GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 63
forswear = renounce under oath; abandon; make a
solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
canker = any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
sluggard = lazy person
inarticulate = speechless; producing indistinct speech;
not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly
clown = act stupidly; play the fool; N.
dross = waste matter; worthless impurities
intangible = not able to be perceived by touch; vague
fraudulent = cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means;
N. fraud: deception; swindle
scintilla = trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex.
There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
contingent = dependent on something uncertain or in the
future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N:
a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency:
future event that may or may not occur; possibility;
Ex. prepare for every contingency
linguistic = pertaining to language
exchequer = treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
chip = lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N:
small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato
chip/crisp
variegate = change the appearance of (by marking with
different colors)
nepotism = favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
finale = conclusion; concluding part
countenance = approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance
his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
ascetic = practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures
and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist
monks; N. asceticism
tenancy = possession of land or building by rent; period
of a tenant.s occupancy
vain = full of self-admiration; conceited; without result;
unsuccessful; N. vanity
evenhanded = impartial; fair
cynosure = object of general attention; person or thing
that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
rummage = ransack; thoroughly search
jocund = merry
uproarious = marked by commotion or uproar; very
noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud
laughter; extremely funny
metropolis = large city
repertoire = list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer
is prepared to present; CF. repertory
pluck = courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or
feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave
ensconce = settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure
place)
auroral = pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora
australis
vitriolic = causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive;
sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid
(which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression;
caustic expression; CF. glass
draft = first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a
draft of; conscript
peremptory = demanding and leaving no choice; imperative;
Ex. peremptory decree/knock
bate = let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain;
Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
disfigure = mar the appearance of; spoil
mode = prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of
doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple
mode of life
resolve = determination; resolution; firmness of purpose
faze = disconcert; dismay; embarrass
tryst = meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between
lovers to meet
munificent = very generous in giving; Ex. munificent
benefactor; N. munificience
viper = poisonous snake
compile = assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report
or a book) from facts and information found in various
places; Ex. compile a dictionary
aptitude = fitness; talent
paean = song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the
victory
spectrum = colored band produced when a beam of light
passes through a prism; broad and continuous range;
Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts
automaton = mechanism that imitates actions of humans;
machine that works by itself
vent = release or discharge through a vent; express (esp.
unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.
gambit = opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed;
action made to produce a future advantage
mute = silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to
speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the
sound, color, shade of
mortar = vessel in which substances are crushed with a
pestle
formidable = menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult
to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
censor = (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking
the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter;
V.
recipient = receiver
gloat = express evil satisfaction; look at or think about
with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief
gloated over the stolen jewels.
delineate = portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
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