GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 69
impermeable = impervious; not permitting passage
through its substance; impossible to permeate
sly = clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one.s intentions
strident = loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency
catastrophe = calamity ; disaster
wanton = unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious;
unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex.
wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
arbitrate = act as judge (at the request of both sides)
maculated = spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
gleam = brief flash of light; glow; V.
pudding = hot sweet dish
ascribe = refer; attribute; assign
antiquity = quality of being very old; ancient times; .¦@/
implacable = incapable of being pacified; impossible to
appease; Ex. implacable enemy
ingenious = marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful;
N. ingenuity
outgoing = sociable; eager to mix socially with others
glossy = smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness
on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex.
gloss of good manners
vulnerable = susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability
puerile = childish; immature; CF. puer: boy
pliant = flexible; easily influenced
machinations = evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to
achieve an evil end; V. machinate
colossal = huge
insensate = without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
lumber = move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered
through the woods; N: timber
ostentatious = showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious;
N. ostentation: showy display
guise = outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
whiff = puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell;
hint; Ex. whiff of perfume/scandal
appease = pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N.
appeasement
hieroglyphic = picture writing; ADJ.
frigid = intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
manacle = restrain; handcuff; N.
austere = forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or
enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a
monk.s austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral;
N. austerity
analogy = similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar
things
energize = invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and
active
submissive = willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
antidote = remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex.
antidote to the economic troubles
lookout = act of keeping watch; high place commanding
a wide view; person who keeps watch
prevalent = widespread; generally accepted
colander = utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
projectile = missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone
or bullet)
pantomime = acting without dialogue; V.
welter = wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as
in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
slovenly = untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N.
sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
matriarch = woman who rules a family or larger social
group
abusive = coarsely insulting; physically harmful
titanic = gigantic; N. titan
entice = lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract;
tempt
hypocritical = pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N.
hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess;
CF. hypocrite
paramour = illicit lover
reprieve = postponement or cancelation of a punishment;
temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment
of
filigree = delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
deterrent = something that discourages or deters
backslide = revert (to bad habits); N. reverter
metamorphosis = change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of
caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by
metamorphosis
caricature = distortion; burlesque
appurtenances = subordinate possessions; something
added to a more important thing
animadversion = critical remark; V. animadvert: comment
critically with disapproval
coercion = use of force to get someone to object; compelling;
V. coerce
quell = suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish;
quiet; Ex. .Army Quells Rebellion. in newspaper;
CF. kill
terminology = terms used in a science or art; study of
nomenclature
hover = hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air
in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one
place; waver; be in an uncertain state
studious = given to diligent study
antler = bony growth on the head of a deer
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