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GRE BARRONS - 49

GRE Barron's word list - 49

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11. vent
V. express; utter. The wine did not flow because the air vent in the barrel was clogged.
42. vicissitude
N. change of fortune. Humbled by life's vicissitudes, the last emperor of China worked as a lowly gardener in the palace over which he had once ruled.
38. vex
N. annoy; distress. Please try not to vex your mother; she is doing the best she can.
55. virtue
N. goodness; moral excellence; good quality. A virtue carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility, for example, can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.
21. verbatim
ADV. word for word. He repeated the message verbatim. also ADJ..
51. vintner
N. winemaker; seller of wine. The poet wondered what the vintners could but that would be half as precious as the wine they sold.
7. venerate
V. revere. In Tibet today, the common people still venerate their traditional spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
34. vertex
N. summit. Let us drop a perpendicular line from the vertex of the triangle to the base. vertices, PL
4. vendor
N. seller. The fruit vendor sold her wares from a stall on the sidewalk.
70. vivacious
ADJ. lively or animated; sprightly. She had always been vivacious and sparkling.
32. vernal
ADJ. pertaining to spring. We may expect vernal showers all during the month of April.
3. vendetta
N. blood feud. The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.
63. vise
N. tool for holding work in place. Before filing its edges, the keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a vise.
59. visage
N. face; appearance. appearance. The stern visage of the judge indicated that she had decided to impose a severe penalty.
25. verdigris
N. green coating on copper that has been exposed to the weather. Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements, it became coated with verdigris.
45. vigilant
ADJ. watchfully awake; alert to spot danger. From the battlement, the vigilant sentry kept his eyes open for any sign of enemy troops approaching. vigilance, N.
57. virulent
ADJ. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter. Laid up with a virulent case of measles, Vera blamed her doctors because her recovery took so long. In fact, she became quite virulent on the subject of the quality of modern medical care. virulence, N.
33. versatile
ADJ. having many talents; capable of working in many fields. She was a versatile athlete, earning varsity fetters in basketball, hockey, and track. versatility, N.
64. visionary
ADJ. produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical. She was given to visionary schemes that never materialized. also N.
18. veracious
ADJ. truthful. I can recommend him for this position because I gave always found him veracious and reliable. veracity, N.
50. vindictive
ADJ. out for revenge; malicious. Divorce some times brings out a vindictive streak in people; when Tony told Tina he was getting a divorce, she poured green Jell-O into his aquarium and turned his tropical fish into dessert.
16. venturesome
ADJ. bold. A group of venturesome women were the first to scale Mt. Annapurna.
72. vixen
N. female fox; ill-tempered woman. Aware that she was right once again, he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a vixen.
40. viand
N. food. There was a variety of viands at the feast.
58. virus
N. disease communicator. The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this virus.
53. virile
ADJ. manly. I do not accept the premise that a man is virile only when he is belligerent.
14. ventriloquist
N. someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing. This ventriloquist does an act in which she has a conversation with a wooden dummy.
6. venerable
ADJ. deserving high respect. We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our venerable leader.
66. vitiate
V. spoil the effect of; make inoperative. Fraud will vitiate the contract.
9. venison
N. the meat of a deer. The hunters dined on venison.
1. velocity
N. speed. The train went by at considerable velocity.
2. venal
ADJ. capable of being bribed. The venal policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.
37. vestige
N. trace; remains. We discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave.
10. venom
N. poison; hatred. Bitten on his ankle by a venomous snake, the cowboy contortionist curled up like a pretzel and sucked the venom out of the wound.
8. venial
ADJ. forgivable; trivial. When Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to feed his starving sister, he committed a venial offense.
47. vignette
N. picture; short literary sketch. The New Yorker published her latest vignette.
31. vernacular
N. living language; natural style. Cut out those old-fashioned "thee's" and "thou's" and write in the vernacular. also ADJ.
60. visceral
ADJ. felt in one's inner organs. She disliked the visceral sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster.
73. vociferous
ADJ. clamorous, noisy. The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.
