diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v8.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v8.xlsx deleted file mode 100644 index e17fd5d..0000000 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v8.xlsx and /dev/null differ diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.csv new file mode 100644 index 0000000..28e4bac --- /dev/null +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.csv @@ -0,0 +1,1196 @@ +1 "-(o)logy " "study, science, theory " "noun " "biology
archeology" "Suffix" "MSU" +2 "a
an " "without
not " "Greek/Latin root" " Atypical=not typical
Atheist =one who does not believe in God
Atrophy=wasting away
deterioration" "asexual
amoral
anarchy
anhydrous
Anabaptist
anachronism " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +3 "ab
abs
a " "apart
away from " "Greek/Latin root" "Abnormal=deviating from normal
Abhor=to hate
detest
Abominate=to detest
Abduct=to take by force
Abstruse=hard to understand
Abstract=considered apart from normal existence" "abnormal
abduct
abductor (muscle)
abscission " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +4 "abate" "to diminish in intensity, become less intense or widespread" "verb" "to cause to diminish in intensity,
Synonyms: subside, die away, die down" "“The Covid pandemic will, with or without successful retaining measures, eventually abate...”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +5 "ac" "sharp
bitter" "Greek/Latin root" "Greek
PIE : be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce. SUBFORMS ARE
akros ""at the end
at the top
outermost; consummate
excellent
"" akis ""sharp point
""
akros ""at the farthest point
highest
outermost
""
akantha ""thorn
"" akme ""summit
edge
"" oxys ""sharp
bitter;"" " "Acute =sharp
severe
Acerbic=sour or astringent in taste
Acrid=unpleasantly sharp or bitter
Acidic=something that is sour
Acrimony-bitter animosity
acrylic (liquid originally found in onions that make eyes tear)" "Root words" "Aristotle" +6 "aberrant" "deviating from normal or correct. diverging from the standard type" "adjective" " Latin lit. & fig., : ab =""off, away from"" + errare=""to wander, stray"""" . Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation from the normal type" "With this aberrant mindset there is little chance of success in ethical business, so some choose crooked ways to earn their keep." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +7 "aberration" "a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected" " noun" "Latin lit. & fig., : ab =""off, away from"" + errare=""to wander, stray"""" . Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation from the normal type" "The unexpected results were a statistical aberration" "Least Difficult" "FT" +8 "abjure" " to reject or renounce" "verb" "From Latin abiurare ""deny on oath,"" from ab ""off, away from"" (see ab-) + iurare ""to swear,








Synonyms: relinquish, reject, disavow" "“Since 1986 he has been asking candidates for public office to sign his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, in which they abjure tax increases of any sort forever.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +9 "-able, -ible " "able, can do " "verb adjective" "capable
agreeable
visible " "Suffix" "MSU" +10 "abreast " "Up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information" "adjective " "Synonyms: in touch with, plugged into" "These daily updates were designed to help readers keep abreast of the market" "Least Difficult" "FT" +12 "abscond" " to leave secretly, evading detection" "verb" "Latin: ab=""off, away from"" + condere ""put together, store,"" itself from com- ""together"" + -dere ""put,""" "The boarding school scholar absconded from the schoolgrounds without informing anyone" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +13 "abstain" " to voluntarily refrain from doing something" "verb" "Synonyms: refrain, desist, hold back" "Doctors encourage their patients to abstain from smoking cigarettes." "357 prevalent GRE words" "FT" +15 "abyss" "a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm" "noun" "Synonyms: gorge, ravine, void" "President Maduro announced that, while his country now stood at the edge of an abyss, he would confidently take the country one step forward !" "Least Difficult" "FT" +16 "acumen" " keen judgment and perception, the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain" "noun" "Synonyms: astuteness, awareness, acuity
Deutsch : Scharfsinn, Geschick" "He was unable to run a profitable restaurant because he lacked business acumen" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +17 "ad " "toward
to" "Greek/Latin root" "Sometimes broader than ad
eg (ac
al
af
an
ap
as
at)" "adhere
adductor (muscle)
adumbrate " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +18 "-ade " "result of action " "verb or noun noun " "blockade
lemonade " "Suffix" "MSU" +19 "adept " "Very skilled or proficient at something; very good at doing something that is not easy" "adjective" "Synonyms: expert, proficient, accomplished" "“An abundance of clever people — adept in English law as much as in finance— are employed at well paying banks and hedge funds" "Least Difficult" "FT" +20 "admonish" " scold or to advise firmly" "verb" "The security guard admonished the customer to wear a face mask in the store during these CoVid times" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +21 "adulterate" " to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements. " "verb" "World class chefs use fresh produce and refuse to adulterate their dishes with canned ingredients." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +23 "advocate" " to recommend, support, or advise, to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another’s behalf. (n) -- one who advocates." "verb" "n. one who advocates" "The teacher advocated for students with special needs" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +24 "aesthetic" " concerned with the nature of beauty and art" "adjective" "The critics admire the work of art for its aesthetic value" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +25 "affectation" " fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth" "noun" "The poor man’s affectation of wealth did not fool any of the elite at the party." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +26 "-age " "act of
state of
collection of " "suffix" "added to root words (often French) to form a noun " "salvage
storage
forage " "Suffix" "MSU" +27 "agere " "act " "Greek/Latin root" "agent
agency
agenda " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +29 "aggrandize" "to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate. enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputation" "verb" "The arrogant man’s self-aggrandizing is so annoying that I refuse to listen to him brag" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +30 "agog" " Very eager or curious to hear or see something" "adjective" "Synonyms: excited, impatient, in suspense" "The little kids were agog as they waited for Santa Claus to arrive." "Least Difficult" "FT" +31 "-al " "relating to " "verb or noun adjective" "sensual
gradual
manual
natural " "Suffix" "MSU" +32 "alacrity" " promptness and eagerness" "noun" "
Deutsch : Verve, Eifrigkeit" "Although Apple has in the past expanded its production capacities with alacrity, it was not always able to meet demand" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +33 "-algia " "pain " "Greek/Latin root" "neuralgia(pain caused by nerve)
arthralgia (joint pain)
" "Suffix" "MSU" +34 "alleviate" " to relieve a problem or ease a burden" "verb" "From latin : alleviare = to lift up, to raise, to lighten.
Deutsch : mildern, erleichtern" "Do good works, alleviate the suffering and misery, comfort and refresh the sick
Alleviate the effects of the pandemic" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +35 "allure" "the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating" "noun" "Synonyms : attraction, lure, draw.
Deutsch : Reiz, Fazination, Anziehungskraft" "“Yet it was the allure of the Model T for millions of consumers that finally drove the horse off the road.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +36 "altruism" "the belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others" "noun" "Synonyms: selflessness, compassion, goodwill.
Deutsch : Uneigennützigkeit, Selbstlosigkeit.
from Latin/(old french) : alter/(altrui) = others" "He was not the first to wonder about the connection between religion and altruism" "Least Difficult" "FT" +38 "amalgamate" " to combine to or mix together" "verb" "Amalgan = Hg metal alloy for tooth fillings" "The 2 companies amalgamated into one" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +40 "ambiguous" " unclear" "adjective" "adj. open to multiple interpretations. From PIE root *ambhi- ""around"") + agere ""drive, lead, act"" .
