GATE 1-2, Vocabulary 241-260
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 baron | (n) 1 : a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2 : a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. |
| bracken | (n) 1 : a large fern or brake. 2 : a cluster or thicket of such ferns; an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs. |
| brash | (adj) 1 : hasty; rash; impetuous. 2 (n) : a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings. |
| competent | (adj) 1 : having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified. 2 : adequate but not exceptional. |
| compulsory | (adj) 1 : required; mandatory; obligatory. 2 (n) : something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition. |
| disconsolate | (adj) 1 : without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable. 2 : characterized by or causing dejection. |
| facetious | (adj) 1 : not meant to be taken seriously or literally. 2 : amusing; humorous. |
| incontinence | (n) 1 : the quality or state of being unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces. 2 : the quality or state of being unable to contain or retain. |
| limbo | (n) 1 : (often capitalized) a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ. 2 : a place or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date. |
| malice | (n) : desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness. |
| pallor | (n) : unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness. |
| pandemonium | (n) 1 : wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 2: hell. |
| pinnacle | (n) 1 : a lofty peak. 2 : any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock. |
| quarry | (n) 1 : an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 2 : an abundant source or supply. |
| reprimand | (n) 1 : a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in authority. 2 (tr. v) : to reprove or rebuke severely, esp. in a formal way. |
| retribution | (n) 1 : requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil. 2 : the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life. |
| retrograde | (adj) 1 : moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating. 2 : moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun. |
| romantic | (adj) 1 : fanciful; impractical; unrealistic. 2 : imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc. |
| shrill | (adj) : high-pitched and piercing in sound quality. |
| writhe | (int. v) 1 : to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. 2 : to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort. |
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