GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 72
pugnacity = combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ.
pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
exasperate = vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
germinate = cause to sprout; sprout
memento = token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex.
memento of your visit
reconnaissance = survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering;
V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of
(esp. to gather military information)
oath = solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words
to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. .For Christ.s
sake.
thwart = block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
vehement = forceful; intensely emotional; with marked
vigor; strong; N. vehemence
contraband = illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods;
ADJ.
wrench = twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out
of her hands.
dainty = delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy
to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
zephyr = gentle breeze; west wind
waylay = ambush; lie in wait for and attack
contrite = penitent; repentant; N. contrition
treasure = keep as precious; cherish
ford = place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.
patrician = noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank;
aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient
Rome; CF. plebian
languor = lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
foreshadow = give an indication beforehand; be a sign of
(what is coming); portend; prefigure
germane = pertinent; bearing upon(having connection
with) the case at hand; appropriate
reprehensible = deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend:
blame
eon(aeon) = long period of time; an age; longest division
of geologic time containing two or more eras
daub = smear (as with paint); cover with something
sticky; Ex. daub one.s clothes with mud/paint; N: small
bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
subordinate = occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive;
N. V: put in a lower rank or class
antediluvian = antiquated; extremely ancient
stately = formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
interminable = endless
proverb = adage; someone or something well known for
notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known;
ADV. proverbially
venue = location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.);
CF. come
distinction = honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination;
Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer
of real distinction
converge = approach; tend to meet; come together
inconsistency = state of being self-contradictory; lack of
uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying
a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible
commemorative = remembering; honoring the memory
of; Ex. commemorative stamp
incorporate = introduce something into a larger whole;
include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.
hone = sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a
tool
amenities = convenient features that helps to make life
pleasant; social courtesies
averse = reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex.
averse to cats/doing the house work
speechless = unable for the moment to speak (because of
strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger
prepossessing = attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
arrears = being in debt; money that should have been
paid; work that should have been done
providence = quality of being provident; divine care;
god.s care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence
that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential:
of divine providence; fortunate
witticism = witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
hue = color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
brawl = noisy quarrel
misconstrue = interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge
auxiliary = offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary;
N: helper; assistant
derogatory = expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V.
derogate: detract; disparage
divine = perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee
the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
impart = grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
vertigo = severe dizziness; giddiness
forerunner = predecessor; one that comes before and indicates
the approach of another
abnegation = renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
breadth = width; extent
acrophobia = fear of heights
reminiscent = suggestive of something (in the past); of
reminiscence
blight = plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
psychiatrist = doctor who treats mental diseases
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