Deutsch : unklar" "Partly cloudy with a chance of rain makes for an ambiguous weather forecast" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +41 "ambiguous
ambivalent" "vague; capable of various interpretations" "adjective" "valence = strong, power. being of two minds
holding conflicting feelings or attitudes" "Not only were the statements ambiguous,but further adding to the confusion was the fact that the author was ambivalent in his opinion. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +42 "ambivalent" "having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone" "adjective" "Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure" "“The first was a chronic lack of focus. Right from the start Yahoo was ambivalent about whether it should be a media or a technology company.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +44 "ambrosial" "extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia)" "adjective" "The garden with its ambrosial and exotic blossoms and fruit trees is a place for relaxation and privacy" "Common GRE" "MSU" +45 "ameliorate" " to improve or mitigate a situation" "verb" "From French, latin : améliorer" "Longer breaks significantly ameliorated the working conditions in the factory. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +46 "amenable" " easily convinced or persuaded" "adjective" "From French, latin : ad + mener (= to lead (F), to drive cattle (Latin)" "Group trips with amenable people are pleasant." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +47 "amphi
" "round
" "Greek/Latin root" "amphitheater
amphibian
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +48 "-an, ian " "native of, pertaining to " "noun adjective" "American
Martian
antediluvian " "Suffix" "MSU" +50 "anachronism" " something old-fashioned, a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order (adj: anachronistic)" "noun" "From Latin/Greek : ""against"" (see ana-) + khronos ""time"" (see chrono-)= something appearing in a time period where it does not belong" "A steam engine in our modern digitised world is nothing more than an anachronism. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +51 "analogous" " comparable, similar" "noun" "from Greek : ana ""throughout; according to"" + logos ""ratio, proportionn.
Deutsch= entsprechend Noun = appropriate for analogy" "One can solve all the other problems in an analagous manner." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +52 "-ance, ancy " "action, process, state " "verb noun" "assistance
allowance
defiance " "Suffix" "MSU" +53 "annul" "Declare invalid" "verb" "Synonyms: repeal, reverse, rescind" "The election results were annulled after electoral fraud was proven to have taken place." "Least Difficult" "FT" +54 "anoint" " to choose for a particular office or position" "verb" "v. to use oil on a person in a religious ceremony" "Using holy oil, the pastor placed his hands on the woman’s head in order to anoint her" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +55 "anomalous" "peculiar; unique, contrary to the norm (n: anomaly)" "adjective" "His anomalous behaviour was a first sign that he had a problem." "Common GRE" "MSU" +56 "anomaly" " an exception or unusual case" "noun" "The student’s poor performance on the latest test was an anomaly since she had previously earned excellent grades." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +57 "-ant " "performing, agent " "verb noun" "assistant
servant " "Suffix" "MSU" +58 "ante " "before " "Greek/Latin root" "sometimes anti (when comes from Italian)
where ante and anti have merged to one word (eg. Antipasti)" "antedate
anteroom
antecedent
anterior " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +59 "antediluvian" "ancient; outmoded; " "adjective" "From latin : ante= before, + deluge = literally ""before the flood"" (of Noah)" "For the development of this logo we chose an ancient antedeluvian technique: the traditional Chinese seal. " "Common GRE" "MSU" +60 "anthrop" "man " "Greek/Latin root" "anthropology
anthropomorphic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +61 "anti " "against " "Greek/Latin root" "antipathy
antitank
anticlimax " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +63 "antipathy" " strong dislike or hatred, hostility toward, objection, or aversion to" "noun" "The students voiced their antipathy for homework very loudly." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +64 "antithetical" " contrary to the very nature of" "adjective" "Some critics say that democracy is antithetical to the Islamic way of life. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +65 "apathy" "Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm" "noun" "Synonyms: indifference, passivity, ennui" "Political parties try to engage young voters who are more prone to apathy than older citizens." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +67 "appease" " to placate, to pacify, to satisfy" "verb" "From latin, french : a ""to"" (see ad-) + pais, from Latin pacem (nominative pax) ""peace"" (see peace)v= to pacify. Sometimes also means to satisfy (an appetite, a need)" "These gestures were meant to appease the religious right " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +68 "appropriate " "1. adj. correct, proper, or in good taste. 2. v. to take for one's own use. to take possession of, without consent" "(2) The advancing army appropriated food and other supplies from the territories they occupied." "The appropriate use for toothpaste is for brushing teeth" "Homonym" "MSU" +69 "aqua " "water " "Greek/Latin root" "aquarium
aqueous " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +70 "arbiter" "a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter" "noun" "from French arbitre= ""arbiter, judge""
Synonyms: authority, judge, controller" "The arbiter helps the divorcing couple come to terms on a settlement" "Least Difficult" "FT" +71 "arbitrary" "Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system" "adjective" "Synonyms: capricious, random, chance" "Since Jake’s teacher disliked him, she came up with an arbitrary punishment to help him remember his homework." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +73 "arbitrate" "to settle a dispute via mediation (n: arbitration)" "verb" "From Latin : arbiter ""a judge, umpire, mediator"". See arbitre (French) = umpire. Verb is arbitratation" "The mediator arbitrated the dispute between the two parties." "Common GRE" "MSU" +74 "arcane" " secret or known only to a select group" "adjective" "Deutsch : geheimnisvoll, Obskur. Latin arcanus ""secret, hidden, private, concealed" "The traditional healer's arcane rituals confused her." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +75 "archaic" " old-fashioned" "adjective" "adj. no longer in the common usage" "In comparison to portable laptop computers, typewriters are considered archaic" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +76 "archaios " "ancient " "Greek/Latin root" "archeology
archetype
archaic
archeozoic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +77 "arch" "leader
first
chief " "Greek/Latin root" "monarchy
oligarchy
anarchy
archetype
architect
archbishop" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +78 "arduous" " difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort" "adjective" "from Latin arduus ""high, steep,"" also figuratively, ""difficult, hard to reach," "Mountain climbing is fun but quite arduous." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +79 "articulate" " exhibiting considerable communication skills, well-spoken" "adjective, verb" "Deutsch : 1. redegewandt UND
2. ein Gelenk bilden" "1. His vast vocabulary allowed him to clearly articulate his opinions. 2. The lower jaw articulates with the skull." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +81 "artless" " without artifice. without guile or deception" "adjective" "Synonyms: candid, direct, forthright. adj. natural, untrained" "With her artless look, the girl next door looked beautiful even though she had no make-up on and didn’t style her hair." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +82 "-ary, ery, ory " "relating to place where or quality" "noun or adjective" "dictionary
bravery
dormitory
aviary
ordinary
auditory" "Suffix" "MSU" +83 "ascetic" " austere or self-denying" "adjective" "from Greek : asketes ""monk, hermit,""" "The monk leads an ascetic life." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +85 "assuage" " to provide relief from an unpleasant feeling. to make less severe; to appease or satisfy" "verb" "v. to satisfy a need or appetite" "A massage can assuage the soreness in your muscles." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +86 "astonishment" " total surprise, shock" "noun" "from Old French estoner ""to stun, daze, deafen, astound,"" from Vulgar Latin *extonare,
from Latin ex ""out"" + tonare ""to thunder""" "The homeless man looked at me in astonishment when I gave him the bag of money." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +87 "-ate " "cause, make " "noun or adjective verb" "liquidate
segregate " "Suffix" "MSU" +88 "attenuate" "weaken (adj: attenuated)" "verb" "From Latin : ad ""to"" (see ad-) + tenuare ""make thin""
Deutsch : dämpfen, abschwächen" "The contract includes a safeguard clause to attenuate possible additional costs demands." "Common GRE" "MSU" +91 "audacious" " showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity)" "adjective" "Synonyms: bold, daring, fearless" "The new CEO pursued audacious initiatives to save the company from bankruptcy.
