Barron's GRE with sentences -Wordlist P 4/6
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bwees on December 27, 2012
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A complete list of Barron's GRE Wordlist, with meanings and sentences.
The series has the entire wordlist split by alphabets, and also a mega complete wordlist, of all 3757 words.
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Terms | Definitions |
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 polemic | controversy Her essays were, for the main part, polemics for the party's policy. |
| politic | expedient; prudent; well devised; wise; perceptive; perspicacious; insightful (khôn ngoan) Even though he was disappointed, he did not think it politic to refuse the offer. |
| polity | form of government of nation or state (tổ chức nhà nước) Our polity should be devoted to the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens. |
| polygamist | one who has more than one spouse at a time He was arrested as a polygamist when his two wives filed complaints about him. |
| polyglot | speaking several languages (a biết nhiều thứ tiếng; n, người biết) New York City is a polyglot community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there. |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt; ostentation; pretension; grandiloquence Although the commencement speaker had some good things to say, we had to laugh at his pomposity and general air of parading his own dignity. |
| ponderous | weighty; unwieldy; cumbersome; ungainly; bulky (có trọng lượng) His humor lacked the light touch; his jokes were always ponderous. |
| pontifical | (1) pertaining to a bishop or pope (a, thuộc giáo hoàng, thuộc giám mục) (2) pompous or pretentious From the very beginning of his ministry it was clear from his pontifical pronouncements that John was destined for a high pontifical office. |
| pore | ponder; scrutinize; (nghiên cứu nghiền ngẫm suy xét vấn đề gì) Determined to become a physician, Beth spends hours poring over her anatomy text. |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve Dancers like to wear porous clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air. |
| portend | foretell; presage; forecast; foreshadow; prefigure The king did not know what these omens might portend and asked his soothsayers to interpret them. |
| portent | sign; omen; forewarning; premonition He regarded the black cloud as a portent of evil. |
| portly | stout; corpulent (béo tốt; đẫy đà; nhiều thịt) The salesclerk tactfully referred to the overweight customer as portly rather than fat. |
| poseur | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; (người ra vẻ, màu mè) Some thought Dali was a brillant painter; others dismissed him as a poseur. |
| posterity | descendants; future generations We hope to leave a better world to posterity. |
| posthumous | after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death) The critics ignored his works during his lifetime; it was only after the posthumous publication of his last novel that they recognized his great talent. |
| postulate | (n) 1. self-evident truth (coi như đúng k bàn cãi) 2. theory, assumption; supposition; presupposition; premise We must accept these statements as postulates before pursuing our discussions any further. |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially(giả điệu bộ của ai khác) No matter how much Arnold boasted or postured, I could not believe he was as important as he pretended to be. |
| potable | suitable for drinking The recent drought in the Middle Atlantic States has emphasized the need for extensive research in ways of making sea water potable. |
| potent | powerful; persuasive; greatly influential The jury was swayed by the highly potent testimony of the crime's sole eyewitness. |
| potentate | monarch; sovereign; king The potentate spent more time at Monte Carlo than he did at home on his throne. |
| potion | dose (of liquid) Tristan and Lsolde drink a love potion in the first act of the opera. |
| potpourri | heterogeneous mixture; medley He offered a potpourri of folk songs from many lands. |
| poultice | soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body (thuốc đắp) He was advised to apply a flaxseed poultice to the inflammation. |
| pragmatist | practical person No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game that he can never win |
| prate | speak foolishly; boast idly; babble; gibberish; gabble; prattle (nói ba láp, nói tầm phào) Let us not prate about our qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for themselves. |
| prattle | babble; prate The children prattle endlessly about their new toys. |
| preamble | introduction; prelude In the preamble to the Constitution, the purpose of the document is set forth. |
| precarious | uncertain; risky I think this stock is a precarious investment and advise against its purchase. |
| precedent | something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action (tiền lệ, thông lệ N) This decision sets a precedent for future cases of a similar nature. |
| precedent | (a) preceding in time, rank, etc. Our discussions, precedent to this event, certainly did not give you any reason to believe that we would adopt your proposal. |
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct (lời day, lời giáo huấn) "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a worthwhile precept. |
| precipice | cliff; dangerous position (vách đứng, núi đá) Suddenly Indiana Jones found himself dangling from the edge of a precipice. |
| precipitate | (a) headlong; rash; hasty Do not be precipitate in this matter; investigate further. |
| precipitate | (v) throw headlong; hasten The removal of American political support appeared to have precipitated the downfall of the Marcos regime. |
| precipitous | (a) steep; overhasty (precipice N) This hill is difficult to climb because it is so precipitous; one slip, and our descent will be precipitous as well. |
| preclude | eliminate; obviate This contract does not preclude my being employed by others at the same time that I am working for you. |
| precocious | advanced in development (sớm phát triển, sớm hiểu biết) By her rather adult manner of discussing serious topics, the child demonstrated that she was precocious. |
| precursor | forerunner; harbinger; presager Though Gray and Burns share many traits with the Romantic poets who followed them, most critics consider them precursors of the Romantic Movement, not true Romantics. |
| predatory | plundering The hawk is a predatory bird. |
| predecessor | former occupant of a post (người đi trước) I hope I can live up to the fine example set by my late predecessor in this office. |
| predilection | partiality; preference; inclination; leaning; penchant Although the artist used various media from time to time, she had a predilection for watercolors. |
| preeminent | outstanding; superior The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the preeminent surgeon in the field to perform the operation. |
| preempt | head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant Hoping to preempt any attempts by the opposition to make educational reform a hot political issue, the candidate set out her own plan to revitalize the public schools. |
| preen | make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction As Kitty preened before the mirror, carefully smoothing her shining hair, she couldn't help preening herself on her good looks. |
| prefactory | introductory The chairman made a few prefactory remarks before he called on the first speaker. |
| prehensile | capable of grasping or holding (có thể cầm nắm) Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their prehensile tails in traveling through the trees. |
| prelate | church dignitary (giáo chủ; giám mục) The archbishop of Moscow and other high-ranking prelates visited the Russian Orthodox seminary. |
| prelude | preamble; introduction I am afraid that this border raid is the prelude to more serious attacks. |
| premeditate | predetermine (lên kế hoạch trước) She had premeditated the murder for months, reading about common poisons and buying weed killer that contained arsenic. |
| premise | assumption; postulate Because Jack had based his argument upon a faulty premise, his opponent cheerfully pointed out the holes in his logic. |
| premonition | portent; omen; forewarning; prefigurement We ignored these premonitions of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears. |
| premonitory | serving to warn You should have visited a doctor as soon as you felt these premonitory chest pains. |
| preponderance | superiority of power, quantity, etc. dominance The rebels sought to overcome the preponderance of strength of the government forces by engaging in guerrilla tactics. |
| postulate | (v) assume; presume; suppose; premise (n) 1.assumption; presumption; presupposition; supposition; postulate; postulation 2. (định đề) (presumption N presumptuous - arrogant - haughty - insolent - impudent kiêu ngạo) |
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