GRE4 Flashcards
frantic
wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear:
The lady was frantic when she walked through the mysterious woods.
petrify
make rigid, harden, make hard as stone,to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion:
I think you petrified poor Jeremy - he never said a word the whole time you were here.
vex
to irritate; annoy; provoke, exasperate:
His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
anomaly
abnormality, something unusual:
There are some anomalies in the data.
torpid
inactive or sluggish, slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic:
I felt so torpid because i had no energy left to do my chores at home.
cogitate
think deeply about:
The philosopher cogitated about the meaning of life very deeply.
docile
compliant, submissive, manageable, controllable (opposite: froward):
After many hours of training, the wild horse became more docile.
munificent
giving, generous, bountiful:
A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.
reconcile
make peace with, to bring into agreement or harmony:
It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
farcical
ludicrous; absurd:
The playwright’s farcical comedy had the audience laughing hysterically.
ludicrous
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable:
a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
puerile
childish, foolish jejune, juvenile:
You need to stop acting in such a puerile manner and act your age.
superannuated
obsolete, outdated, no longer for use:
At the age of 70 years, my grandfather was superannuated from the Army.
perfidious
faithless; treacherous; deceitful, recreant, unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty:
She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.
perturb
to disturb, agitate, alarm, annoy, bewilder, bother, bug:
He seemed slightly perturbed by the news.
purge
to clean, purify:
She wanted to purge herself of guilt.
exhilarate
to make very happy:
The rollercoaster proved it was able to both exhilarate and scare in equal measures.
abstemious
moderate in appetite, (opposite: gluttonous):
The athlete’s abstemious diet did not give her enough energy.
gluttonous
tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious:
The man was so gluttonous, he would often eat until he fell asleep.
acerbic
sour, bitter, acrid, or astringent in taste:
I don’t like Sweet Tarts because they are too acerbic.
loquacious
very talkative, garrulous:
One of the student is very loquacious that she’s disrupting the class, so she got detention.
Austere
strict in manner, astringent:
the olympics committee were very austere about their rules.
inexorable
Austere, strict, pitiless, cruel, unstoppable, inflexible:
Despite his pleas for forgiveness, Bob’s inexorable father still grounded him for a week
malign
(verb.) defame, attack with words, bash.
(adj.) having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious. pernicious; baleful; injurious:
She describes pornography as ‘a malign industry’.
exculpate
absolve, vindicate, free from guilt,charge:
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
exonerate
exculpate, vindicate, absolve, to free from accusation:
He was exonerated of all blame by the investigation.
mercurial
changeable; capricious, volatile; fickle; flighty;
She was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings.erratic
rapacious
greedy, avaricious:
a rapacious landlord/businessman
dither
vacillate, hesitate:
Stop dithering and tell me which one you want!
apace
(adverb.) with speed; QUICKLY:
The project is coming on apace
impetuous
characterized by sudden or rash action, abrupt, harried, QUICKLY:
she was so impetuous that she had married him even before I had a chance to warn her.
precipitate
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, accelerate, hastily, or suddenly, bring QUICKLY:
The war was precipitated by an invasion.
inscrutable
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, abstruse, arcane, cryptic, esoteric, turbid:
The killer left no clues, and the murder remains an inscrutable mystery.
perplex
to confuse, perplexing = DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND:
He seemed a little perplexed by the question.
astute
clever, shrewd, SMART:
an astute businesswoman
canny
shrewd, cautious, prudent, intelligent, SMART:
a canny businessman
erudite
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly, educated, SMART:
He’s the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.
perspicacious
quick in noticing, understanding, or judging things accurately, SMART:
The perspicacious lawyer made his case to the judge and ended up winning the case.
libertine
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained,freethinker profligate, lustful, immoral CORRUPT:
libidinous
full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious CORRUPT:
Fuelled by Sex and the City images of libidinous women emerging triumphant from tangled bedsheets.
licentious
sexually/morally unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd CORRUPT:
The young girls chose to leave the park because of the coarse and licentious men who approached them
reprobate
(adv,berb) a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person CORRUPT:
Every time I see you, you’re drunk, you old reprobate!
ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.CORRUPT :
The American radio host Howard Stern is known for his ribald humor.
salacious
ustful or lecherous, obscene; grossly indecent.CORRUPT:
Provocative outfits and salacious speech may, perhaps paradoxically, indicate sexual repression.
sordid
morally ignoble, filthy, CORRUPT:
I do not waste my time examining the sordid affairs of celebrities.
turpitude
depravity, immorality CORRUPT:
acts/crimes of moral turpitude
Fealty
fidelity; faithfulness, devotedness, commitment TRUTH:
Her Fealty to God has given her peace of mind.
Indubitable
cannot be doubted TRUTH:
Indubitable evidence.
probity
integrity and uprightness; honesty.TRUTH:
Her probity and integrity are beyond question.
veracious
truthful; honest TRUTH:
a veracious witness.
verity
truthfulness TRUTH:
to question the verity of a statement.
apocryphal
(adj.) doubtful story, questionable, fake, mythical FALSE:
It’s a good story but I dare say it’s apocryphal.
Canard
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor FALSE:
the whole story about him is just a canard
chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry FALSE:
The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.
duplicity
deceitfulness,dishonesty, dissemblance FALSE:
He was warned not to trust the villagers, who were known for their duplicity.
equivocate
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead, hide the truth FALSE:
She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was.
Ersatz
an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation FASLE:
I’m allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it’s a poor substitute for the real thing.
feign
pretend, fake, forge FALSE:
He feigned illness to avoid having to work.
perfidy
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery FALSE:
The king was so shocked at Jason’s perfidy that he had him beheaded.”