The student’s audacious remark earned her a seat in afternoon detention." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +92 "audio " "hear
sound" "Greek/Latin root" "audiophile(someone who likes music)
audiometer(something that measures sound)
auditory(somewhere where one listens to lectures)" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +94 "austere" " severe, unadorned. Having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance" "adjective" "from Old French austere ""strict, severe, harsh, cruel""
Synonyms: unadorned, subdued, stark" "Instead of being bleak and austere, hospitals should be warm and cheery." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +95 "auto " "self " "Greek/Latin root" "automatic
automaton
auto-immune " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +96 "avarice" " greed" "noun" "From Latin (via French) avaritia ""greed, inordinate desire" "The third of the 7 deadly Christian sins is avarice - greed" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +98 "aver" " to assert or allege. to declare" "verb" "Deutsch : beteuern, behaupten.
from Latin ad ""to"" (see ad-) + verus ""true"" - later meaning to assert with confident" "Many of those who voted for the President, his opponent averred, did so because they were rooked by devious lies" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +100 "banal" " boring, cliché, commonplace or trite (n: banality)" "adjective" "I was bored to death because of his banal conversation" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +101 "barefaced" "unconcealed, shameless, or brazen" "adjective" "with face uncovered or shaven;"" see bare + face : Thus, ""unconcealed" "It would be a barefaced lie to claim that there is freedom in Venezuela" "Common GRE" "MSU" +102 "belie" " give a false impression (intentional or unintentional) in word, appearance, or deed" "verb" "Janice hoped her smile would belie the sadness she felt." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +103 "bene " "well
favorable " "Greek/Latin root" "benefit
benevolent
benefactor
beneficent " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +104 "benign" " gentle, harmless" "adjective" "from Latin ""well born,"" from bene ""well"" + "" from genus ""birth"" " "Grandfather fortunately had a benign form of cancer" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +105 "bi " "two " "Greek/Latin root" "bi-partisan
bisexual
biennial
binary
bicuspid
bivalve " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +106 "biased" " prejudiced, displaying partiality" "adjective" "The bigot admits that he is biased toward immigrants and stereotypes people according to their race before he ever meets them" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +107 "bible " "book " "Greek/Latin root" "bibliography
Bible
bibliophile " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +108 "bio " "life " "Greek/Latin root" "biology
biography
bio-active " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +109 "blandishment" "speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something" "noun" "from Latin blandiri ""flatter, soothe, caress, coax,""" "./" "Common GRE" "MSU" +110 "blight" "a thing that spoils or damages something" "noun" "Synonyms: affliction, scourge, bane" "Because of the urban blight that has taken over the downtown area, many of the stores have relocated to suburban malls." "Least Difficult" "FT" +111 "blithe" "showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper, carefree and unconcerned" "adjective" "Synonyms: indifferent, unconcerned, blasé" "The rebellious teenager was blithe about her failing grades." "Least Difficult" "FT" +112 "blowhard" "a person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant way" "noun" "Synonyms: boaster, bragger, show-off" "The self-promoting blowhard talked about his own accomplishments until his guests were bored to tears" "Least Difficult" "FT" +113 "bolster" "to support or strengthen" "verb" "Old English bolster ""bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up
Deutsch : gleiche Urspurng Polster" "The prosecutor worked to find evidence that would bolster her case against the defendant." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +114 "bombast" "pompous speech (adj: bombastic)" "noun" "Bombast was originally a material of cotton applied to a stuff of soft, loose texture, used to swell a garment.
Deutsch= der erste Teil vom Wort ""Baumwolle"" ist ähnlich wie ""Bom""" " Madam President, Commissioner, we have no need for sentimentality and bombast on such a serious issue " "Common GRE" "MSU" +116 "bombastic" " overblown, theatrical. High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated " "adjective" "Synonyms: pompous, blustering, turgid" "sentimentality and bombast on such a serious" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +117 "bore" "1. v. to cause one to lose interest. 2. v. to drill a hole. adj. similar to or pertaining to objects that drill holes." "Pickleworms bore into the fruit of cucumber and squash plants to feed on their flesh." "issue" "Homonym" "MSU" +118 "boycott" "a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups" "noun" "Synonyms: veto, shunning, rejection" "“Conversely some prominent black women have called for a boycott, seeing Mr. Parker’s past as a disqualifying stain.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +119 "brazen" " bold or open to the point of shocking" "adjective" "Old English bræsen ""of brass, - which then led to brazen-faced (shameless) and then hardened in war" "In a brazen assault, the gang fired their weapons at the policeman." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +120 "breach" "a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through." "noun, verb" "old English for ""break"". Most typical uses are ""breach of contract"" or ""breach of peace"". But also ""breach"" of defenses, breach of etiquette " "The club members never forgot his breach of ettiquette." "Common GRE" "MSU" +123 "burgeon" " flourish, bloom,to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth (adj: burgeoning )" "verb, noun" "of uncertain origin" "Left untreated, the garden weeds will burgeon and take over the entire property within days" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +124 "burlesque" " a variety show" "noun" "Synonyms: skit, farce, striptease" "“Madame JoJo’s, a burlesque bar in London’s Soho, had its license revoked in 2014 after two bouncers brandished a baseball bat at a rowdy crowd.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +125 "buttress" "to support. a support" "verb, noun" "from old French" "Her good arguments buttressed her credibility" "Common GRE" "MSU" +126 "caco " "Bad " "Greek/Latin root" "cacophony " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +128 "cacophony" " loud and chaotic noise. a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds" "noun" "Synonyms: racket, noise, clamor" "The cacophony of the middle school band warming up was nearly unbearable for the audience." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +129 "cadge" "to get something by taking advantage of someone" "verb" "From old English ""to get by begging""" "By flirting with the bartender, the pretty girl was able to cadge free drinks." "Common GRE" "MSU" +130 "calumny" " lie or slander, often to damage somone's reputation" "noun" "from Old French calomnie (15c.),
from Latin calumnia ""trickery, subterfuge, misrepresentation, malicious charge" "The film was supposed to be a true story, but in fact it was a huge calumny to tarnish the star’s reputation." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +131 "candid" " honest, open" "adjective" "When questioned, she held nothing back and gave a candid response" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +132 "canon" " accepted rules and tenets of a discipline" "noun" """canon ] written with 1 ""n"" - unlike the one you shoot cannonballs from! n. sacred works/scripture; in this sense it is also used to refer to notable literary and artistic works of a culture or discipline" "At the same time, canon law is part of the temporal legal system, and bishops are appointed jointly by the Prime Minister and the head of state" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +133 "capacity" " the capability to perform a particular action or fulfill a given function" "noun" "n. a particular position or role (i.e. “she served in an advisory capacity”)" "n. the total amount a container can hold" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +134 "caprice" "an impulsive act" "noun" "Because John did not think before acting, he could spend years in prison for a silly caprice." "Common GRE" "MSU" +137 "castigate" " to scold or berate strongly. to chastise or criticize severely" "verb" "The boss misused performance reviews to castigate his employees" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +141 "caustic" " corrosive. capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical:" "adjective" "adj. bitterly sarcastic" "His caustic remarks spoiled the mood of the party" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +142 "censure" " to express intense condemnation, an official reprimand" "verb" "From French, censurer. Do not confuse with ""censor""" "Since the marine left base without permission, he is expecting both a censure and punishment when he returns tomorrow." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +143 "chauvinist" " someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is the superior one" "noun" "1840, ""exaggerated, blind nationalism; patriotism degenerated into a vice,"" from French chauvinisme (1839), Nicholas Chauvin, soldier of Napoleon'idolized Napoleon long after it was history" "His sister was chauvinist when it comes to feminism, as she gets both angry and irritated when someone opposes her point of view" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +144 "chicanery" "deception by trickery, often to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose" "noun" "from French chicanerie ""trickery,"" from Middle French chicaner ""to pettifog, quibble""" "Instead of being truthful on his campaign for sheriff, he resorted to chicanery. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +146 "chorale
corral" "n. a type of hymn (sung) or a choir
n. a fenced enclosure for cattle or horses. v. to herd cattle or horses (or people) into one place" "Corral is of Spanish origin. The protective wide circle of ox-wagons called laager by the Afrikaners was called corral by the Americans travelling West in their wagons. " "Maimie always corraled Marnie into serving as secretary for the meetings.