54. virtual
ADJ. in essence; for practical purposes. She is a virtual financial wizard when it comes to money matters.
61. viscid
ADJ. adhesive; gluey. The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap.
62. viscous
ADJ. sticky; gluey. gluey. Melted tar is a viscous substance. viscosity, N.
68. vitriolic
ADJ. corrosive; sarcastic. Such vitriolic criticism is uncalled for.
13. ventral
V. abdominal. We shall now examine the ventral plates of this serpent, not the dorsal side.
43. victuals
N. food. I am very happy to be able to provide you with these victuals; I know you are hungry.
49. vindicate
V. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support. The lawyer's goal was to vindicate her client and prove him innocent on all charges. The critics' extremely favorable reviews vindicate my opinion that The Madness of King George is a brilliant movie.
36. verve
N. enthusiasm; liveliness. She approached her studies with such verve that it was impossible for her to do poorly.
44. vie
V. contend; compete. Politicians vie with one an other, competing for donations and votes.
35. vertigo
N. severe dizziness. When you test potential plane pilots for susceptibility to spells of vertigo, be sure to hand out airsick bags.
65. vital
ADJ. vibrant and lively; critical; breathing; living; breathing. The vital, highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note their vital signs.
28. verisimilitude
N. appearance of truth; likelihood. Critics praised her for the verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.
52. viper
N. poisonous snake. The habitat of the horned viper, a particularly venomous snake, is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.
69. vituperative
ADJ. abusive; scolding. He became more vituperative as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.
20. verbalize
V. put into words. I know you don't like to talk about these things, but please try to verbalize your feelings.
23. verbose
ADJ. wordy. We had to make some major cuts in Senator Foghom's speech because it was far too verbose. verbosity, N.
19. veracity
N. truthfulness. Trying to prove Hill a liar, Senator Spector repeatedly questioned her veracity.
27. verisimilar
ADJ. probable or likely; having the appearance of truth. Something verisimilar is very similar to the truth, or at least seems to be.
67. vitreous
ADJ. pertaining to or resembling glass. Although this plastic has many vitreous qualities such as transparency, it is unbreakable.
17. venue
N. location. The attorney asked for a change of venue; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a less conservative county.
48. vilify
V. slander. Waging a highly negative campaign, the candidate attempted to vilify his opponent's reputation. vilification, N.
41. vicarious
ADJ. acting as a substitute; done by a deputy. Many people get a vicarious thrill at the movies by imagining they are the characters on the screen.
22. verbiage
N. pompous array of words. After we had waded through all the verbiage, we discovered that the writer had said very little.
30. verity
N. quality of being true; lasting truth or principle. Do you question the verity of Kato Kaelin's testimony about what he heard the night Nicole Brown Simpson was slain? To the skeptic, everything was relative there were no eternal verities in which one could believe.
26. verge
N. border; edge. Madame Curie know she was on the verge of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements. also V.
46. vigor
N. active strength. Although he was over seventy years old, Jack had the vigor of a man in his prime. vigorous, ADJ.
24. verdant
ADJ. green; lush in vegetation. Moner's paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green.
56. virtuoso
N. highly skilled artist. The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a virtuoso whose virtuosity on the violin thrilled millions. virtuosity, N.
5. veneer
N. thin layer; cover. Casual acquaintances were deceived by his veneer of sophistication and failed to recognize his fundamental shallowness.
74. vogue
N. popular fashion. Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses.
71. vivisection
N. act of dissecting living animals. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposed vivisection and deplored the practice of using animals in scientific experiments.
15. venture
V. risk; dare; undertake a risk. Fearing to distress the actors, the timorous reviewer never ventured to criticize a performance in harsh terms. also N.
12. vent
N. small opening; outlet. We shall now examine the ventral plates of this serpent, not the dorsal side.
29. veritable
ADJ. actual; being truly so; not false or imaginary. At his computer, Pavel is a veritable wizard, creating graphic effects that5 seem magical to programmers less skilled than he.
39. viable
ADJ. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life. The plan to build a new baseball stadium, though missing a few details, is viable and stands a good chance of winning popular support.

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