GRE 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
bucolic adj.
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
burgeon v.
to flourish
burnish v.
to polish
buttress v.
to reinforce; support
cacophonous adj.
unpleasant or harsh-sounding
cadge v.
to beg; sponge
callous adj.
thick-skinned; insensitive
calumny n.
false and malicious accusation; slander
بدنامی، تهمت
canard n.
false, deliberately misleading story
شایعه
canon n.
an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
cant n.
insincere talk; the language of a particular group
cantankerous adj.
irritable; ill-humored
bad-tempered and always complaining
capricious adj.
fickle
دمدمی مزاج
captious adj.
faultfinding
cardinal adj.
of foremost importance
carnal adj.
of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
carping v.
to find fault; complain
cartography n.
science of making maps
caste n.
any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
طبقه اجتماعی، طبقه اجتماعی در هند
castigation n.
punishment; chastisement; criticism
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