GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 68
deplore = regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval
for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior;
ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval;
Ex. deplorable living condition
retribution = deserved punishment for wrongdoing;
punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF.
pay back
titillate = tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the
audience but to enlighten it
manifestation = outward demonstration; manifesting; indication
of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation
of his pronounced musical bent
irrefutable = indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
clangor = loud resounding noise; sound of repeated
clanging
random = without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard;
Ex. random shots; Ex. chosen at random
reverend = deserving reverence; N: priest
engaged = employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
repartee = quick clever reply
enfranchise = admit to the rights of citizenship (especially
the right to vote); CF. franchise
suppliant = entreating; beseeching; N.
rampant = growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing
in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/
weed
compute = reckon; calculate
fusillade = simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles,
questions, etc.)
defiance = refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
disabuse = correct a false impression; undeceive; free
from a wrong belief
wrath = anger; fury
transcendental = going beyond common thought or
ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences
or practices; known only by studying thoughts or
intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
multifarious = varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious
activities
resourceful = clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult
situations); N. resource, resourcefulness
omniscient = all-knowing
callous = hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the
sufferings of others; unkind
seduce = lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
retroactive = taking effect before its enactment (as a law)
or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the
past as well as the future
chancellor = legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(
chancellory): position of a chancellor
blatant = extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive;
Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
buxom = full-bosomed; plump; jolly
servile = slavish; cringing; N. servility
centurion = Roman army officer (commanding a company
of about 100 soldiers)
linger = loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going;
continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell
lingered for days.
coda = concluding section of a musical or literary composition
bolster = support; reinforce
premise = assumption; postulate; proposition upon
which an argument is based
striated = marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved;
Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
rejuvenate = make young again
apiculture = bee-keeping
promiscuous = mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate;
not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice
of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex.
promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity
warranted = justified; authorized
evasive = not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding;
evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or
escape from by deceit
nib = beak(bill); pen point
tanner = person who turns animal hides into leather
clairvoyant = having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
redundant = superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose;
excessively wordy; repetitious
dubious = questionable; (of something) causing doubt;
(of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety
elicit = draw out fact or information (by discussion or
from someone)
authenticate = prove genuine
arbitrary = unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical;
Ex. arbitrary ruler
unwonted = unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived
with unwonted punctuality.
ulterior = intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident;
situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex.
ulterior motive
marital = pertaining to marriage
choice = delicate; of very fine quality
caldron(cauldron) = large kettle
entrepreneur = businessperson (who assumes the risk of
a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
tranquillity = calmness; peace
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