Flashcards: Gmat Vocaburary 3
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Terms | Definitions |
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 impetus | (n.) the force or energy with which something moves; momentum. |
| obsolete | (adj.) no longer in use or in practice. |
| probable | (adj.) likely to happen. |
| susceptibility | (n.) a vulnerability or lack of resistance to damage or disease ; easily affected |
| persecuted | v. annoyed or harassed consistently |
| intestine | (n.) That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus. |
| smearing | (Adj.) rubbing all over |
| bowers | (n.) shaded, leafy area ; structures built to attract mates (building and choosing are learned behaviors) |
| inept | (Adj.) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse Ex. "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" |
| pharmaceutical | (Adj.) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists Ex. "the pharmaceutical industry" |
| impostor | (n). a swindler, deceiver; one who uses a false name or character in order to cheat syn:cheat, trickster, four- flushed, pretender |
| excerpt | (n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote |
| afflict | (v.) cause pain or suffering in Ex. "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" |
| spleen | (n.) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm Ex. produces cells involved in immune responses |
| thence | (adv.)(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result Ex. "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and |
| plausible | (adj.) having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable |
| mitigate | (v.) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Ex. "The circumstances extenuate the crime" |
| specious | (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| embargo | (n.) a government order imposing a trade barrier |
| unanimous | ... |
| encroachment | any entry into an area not previously occupied NOUN EX. "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" |
| retaliation | (n.) - revenge, punishment |
| tribunal | an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
| olfactory | s |
| pup | s |
| pironoma | s |
| aftermath | s |
| collard | s |
| prosthetic | of or relating to an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body |
| demise | (n.) the time when something ends Ex. "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" |
| entrenched | (adj.) established firmly and securely |
| exorbitant | (adj.) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation Ex. "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" |
| strenous | (adj.) requiring tremendous strenght or energy |
| glut | (v.) supply with an excess of Ex. "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient |
| noxious | (adj.) injurious to physical or mental health Ex. "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" |
| aversion | (n.) the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away Ex. "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" |
| inert | (adj.) having only a limited ability to react chemically ; not active; Ex. "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" |
| abrasion | (n.)the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
| laudable | (adj.) worthy of high praise Ex. "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" |
| predisposition | (n.) The state of being predisposed; tendency, inclination, or susceptibility. Ex.The young politician seemed to have a ... to believe that he was always right and that he didn't need to listen to anyone else. |
| divest | (v.) reduce or dispose of Ex. cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa" |
| collusion | (n.) secret agreement or cooperation |
| perfunctorily | (adv.) in a set manner without serious attention Ex. "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" |
| dispense | (v.) 1. deal out; distribute 2. (followed by the preposition with) do without; get along without; forgo |
| myopic | (adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment |
| collusive | (adj.) acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end |
| tacit | (adj.) indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly Ex. "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" |
| taciturn | (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little |
| tangential | (adj.) of superficial relevance if any; peripheral Ex. "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" |
| tantalize | (v.) harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| temperate | (adj.) moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc. |
| tenacious | (adj.) stubbornly unyielding Ex. "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" |
| tenet | (n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true, doctrine |
| tenuous | (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| terse | (adj.) brief and to the point |
| threadbare | (adj.) shabby, old and worn |
| throng | (n.) a large group of people crowded closely together |
| thwart | (v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate |
| topography | (n.) The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy. |
| seances | (n.) a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead |
| topple | (v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of |
| torpid | (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull |
| tout | (v.) to solicit customers; to praise or recommend highly |
| tractable | (adj.) easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) Ex. "tractable young minds"; "gold is tractable"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler |
| trancendent | (adj.) surpassing,exceeding ordinary limits |
| transgress | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| transient | (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time |
| transitory | (adj.) Existing for a short time only. |
| translucent | (adj.) Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent |
| travail | (n.) Strenuous physical or mental labor or effort; the labor of childbirth. |
| treatise | (n.) a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay. |
| trenchant | (adj) sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
| trepass | (n.) an action that is wrong ; unlawful entry onto someone's property |
| tribute | (n.) tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| trichotomy | (n.) three-part division |
| trite | (adj.) commonplace; overused, stale |
| trough | (n.) long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| turmoil | (n.) extreme confusion; uproar |
| unassailable | (adj.) not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| unbridled | (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint, violent |
| canny | (adj.) clever and cautious |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| unequivocal | (adj.) clear and unambiguous |
| untangle | (v.) release from entanglement of difficulty; disentangle |
| upshot | (n.) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Ex. "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| unpalatable | (adj.) unpleasant to the taste or the mind |
| usurp | (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
| unwitting | (adj.) not done on purpose; unintended. |
| unwarranted | (adj.) incapable of being justified or explained |
| untenable | (adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
| unfathomable | (adj.) incomprehensible |
| impervious | (adj.) not admitting of passage or capable of being affected Ex. "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" |