The chorale originated when Martin Luther translated sacred songs into the vernacular language " "Homophone" "MSU" +147 "chronic" "(Of a problem) long lasting and difficult to eradicate" "adjective" "Synonyms: constant, continuing, persistent" "“Pessimists think the productivity problem is chronic. Technological advances, they say, are ever-less revolutionary...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +148 "chronological" " ordered by time" "adjective" "Latin : chrono=time+logo=theory, science, doctrine+ ic/ical=word-forming element making adjectives" "He went through the events in chronological order" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +149 "-cian " "having a specific skill " "noun " "magician
optician
physician " "Suffix" "MSU" +150 "cide" "kill " "Greek/Latin root" "Killer of ( ): homicide
parricide(parents)
germicidal
ecocide
suicide
fungicide
senicide (old men)
libricide(old books)
legicide(laws)
uxoricide(wife)
filicide(son/daughter)
floricide(flowers)
infanticide(infants)
genocide(race/kind)
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +153 "coda" "a concluding event, remark or section" "noun" "Synonyms: ending, finale" "The final section of the song was sealed with a coda that sounded like an entirely different melody." "Least Difficult" "FT" +154 "cogent" " clearly laid out and persuasive, very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe" "adjective" "From French/Latin : com=with + agere=action, ie. Co-alignment, compelling" "The politician's clear cogent argument against the war won him many votes in the election" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +155 "commensurate" " in accordance with, proportional" "adjective" "from Latin com ""with, together"" + mensuratus, pp mensurare ""to measure = with measure
Deutsch : mit Maß" "You will get a salary increase commensurate with your additional responsibilities and work" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +157 "compelling" " captivating, very persuasive" "adjective" "Latin com ""with, together"" + pellere ""to drive""" "The jury seemed moved by the lawyer’s compelling argument" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +158 "complaisant" "willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)" "adjective" "com=with, plaisant=pleasure/pleasing" "Because John is too complaisant in his willingness to please others, people often take advantage of him" "Common GRE" "MSU" +159 "comprehensive" " complete and thorough" "adjective" "com=with/together, preandre=seize/hold" "Heather’s comprehensive workout helps tone all of the muscles in her body." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +161 "conflagration" "a great fire OR a conflict or war" "noun" "con=with/togethe+ =flagrare ""to burn, blaze, glow" "1. The combustion products such as smoke,heat and hot conflagration gases generated during a fire rise upwards
2. 1. It seems as though the conflagration in the Middle East has been going on for centuries " "Common GRE" "MSU" +163 "confound" " to confuse or astonish. Prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong" "verb" "Synonyms: contradict, counter, go against" "“Yet in another sense, the Fed has confounded predictions—at least, those it made itself.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +164 "connoisseur" " an expert in a particular subject matter area, usually relating to the fine arts or cultural pursuits" "noun" "From French. Note how modern French spells it connaisseur, whereas English follows the old French spelling of connoisseur" "Since you are a wine connoisseur, I thought I would ask your opinion on the best wines for my dinner party" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +165 "consequential" " as a result of, ""following as an effect or result""" "adjective" "adj. significant or memorable" "The consequential damages of the critical reactor breaking down were significant, as the entire plant had to shut for months" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +166 "constitutus " "stand " "Greek/Latin root" "constitution
statute " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +167 "construe" " to interpret" "verb" "same latin/French origin as ""construct"", ie. With/together + piling up= interpret" "Although I tried to pay you a compliment, you have decided to construe my words as an insult" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +168 "consumption" " utilization (esp. of a resource)" "noun" "Excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to liver damage" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +169 "contend" " assert or claim" "verb" "From old French comptendre : engage in rivalry, compete," "To obtain custody of her children in the divorce, Bridgett will contend her husband is an abusive man" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +170 "contentious" " controversial, causing or likely to cause an argument" "adjective" "from Latin contentiosus ""obstinate, quarrelsome" "As a rule, I tend to avoid contentious topics of conversation which might lead to arguments" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +172 "convoluted" " roundabout, not straightforward" "adjective" "From Latin : to roll together,"" from com ""with, together"" (see con-) + volvere ""to roll,""" "My head began to hurt as I listened to the professor’s convoluted speech" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +173 "copious" " plentiful or abundant" "adjective" "From Latin : ""abundant, plentiful,""" "Take copious notes in class so that you have plenty of review material for the test." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +174 "corporal" "of the body: ""corporal punishment."" a non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private." "adjective" "1. corporal punishment will still in use during my father's school days. " "Common GRE" "MSU" +175 "corporeal" "of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible. (In older writings, coeporeal could be a synonym for corporal. This usage is no longer common)" "adjective" "Latin : ""of a material or physical nature, not mental or spiritual,"" with adjectival suffix -al preceded by corpus ""body"" (living or dead)," "As Jack reached for the ghost, he realized it was not corporeal when his hands went straight through the shape." "Common GRE" "MSU" +176 "corpus " "body " "Greek/Latin root" "corpse
corporal punishment
corpus callosum " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +177 "corroborate" "to strengthen or support: (n: corroboration)" "verb" "From Latin : form of com ""with, together,"" + roborare ""to make strong,"" from robur, robus ""strength,"" - same root as robust" "The scientist was able to corroborate his hypothesis with data gathered from multiple sources. ""The witness corroborted his story.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +178 "corroborate
collaborate" "It's ""L"" like Rome…..don't get ""L"" and ""R"" confused" "Easily confused words" "During the president's election, the 2 scientists collaborated together to find facts to corrobarate their joint theory. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +179 "cosmopolitan" " of or relating to a large city or massive urban area" "adjective" "belonging to all parts of the world, limited to no place or society.
adj. sophisticated" "With its hugely diverse population, New York City is considered one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +180 "covet" " to desire something that does not belong to you" "verb" "From old French : to desire or wish for inordinately or without regard for the rights of others," "In the book by Dickens, the miser did nothing but covet money
10th commandment : You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,….." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +181 "cracy " "rule " "Greek/Latin root" "democracy
theocracy
technocracy " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +182 "craft" "n. skill" "noun" "as adjectie it means ""cunning""- a crafty pickpocket" "The retired teacher is looking for a new craft to take up since she is good at making things with her hands" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +184 "craven" " cowardly to the point of being shameful" "adjective" "From Latin/French where originally cravant initially =""defeated, vanquished, overcome, conquered"", but changing later to cowardly" "Because police officers must be fearless, craven people should not apply for positions in law enforcement." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +185 "credence" " belief or trust" "noun" "from Medieval Latin credentia ""belief"". ""credentials"", ""credit"", all have the same roots" "The crazy man’s UFO story was so ridiculous that not a single person gave it any credence." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +186 "cred" "belief " "Greek/Latin root" "credence =belief that something is true or valid
credulous =believing things too easily
gullible
incredible =unbelievable
incredulous=skeptical
disbelieving" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +188 "-cule, ling " "very small " "noun or adjective " "molecule
miniscule
" "Suffix" "MSU" +189 "culpable" "deserving of blame (n: culpability)" "adjective" "from Old French coupable" "The judge found the man culpable of the crime and sentenced him to life in prison" "Common GRE" "MSU" +190 "-cy " "action, function " "noun " "advocacy
hesitancy
prophecy
normalcy " "Suffix" "MSU" +191 "dearth" "lack, scarcity: " "noun" "from Old English deore ""precious, costly"" (see dear) + abstract noun suffix -th" "The prosecutor complained about the dearth of concrete evidence against the suspect." "Common GRE" "MSU" +192 "decorum" " appropriate behavior or good manners" "noun" "same root at décor" "Not understanding decorum at a formal dinner, Jake ate his salad with his dinner fork" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +194 "deference" " respect or polite submission. submission or courteous yielding:" "noun" " ""He held his tongue in deference to his father."" (n: deferential. v. defer)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +195 "deflect" " divert or cause to ricochet" "verb" "de=away from + flect = bend" "He deflected the attack with a defty response" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +196 "deft" " skill, acumen" "adjective" "adj. manual dexterity" "The deft musician was able to play the harmonica and the piano at the same time." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +197 "deign" "Do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity" "verb" "Synonyms: come down from one's high horse" "“If the Senate deigns to consider and confirm a nominee, do not expect changes overnight.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +198 "delineate" " to describe very accurately" "verb" "v. to clearly demarcate a boundary" "v. to render an outline" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +199 "demos " "people " "Greek/Latin root" "democracy
