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GRE Lesson 26
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| institutionalize | make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| insubstantial | lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| insurgent | rebellious; N. |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| insurrection | rebellion; uprising |
| intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| integral | complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
| integrate | make whole; combine; make into one unit |
| integrity | honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness |
| intellect | higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| interdict | prohibit; forbid; N. |
| interim | meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper |
| interjection | exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch'' |
| interloper | intruder; one who interferes |
| intermediary | intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between |
| interminable | endless |
| intermittent | periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| interpolate | insert between |
| interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
| interrogate | question closely; cross-examine; cross-question |
| interstice | narrow space between things |
| intervene | come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention |
| intimate | hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| intimidate | frighten; N. intimidation |
| intolerant | not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate |
| intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| intractable | unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| intrepid | fearless |
| intrigue | make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair |
| intrinsic | essential; inherent; built-in |
| introspective | looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination |
| introvert | one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
| inundate | flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work |
| inured | accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling |
| invalid | one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health |
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| invective | abuse |
| inveigh | denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| inveigle | deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly |
| inverse | opposite |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| inveterate | deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |
| invincible | unconquerable |
| inviolable | secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| invocation | prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking |
| invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| iota | very small quantity |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| iridescent | exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence |
| irksome | annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy |
| ironic | expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| irony | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| irrefutable | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
| irrelevant | not applicable; unrelated |
| irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
| irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
| irreproachable | beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| irreverence | lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent |
| irrevocable | unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke |
| isotope | varying from of an element |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| itinerary | plan of a trip; record of a trip |
| jab | poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows |
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| jaundice | medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| jaundiced | yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye |
| jaunt | trip; short journey |
| jaunty | cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat |
| jeopardize | endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| jettison | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| jibe | agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| jocose | given to(having a tendency of) joking |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| jocund | merry |
| jollity | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| jostle | shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| jovial | good-natured; merry; cheerful |
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