| derived | (v.) to obtain or receive from a root source: to arrive at though the application of logic |
| attributable | (adj.) capable of being attributed Ex. "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian |
| litigation | (n.) lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate |
| secretarial | (adj.) of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work |
| allegory | (n.) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances Ex. an extended metaphor |
| idiosyncratic | (adj.) peculiar to the individual |
| allow for | (v.) include in one's calculations / take into consideration (difficulty, error, delay, eventuality) |
| perturbed | (adj.) thrown into a state of agitated confusion Ex. ('rattled' is an informal term) |
| bifurcation | (n.) the act of splitting into two branches ; the place where something divides into two branches |
| interspersed | (adj.) interwoven; with something at intervals in between |
| euphoria | (n.) a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis |
| preside | (v.) to occupy the place of authority or control |
| formidable | (adj.) extremely impressive in strength or excellence ; inspiring fear Ex. "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal" |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line |
| irate | (adj.) feeling or showing extreme anger Ex. "irate protesters"; "ireful words" |
| emancipation | (n.) freeing someone from the control of another Ex. especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child |
| relinquish | (v.) release, as from one's grip Ex. "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| bucolic | (adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral Ex. "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" |
| reticent | (adj.) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant |
| perennial | (adj.) recurring again and again Ex. "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements", lasting three seasons or moreEx. "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" |
| cupidity | (n.) eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth |
| status quo | (n.) the existing condition or state of affairs |
| status quo ante | (n.) the position as it was before |
| retention | (n.) The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession. |
| disenfranchised | (adj.) deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote |
| overextended | (adj.) Situation which occurs when the company has no additional sources to borrow against |
| defy | (v.) resist or confront with resistanceEx. "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
| scramble for | (v.) ~을 쟁탈하다, 빼앗다 |
| speculator | (n.) One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit. |
| regulative | (adj.) restricting according to rules or principles |
| compensatory | (adj.) making up for; repaying |
| interdependence | (n.) a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) |
| set off | (v.) 1. to cause to become ignited or to explode. 2. to begin; start. 3. to intensify or improve by contrast. 4.to begin a journey or trip; depart. |
| sterile | (adj.) deficient in originality or creativity Ex. lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" |
| amorphous | (adj.) having no definite form or distinct shape Ex. "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" |
| profound | (adj.) penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting |
| gyroscope | (n.) apparatus used to maintain balance;, ascertain direction, etc. |
| bellows | (n.) a device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely |
| convection | (n.) the transfer of heat energy in a gas or liquid by means of the currents within |
| ridge | (n.) a long, narrow elevation of land , the highest part of a chain of underwater mountains |
| strut | (n) the supporting structural cross-part of a wing,(v.) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others Ex. "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" |
| pelvises | (n.) skeletal structure where the lower extremities attach to the body. |
| speculation | (n) an idea based on incomplete evidence; guessing; a conclusion, idea, or opinion reached through reasoning; a theory; business dealings that involve risk but offer the chance for a quick profit |
| corral | (n.) 1. a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock; 2. an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment; (verb) 1. to enclose in a pen; 2. to arrange wagons so as to form an enclosure; 3. collect, gather |
| emancipation | (n.) freeing someone from the control of another Ex. especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child |
| crater | (n.) a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb |
| libration | (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite Ex. "the libration of the moon" |
| eccentricity | (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section Ex. the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" |
| blobs | contain dual-opponent cells, uneven distribution, cytochrome oxidase |
| churn | be agitated Ex. "the sea was churning in the storm" |
| quirky | adj. having strange behaviors |
| unison | (n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| eminence | (n.) high status importance owing to marked superiority Ex. "a scholar of great eminence" |
| strife | (n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle |
| rudimentary | (adj.) being in the earliest stages of development adjective Ex. "rudimentary plans" |
| necessitate | (v.) to make something unavoidable |
| pomp | (n.) a splendid display in public. |
| restlessness | (n.) the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active |
| vestiges | n. Remnants, traces, remains |
| impose | (adj.) impressive by virtue of size, power or manner, (v.) impose: compel to behave in a certain way |
| commend | (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of Ex. "I commend it to your notice" |
| radical | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm Ex. "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" |
| junctures | (n.) points of time |
| deputy | (n.) one chosen to help or take the place of another or to act in that person's absence |
| see against | The current crisis must be seen against a backcloth of historical tensions. 현재의 위기는 역사적 긴장을 배경으로 하여 살펴보아야 한다. |
| break with | (v.) separate from, discontinue an association, 관계를 끊다 |
| decreed | (adj.) fixed or established especially by order or command Ex. "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") |
| vibrant | (adj.) vigorous and active Ex. "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance" |
| impromptu | (adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation |
| impressionistic | of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning Ex. "a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition"; "she had impressionistic memories of her childhood" |
| ellipsis | (n.) omission of words necessary for the complete syntactical construction of a sentence, but not necessary for understanding it |
| hyperbole | (n.) extravagant exaggeration |
| deliberation | (n.) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision Ex. "he was a man of judicial deliberation" |
| scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards |
| intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| inception | (n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. |
| zenith | n. maximum; the highest point |
| ambivalence | n. simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do |
| contrariety | (n.) the relation between contraries; opposition or inconsistency between 2+ things |
