GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 83
stipulate = state as a necessary condition (of an agreement);
make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated
payment in advance
zest = outer skin of an orange used for giving a special
taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment;
Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life
virile = manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of
strength
opportune = timely; well-chosen
benevolent = generous; charitable; having a wish to do
good
perversion = corruption; turning from right to wrong
protract = prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
effeminate = having womanly traits
anvil = iron block used in hammering out metals
ooze = (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or
thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
deciduous = falling off at a specific season or stage of
growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
recital = act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance
of music or dance (by a solo performer)
effectual = able to produce a desired effect; valid
chauvinist = blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of
a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism;
Nicolas Chauvin
swarthy = (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex.
swarthy Italian ?
alluvial = pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
quadruped = four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
facet = small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a
side
epilogue = short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
permeable = that can be permeated; penetrable; porous;
allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate:
spread or flow throughout; charge
bicameral = two-chambered as a legislative body
primal = first in rank or importance; being first in time;
original; Ex. man.s primal innocence
kneel = go down on one.s knee(s)
repress = hold back (the natural expression of); restrain;
crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a
laugh/rebellion
celestial = heavenly
counterpart = thing that completes another; things very
much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different
system
gratuitous = given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for;
done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
bulge = protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The
apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude
deference = courteous regard for another.s wish; courteous
yielding to another.s wish or opinion (showing respect);
ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
cavalier = casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
stodgy = dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy
book
ungainly = (of someone) awkward in movement;
clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly
dancer/instrument
judiciary = judicial branch of government
loiter = hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
aggrandize = make greater; increase in power, wealth,
rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
elixir = cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
improvise = compose on the spur of the moment
mollify = soothe an angry person
deadpan = wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling;
with an expressionless face
rightful = legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
naivet´e(naivety) = quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity;
artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na¨.ve): ingenuous;
lacking worldliness; simple; credulous
rou´e = lecherous man
char = make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced
to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by
burning wood) by incomplete combustion
recession = withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
colossus = gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or
importance
magniloquent = boastful; pompous
pestle = tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard
bowl or mortar
irreconcilable = impossible to reconcile; incompatible;
not able to be resolved
ecliptic = path of the sun and the planets
sherbet = flavored dessert ice
capitulate = surrender; give up all resistance
fleck = spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
rare = (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the
mountains
hegemony = dominance especially of one nation over
others
insolence = impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent;
CF. haughty + rude
infallible = unerring; never making mistakes
pinnacle = peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of
fame
spatula = broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or
mixing
chide = scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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