GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 80
tarantula = venomous spider
chapel = small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
molten = melted; Ex. molten lava
egotistical = egotistic; excessively selfcentered(
egocentric); self-important; conceited
rave = overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly
as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic
usurp = seize another.s power or rank (without legal authority);
supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take
for one.s own use
reiterate = repeat
compliant = readily acting in accordance with a rule, order,
or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to
requirements
dote = be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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obstetrician = physician specializing in delivery(assisting
in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife
musty = stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
attest = testify; bear witness
thrifty = careful about money; economical; N. thrift
finish = surface texture; completeness of execution
oracular = of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine
authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand;
N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by
an oracle
anomalous = abnormal; irregular
dowry = money or property brought by a bride to her
husband at marriage
rebate = return of part of a payment; discount; V.
conglomerate = corporation made up of several different
companies in diversified fields; mass of various material
gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held
together by clay; V.
chant = tune(melody) in which a number of words are
sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan)
in the manner of a chant
gustatory = affecting or relating to the sense of taste
droll = queer and amusing
incentive = spur; motive; something which encourages
one to greater activity
sound = in good condition; showing good judgment
or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound
mind/investment/training
secular = worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion;
temporal
blue = gloomy; depressed
expurgate = clean; remove offensive parts of a book
gratuity = tip
latitude = freedom from narrow limitations
equine = resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
interregnum = period between two successive reigns or
governments
memoir = memoirs; autobiography; biography
aghast = filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
regime = method of system or government
bowdlerize = expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
discombobulated = discomposed; confused
proscenium = part of stage in front of curtain; front arch
of a stage
dormer = window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping
room
panoramic = denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive
view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area
endemic = prevailing among a specific group of people or
in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region
or people; CF. pandemic
chorus = phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
except = exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ.
exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
fervor = glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being
fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
urbane = suave; refined in manner; elegant
cite = quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official
record
ignominy = deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious;
Ex. ignominous defeat
inured = accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the
Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable;
harden; CF. unfeeling
unearth = dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching;
Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
padre = chaplain (in the armed forces)
predicament = difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation;
dilemma
torpedo = underwater explosive apparatus; V.
prestige = respect or admiration; impression produced by
achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration;
ADJ. prestigious: having prestige
scheme = systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly
arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance
scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color
scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a
scheme
rhapsody = excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling;
musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as
one plays it)
entity = real being
distract = take (one.s attention) off something; upset emotionally;
make anxious; ADJ. distracted
anthropologist = student of the history and science of humankind
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