GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 73
scraps = leftover food
kinetic = producing motion; of motion
corroborate = confirm; support; strengthen
polity = (particular form of) political organization; form
of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity
discount = disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant;
deduct from a cost
oust = expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
hereafter = life after death
putrescent = becoming putrid; putrefying
institute = organization for a special purpose; V: establish
kudos = honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional
achievement
feud = bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two
peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal,
feudalism
exceptionable = objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive;
CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
consign = send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially;
entrust; put into the care of another; set apart
(for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor,
consignee
parallelism = state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
disavowal = denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning;
V. disavow; CF. disclaim
infidel = unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
bantering = joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V.
banter
amorous = moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love;
Ex. amorous advances
haphazard = random; by chance; happening in an unplanned
manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
reminiscence = recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the
past
restraint = moderation or self-control; controlling force;
restriction
dormant = sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
bump = hit or knock against with force; N.
despise = look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful;
ADJ. despicable: contemptible
unrequited = not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited
love
indite = write; compose
mercenary = motivated solely by money or gain; N.
ashen = ash-colored; deadly pale
conventional = ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional
weapons
sobriety = moderation (especially regarding indulgence
in alcohol); seriousness
graduated = arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty,
etc.)
thespian = pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
ligneous = like wood
felicity = happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice,
etc.); quality of being felicitous
malfeasance = wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
mural = wall painting
forgo(forego) = give up; do without
fuddle = make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink;
N. in a fuddle: confused
sustain = suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop;
maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life);
Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners
slacken = slow up; loosen; make or become slack
presentiment = premonition; foreboding; feeling something
will happen; anticipatory fear
superimpose = place over something else
supplicate = petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
potential = expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for
growth
quip = taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
dissuade = persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
hypothetical = based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed;
N. hypothesis
withhold = refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
acute = (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen;
penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of
smell/analysis/pain
paltry = insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex.
paltry sum; CF. trash
travail = strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of
childbirth
atone = make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
requisite = necessary requirement; something required;
ADJ: required; necessary
vernacular = living language (as compared to the official
language); language spoken in a country or region; natural
style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular
gargoyle = waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a
building
unfrock = defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
apocryphal = (of a story) widely believed but untrue
gnarl = protruding knot on a tree; V.
riddle = pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout;
Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex.
The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve
(separating earth from stone)
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