demographic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +201 "denigrate" " say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way" "verb" "From Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare ""to blacken; to defame,"" from de- ""completely"" (see de-) + nigr-, stem of niger ""black"" " "During the election, the crooked politician did everything in his power to denigrate his rival." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +202 "depict" "to show, create a picture of." "verb" "The drawings on the cave walls depict the lives of the earliest men on the planet." "Common GRE" "MSU" +203 "deprecate (deprecation)
depreciate (depreciation)" "to deprecate is “to disapprove,” but in “self-deprecating,” it means, “to belittle.” In the world of computing, deprecated means “phased out” or “soon to be phased out.” Depreciate is for talking about loss of monetary value, primarily for assets" "Easily confused words" "The deprecated software had already had its full book value depreciated in the finance department" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +204 "deprecation" "disapproval, earnest expression of feeling against" "noun" "Do NOT confuse with deprecIation, a finance term" "Ingrid is well-known for her self-deprecation, as she constantly looks down on herself and harshly judges all of her actions." "Common GRE" "MSU" +205 "depredation" "the act of preying upon or plundering: " "noun" "French/latin : from de- ""thoroughly"" (see de-) + praedari ""to plunder,"" literally ""to make prey of,"" from praeda ""prey""" "The depredations of the invaders demoralized the population." "Common GRE" "MSU" +207 "derivative" " imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal or uninspiring, an object or idea that is produced from something else" "adjective" "Applies to words (words derive from a parent) to chemistry (a product derives from another one) and to mathematics" "The new antibiotic is listed as a derivative of penicillin because it was produced from a penicillin base." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +208 "descry" "to make clear, to say" "verb" "Deutsch : entdecken, wahrnehmen" "If you descry illegality contents on the linked websites, we beg for notification" "Common GRE" "MSU" +210 "desiccate" " to dry out completely" "verb" "from de- ""thoroughly"" (see de-) + siccare ""to dry""
v. to suck out the vitality and passion" "One should use sliced fruits within one day as the insides quickly desiccate." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +211 "desultory" " halfhearted, not having a plan or purpose" "adjective" "
Deutsch : halbherzig
adj. inconsistent or random" "1)The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile. 2)The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real focus" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +212 "detachment" " objectivity or aloofness, devoid of interest or feelings" "noun" "from French détachement (17c.), from détacher (see detach). Meaning ""that which is detached"", also in a military sense.
Deutsch : Ablösung" "The woman’s air of detachment made the police question her involvement in her husband’s death." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +213 "determinant" " a strong factor in an outcome" "noun" "
Deutsch : Bestimmungsfaktor" "The key determinant for social security deductions are the conditions at year end +" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +214 "di " "two
double " "Greek/Latin root" "deductions are the conditions on 31 December of the tax period or at the end of the tax liability." "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +215 "dia " "across
through " "Greek/Latin root" "diagonal
dialectic
dialogue
diagnosis " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +218 "didactic" " educational or with an instructive purpose; often includes an element of moralizing" "adjective" "French didactique,
from Latinized form of Greek didaktikos ""apt at teaching" "Because Mrs. Jones came up with lessons that were not only didactic but also fun, everyone thought she was a fantastic teacher." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +219 "die" "1. v. to cease to live. 2. n. a mold used for shaping pieces of metal for incorporation into tools or other products" "
Deutsch = Pressform, Modell, " "(2) These car models are so similar that the same die can be used for most body parts, such as the doors, hood, roof, and trunk cover." "Homonym" "MSU" +221 "diffident" " shy, timid, or reserved due to a lack of confidence" "adjective" "Because she felt unattractive, Mary was diffident and kept to herself at parties." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +222 "diffident
different
deference" "diffident = shy, timid, or reserved due to a lack of confidence and deference is respect for others. " "Easily confused words" "If you treat others with deference, then people will respect you back, and acting differently will not lead to diffidence" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +224 "dirge" " funeral or mourning lament" "noun" "In the catholic burial mass, the first answer sung is from Psalms v.9, which begins in Latin : ""Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam (""Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight""). So, Dirge is linked to first word, Direct in English.

now, n. any sad, slow song""" "Elton John wrote and sang the dirge at Lady Di's funeral." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +225 "dis " "not
apart " "Greek/Latin root" "disperse
disinherit
disenfranchise
distend " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +227 "disabuse" " to dispel someone’s illusions or false impressions about something. to free a person from falsehood or error: " "verb" "We had to disabuse her of the notion that she was invited." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +228 "discern" " to perceive, to recognize the difference or distinction between two or more things" "verb" "from dis- ""off, away"" (see dis-) + cernere ""distinguish, separate, sift" "Because Bradley wore sun glasses, I could not discern whether or not his eyes were red." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +229 "discomfort (n)
discomfit (vt)" "discomfort is the lack of ease or comfort whereas discomfit is the act of disconcerting or making uncomfortable for others
to others" "Easily confused words" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +230 "discrepancy" " a difference or inconsistency especially between things that should be the same" "noun" "The police were confused by the discrepancy between the testimonies of the two witnesses who saw the same event." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +231 "disingenuous" "not candid or sincere" "adjective" "Synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, duplicitous" "“But shamelessly self-interested and probably contrary to his real views on the EU though it is, the mayor’s move is perhaps not entirely disingenuous.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +232 "disinterested" " objective, unbiased" "adjective" "adj. not invested in the outcome" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +233 "disparage" " to belittle" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +234 "disparaging" "belittling (n: disparagement. v. disparage)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +235 "disparate" " dissimilar to such a degree that comparison is not possible" "adjective" "Even though they are identical twins, they have such disparate personalities that it’s impossible to get them confused" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +237 "dispassionate" " impartial or cool; calm; objective; unbiased" "adjective" "Liza is a dispassionate person who rarely displays her emotions to others" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +238 "disregard" " to ignore or pay no attention to" "verb" "If you disregard the red light at an intersection you are not only breaking the law but also endangering your life" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +240 "dissemble" " to mislead or conceal the truth, esp. with respect to one’s motives. to conceal one's real motive, to feign" "verb" "Rather than answer the reporter’s questions directly, the politician chose to dissemble his responses" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +241 "dissemble
disassemble" "Disassemble is to take something apart, like an old car motor, but dissemble is sneaky — it means to hide your true self,to lie to misrepresent oneself - like the guy who said he was a mechanic but had never actually seen a motor, much less put one back together." "Easily confused words" "dis= reverse +assemble+collect in one place=> take aprt


dis=not + semble=appear=>not true representation" "the word is that these are Chinese actors who have been hired to resemble and dissemble North Korean fans." "Easily confused words" "MSU" +242 "disseminate" " to spread widely (esp. information)" "verb" "The pollen will disseminate into the region by Thursday, causing further burdens for allergy sufferers." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +243 "dissonance" " a clash between two elements that don’t blend well, a lack of harmony or agreement" "noun" "The school board’s meeting lasted for hours due to the length debate fueled by dissonance among opinions." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +244 "diverge" " to split apart, esp. a road or path" "verb" "Knowing that everyone would diverge after graduation, she was worried that she would not see her friends anymore." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +245 "docile" "Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive" "adjective" "Synonyms: compliant, obedient, pliant" "“Docile with humans, they are fierce defenders of territory and their young.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +246 "doff" "Remove (an item of clothing)" "verb" "Synonyms: lay hold of, take hold of" "“To don shoes, to doff them, or even to throw them at somebody?”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +247 "dogged" "stubborn or determined: " "adjective" "Her dogged pursuit of the degree eventually paid off." "Common GRE" "MSU" +248 "dogma" " the official beliefs or tenets of particular sect or group" "noun" "Although Jake considered himself to be quite religious, he did not blindly follow the dogma of the church. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +249 "dogmatic" "relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +250 "-dom " "quality, realm, office" "noun " "freedom
