GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 77
testy = irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; shorttempered;
N. testiness
solvent = substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable
of dissolving another substance
animosity = active enmity
cantata = story set to music to be sung by a chorus
(shorter than an oratorio)
mandatory = obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
perspicacious = (of someone) having insight; penetrating;
astute
coma = deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease,
poison, or a severe blow
retract = withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a
statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile
espionage = spying
coterie = group that meets socially; select circle; close
group of people with shared interests
verdant = green; covered with green plants or grass; lush
in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows
diffidence = shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity;
ADJ. diffident
compulsory = obligatory; that must be done
halcyon = calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
suppress = put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm;
inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from
being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile;
Ex. suppress the magazine/truth
sap = diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a
fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his
strength.
fortuitous = accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
intervene = come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to
prevent a fight; N. intervention
cant = insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of
thieves; special words used by a particular group of
people
wangle = achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake;
Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
phobia = morbid fear
igneous = produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks)
formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
cerebration = thought; working of the brain
annuity = yearly allowance
unexceptionable = entirely acceptable; not offering any
basis for criticism
scuffle = struggle confusedly; move off in a confused
hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?
platitude = trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ.
platitudinous
charm = quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula
thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a
spell on; bewitch
hubbub = confused uproar; loud noise; din
unconscionable = unscrupulous; not guided by conscience;
excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable
demand
morose = ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy
maneuver(manoeuver) = strategic military or naval
movement (done for training purposes); carefully
planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military
maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
lout = clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides
?
amnesia = loss of memory
pedestal = support or base as for a pillar or statue
clime = climate
martial = warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law
firebrand = piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker;
person who stirs up trouble
moodiness = fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody:
given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression;
gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion
figurative = not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(
impression) of speech
peddle = travel about selling (wares); CF. foot
unceremonious = not done politely without due formalities
festive = joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
typhoon = tropical hurricane or cyclone
antecede = precede
apiary = a place where bees are kept
humdrum = dull; monotonous
nostalgia = homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia
for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic
pomposity = self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed
shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
exuberance = overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm;
flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited
and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
diorama = life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature
or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures
against a painted background
communal = held in common; public; of a group of people;
of a commune
eminent = rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished;
Ex. eminent position
conception = beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization;
V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become
pregnant; CF. inception
roseate = rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views
forthright = straightforward; direct; frank
degenerate = become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ:
having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved
or corrupt person
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