GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 42

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 42

smother = kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly;
Ex. smothered in little stickers
granulate = form into grains or granules; N. granule:
grain or particle
tessellated = mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
mutablility = ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ.
mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant
Epicurean = believing that pleasure is good and suffering
is bad and should be avoided; N.
abyss = enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
retrograde = go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate;
ADJ.
psychic = of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary
mental powers
encircle = surround
tantrum = fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex.
The child went into tantrums.
abhor = detest; hate
lassitude = languor; weariness; listlessness
wean = accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the
young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by
suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually
leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from
cigarettes
propellant(propellent) = substance which propels or
drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket
fuel)
sententious = pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
elysian = relating to paradise; blissful
adversity = great hardship or affliction; misfortune;
calamitous event
hermetic = concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and
mysterious; occult
artisan = a manually skilled worker
annex = attach; add to a large thing; take possession of;
incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit
(by force); N: building added to a large one
refulgent = effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming;
Ex. refulgent moon
enrapture = please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
primp = groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
resort = turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.
beget = father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
rostrum = raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
agility = nimbleness; ability to move quickly
conjugal = pertaining to marriage
woeful = sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably
bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
oatmeal = crushed oats used for making porridge
periphery = outside edge especially of a round surface;
perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town
chivalrous = courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
harry = harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
prologue = introduction (to a poem or play)
piebald = of different colors; mottled; spotted in different
colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF.
pie+bald
polemical(polemic) = aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
(rather than simply expressing opinions)
maroon = leave helpless on a deserted island or coast;
ADJ. red brown
talon = claw of bird
pander = cater to (the low desires of others)
archives = public records; place where public records are
kept
impious = irreverent
discompose = disturb the composure of; confuse
residue = remainder; balance
febrile = feverish
ebb = (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow:
rise of tide
frenetic(phrenetic) = frenzied; frantic
bacchanalian = drunken
tantalize = tease; excite by exposing something desirable
while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment;
CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
diminution = lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
solicitous = anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous
to do something; N. solicitude
contiguous = adjacent to; touching upon
refrain = abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus
dissolution = disintegration; reduction to a liquid form;
looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery;
ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an
immoral life
elusive = evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch,
or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding
or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name
eludes me.
aegis = shield; protection; defense
feline = of a member of the cat family; N.
downcast = disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
diatribe = bitter scolding or denunciation; invective;
abuse
license = official or legal permission; latitude of action or
speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage;
V.
didactic = (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral
lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism




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