Barron's GRE with sentences -Wordlist C 3/5
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mjarecke on January 21, 2013
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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.
This is Wordlist C.
Classes:
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, GRE Prep
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cipher | nonentity; worthless person or thing; nothing She claimed her ex-husband was a total cipher and wondered why she had ever married him. |
| cipher | secret code Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in cipher. |
| circlet | small ring; band This tiny circlet is very costly because it is set with precious stones. |
| circuitous | roundabout; circular Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route. |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression He was afraid to call spade a spade and resorted to circumlocutions to avoid direct reference to his subject. |
| circumscribe | limit; confine Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else. |
| circumspect | prudent; cautious; careful Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect. |
| circumvent | outwit; baffle; hoodwink; beguile; delude; hoax In order to circumvent the enemy, we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign. |
| citadel | fortress (thành lũy; pháo đài) The citadel overlooked the city like a protecting angel. |
| cite | quote; commend She could cite passages in the Bible from memory. |
| civil | 1. polite 2. (thuộc dân; (luật) thuộc dân sự) Although internal Revenue Service agents are civil servants, they are not always civil to suspected tax evaders. |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller Cassandra's clairvoyant warning was not heeded by the Trojans. |
| clamber | crawl (bò trườn) She clambered over the wall. |
| clamor | noise; clangor The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap. |
| clandestine | secret After avoiding their chaperon, the lovers had a clandestine meeting. |
| clangor | loud, resounding noise; clamor The blacksmith was accustomed to the clangor of hammers on steel. |
| clapper | striker (tongue) of a bell (quả lắc) Wishing to be undisturbed by the bell, Dale wound his scarf around the clapper to muffle its striking. |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound (tiếng vang lanh lảnh) We woke to the clarion to muffle its striking. |
| claustrophobia | fear of being locked in His fellow classmates laughed at his claustrophobia and often threatened to lock him in his room. |
| clavicle | collarbone Even though he wore shoulder pads, the football player broke his clavicle during a practice scrimmage. |
| cleave | split asunder (asunder adv separately) The lightening cleaves the tree in two. |
| cleft | (n; V2 cleave) split Erosion caused a cleft in the huge boulder. |
| clemency | disposition ot be lenient; mildness, as of the weather (n nhân dung; khoan từ) (adj clement) The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders. |
| cliche | phrase culled in meaning by repetition High school compositions are often marred by such cliches as "strong as an ox." |
| clientele | body of customers The rock club attracted a young, stylish clientele. |
| climactic | relating to the highest point When he reached the climactic portions of the book, he could not stop reading. |
| clime | region His doctors advised him to move to a milder clime. |
| clique | small, exclusive group; cabal; faction She charged that a clique had assumed control of school affairs. |
| cloister | monastery or convent (tu viện; nhà tu) The nuns lived in the cloister. |
| clout | great influence (especially political or social) Gatsby wondered whether he had enough clout to be admitted to the exclusive club. |
| cloying | distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental Disliking the cloying sweetness of standard wedding cakes, Jody and Tom chose a homemade carrot cake for their reception. |
| coagulate | thicken; congeal; clot Even after you remove the pudding from the burner, it will continue to coagulate as it stands. |
| coalesce | combine; fuse The brooks coalesce into one large river. |
| coda | concluding section of a musical or literary composition The piece concluded with a distinctive coda that strikingly brought together various motifs. |
| coddle | treat gently; pamper Don't coddle the children to much; they need a taste of discipline. |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will This codicil was drawn up five years after the writing of the original will. |
| codify | arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and codify them into a national health code. |
| coercion | use of force They forced him to obey, but only by great coercion. |
| coeval | living at the same time as; contemporary coeval with the dinosaur, the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era. |
| cog | tooth projecting from a wheel A bicycle chain moves through a series of cogs in order to propel the bike. |
| cogent | convincing She presented cogent arguments to the jury. |
| cogitate | think over cogitate on this problem; the solution will come. |
| cognate | related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature The English word "mother" cognate to the Latin word "mater," whose influence is visible in the words "maternal" and "maternity." |
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental precesses Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually. |
| cognizance | knowledge During the election campaign, the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the international situation. |
| cohere | stick together Solids have a greater tendency to cohere than liquids. |
| cohesion | tendency to keep together A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer," the emperor, by lies and trickery, sought to disrupt the cohesion ofthe free nations. |
| cohorts | armed band Caesar and his Roman cohorts conquered almost all of the known world. |
| coiffure | hairstyle You can make a statement with your choice of coiffure: in the 60's many African-Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros. |
| coincident | occurring at the same time Some people find the coincident events in Hardy's novels annoyingly improbable. |
| colander | utensil with perforated bottom used for straining Before serving the spaghetti, place it in a colander to drain it. |
| collaborate | work together Two writers collaborated in preparing this book. |
| collage | work of art put together from fragments Scraps of cloth, paper doilies, and old photographs all went into her collage. |
| collate | examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age. |
| collateral | security given for loan The sum you wish to borrow is so large that it must be secured by collateral. |
| collation | a light meal Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the collation. |
| colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve. |
| colloquy | informal discussion I enjoy our colloquies but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching. |
| collusion | conspiring in a fraudulent scheme The swindlers were found guilty of collusion. |
| colossal | huge Radio City Music Hall has a colossal stage. |
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