GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 66
tenuous = thin; slim; rare
clandestine = secret
tightwad = miser; excessively frugal person
knave = untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N.
knavery
debutante = young woman making formal entrance into
society
escapade = prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure
that disobeys rules
archipelago = group of closely located islands
incommodious = not spacious; inconvenient
tiller = handle used to move boat.s rudder (to steer)
transient = staying for a short time; momentary; temporary;
N: one that is transient
concatenate = link as in a chain
missile = object to be thrown or projected
genteel = well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance
of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
pedantic = bookish; showing off learning; marked by an
excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N.
pedantry
pending = not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex.
pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay
the decision pending his return
blotch = spot; blot; CF. blot+botch
distort = twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent;
N. distortion
carapace = shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise,
crab, etc.)
append = attach
grievance = cause of complaint; complaint
start = move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the
sight of a snake
voracious = ravenous; eating large quantities of food;
exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/
reader
proponent = supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
conglomeration = mass of material sticking together
proximity = nearness; ADJ. proximate
verge = border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of:
very near to; V: border on
exquisite = delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful;
Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
purge = remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted;
eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or
purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N.
yokel = rustic; country bumpkin; .@r0lu
humid = damp; N. humidity
hackles = hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex.
make someone.s hackles rise
courier = messenger
regicide = murder of a king or queen
gouge = overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex.
gouge the public; CF. usury
embody = give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
brochure = pamphlet
badinage = teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
grouse = complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump
chickenlike game bird
trepidation = fear; nervous apprehension
trenchant = cutting; incisive; keen
ordinance = decree; authoritative order
oversee = watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight:
unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
miniature = small model; small painting; ADJ: small
vivid = (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike
mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
snicker = half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
hibernate = sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
wrongheaded = stubbornly wrong
rend = split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing
deep sorrow
enervate = weaken; take away energy from
convulsion = violent uncontrollable shaking movement
(caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
gloss = over explain away with the intention of deceiving
or hiding faults
proviso = stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision
definitive = most reliable; authorative and complete; that
cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex.
definitive decision by the supreme court
perimeter = outer boundary; length of the outer boundary;
circumference
angular = sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded
(body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
ambush = act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden
attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in
ambush; V.
shyster = lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous
practioner
denizen = (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident
of a particular place; regular visitor
preponderance = superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V.
preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance;
ADJ. preponderant
laggard = slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
dint = means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
pedigree = line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an
animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree
dog; CF. crane.s foot
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