Kaemingk's GRE 2
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- n largess
- generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
- s effulgent
- shining brightly; brilliant
- astringent
- binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism
- malefactor
- evildoer; criminal
- isotope
- varying from of an element
- n knave
- untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery
- n husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- defoliate
- destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
- n braggadocio
- boasting
- n ensconce
- settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
- n necromancy
- black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis
- n glower
- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
- acumen
- mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
- s malapropos
- inappropriate; ADV.
- n legerdemain
- sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
- august
- impressive; majestic
- alluvial
- pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
- impetus
- moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
- n husbandry
- frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- libidinous
- lustful
- bevy
- large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
- incommodious
- not spacious; inconvenient
- natation
- swimming
- lascivious
- lustful
- n halcyon
- calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- s scowl
- frown angrily; N: angry frown
- abscission
- cutting off; separation
- nominal
- in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint
- annotate
- comment; make explanatory notes
- n lope
- gallop slowly
- acuity
- sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
- n imbroglio
- complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil
- n flay
- strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
- n ineffable
- unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; ineffectual not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
- n limn
- draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
- n feint
- trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
- n mellifluous
- (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune
- n acetic
- vinegary
- obeisance
- bow (to show respect and obedience)
- s maleficient
- doing evil; N. maleficience
- n opalescent
- iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
- indefatigable
- tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
- abnegation
- renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
- n lumen
- unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
- n mawkish
- mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
- n lineaments
- features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; n lithe flexible; supple; CF. limber
- increment
- increase
- n jocund
- merry
- n hale
- healthy
- agog
- highly excited; intensely curious
- n minutiae
- petty or trivial details; CF. minutia
- n limpid
- crystal clear
- abrogate
- abolish
- adjutant
- staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
- aphasia
- loss of speech due to injury or illness
- amalgamate
- (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
- n actuate
- motivate; activate; cause to act
- n hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- augury
- omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
- n moribund
- dying; at the point of death; CF. death
- dais
- raised platform for speakers or other important people
- n impolitic
- not wise; not expedient; not politic
- accoutre
- equip; N. accoutrement
- affidavit
- written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
- n imprecation
- curse; swearword
- n insalubrious
- unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place
- n olfactory
- concerning the sense of smell
- n manumit
- emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
- s jetsam
- things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
- obdurate
- stubborn; refusing to change one's belief
- magniloquent
- boastful; pompous
- n fructify
- bear fruit; produce fruit
- n ossify
- change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
- n nettle
- irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome
- n meretricious
- flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
- marital
- pertaining to marriage
- n garish
- overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
- n nib
- beak(bill); pen point
- n guffaw
- boisterous laughter; V.
- n maelstrom
- violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
- aperture
- opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
- n filigree
- delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
- n flotsam
- drifting wreckage
- n insouciant
- without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
- aplomb
- poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
- n macerate
- soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
- analgesic
- causing insensitivity to pain; N.
- ballast
- heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast
- anodyne
- drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
- ambrosia
- food of the gods
- n acrid
- bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
- acme
- peak; pinnacle; highest point
- n niggardly
- meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. *****rd: stingy person
- diaphanous
- sheer; transparent
- n dally
- trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
- alimentary
- supplying nourishment
- n mulct
- defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
- elucidate
- explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
- apoplexy
- stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
- n gourmand
- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
- abysmal
- bottomless
- n nugatory
- worthless; futile
- n ichthyology
- study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
- blanch
- bleach; whiten; make white or pale
- n mealymouthed
- indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive
- dulcet
- sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
- n floe
- flat mass of floating ice
- askance
- with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at
- n inveigh
- denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
- n mincing
- affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps;
- n mendicant
- beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
- brackish
- somewhat saline
- animadversion
- critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
- decrepitude
- state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
- malodorous
- foul-smelling
- n interregnum
- period between two successive reigns or governments
- n lancet
- small surgical tool for making incisions
- n histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- abstemious
- sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- n furtive
- stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
- jingoist
- extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N.
- n egress
- exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
- ablution
- washing
- actuary
- someone who advises insurance companies
- n ineluctable
- irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
- impenitent
- not repentant
- s swamp
- wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid
- nomenclature
- terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things
- n hackles
- hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rises
- n incorporeal
- without a material body; insubstantial
- n nascent
- incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music
- n lode
- metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
- abut
- border upon; adjoin
- n ciliated
- having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
- actuarial
- calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- daub
- smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
- n larder
- pantry; place where food is kept
- invective
- abuse
- obsequious
- slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic
- efficacy
- power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
- n flit
- fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
- n multifarious
- varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities
- agglomeration
- collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
- malediction
- curse
- obloquy
- slander; disgrace; infamy
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- n acidulous
- slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
- acerbity
- bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
- n occlude
- shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
- n mordant
- biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit
- abjure
- renounce upon oath
- n inveigle
- deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into n invidious designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
- imponderable
- weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
- n interloper
- intruder; one who interferes
- n ligneous
- like wood
- badinage
- teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
- oblique
- indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference
- n flag
- droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
- aureole
- sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
- aegis
- shield; protection; defense
- apropos
- with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
- n malapropism
- comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
- n mendacious
- lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity
- affected
- artificial; pretended
- n lugubrious
- mournful; sorrowful
- azure
- sky blue
- n osseous
- made of bone; bony
- alacrity
- cheerful promptness without reluctance
- n martinet
- strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
- n nubile
- marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial
- n harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- n miasma
- swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
- n maudlin
- effusively sentimental
- s slavish
- of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original obsequy funeral ceremony