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GRE 2: (nemesis - zephyr)

G.R.E word list 2. From Nemesis to Zephyr.

Terms

undefined, object
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nemesis
someone seeking revenge
neologism
newly or new coined word or phrase
neophyte
recent convert, beginner
nettle
annoy, vex
nicety
precision, minute distinction
niggardly
meanly stingy, parsimonious
nihilist
one who considers traditional belief to be groundless and existence meaningless, absolute skeptic, revolutionary terrorist
noisome
foul smelling, unwholesome
nominal
in name only, trifling
nonchalance
indifference, lack of concern, composure
nonplus
bringing to a halt by confusion, perplex
nuance
shade of difference in meaning or color
nubile
marriageable
nugatory
futile, worthless
nuptial
related to marriage
obdurate
stubborn
obeisance
bow
obfuscate
confuse, muddle, cause confusion, make needlessly complex
obliterate
destroy completely
oblivion
obscurity, forgetfulness
oblivious
inattentive or unmindful, wholly absorbed
obloquy
slander, disgrace, infamy
obsequious
slavishly attentive, servile, sycophancy
obsequy
funeral ceremony
obsidian
black volcanic rock
obstreperous
boisterous, noisy
obtrude
push(oneself or ones idea) forward or intrude, butt in, stick out or extrude
obtuse
blunt, stupid
obviate
make unnecessary, get rid off
occident
the west
occlude
shut, close
oculist
physician who specializes in the treatment of the eyes
odious
hateful, vile
odium
detestation, hatefulness, disrepute
odoriferous
giving off an odor
officious
meddlesome, excessively pushy in offering one's service
onerous
burdensome
onomatopoeia
words formed in imitation of natural sounds
opalescent
iridescent, lustrous
opiate
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
opprobrium
infamy, vilification
opulence
extreme wealth, luxuriousness, abundance
opus
work
oracular
prophetic, uttered as if with divine authority, mysterious or ambiguous
oratorio
dramatic poem set to music
ordain
decree or command, grant holy orders, predestine
ordination
ceremony conferring holy orders
orthography
correct spelling
osseous
made of bone, bony
ossify
change or harden into bone
ostensible
apparent, professed, pretended
ostentatious
showy, pretentious, trying to attract attention
ostracize
exclude from public favor, ban
overweening
presumptuous, arrogant
overwrought
extremely agitated, hysterical
ovoid
egg shaped
pacifist
one apposed to force, antimilitarist
paean
song of praise or joy
paleontology
study of prehistoric life
palimpsest
parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
pall
grow tiresome
pallet
small, poor bed
palliate
ease pain, make less severe or offensive
pallid
pale, worn
palpable
tangible, easily perceptible
palpitate
throb, flutter
pan
criticize harshly
panacea
cure all, remedy for all diseases
panache
flair, flamboyance
pandemic
widespread, affecting the majority of people
pander
cater to the low desires of the people
panegyric
formal praise
parable
short, simple story teaching a moral
paradigm
model, example, pattern
paradox
something apparently contradictory in nature
paragon
model of perfection
paramour
illicit lover
parley
conference
parochial`
narrow in outlook, provincial, related to parishes
paroxysm
fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
parquet
floor made of wood strips inland in a mosaic like pattern
parry
ward off a blow, deflect
parsimony
stinginess, excessive frugality
passé
old fashioned, past the prime
pastiche
imitation of another style in musical composition or in writing
pastoral
rural
patent
open to the public to read, obvious
pathological
pertaining to diseases
pathos
tender sorrow, pity, quality in art or literature producing these feelings
patina
green crust on old bronze works, tone slowly taken by varnished paintings
patois
local or provincial dialect
patrician
noble aristocratic
peccadillo
slight offense
pecuniary
pertaining to money
pedagogue
teacher
pedagogy
teaching, art of education
pedant
scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
pedantic
showing off learning, bookish
pedestrian
ordinary, unimaginative
peerless
having no equal, incomparable
pejorative
negative in connotation, having a belittling effect
pellucid
transparent, limpid, easy to understand
penance
self imposed punishment for sin
penchant
strong inclination, liking
pendulous
hanging, suspended
penitent
repentant
pensive
dreamily thoughtful, thoughtful with a hint of sadness, contemplative
penury
sever poverty, stinginess
peon
landless agricultural worker, bond servant
perdition
damnation, complete ruin
peregrination
journey
peremptory
demanding and leaving no choice
perfidious
treacherous, disloyal
perfunctory
superficial, not thorough, lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
peripatetic
walking about, moving
perjury
false testimony while under oath
