GRE 7 antonym
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Meet | fitting, proper |
| Kosher | Proper or legitimate |
| Keel | to capsize |
| Jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| Ictus | a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease///, blow, stroke |
| Hem | surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N. |
| Hebetudinous | sluggishness///Lacking in intelligence, mental and physical alertness and activity |
| Hangdog | showing a sense of guilt; intimidated; defeated///(opp=, ↔ buoyant, elated, merry, sprightly, cheerful) |
| Gainsay | deny (opp=assert) |
| Forbearance | Act of forbearing (refraining); abstaining; leniency; patience , patient self-control; restraint(opp=indulgence/pursue) |
| Foment | stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) (Opp. pacify) |
| Flint | A very hard, fine-grained quartz that sparks when struck with steel; stern; hard like rock (Opp. flexible, soft, supple) |
| Fecundity | fertility, fruitfulness (Opp. may be futility, infertility, aridity) |
| Facile | easy, easily mastered (Opp. Profound) |
| Ergonomics | The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently. |
| Emanate | to come or issue forth, emit (Opp. take / withdraw) |
| Ephemeral | short lived, fleeting (Opp. Lasting, eternal) |
| Empirical | based on experience (Opp. hypothetical, impractical, speculative, theoretical, unobserved) |
| Din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition (Opp. hush) |
| Doff | remove, cast off, disrobe, peel, shed, take off, undress (Opp. don) |
| Disengage | uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; (Opp. engage, bind, fasten) |
| discreet | showing tact, respect, and restraint in speech or behavior (Opp. Unjudicious, brash) |
| discrete | separate; unconnected |
| Dauntless | fearless, unintimidated, brave, unafraid |
| Disaffected | adj. resentful and rebellious, esp. against authority///, having lost faith or loyalty; discontent |
| Craggy | rough and uneven when speaking of a cliff or rock face (opp. smooth, flat) |
| Canon | rule, edict, a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art (Opp. apocryphal) |
| Careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
| Byzantine | intricately involved , labyrinthine, characterized by a devious or surreptitious manner, convoluted (Opp: apparent, discerning, evident) |
| Browbeat | intimidate, bully (Opp. may be boost, coax, compliment, praise) |
| Bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly (Opp. cower) |
| Blarney | (noun) flattering, wheedling or deceptive talk; nonsense; hogwash: a lot of blarney about why he was broke |
| Blight | (n.) a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy, ruin |
| Assuage | make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) (Opp. unsatisfied) |
| Affected | artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress//deeply moved or hurt emotionally; changed in a bad or artificial way (Opp. Artless, Nonchalant) |
| Belie | contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure (Opp. show to be correct) |
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