = honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a
feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
vortex = whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence;
predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
mason = one who builds or works with stone or brick; N.
masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork
cadaver = corpse; dead human body
exotic = not native; from another part of the world;
strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
exhale = breathe out; OP. inhale
reverberate = echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder
reverberated across the valley.
rationale = fundamental reason or principle (on which a
system or principle is based); fundamental reason or
justification; grounds for an action
humus = substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable
matter; CF. soil
defer = give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt
temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply
with, courteous
carnivorous = meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
venerate = revere; treat with great respect
carefree = free from worries; having no problems
subsidiary = serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of
a subsidy; N.
disaffected = disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause
to lose affection or loyalty
errant = wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying
from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
rake = angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular
assay = analyze (to discover what materials are present);
evaluate (soil or ore)
prompt = cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor);
ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time;
punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue
enclave = territory enclosed within an alien land
bedraggle = wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
holocaust = destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF.
Holocaust
mawkish = mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky
sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
liaison = contact that keeps parties in communication;
communication between groups; one that maintains
communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise:
keep a connection
matriculate = enroll (in college or graduate school); CF.
matrix
tutelage = guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
adjutant = staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
callow = youthful; immature; inexperienced
libido = psychic and emotional energy or urges behind
human activity; sexual desire
persevere = continue steadily in spite of difficulties
galaxy = large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky
Way; collection of brilliant personalities
wholesome = conducive to mental or physical health;
healthful
heckler = person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle:
verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker
or speech)
substantive = substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance;
substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
frenzied = madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
septic = of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction;
N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing
pus)
mime = pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry;
mimer; V: mimic; pantomime
misogamy = hatred of marriage
blunder = error; stupid mistake
dais = raised platform for speakers or other important
people
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