pernicious
very destructive
peroration
conclusion of an oration
personable
attractive
perspicacious
having insight, penetrating, astute
perspicuity
clearness of expression, freedom from ambiguity
perspicuous
stubborn, persistent
peruse
read with care
perverse
stubbornly wrongheaded, wicked and unacceptable
pestilential
causing plague, baneful
petulant
touchy, peevish
pharisaical
self righteous, hypocritical
philanderer
faithless flirt, flirt
philanthropist
lover of mankind, doer of good
philatelist
stamp collector
philistine
narrow minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
philology
study of language
phlegmatic
calm not easily disturbed
phoenix
symbol of immortality or rebirth
phylum
major classification, second to kingdom of plants and animals, division
physiognomy
face
physiological
pertaining to the science of the function of living organism`
pie bald
different colors, mottled, spotted
pied
variegated, multicolored
pillory
punish by placing in a wooden frame, subject to criticism and ridicule
pine
languish, decline, long for, yearn
pinion
restrain
piquant
pleasantly tart tasting, stimulating
pique
provoke or arose, annoy
piscatorial
pertaining to fishing
pith
core or marrow, essence, substance
pithy
concise, meaningful, substantial, meaty
placate
pacify, conciliate
placid
peaceful, calm
plaintive
mournful
platitude
trite remark, common place statement
platonic
purely spiritual, theoretical, without sensual desire
plaudit
enthusiastic approval, round of applause
plebian
common, pertaining to the common people
plenary
complete full
plenitude
abundance, completeness
pliant
flexible, easily influenced
pluck
courage
plumb
examine critically in order to understand, measure depth (sounding)
plutocracy
society ruled by wealth
polemic
controversy, argument in support of a point of view
polemical
aggressive in verbal attack, disputatious
polity
form of government of nation or state
polyglot
speaking several languages
ponderous
weighty , unwieldy
pore
study industriously, ponder, scrutinize
portend
foretell, presage
portent
sign, omen, forewarning
portly
stout, corpulent
poseur
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc
potentate
monarch, sovereign
poultice
soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
prate
speak foolishly, boast idly
precept
practical rule guiding conduct
precipitate
rash, premature, hasty, sudden
precipitate
throw headlong, hasten
precipitous
sleep, overhasty
preclude
make impossible, eliminate
precocious
advanced in development
predilection
partiality, preference
preempt
head off, forestall by acting first, supplant, appropriate for oneself
preen
make oneself tidy in appearance
prefatory
introductory
prehensile
capable of grasping or holding
prelate
church dignitary
preponderance
superiority of power quantity etc
presage
foretell
prescience
ability to foretell the future
presentiment
feeling something will happen, anticipatory fear, premonition
presumptuous
arrogant, taking liberties
pretentious
ostentatious, pompous, making unjustified claims, over ambitious
prevaricate
lie
prim
very precise and formal, exceedingly proper
primogeniture
seniority by birth
primp
groom oneself with care
pristine
primitive, unspoiled
privation
hardship, want
probity
uprightness, incorruptibility
proclivity
inclination, natural tendency
prodigal
reckless with money, wasteful
prodigious
marvelous, enormous
profane
violate, desecrate, treat unworthy
profligate
dissipated, wasteful, wildly immoral
progenitor
ancestor
progeny
children, offspring
prognosis
forecasted course of disease, prediction
prognosticate
predict
proletarian
member of the working class,
prolific
abundantly fruitful
prolixity
tedious wordiness, verbosity
promiscuous
haphazard, mixed indiscriminately
promontory
headland
prone
inclined to, prostrate
propensity
natural inclination
prophylactic
used to prevent diseases
propinquity
nearness, kinship
propitiate
appease
propitious
favorable, fortunate, advantageous
propriety
fitness, correct conduct
prosaic
matter of fact, dull & unimaginative
proscenium
part of a stage in front of the curtain
proscribe
ostracize, banish outlaw
proselytize
induce someone to convert to a religion or belief
prosody
the art of versification
protean
versatile, able to take any form
protuberance
protrusion, bulge
provenance
origin or source of something
provender
dry food, fodder
provident
displaying foresight, thrifty, preparing for emergencies
proviso
stipulation
prowess
extraordinary ability, military bravery
prude
excessively modest or proper person
prurient
having or causing lustful thoughts & desires
pry
inquire impertinently, use leverage to raise or open something
psyche
soul, mind
psychosis
mental disorder
puerile
childish
pugilist
boxer
pugnacity
combativeness, disposition to fight
puissant
powerful, strong, potent
pulchritude