kingdom
wisdom
thralldom " "Suffix" "MSU" +251 "dominus " "lord
master" "Greek/Latin root" "dominant
dominion " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +252 "dote" "be extremely and uncritically fond of" "verb" "Synonyms: adore, love dearly, be devoted to" "“Falling birth-rates allowed parents to dote on fewer children, who were increasingly likely to go to school.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +253 "dupe" " to deceive or fool" "verb" "My brother is a schemer who is always trying to dupe people out of their money." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +254 "dynasthai " "be able " "Greek/Latin root" "dynamic
dynamo
dynasty
dynamite " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +256 "eccentric" " quirky or unusual" "adjective" "From Greek astronomy referring to planet orbitals: ekkentros ""out of the center"" (as opposed to concentric), from ek ""out"" (see ex-) + kentron ""center"". Meaning now modified to ""odd or whimsical person""" "The eccentric artist was quite happy to walk around with green hair" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +258 "eclectic" " composed of a variety of styles, themes, motifs, etc. selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources:" "adjective" " ""Many modern decorators prefer an eclectic style."" (n: eclecticism)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +259 "-ee " "one who receives the action " "noun " "employee
nominee
refugee " "Suffix" "MSU" +260 "effect
affect" "affect is usually a verb, and it means to impact or change. Effect is usually a noun, an effect is the result of a change. So, if A affects B, B experiences the effect of A’s action." "Easily confused words" "affect is a verb and effect is a noun. At least (spoiler alert!), most of the time. Here’s a mnemonic: A is for action. Verbs are about action. Affect starts with an A, so it’s a verb. Also, Think of the common phrase cause and effect. Cause ends with an E, and effect begins with an E. So not only does a cause lead to an effect, but also cause’s E leads to effect’s E, giving you a handy noun bridge to step across and remember which spelling to use." "The most common side effects of antibiotics affect the digestive system." "Easily confused words" "MSU" +262 "efficacy" "effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect" "noun" "The instructor’s efficacy was reduced by the lack of educational materials. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +263 "effluent" "the quality of flowing out. something that flows out, such as a stream from a river (n: effluence)" "adjective, n" "Angered citizens confronted the factory for the effluent because they carelessly dumped into the Jackson Lake." "Common GRE" "MSU" +264 "ego " "I
self " "Greek/Latin root" "ego
egomaniac
egocentric
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +265 "elegy" " sad poem or song, often in remembrance of someone deceased" "noun" "When the princess died, one of her favorite songwriters wrote a moving elegy for her." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +266 "elicit" " to provoke a response" "verb" "In the experiment, the scientist hoped to elicit a response from a mouse by piping high-pitched sounds into a sealed cage." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +267 "eloquence" " persuasive and articulate speech" "adjective" "Since the girl spoke from the heart, the eloquence in her words allowed everyone to completely understand and believe what she was saying." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +268 "elusive
effusive" "elusive is when not quite able to catch/find/get hold of whereas effusive is when showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner" "Easily confused words" "The elusive criminal was finally captured and his former inmates were effusive on his return to prison" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +269 "eminent" " well-known, respected, distinguished" "adjective" "Everyone was looking forward to taking the class with such an eminent professor." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +270 "emollient" "softening; something that softens" "adjective, noun" "The lotion was a great emollient for her dry skin" "Common GRE" "MSU" +271 "empirical" " based on evidence" "adjective" "Our data is based on empirical evidence collected in numerous studies" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +273 "emulate" " to imitate or attempt to equal in accomplishment to strive to equal or excel (n: emulation)
It is about the setting a goal to equal or exceed what someone else achieved, not necessarily doing it their way. " "verb" "Sue is going to emulate her brother's strong work ethic in order to be successful." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +274 "emulate
imitate" "Emulate means ""to try to be as good or successful as.""
Imitate means ""to copy or fashion oneself after.""" "Easily confused words" "He did not limit his actions to imitating his role model, but wished to go further and emulate his idol's success" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +275 "-en " "made of, make " "adjective or verb (ex: widen) " "silken
frozen
oaken
wooden
lighten " "Suffix" "MSU" +276 "-ence, ency " "action, state of, quality " "noun " "difference
conference
urgency " "Suffix" "MSU" +277 "encomium" "a formal eulogy or speech of praise" "noun" "Mrs. Poundstone was surprised and delighted on the last day of school when the students in her most difficult class presented her with an encomium they had written, praising her work as a teacher." "Common GRE" "MSU" +279 "endemic
epidemic" "endemic is an inherent characteristic whereas epidemic is an illness wave that affect many in the population at the same time" "Easily confused words" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +280 "endow" "Provide with a quality, ability, or asset" "verb" "Synonyms: equip, bless, give" "“Good and inspiring teachers, meanwhile, such as... J.K. Rowling’s Minerva McGonagall, are portrayed as endowed with supernatural gifts...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +282 "enervate" " to exhaust or drain of energy. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: (adj: enervating)" "verb" "The heat enervated everyone." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +284 "engender" " to cause or give rise to" "verb" "His slip of the toungue engendered much laughter." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +285 "engender
endanger" "engender is to bring into being, whereas endanger is to put at risk" "Easily confused words" "Some people believe violent video games engender feelings of hostility in young people, thereby endangering them and those around them. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +286 "enhance" " intensify, increase, augment" "verb" "When Jane paints her bedroom yellow, she is going to really enhance the room and make it appear brighter." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +287 "enigma" "a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand" "noun" "puzzle, mystery" "Scientists continue to research cancer to solve the enigma of its primary cause, which will hopefully lead to a cure." "Common GRE" "MSU" +288 "entitlement" " belief that one deserves things one has not earned" "noun" "n. the rights one is afforded under the law" "The spoiled girl’s sense of entitlement to any object in sight resulted in her inability to make friends" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +290 "ephemeral" " short-lived or transient; lasting for only a brief time, fleeting (n: ephemera)" "adjective" "Synonyms: fleeting, passing, short-lived" "An ephemeral moment of victory may last mere seconds, but it can remain as a triumphant memory for decades." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +292 "epi " "upon
over " "Greek/Latin root" "epidermis
epidemic
epigram
epitaph
epithet
epiphyte
epistasis
epinephrine
epiphysis " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +293 "equable" " even-tempered" "adjective" "adj. not given to much change or variation" "Because she is so equable, my even-tempered mother rarely gets upset." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +294 "equivocal" "ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one interpretation -- often intentionally so: ""Republicans complained that Bill Clinton's answers were equivocal."" (v. equivocate)" "adjective" "x" "Common GRE" "MSU" +295 "equivocate" " to use ambiguous language in order to mislead or deceive" "verb" "Whenever the politician responded to questions, he would avoid eye contact and equivocate his answers." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +296 "-er, or " "on who, that which " "noun " "baker
carpenter
brewer " "Suffix" "MSU" +297 "erroneous" " incorrect" "adjective" "Despite the fact that you used an erroneous method to solve the problem, somehow you managed to arrive at the correct solution." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +299 "erudite" " learned; scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning. (n: erudition)" "adjective" "High school students often struggle with novels that are more erudite than they are entertaining." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +300 "-escent " "in the process of " "adjective or noun " "adolescent
obsolescent
convalescent " "Suffix" "MSU" +301 "eschew" " avoid or abstain from" "verb" "True vegetarians eschew food items that come from living animals." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +302 "-ese " "a native of " "noun or adjective " "Javanese
Vietnamese " "Suffix" "MSU" +303 "-esis, osis " "action, process, condition " "noun " "genesis
hypnosis
neurosis
osmosis " "Suffix" "MSU" +305 "esoteric" " obscure, arcane, intended for or understood by only a few: " "adjective" "Synonyms: abstruse, obscure, arcane" "The esoteric discussion confused some people. (n: esoterica)
“The subjects at hand often sound esoteric, if not silly, but the questions may prove more than merely academic.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +306 "-ess " "female " "noun " "poetess
