GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 64
advocate = speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan);
urge; plead for
fancier = breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special
interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
rejoinder = reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply
equivocal = (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally
misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
context = writings preceding and following the passage
quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
ominous = threatening; of an evil omen
purchase = secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing
slur = pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
impartial = not biased; fair; N. impartiality
peccadillo = slight offense or fault; CF. sin
abridge = condense or shorten
incubate = hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote
hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions
for development; be holding in one.s body an infection
which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation;
CF. incubation:disease
debonair = (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably
dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
lope = gallop slowly
quarry = dig into (to get stone); N: mine; G$3�©.
genuflect = bend the knee as in worship
ploy = stratagem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. Management ploy
facsimile = copy
reputed = supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V.
repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem
gory = bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)
accoutre = equip; N. accoutrement
drone = idle person who lives on other people.s work;
male bee
azure = sky blue
repercussion = rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious
repercussion
intoxicate = make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated
by all the money he might win
attribute = essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
recalcitrant = disobedient or resisting authority even after
being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist
authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
nebulous = vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous
proposal
remiss = negligent; careless about a duty
lunatic = insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
tinge = give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N:
slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with
grey/jealousy
rubric = title or heading (in red print); directions for religious
ceremony; protocol
taut = tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack
plummet = fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock
prices plummeted.
kindle = start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse
volition = act of using one.s will; act of making a conscious
choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own
volition.
capricious = unpredictable; fickle
delve = dig; search deeply; investigate
harbor = give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide
a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings);
Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter;
refuge
abstruse = obscure; profound; difficult to understand
illusory = illusive; deceptive; not real
rapport = close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony
antecedents = preceding events that influence what
comes later; ancestors or early background
vie = contend; compete
murky = dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex.
murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness;
gloom
whim = sudden capricious idea; fancy
accessory = additional object; useful but not essential
thing
indifferent = unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest
in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
slavish = of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality;
copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the
original
foresight = ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
in providing for the future
collation = a light meal; collating
venerable = deserving high respect; commanding respect;
CF. command: deserve and get
balm = something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a
pleasant smell from trees
spoonerism = accidental transposition of sounds in successive
words; Ex. .Let me sew you to your sheet. for
.Let me show you to your seat.; CF. William Spooner
toll = sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N:
sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge
pathological = pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study
of disease
forbearance = patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain
from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex.
forbear to send him to prison
impede = hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
quench = assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish;
put out; suppress
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