beauty, comeliness
punctilious
stressing niceties of conduct or form, minutely attentive to fine points
purchase
firm grasp or footing
purgatory
place of spiritual expiation
purport
intention, meaning
purported
alleged, claimed, reputed or rumored
purse
pucker, contract into wrinkles
purveyor
furnisher of foodstuffs, caterer
pusillanimous
cowardly, fainthearted
putative
supposed, reputed
quaff
drink with relish
quail
cower, lose heart
qualified
limited, restricted
qualms
misgiving, uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience
quay
dock, landing place
querulous
fretful, whining
quibble
minor objection or complaint
quiescent
at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
quintessence
purest & highest embodiment
quip
taunt
quisling
traitor who aids invaders
quixotic
idealistic but impractical
quorum
number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
quotidian
daily, commonplace, customary
raconteur
story teller
rail
scold rant
raiment
clothing
rakish
stylish, sporty
ramble
wander aimlessly
ramification
branching out, sub division
ramify
divide into branches or subdivisions
rancor
bitterness, hatred
rankle
irritate, fester
rapacious
plundering, excessively grasping
raspy
grating, harsh
ratiocination
reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises
raucous
harsh and shrill, disorderly & boisterous
ravel
fall apart into tangles, entangle
reactionary
opposing progress, politically ultraconservative
rebus
puzzle for which pictures stand for
recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
recant
disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess error
recidivism
habitual return to crime
recondite
abstruse, profound secret
recrimination
counter charge
rectitude
uprightness, moral virtues, correctness of judgment
recumbent
reclining, lying down completely or in part
redolent
fragrant, odorous
redoubtable
causing fear, formidable
refectory
dinning hall
refractory
stubborn, unmanageable
refulgent
brightly shinning, gleaming
regale
entertain
regicide
murderer of a king or queen
rejoinder
retort, come back, reply
remiss
negligent
remnant
remainder
remonstrance
protest, objection
rescind
cancel
resignation
patient submissiveness
resilient
elastic, having the power of springing back
resolution
determination
restitution
reparation, indemnification
restive
restlessly impatient, obstinately resisting control
retinue
reserved, uncommunicative, inclined to silence
retiring
modest, shy
retroactive
taking effect before its enactment or imposition
retrograde
go backwards, degenerate
reverie
daydream, musing
revile
attack with abusive language, vilify
rhapsodize
to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
rhetoric
art of effective communication, insincere or grandiloquent language
ribald
wanton, profane
rider
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
rife
abundant, current
rile
vex, irritate, muddy
rivulet
small stream
rococo
ornate, highly decorated
roil
to make liquids murky by stirring up sediments, to disturb
roseate
rosy, optimistic
rostrum
platform for speech making, pulpit
rote
repetition
rotundity
roundness, sonorousness of speech
rout
stampede, drive out
rubric
title or heading (red print), protocol, directions for religious ceremony
rue
regret, lament, mourn
ruminate
chew over and over(mentally or physically), mull over, ponder
runic
mysterious, set down in an ancient alphabet
saccharine
cloyingly sweet
sacrosanct
most sacred, inviolable
sagacious
perceptive, shrewd, having insight
salacious
lascivious, lustful
sallow
yellowish, sickly in color
salubrious
healthful
salutary
tending to improve, beneficial, wholesome
sanctimonious
displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
sanguinary
bloody
sanguine
cheerful, hopeful
sardonic
disdainful, sarcastic, cynical
sartorial
pertaining to tailors
sate
satisfy to the full, cloy
saturnine
gloomy
savant
scholar
scabbard
sheath
scad
great quantity
schism
division, split
scintilla
shred, least bit
scotch
stamp out
scourge
lash, whip, severe punishment
scurrilous
obscene, indecent
scurry
move briskly
scurvy
contemptible, despicable
seamy
sordid, unwholesome
secession
withdrawal
sedition
resistance to authority, insubordination
sedulous
diligent
seemly
proper, appropriate
seine
net for catching fish
semblance
outward appearance, guise
seminal
germinal, influencing future developments, related to seed or semen
sententious
terse, concise, aphoristic
sentient
capable of sensation, aware, sensitive
sentinel
sentry, look out
sequester
isolate, segregate, seclude, retire from public life
sere
parched, dry
serendipity
accidental good fortune or luck
servile
slavish, cringing
sham
pretend
sheaf
bundle of things tied together
shrew
scolding woman
shunt
divert, turn aside, sidetrack
shyster
lawyer using questionable methods
sibylline
prophetic, oracular
simian