goddess " "Suffix" "MSU" +307 "estimable" " deserving respect, esteem, and admiration" "adjective" "Our estimable professor is constantly being recognized for his cancer research" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +308 "-et, ette " "small one, group " "noun " "midget
octet
baronet
" "Suffix" "MSU" +309 "ethos" "the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community" "noun" "Synonyms: character, atmosphere, climate" "“Mr. Cotton presented himself as a member of the generation moved by the patriotic spirit... leaving civilian careers to join the army and learn a ‘warrior ethos.’”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +311 "eulogy" " memorial speech for one who has passed, normally given at a funeral" "noun" "The rabbi’s eulogy was both heartfelt and inspiring." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +312 "ex " "out " "Greek/Latin root" "exotic
exterior
extraneous
extemporaneous
exophalmic
exogenous
exothermic
exoskeleton " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +314 "exacerbate" " to make worse; to increase the bitterness or violence of; to aggravate: " "verb" "The decision to fortify the border exacerbated tensions." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +315 "exacting" " challenging, demanding, grueling" "adjective" "Sarah’s exacting client insisted she work during the holidays." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +317 "exculpate" " to exonerate or vindicate; to demonstrate or prove to be blameless: " "verb" "The evidence tended to exculpate the defendant.(adj: exculpatory)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +318 "exigent" " urgent or pressing; demanding or pressing" "adjective" "An exigent officer is difficult to get along with because he asks ridiculous things of his soldiers." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +319 "exonerate" " to clear of charges of wrongdoing" "verb" "The testimony from the witness will hopefully exonerate my husband of the charges." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +320 "exorbitant" "exceeding customary or normal limits, esp. in quantity or price:" "adjective" " ""The cab fare was exorbitant.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +321 "expatiate" " to elaborate on something in great detail" "verb" "During his book signing, Clark will expatiate on his military adventures" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +322 "explicate" " to explain in detail" "verb" "If the auditor finds an error in the accounting records, the treasurer will need to explicate the mistake." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +323 "explicit" "fully and clearly expressed" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +324 "exposition" " a thorough explanation" "noun" "n. a public show or fair" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +325 "extant" "in existence, still existing: " "adjective" "Synonyms: living, still existing, remaining" "The only extant representative of that species.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +326 "extant
extent" "extant usually refers to the last surviving example in existence(eg. Book, species) whereas extent is the length or amount of something" "Easily confused words" "The last extant white rhinos are still being hunted down for randy Asian geriatrics. The extent of corruption in the bureaucracy was well known." "Easily confused words" "MSU" +327 "extraneous" " irrelevant or superfluous" "adjective" "If you slip off your diet, the extraneous calories will make you gain all the weight you lost." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +328 "extrapolate" " to estimate or conjecture about the future based on presently available information or facts" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +330 "facetious" " glib or flippant; Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor" "adjective" "Synonyms: flippant, glib, tongue-in-cheek" "“'More disturbing,' says Mr. Hart, I didn't note that his column was facetious. In tone, it was indeed, and I should have noted that.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +331 "facilitate" " to make something easier or simpler" "verb" "facile=easy in French. " "Going to all lectures and doing all tutorials greatly facilitates passing the exam" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +332 "faction" "a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics" "noun" "Synonyms: contingent, section, sector" "“One particular separatist faction is now widely accepted to have been responsible for a string of small bombs which detonated in August...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +333 "fallacious" " relying on a fallacy and thus incorrect/misinformed" "adjective" "From fallacy
Deutsch : irreführend" "He clung to the fallacious hope that she would return." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +334 "fallow" "Inactive" "adjective" "Synonyms: dormant, quiet, slack" "“Their fickle attention might waver for a few fallow years of rebuilding, but Angel Stadium will still be standing...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +335 "falter" "Move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence" "verb" "Synonyms: stumble, fumble" "“His early steps were faltering, and a frailer soul might have been daunted by his mentors’ fate...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +336 "fastidious" " meticulous" "adjective" "adj. invested in cleanliness" "Constantly licking themselves, cats are fastidious creatures." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +337 "fathom" "a measure of length (six feet) used in nautical settings. to penetrate to the depths of something in order to understand it: " "noun, verb" "I couldn't fathom her reasoning on that issue." "Common GRE" "MSU" +338 "fawn" "to seek favor or attention; to act subserviantly (n, adj: fawning)" "verb" "(2)Charlie always fawned over his professors so much that all the other students disliked him." "Common GRE" "MSU" +339 "fawn" "1. n. a baby deer. 2. v. to behave in an excessively humble or obsequious manner." "(2)Charlie always fawned over his professors so much that all the other students disliked him." "Homonym" "MSU" +340 "federis (see also roots section) " "league
pact " "Greek/Latin root" "federation
confederate " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +341 "feign" "to give false appearance or impression: " "verb" "He feigned illness to avoid going to school. (adj: feigned)" "Common GRE" "MSU" +342 "fervid, fervent" "highly emotional; hot: "" (n: fervor)" "adjective" "The partisans displayed a fervent patriotism.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +343 "-fic " "making, causing " "adjective " "scientific
specific " "Suffix" "MSU" +344 "fission
fusion" "fission= division into two or more parts whereas fusion is the the reverse, ie. The joining of multiple parts into one" "Easily confused words" "Nuclear fission is the principle behind current nuclear weapons, but the energy source of the future is nuclear fusion" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +345 "flag " "1. n. banner. 2. v. to wane or weaken" "(2) When the runner's strength begins to flag, she walks for a few minutes, then gradually increases her speed." "Homonym" "MSU" +346 "flail" "Flounder; struggle uselessly" "verb" "Synonyms: thrash, thresh, squirm" "“This means that, a good accent, rhythm and grammar notwithstanding, the intermediate-to-advanced learner is likely to flail...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +347 "flaunt
flout" "flaunt is to display brazenly or pretentiously whereas flout is to to show an obvious disregard or disrespect for; to treat contemptuously" "Easily confused words" "Flaunt is to show off, but flout is to ignore the rules. Rebels do both — they flaunt their new pink motorcycles by popping a wheelie, and flout the law by running a red light." "He came into the Church, flaunting his riches with his designer clothes, flouting all rules by dancing on the altar. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +348 "fledgling" "a baby bird; an inexperienced person; inexperienced." "noun, adjective" "also implies potential to improve" "Jill is a fledgling skater who must work on her turns more." "Common GRE" "MSU" +350 "floundering" "struggling:" "adjective" " ""We tried to save the floundering business.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +351 "fluctuate" " to shift without apparent pattern" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +352 "fluke" "Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck" "noun" "Synonyms: coincidence, accident, a twist of fate" "“Was this a fluke? Mr. Baker is not the first to notice the anomaly.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +353 "foil" "1. n. a thin sheet made of metal. 2. n. a type of rapier or sword. foils: the sport or practice of fencing with such swords. 3. n. a person or thing used in a comparison in order to make another person or thing seem superior. 4. v. to spoil or thwart; to prevent the success of. " "(3) She had brought so many obviously unsuitable suitors home to her parents that they acted as foils; when she introduced John, he seemed an excellent prospect by contrast and her parents were happy to agree to the marriage. (4) The unexpected return of their parents foiled their plans for a party." "Homonym" "MSU" +354 "foment" " to foster unrest or discontent" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +355 "forage" "(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions" "verb" "Synonyms: hunt, scavenge, grub" "“And you must be ready to abandon tired orthodoxies of the left and right and forage for good ideas across the political spectrum.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +356 "forestall" " to hold off or try to prevent; Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time" "verb" "Synonyms: pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of" "“To forestall a social crisis, he mused, governments should consider a tax on robots; if automation slows as a result, so much the better.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +357 "fortuitous" "Happening by a lucky chance" "adjective" "Synonyms: fortunate, advantageous, opportune" "“Thanks to these sensible policies, and the fortuitous tailwind of higher productivity growth, the economy boomed and prosperity was shared.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +359 "frater " "brother " "Greek/Latin root" "fraternize
