Milee GRE part 5
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114 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 astute | shrewd; clever |
| Concussion | injury to the brain resulting from an impact with an object |
| dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
| apnea | absence of breathing |
| Intermittent | stopping and starting at irregular intervals |
| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain |
| berate | To scold severely |
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| allay | calm; pacify |
| abrasive | harsh, rough, having a rough surface that will rub off a thin layer of another surface |
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable; parable. |
| acuity | sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
| abet | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
| aphasia | inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion |
| aerie | a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| bauble | cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing |
| acute | extremely sharp or intense The area has an acute water shortage. |
| badinage | Humorous or witty conversation |
| inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent |
| pristine | immaculately clean and unused |
| impetus | The force or energy with which a body moves |
| fissures | A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, esp. in rock or earth |
| euphoric | Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness |
| Moshing, moshpit | people in a circle rotate while simultaneously slamming into each other |
| crowdsurfing | crowd le manche lai uchalera pass gardai lagne |
| abstinence | act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something, esp alcohol |
| chronically | in a slowly developing and long lasting manner |
| gutting | removing all organs; organs can be removed by slicing the belly; if stuffing the fish whole, organs are removed through the gills |
| fallacious | false; misleading It is a common fallacy that only men are good at math. |
| apocryphal | untrue; made up describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have happened an apocryphal story |
| canard | a deliberately misleading story, a lie, a false report or piece of information which is intended to deceive people |
| chicanery | dishonest but attractive talk or behavior that is used to deceive people: The investigation has revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels. |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people |
| treachery | an act of deliberate betrayal |
| ersatz | fake; Being an imitation or a substitute; artificial used instead of something else, usually because the other thing is too expensive or rare eg.using replacements with cheaper stuff |
| feigned | pretended or fake; to pretend to have a feeling or condition: He feigned sickness so he wouldn't have to go to school. |
| mendacity | dishonesty, lying; the act of not telling the truth Politicians are often accused of mendacity. |
| perfidy | betrayal of a trust |
| prevaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth He accused the minister of prevaricating. |
| specious | plausible but false seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false His whole argument is specious. |
| plausible | apparently reasonable and valid |
| spurious | based on false reasoning or information that is not true, and therefore not to be trusted: They made spurious claims of personal injury. |
| levity | lack of seriousness |
| histrionics | a deliberate display of emotion for effect |
| placate | to appease, soothe, pacify to stop someone from feeling angry: She's more easily placated than her husband. |
| parsing | to separate a sentence into grammatical parts, such as subject, verb, etc. |
| etymology | a history of a word |
| ingrain | to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. The belief that you should own your house is deeply ingrained in British society |
| Electroencephalography | the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp |
| akin | related by blood; having similar qualities or character |
| protrude | to stick out, thrust forth |
| thwarted | disappointingly unsuccessful |
| enliven | make lively |
| pedantry | a person who is too interested in formal rules and small details that are not important |
| scholastic | relating to school and education |
| palpably | so obvious that it can easily be seen or known |
| farce | broad comedy; mockery |
| counterfeit | a copy that is represented as the original |
| smirks | an unkind smile |
| senile | characteristic of old age, infirm, weak from old age |
| vermin | small animals and insects that are harmful or annoying and are often difficult to control |
| undermining | to gradually weaken or destroy someone or something: The incompetence and arrogance of the city's administration have undermined public confidence in government. |
| animosity | hatred |
| meekly | in a humble manner |
| malaise | physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) Many think there's a growing moral malaise in society. |
| milieu | the environmental condition a cultural milieu |
| extremism | when someone has beliefs which most people think are unreasonable and unacceptable political extremism |
| mawkish | excessively sentimental |
| Immutable - fixed, non-variant, not changing | changeable - mutable, variable, alterable |
| Nebulous - indefinite, imprecise | distinct - precise, pithy, clear |
| Prodigal - spendthrift, uncontrolled, extravagant, wasteful, reckless | cautious - frugal, thrifty, parsimonious , economical |
| Turbid (cloudy, dirty, murky, muddy) | clear (limpid, lucid, apparent) |
| Paean (song of praise) | dirge (sad song) |
| Expatiate (lengthy talk, elaborate) | talk briefly |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| abash | ashamed; embarrassed |
| abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power |
| aberration | a change from what is typical or usual, esp. a temporary change |
| abettor | encourage/assist in a crime |
| abeyance | temporary suspension |
| abhor | to detest; to hate strongly |
| Chronicle | a record of events in the order in which they happened: This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire's downfall that I have seen. |
| Perdition | damnation; ruin; hell |
| epiphany | a moment of great insight; revelation, sudden realization |
| avenged | to take vengeance, to get revenge |
| blandly | not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy I find chicken a little bland. Pop music these days is so bland. |
| summoned | to order someone come to a particular place |
| wooed | to seek the affection of with intent to romance (verb)A candidate must woo voters by making them feel important. |
| bumbled | to speak or move in a confused way |
| Nascence -incipient, event of being born, start | conclusion |
| Contemplate | random |
| Effrontery-extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behaviour is not acceptable to other people | deference - respect shown for another person esp. because of that person's experience, knowledge, age, or power |
| Acerbity - acrimonious, bitterness of speech, harsh | sweetness |
| Omniscient (all knowing, infinitely wise) | ignorant |
| Arrant - complete, total, absolute) | partial - incomplete, limited, fractional |
| Feckless - feeble, ineffective, weak, impotent | dynamic - strong, potent, puissant |
| Prolix - verbose, grandiloquent, loquacious, wordy, garrulous, talkative, voluble | terse - concise, laconic |
| Improbity-dishonesty, wickedness, or unscrupulousness | honesty |
| Insipid (lacking in flavor, dull, bland, tasteless) | flavorful, exciting |
| Defection (abandonment, desertion) | joining |
| Aplomb-cool, composure,confidence and style | confusion |
| Frangible - breakable | sturdy |
| Inane - silly, stupid, immature | wise - astute, sensible, judicious, shrewd, clever, prudent |
| Harbinger - forerunner, precursor, foretell, herald, portend, One that indicates, presaging | follower |
| Tyro - callow, tenderfoot, greenhorn, learner, novice, pupil, trainee, apprentice, student, neophyte, beginner, inexperienced | expert - sophisticated, specialist, authority, proficient, adept |
| quirk | a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn |
| aphrodisiac | something, usually a drug or food, which is believed to cause sexual desire in people eg. avocado |
| chauvinist | believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs. • believing or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent or able than men It is a deeply chauvinist community where the few women who have jobs are ridiculed. |
| ridiculed | to laugh at someone in an unkind way |
| nifty | particularly good, skillful, or effective; fashionable, stylish |
| mutilated | maimed; damaged |
| acquaintance | a person whom you know but do not know well and who is therefore not exactly a friend › Acquaintance is also knowledge about something: [U] The young have little acquaintance with real-life tragedy. |
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