monkeylike
simile
comparison of one thing with another, using words like or as
simper
smirk, smile affectedly
simulate
feign
sinecure
well paid position with little responsibility
sinewy
tough, strong and firm
sinuous
winding, bending in and out, not morally honest
skiff
small light sail boat or row boat
skinflint
stingy person, miser
skittish
lively, frisky
skullduggery
move furtively and secretly
slake
quench, sate
sleazy
flimsy, unsubstantial
sleeper
something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes valuable
sleight
dexterity
slew
large quantity or number
slight
insult to ones dignity, snub
slough
cast off
sluggard
lazy person
slur
insult to ones character or reputation, slander
smattering
slight knowledge
snivel
run at the nose, snuffle, whine
sobriety
moderation, seriousness
sodden
temporary stay
solecism
construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
solicitous
worried, concerned
soliloquy
talking to oneself
solstice
point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
solvent
able to pay all debts
somnolent
half asleep
sophist
teacher of philosophy, quibbler, employer of fallacious reasoning
sophistry
seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
sophomoric
immature, half baked like a sophomore
soporific
sleep causing, marked by sleepiness
spangle
small metallic pieces sewn to clothing for ornamentation
spat
squabble, minor dispute
specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect, misleading (intentionally
sphinx like
enigmatic mysterious
splice
fasten together, unite
sportive
playful
spry
vigorously active, nimble
squat
stocky, short and thick
staccato
played in an abrupt manner, marked by abrupt sharp sound
staid
sober, sedate
stalwart
strong, brawny, steadfast
stanch
check flow of blood
steep
soak, saturate
stentorian
extremely loud
stigma
token of disgrace, brand
stilted
bombastic, stiffly pompous
stint
be thrifty, set limits
stint
supply, allotted amount, assigned portion of work
stipple
paint or draw with dots
stock
typical, standard, kept regularly in supply
stockade
wooden enclosure or pen, fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
stodgy
stuffy, boringly conservative
stoic
impassive, unmoved by joy or grief
stolid
dull, impassive
strident
loud and harsh, insistent
strut
pompous walk
stultify
cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent, frustrate or hinder
stupor
state of apathy, daze, lack of awareness
stygian
gloomy, hellish, deathly
stymie
present an obstacle, stump
subaltern
subordinate
sublimate
refine, purify
sublime
exalted, noble and uplifting, utter
subliminal
below the threshold
suborn
persuade to act unlawfully
substantive
essential, pertaining to the substance
subsume
include, encompass
subterfuge
pretense, evasion
subtlety
perceptiveness, ingenuity, delicacy
succor
aid, assist, comfort
suffragist
advocate of voting rights(women)
suffuse
spread over
sully
tarnish, soil
sunder
separate, part
superannuated
retired or disqualified because of age
supercilious
arrogant, condescending, patronizing
supererogatory
superfluous, more than needed or demanded
supine
lying on the back
supplant
replace, usurp
suppliant
entreating, beseeching
supplicate
petition humbly, pray to grant in favor
surfeit
satiate, stuff, indulge to excess in anything
surreptitious
secret, furtive, sneaky, hidden
sustain
experience, support, nourish
swarthy
dark, dusky
swathe
wrap around, bandage
swill
drink greedily
sybarite
lover of luxury
sycophant
servile flatter, bootlicker, yes man
syllogism
deceptive or specious argument, logical formula
sylvan
rustic, pertaining to the woods
symbiosis
interdependent relationship often mutually beneficial
synoptic
summary, providing a general overview
taciturn
habitually silent, talking little
tactile
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
talon
claw of a bird
taper
candle
tarry
delay, dawdle
tautological
needlessly repetitious
temerity
boldness, rashness
temperate
restrained self controlled
temporize
avoid committing oneself, gain time
tenacious
holding fast
tenacity
firmness, persistence
tendentious
having an aim, biased, deigned to further a cause
tenet
doctrine, dogma
tenuous
thin, rare, slim
tessellated
inlaid, mosaic
testator
maker of a will
testy
irritable, short tempered
theocracy
government run by religious leaders
thespian
pertaining to drama
thrall
slave, bondage
throes
violent anguish
tiller
handle used to move a boats rudder
timidity
lack of self confidence or courage
timorous
fearful, demonstrating fear
tipple
drink (alcohol) frequently
tirade
extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
tithe
tax of one tenth
titter
nervous laugh
toady
servile flatter, yes man
tome
large volume
torpor, torpid
lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
torrid
passionate, hot or scorching
tortuous
winding full of curves
