101-120 GRE Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
“You would hope if you have a really hard job that you would be paid ____(ly)”
Commensurate
A trite saying or topic; a platitude, a usual or ordinary thing.
“A dunkin coffee container is so ____ these days. You could find it in the litter anywhere”
Commonplace
Force or oblige (someone) to do something.
“I ____ you to tell me all your secrets under the threat of torture”
Compel
Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
“He was ____ about his victory. He no longer campaigned as he thought he had it in the bag”
Complacent
Acting or serving to complete; completing.
“Fries are ____ with ketchup. They go well together they form a complete nice combination”
Complementary
Unworthy or excessive acquiescence (giving into things).
“He always showed such ____ towards his boss. He never really disobeyed in any way to the point of excessive”
Compliance
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.
“The offer is ____, meaning it depends on whether you meet the stipulations”
“My love for you is un____”
Conditional
Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
“I do not ____ bullying in this school”
“The advertisement should not ____ gambling”
Condone
Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
“She ___(ed) her critics by winning a promotion in her first week. They thought she would be fired!”
Confound
A general agreement.
“It’s so hard these days to find ____ in America. People disagree all the time”
Consensus
Standing out as to be clearly visible
“The man in the yellow suit was so ____ on the street. Everyone looked at him and saw him. He was so visible against the background”
Conspicuous
Living or occurring at the same time.
“Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth were actually ____(plural). Born at the same time and living until Monroe died”
Contemporary
Feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful.
“I was ____ of that offer. They offered me half the salary I was expecting. I was disgusted”
“The new girlfriend was treated with ____ (modified). She hated how she was looked down on and made to feel wicked and unworthy”
Contemptuous
Struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger).
“They had to ___ with a great storm!”
Contend (A)
Assert something a position in an argument.
“I ____ two plus two does not equal four”
Contend (B)
Engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something).
“He’s ____(ing) for the championship”
Contend (C)
A state of happiness and satisfaction.
“I’m ____ (modified word) with my life. I’m full of ____. I don’t need anymore material possessions”
Contentment
A confusing and difficult problem or question.
“You’ve given me a real ____ there I just can’t explain it. That’s so difficult”
Conundrum
(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
“I try not to make these definitions and examples too ____. Too hard to follow. I try to keep them simple and full of brevity. Short and concise”
Convoluted
(of a person) deal effectively with something difficult.
“It all got too much for me and I simply couldn’t ____”
Cope
