GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 65
optimum = most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable
condition
tumult = commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar;
ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly
bristle = short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
extricate = free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
coin = make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase);
N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
brusque = blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time
being nice
outlandish = bizzare; peculiar; unconventional
wizened = shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old
lady
incessant = uninterrupted; unceasing
noncommittal = neutral; refusing commitment to a particular
opinion; unpledged; undecided
distill = refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent
condensation); concentrate; separate the most important
parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water;
CF. brew
refraction = bending of a ray of light
qualified = limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning
of; modify
awe = solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder
and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome
waft = move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves;
Ex. leaves wafting past the window
degradation = humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V.
degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something)
in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
consistency = absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree
of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick
cream; CF. viscous
bid = command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N:
offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain
something; Ex. bid for freedom
debase = degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate;
lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
mausoleum = monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF.
Mausolos
preclude = make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate
impending = nearing; approaching; about to happen
abdicate = renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
motley = multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester);
mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a
paid fool at medieval courts)
profusion = great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess;
lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ.
profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly;
extravagant
bedizen = dress with vulgar finery
witless = lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
query = inquiry; question; V.
bemoan = lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval
of
affable = easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly
friendly
shudder = shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
relevant = having importance; pertinent; referring to the
case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy
ramify = branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions
monolithic = solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding;
N. monolith: large block of stone
boorish = rude; insensitive
precipitate = hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten;
cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or
snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a
solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden
bask = luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
trident = three-pronged spear
smirk = conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile
(often at someone else.s misfortune); V.
monotheism = belief in one God
interjection = exclamation; Ex. .Ouch.
succor = assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.
merit = deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or
praise
chicanery = trickery; deception
oblivious = inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly
absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)
unison = unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete
accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.
nurture = nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is
growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something
that nourishes; rearing
genesis = beginning; origin
fictitious = imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented
to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF.
fictional
manifest = evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
pragmatist = practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic
way of dealing with things
requiem = mass for the dead; dirge
annals = records arranged in yearly parts; history
snuffle = sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid
from running out of the nose)
laity = laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with
the clergy
filibuster = block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking
body by making very slow long speeches; N;
freebooter
comprise = include; consist of
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