GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 70
palpable = tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible;
obvious; Ex. palpable blunder
palatable = agreeable; pleasing to the taste
cremate = incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium
tablet = small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone
or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the
wall
grunt = utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.
supine = lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated
pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the
decision
engulf = surround and swallow up
annotate = comment; make explanatory notes
personify = represent (an inanimate object) as a person;
be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is
evil/patience personified; N. personification
muster = gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one.s
strength for the ordeal; N.
cohabit = live together
coddle = treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle;
baby; cook in water just below boiling point;
Ex. coddled eggs
acclimate = adjust to climate or environment; adapt
susceptible = impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive;
having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer;
receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to
persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible
of alteration; N. susceptibility
crinkle = wrinkle
titular = of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title
of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of
the company
rebus = representation of words in the form of pictures or
symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for
words; Ex. .R U 18. is a rebus for .Are you 18..
rip = tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail
ripped under the force of the wind; N.
brim = uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a
hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the
brim
aesthetic = artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating
the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete;
CF. aesthetics
schism = division into factions (esp. within a religious
body); split
outfit = clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex.
cowboy outfit
bookish = fond of books and reading
cuisine = style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
moribund = dying; at the point of death; CF. death
upbraid = reprimand; severely scold
parody = humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
jovial = good-natured; merry; cheerful
encumber = burden; N. encumbrance
giddy = light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing
dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
implausible = unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible
alibi
drudge = do drudgery; N: person who drudges
suitor = man who is courting a woman
far-fetched = too improbable to be believed; implausible;
Ex. far-fetched story
intimidate = frighten; N. intimidation
ventral = abdominal
utopia = ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian
hazardous = dangerous
drastic = strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic
changes/measures
impinge = infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide
with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of
our lives.
misgivings = doubts
siren = apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
piecemeal = one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex.
read a novel piecemeal
regimen = prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed
diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer
temporal = of time; not lasting forever; limited by time;
temporary; secular; worldly
relegate = put into a lower or worse place; banish to an
inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old
furniture to the children.s room; Ex. relegated to the
second division
beatific = giving or showing bliss; blissful
arraign = charge in court; indict
antagonism = hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize:
cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who
is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal
character in oppostion to the protagonist
inchoate = (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit;
at the beginning of development; rudimentary;
elementary; Ex. inchoate mass
bridle = harness fitted about a horse.s head (used to restrain);
curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain;
show anger
significant = expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant
smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V.
signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be
significant
aloof = apart; not open in one.s relationship with other
people; reserved; ADV.
stratum = layer of earth.s surface; layer of society; PL.
strata
lounge = stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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