totter
move unsteadily, sway, as if about to fall
tout
publicize, praise excessively
tract
pamphlet, a region of indefinite size
tractable, tractability
docile, easily managed
traduce
expose to slander
transcendent
surpassing, exceeding ordinary limits, superior
transcribe
copy
transitory
impermanent, fleeting
transmute
change, convert to something different
transpire
be revealed, happen
transport
strong emotion
trappings
outward decorations, ornaments
travail
painful labor
travesty
comical parody, treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
trenchant
cutting, keen
trepidation
fear, nervous apprehension
tribulation
distress, suffering
trinket
knickknack, bauble
troth
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
truculence
aggressiveness, ferocity
truism
self-evident truth
tumid
swollen, pompous, bombastic
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
turgid
swollen, distended
turpitude
depravity
tutelage
guardianship, training
tutelary
protective, pertaining to a guardianship
tyro
beginner, novice
ubiquitous
being everywhere, omnipresent
umbrage
resentment, anger, sense of injury or insult
unassailable
not subject to question, not open to attack
unassuaged
unsatisfied, not soothed
unbridled
violent
unconscionable
unscrupulous, excessive
unction
the act of anointing with oil
unctuous
oily, bland, insincerely suave
unequivocal
plain, obvious
unerringly
infallibly
unexceptionable
not offering any basis for criticism, entirely acceptable
unfledged
immature
unguent
ointment
uninhibited
unrepressed
unmitigated
unrelieved or immoderate, absolute
unobtrusive
inconspicuous, not blatant
unprepossessing
unattractive
unrequited
not reciprocated
unseemly
unbecoming, indecent
unsullied
untarnished
unwonted
unaccustomed
upbraid
severely scold, reprimand
upshot
outcome
ursine
bear like, pertaining to a bear
usury
lending money at illegal rates of interest
uxorious
excessively devoted to ones wife
vacillate
waver, fluctuate
vacuous
empty, lacking in ideas, stupid
vagary
caprice, whim
vagrant
stray, random
vagrant
homeless wanderer
vainglorious
boastful, excessively conceited
vanguard
forerunners, advance forces
vapid
dull & unimaginative, insipid & flavorless
vaunted
boasted, bragged, highly publicized
vassal
feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
venal
capable of being bribed
venial
forgivable, trivial
ventral
abdominal
venturesome
bold
veracious
truthful
veracity
truthfulness
verbiage
pompous array of words
verdant
green, lush in vegetation
verdigris
green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather
verisimilar
probable or likely
verisimilitude
appearance of truth, likelihood
veritable
actual, being truly so, not false or imaginary
verity
quality of being true, lasting truth or principle
vernal
pertaining to spring
verve
enthusiasm, liveliness
vestige
trace, remains
viand
food
vicarious
acting as a substitute, done by a deputy
vicissitude
change of fortune
victuals
food
vignette
picture, short literary sketch
vilify
slander
vintner
winemaker, seller of wine
virile
manly
virtuoso
highly skilled artist
visage
face, appearance
visceral
felt in ones inner organs
viscid
adhesive, gluey
vital
vibrant and lively, critical, living, breathing
vitiate
spoil the effect of , make inoperative
vitreous
pertaining to or resembling glass
vitriolic
corrosive, sarcastic
vituperative
abusive, scolding
volition
act of making a conscious choice
voracious
ravenous
vouchsafe
grant condescendingly, guarantee
vulpine
like a fox, crafty
waffle
speak equivocally about an issue
waggish
mischievous, humorous, tricky
waif
homeless child or animal
wan
having a pale or sickly color, pallid
wanderlust
strong longing to travel
wane
decrease in size or strength, draw gradually to an end
wangle
wiggle out, fake
wanton
unrestrained, willfully malicious, unchaste
warble
sing, babble
warren
tunnel in which rabbit live, crowded conditions in which people live
wastrel
profligate
wax
increase, grow
waylay
ambush, lie in wait
welt
mark from a beating or whipping
welter
turmoil, bewildering jungle
welter
wallow
wheedle
cajole, coax, deceive by flattery
whelp
young wolf, dog, tiger, etc
whinny
neigh like a horse
whit
pare, cut off bits
whorl
ring of leaves around a stem, ring
winsome
agreeable, gracious, engaging
wispy
thin, slight, barely discernable
wistful
vaguely longing, sadly pensive
witless
foolish, idiotic
witticism
witty saying, wisecrack
wizened
withered, shriveled
woe
deep, inconsolable grief, affliction, suffering
wont
custom, habitual procedure
wrest
pull away, take by violence
writhe
twist in coils, contort in pain
xenophobia
fear or hared of foreigners
yen
longing, urge
yeoman
man owning small estate, middle class farmer
yoke
join together, unite
yokel
country bumpkin
zephyr
gentle breeze, west wind

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