Flashcards: Barron's essential words for the GRE (set 8 of 8)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 stanch | to stop or check the flow of |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| stigma | mark of disgrace or inferiority |
| stint | to be sparing |
| stipulate | to specify as an essential condition |
| stolid | having or showing little emotion |
| stratified | arranged in layers |
| striated | marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels |
| stricture | something that restrains, negative criticism |
| strident | loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy |
| strut | to swagger, display to impress others |
| stultify | to impair or reduce to uselessness |
| stupefy | to dull the senses of, stun, atonish |
| stygian | dark and gloomy, hellish |
| subpoena | notice ordering someone to appear in court |
| subside | to settle down, grow quiet |
| substantiate | to support with proof or evidence |
| substantive | essential |
| subsume | to include, incorporate |
| subversive | intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government |
| succor | relief, help in time of distress or want |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| sundry | various |
| supersede | to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated |
| supine | lying in the back, marked by lethargy |
| supplant | to replace, substitute |
| suppliant | beseeching |
| supplicant | one who asks humbly and earnestly |
| supposition | the act of assuming to be true or real |
| syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
| sylvan | related to the woods or forest |
| tacit | silently understood, implied |
| talisman | charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune |
| tangential | peripheral, irrelevant, digressing |
| tautology | unnecessary repetition |
| taxonomy | science of classification |
| tenet | belief, doctrine |
| tenuous | weak, insubstantial |
| terrestrial | earthly, commonplace |
| theocracy | government by priests representing a god |
| thespian | an actor or actress |
| timbre | voice tone color |
| tirade | long, violent speech, verbal assault |
| toady | flatterer, yes-man |
| tome | book, usually large and academic |
| torpor | lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness |
| torque | a turning or twisting force |
| tortuous | having many twists and turns, highly complex |
| tout | to promote or praise energetically |
| tractable | obedient, yielding |
| transgression | act of trespassing or violating a law or rule |
| transient | temporary, fleeting |
| translucent | partially transparent |
| travail | work, especially arduous work |
| travesty | parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature |
| treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
| tremulous | trembling, frugal, timid |
| trepidation | fear and anxiety |
| truculence | aggressiveness, ferocity |
| tryst | agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous |
| tumid | swollen, distended |
| turbid | muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion |
| turgid | swollen, pompous |
| tutelary | serving as a guardian or protector |
| uncanny | myterious, strange |
| undulating | moving in waves |
| unfeigned | not false, genuine |
| untenable | indefensible |
| untoward | not favorable, troublesome, unruly |
| usury | a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates |
| vacillate | to waver, oscillate |
| vacuous | empty, void, lacking intelligence |
| valedictory | pertaining to a farewell |
| vapid | tasteless, dull |
| variegated | varied, marked with different colors |
| vaunt | to boast, drag |
| venal | mercenary, corruptible |
| vendetta | prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility |
| venerate | to adore, honor, respect |
| veracious | truthful, accurate |
| verbose | wordy |
| vertigo | dizziness |
| vexation | irritation, annoyance |
| viable | practicable, capable of developing |
| vindictive | vengeful, unforgiving |
| virtuoso | someone with master skills, expert musician |
| visage | appearance, aspect |
| viscous | thick, syrupy |
| vitiate | to impair the quality of, corrupt morally |
| vituperative | using or containing harsh, abusive censure |
| vivisection | dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research |
| vogue | prevailing fashion or practice |
| volatile | tending to vary frequently, fickle |
| vortex | whirpool, center of turbulence |
| warranted | justified |
| wary | careful, cautious |
| welter | wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil |
| whimsical | fanciful, unpredictable |
| wistful | vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful |
| zealot | one who is fanatically devoted to a cause |
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