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GRE Lesson 21
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| grouch | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
| grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| growl | low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog) |
| grudge | deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V. |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| gruel | thin liquid porridge |
| grueling | exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race |
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| gruff | rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| guileless | without deceit |
| guise | outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
| gull | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gush | (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
| gust | strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
| gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| gusto | eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
| gusty | windy |
| guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
| gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| hackneyed | commonplace; trite |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| haggle | argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
| hail | frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| hale | healthy |
| halfhearted | exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm |
| hallowed | blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| halting | hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop |
| hamper | obstruct; prevent the free movement of; |
| handsome | large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |
| hap | chance; luck |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
| harass | annoy by repeated attacks |
| harbinger | forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
| harbor | give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
| hardy | (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather |
| harping | tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| harry | harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| haunt | (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
| haven | place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
| havoc | widespread damage; disorder; chaos |
| hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| hazardous | dangerous |
| hazy | slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
| headfirst | moving with the head leading; headlong |
| headlong | hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| healthful | conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air |
| healthy | possessing good health; healthful |
| heckler | person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
| hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure |
| heed | pay attention to; N: close attention |
| heedless | not noticing; disregarding |
| hegemony | dominance especially of one nation over others |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
| helm | steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
| hem | surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N. |
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| herbivorous | grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| herd | group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| hereafter | life after death |
| heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| hermetic | concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
| hermitage | home of a hermit |
| herpetologist | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| heterodox | (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| heterogeneous | dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| heyday | time of greatest success or power; prime |
| hiatus | gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
| hibernal | wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
| hibernate | sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| hideous | repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream |
| hierarchy | arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
| hindmost | furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| hindrance | block; obstacle; V. hinder |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |
| hinterlands | back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
| hireling | one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician |
| hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
| historic | important in history; Ex. historic battle |
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