| deed | (n.) a notable achievement Ex. "he performed a great deed"; , a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it Ex. "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" |
| aquiescence | (n.) acceptance, agreement, Passive Compliance |
| quarry | (v.) to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; (n.) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued |
| leery | (adj) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide, alert, suspicious |
| cessation | a stopping Ex. "a cessation of the thunder" |
| preponderance | (adj.) superiority in importance or quantity Ex. Britain's preponderance of naval might secured the nation's role as a military power |
| impass | (n.) a problem or predicament with no obvious resolution |
| predicament | (n.) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one Ex. "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" |
| extricate | (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| antipode | (n.) any two places at directly opposite points on the earth; two opposite things |
| anisotropic | (adj.) the directional variation of a property at a point, opposite of isotropic, biorefringent materials are because of their microscopic structure... speed of light changes in these materials due to the direction and propagation of the light. |
| diffuse | (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
| sap | (v.) deplete Ex. "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" (n.) 수액 |
| aphid | Any of various small plant-sucking insects |
| genotype | The entire set of genes in an organism. |
| arthropod | (n.) invertebrate (animal having no backbone) with jointed legs, e.g., insects. |
| effigy | (n.) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) Ex. "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" , a crude image of a despised person |
| surrogate | (n.) one acting in place of another (The surrogate carried the child to term for its biological parents.) |
| embolden | (v.) to give someone more courage |
| inexplicably | (adj.)difficult or impossible to explain |
| erosion | a gradual decline of something Ex. "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors" |
| trove | (n) set of valuable objects or works. Synonym: collection, treasure |
| preliminary | (n.) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Ex. "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" , (adj.) Coming at the beginning; coming efore the main event or activity. |
| yearn | (v.) to have a strong and earnest desire |
| endow | (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
| conspicuous | (adj.) easy to notice; obvious Ex. "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| espouse | (v.) to take up and support; to become attatched to, adopt; to marry |
| inhospitable | (adj.) not hospitable; not showing kindness to guests and strangers; unfriendly , unfavorable to life or growth Ex. "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" |
| derision | (n.) contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule [usually the object of a preposition] |
| imperious | (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| flyspecks | very small Ex. "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" |
| sublime | (adj.) lofty, grand, exalted Ex. "The homeless man sadly pondered his former wealth and once sublime existence." |
| vandalism | (n.) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property - SYNONYMS: willful destruction, malicious defacement |
| strip | (v.) take off or remove Ex. "strip a wall of its wallpaper" |
| declaim | (v.) speak against in an impassioned manner, to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner |
| inverse | opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity Ex. "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" |
| heed | (v) to pay careful attention to, notice; to be guided by; (n) close attention or consideration |
| astray | (adj ; adv)being lost or on the wrong way |
| dispassionately | (adv) without emotion, impartially |
| repute | (n/v) estimation in the view of others-n-/to consider as specified-v- |
| regressive | (adj.) disposed to move ("step") backward; retrogressive |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus Ex. symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever ('phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) |
| saturated | (adj.) being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature Ex. unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" |
| injunction | (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity Ex. "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" |
| dissipate | (v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
| plow | (v.) deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression Ex. "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China", to turn over dirt so seeds can be planted |
| carousel | (n) merry-go-round |
| instigate | (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| divert | (v.) withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions |
| ardent | (adj.) glowing or shining like fire |
| disciple | (n.) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
| cursorily | (adv.) hasty and therefore not done thorough |
| philanthropic | (adj.) generous in assistance to the poor Ex. "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" |
| hegemony | (n.) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
| cementum | (n.) thin layer of bone-like material that surrounds a tooth |
| revamp | (v.) to patch up or renovate Ex. repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it" |
| take for granted | (v.) 1. To consider as true, real, or forthcoming; anticipate correctly. We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are.2. To underestimate the value of: a publisher who took the editors for granted. |
| poignant | (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
| precursor | (n.) someone or something that comes before another and announces or suggests what is to come |
| drift | (v.) an act or instance of being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances |
| mete out | (v.) administer or bestow, as in small portions Ex. "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" |
| triage | (adj.) sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food |
| incipient | only partly in existence ADJECTIVE EX. imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea" |
| coercion | using force to cause something NOUN EX. "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" |
| Akin | (adj.) related by blood; having similar qualities or character |
| Obscene | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness ADJECTIVE EX. "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" |
| Amid | in the middle of; surrounded by; among |
| Solicit | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination VERB EX. "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" |
| Nebulas | a large cloud of dust and gas inter stellat space the location of star formation |
| Vestiges | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| Igneous | ... |
| Shed | get rid of VERB EX. "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" |
| Spherules | small globular masses |
| Enigma | (n.) someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained |
| Permafrost | permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground |
| Catilage | slippery blue or white substances found at the end of a bone (slippery than ice) it allows bones to move against one another |
| Iridium | a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group |