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
Day3
Kaplan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambience | the character and atmosphere of a place |
| shunned | persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution |
| wooing | try to gain love of (someone, typically a woman) especially with a view to marriage |
| footfalls | the number of people entering a store or shopping center in a given time |
| vehement | showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense |
| rife | adj: (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread; adv: in an unchecked or widespread manner. |
| meager | (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality. Or (of a person or animal) lean; thin. |
| akin to | of similar character |
| eccentric | 1. bizarre, unusual 2. (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and bizarre person |
| aquiver | synonyms: quivering, trembling, tottery, |
| incandescence | (n) light produced by high temperature, synonyms: ablaze, conflagration, |
| mellifluous | (adj). A sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear. synonyms: euphonic calliphony. Root: mell -sweet sounding, |
| hiraeth | (n) a homesickness for a home you can't return to, or that never was. Synonyms: nostalgia, |
| somnambulist | (n) a person who sleepwalks |
| amble | walk, moving |
| ineffable | (adj). too great to be expressed in words. Fable- a story, |
| obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. Synonyms: stubborn, unyielding, intransigent |
| cosseted | care for and protect in an overindulgent way. Synonyms: overindulge, pamper |
| caustic | corrosive, sarcastic |
| haughty | condescending or arrogant |
| diffidence | lack of confidence |
| ostentatious | showy |
| maverick | nonconformist, someone who holds independent ideas |
| keenness | an enthusiastic willingness. Antonym: lethargic (lack of enthusiasm) |
| vivaciousness | vigorousness or liveliness |
| dogma | a formal religious belief |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. Synonym: immunity, indemnity |
| pecuniary | relating to money or in the form of money. Example: that makes good pecuniary sense |
| quite hyperbole | exaggeration |
| affable | friendly |
| exculpated | to prove someone is not guilty of doing something wrong. Synonym: exonerate |
| alacrity | swiftness, a quick and cheerful readiness to do something |
| accolades | an award or an expression of praise |
| invective | abusive speech. Synonym: diatribe |
| insinuate | 1. suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way. 2. maneuver oneself into (a position of favor or office) by subtle manipulation. |
| panacea | something that cures or fixes everything |
| plebeian | a commoner |
| insolent | rude |
| indigent | poor |
| esurient | greedy |
| malign | cruel |
| imperturbable | calm or unable to be upset or not showing passion |
| sullied | cast doubt on. Synonym: marred (made imperfect) |
| potentiate | to make more powerful |
| forgo | 1. omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without 2. refrain from |
| amass | gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time |
| stringent | (adj). (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting |
| surfeit | overindulge, excess. Synonyms: glut |
| slake | alleviate or lesson. Synonyms: allay |
| chasten | (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on |
Created by:
jrbat76$
Popular GRE sets