Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
21. 328 - 336
GRE Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phony | fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine. |
| plausible | believable; having the appearance of truth. |
| polarized | divided into sharply opposed groups. |
| ponderous | heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored. |
| posthumous | happening or continuing after death. |
| potentate | ruler, person of great power. |
| predisposed | having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible. |
| pretentious | claiming or demanding a position of importance or dignity, especially when unjustified; showing off, creating a deceptive, false show of worth. |
| principled | having high moral standards. |
| prologue | introductory part to a book, play, etc. |
| pronounced | distinct, strong, clearly indicated. |
| prospective | potential, in the future. |
| prudent | wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future. |
| quandary | uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma. |
| ranks | personnel; a group of people considered all together. |
| reap | harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one's effort. |
| remedial | providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill. |
| render | give, submit, surrender; translate; declare formally; cause to become. |
| replete | supplied in abundance, filled, gorged (used with "with"). |
| requite | reciprocate, repay, or revenge. |
| resolve | find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote; firmness of purpose. |
| respectively | in the order given. |
| restive | restless; impatient or uneasy under the control of another. |
| retrospective | looking to the past or backward; applying to the past; retroactive; an art exhibit of an artist's work over along period of time. |
| rife | happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported. |
| rudimentary | elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive. |
| rustic | relating to country life,unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood; a rural or uncultured person. |
| sacrosanct | sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism. |
| sant | not enough or barely enough. |
| scathing | severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark). |
| secular | not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things. |
| simultaneous | at the same time. |
| skirt | border, lie along the edge of, go around; evade. |
| slack | loose, negligent, lazy, weak; neglect to do one's duties; loosen up, relax; period of little work. |
| slew | a large number of quantity. |
| slight | small, not very important, slender or delicate; treat as though not very important; snub, ignore; an act of treating in this way, a discourtesy. |
| sound | measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths). |
| spartan | very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the ancient Spartans. |
| spate | sudden outpouring or rush; flood. |
| spearhead | be the leader of. |
| speculate | contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble. |
| sportive | playful, merry, joking around, done "in sport" (rather than intended seriously). |
| standing | status, rank, reputation; existing indefinitely, not movable. |
| stark | complete, total, utter; harsh or grim; extremely simple, severe, blunt, or plain. |
| status quo | existing state or condition. |
| stingy | not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give. |
| subjective | existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings. |
| succeeding | coming after or following. |
| surmise | guess, infer, opine. |
| synchronous | happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly. |
| temperance | moderation, self-control, especially regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol. |
| timely | well-timed, happening at a suitable time. |
| transitory | temporary, short-lived, not lasting. |
| trifling/trifle | trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow. |
| trite | lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche. |
| undermine | weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument); injure or attach in a secretive or underhanded way. |
| underscore | emphasize (or, literally, to underline text). |
| unearth | dig up, uncover, expose. |
| unequivocal | unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning. |
| unprecedented | never before known or seen, without having happened previously. |
| unseemly | improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness. |
| vintage | related to items of high quality from a previous era, old-fashioned, antique; the wine of a particular year. |
| virtual | existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name. |
| whereas | while on the contrary, considering that. |
| wily or wiles | crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice. |
| zenith | high point,culmination. |
Created by:
GuteFrau
Popular GRE sets