fraternity
fraternal
fratricide " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +360 "frugal" " economical, thrifty" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +361 "fry" "1. v. to cook in hot oil. 2. n. baby fish" "The newborn fry are easy prey to larger fish in the area." "Homonym" "MSU" +362 "-ful " "full of " "adjective " "frightful
beautiful
helpful " "Suffix" "MSU" +363 "-fy " "make " "verb " "fortify
simplify " "Suffix" "MSU" +364 "gainsay" " deny or oppose" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +365 "galvanize" " to prod someone into action" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +367 "garrulous" " talkative; verbose; talkative; rambling:" "adjective" "We tried to avoid our garrulous neighbor." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +368 "gauche" " socially inept, inappropriate, or awkward" "adjective" "gauche = left (english)/links (
Deutsch)" "His gauche statements made eveyone feel uncomfortable" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +369 "geo " "earth " "Greek/Latin root" "geology
geography
geocentric
geomancy " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +370 "germane" " relevant to the matter at hand" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +371 "glib" " talking volubly,easily but carelessly or insincerely" "adjective" "Because she is so conceited, Linda is constantly fishing for compliments, and she takes all the glib flattery seriously." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +372 "gossamer" "fine cobweb on foliage; fine gauzy fabric; very fine:" "noun, adjective" " ""She wore a gossamer robe.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +373 "graph
gram" "write
record " "Greek/Latin root" "graphic
graphite
graphology
telegram" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +374 "gregarious" " sociable, genial" "adjective" "Humans are by nature gregarious, and like to live close together" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +375 "guile" "skillful deceit: " "noun" "(v. bequile; adj: beguiling. Note, however, that these two words have an additional meaning: to charm (v.) or charming (adj:), while the word guile does not generally have any such positive connotations)" "He was well known for his guile. " "Common GRE" "MSU" +377 "guileless" "honest; straightforward (n: guilelessness)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +378 "hack" "1. v. to chop. 2. n. a bad or unoriginal writer." "(2) Even though he worked for the New York Times, he always felt like a hack." "Homonym" "MSU" +379 "hackneyed" " cliché, trite, banal" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +381 "harangue" " diatribe or rant; a lengthy and aggressive speech" "noun" "Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, rant
Deutsch : Moralpredigt, Tirade" "“State-run China Central Television (CCTV) has broadcast harsh criticisms of some multinationals, including an absurd harangue over Starbucks’ prices...”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +382 "headlong" "headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively; hastily; without forethought:" "adjective, adverb" " ""They rushed headlong into marriage.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +383 "hedonism" " the pursuit of pleasure" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +384 "hetero " "mixed
unlike " "Greek/Latin root" "heterogeneous
heterosexual
heterodox
heterodont
hetero atom
heterocyclic
heterozygous
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +385 "hierarchical" " arranged in rank order or hierarchy" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +386 "homo " "same
alike " "Greek/Latin root" "homogeneous
homogenized
homozygous
homolytic fission
Homo sapiens
homonid
homeostasis
homophone" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +388 "homogenous" "of the same or similar kind" "adjective" " uniform, identical" "There are very few truly homogenous cultures since social diversity is increasingly widespread." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +389 "-hood " "order, quality " "noun " "neighborhood
motherhood " "Suffix" "MSU" +390 "husband " "1. n. a male spouse. 2. v. to manage frugally. to conserve. ___husbandry n. management." "(2) Our mother was so good at husbanding resources that we never went hungry, even when our parents both lost their jobs.___This college offers many courses in animal husbandry." "Homonym" "MSU" +391 "hyperbole" " obvious exaggeration for effect" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +392 "-ic " "nature of, like " "adjective " "metallic
heroic
poetic " "Suffix" "MSU" +393 "-ice " "condition, state, quality " "noun " "justice
malice " "Suffix" "MSU" +395 "iconoclast" " a person who attacks traditional religious and cultural institutions" "noun" "Synonyms: critic, skeptic, dissenter" "“He has overtaken Manuel Valls, the centre-left prime minister, as the left’s most outspoken iconoclast, and shown up the Socialist left as die-hard conservatives.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +396 "-id, ide " "something connected to or belonging to " "noun or adjective " "fluid
fluoride
torrid
canid " "Suffix" "MSU" +397 "idem " "the same " "Greek/Latin root" "identity
idiopathic
I
individual " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +398 "ideo " "idea " "Greek/Latin root" "ideology
ideation
ideal " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +399 "ideological" " relating to a particular belief system or theory" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +400 "idios " "one's own " "Greek/Latin root" "idiom
idiosyncrasy
idiopathic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +401 "imminent" " about to happen" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +402 "immutable" "Unchanging over time or unable to be changed" "adjective" "Synonyms: permanent, set, steadfast" "“After all, whom institutions choose to celebrate and how they depict the past are choices to be debated, not immutable facts.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +403 "impair" " to hinder or weaken someone or something" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +404 "impecunious" "penniless; poor" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +405 "impediment" " barrier, hindrance, or obstruction" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +406 "imperious" "commanding" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +407 "imperturbable" " remaining calm under any circumstance" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +408 "implacable" " unforgiving" "adjective" "adj. relentless" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +409 "implication" "insinuation or connotation (v. implicate)" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +410 "implicit" " implied or insinuated without being directly stated" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +411 "imply" "to suggest indirectly; to entail: (n: implication)" "verb" " ""She implied she didn't believe his story.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +412 "improvidence" "an absence of foresight; a failure to provide for future needs or events: " "noun" "Their improvidence resulted in the loss of their home." "Common GRE" "MSU" +413 "imprudence" " bad judgment" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +414 "impudent" " disrespectful" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +415 "in " "in " "Greek/Latin root" "incarcerate
incorporate
inculcate
induction
inductance
indigenous
indicator
inspiration " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +416 "in
im " "not " "Greek/Latin root" "incredible
ignoble
inglorious
inhospitable
infinite
infinitesimal
immoral " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +417 "inadvertent" " by accident or unintentional" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +419 "inchoate" " rudimentary, in the beginning stages" "adjective" "The act of writing forces one to clarify incohate thoughts." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +420 "inconclusive" " indeterminate or unresolved" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +421 "incorrigible" "not capable of being corrected: """ "adjective" "The school board finally decided the James was incorrigible and expelled him from school.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +422 "incredulous (credulous)
incredible (credible)" "incredulous is when a person is disbelieving, very doubtful - but when the statement or action is incredible, then IT is difficult to believe" "Easily confused words" "The incredulous judge listened to the witness' incredible story that he had been kidnapped by aliens in a UFO" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +423 "indebted" " owing money" "adjective" "adj. owing gratitude to someone or something" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +424 "indefatigable" " cannot be made tired" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +425 "indelible" "permanent; unerasable; strong: """ "adjective" "The Queen made an indelible impression on her subjects.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +426 "indigenous
indigent" "1. local, native
2. poor, needy" "Easily confused words" "The ingenous population was hungry and indigent" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +427 "indolent" " lazy" "adjective" "adj. idle" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +428 "-ine " "having the nature or characteristic of " "adjective or noun " "feminine
masculine
medicine " "Suffix" "MSU" +429 "ineffable" "undescribable; inexpressible in words; unspeakable" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +431 "infer" " to conclude from implicit evidence (as opposed to explicit facts)" "verb" "New genetic evidence led some zoologists to infer that the red wolf is actually a hybrid of the coyote and the gray wolf." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +432 "imply
infer " "Imply means to suggest or to say something in an indirect way. Infer means to suppose or come to a conclusion, especially based on an indirect suggestion" "Easily confused words" "The presenter implied indirectly that his colleague may be late and the audience inferred from the suble hint that the colleague would be late. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +433 "ingenious" "clever: (n: ingenuity)" "adjective" "She developed an ingenious method for testing her hypothesis." "Common GRE" "MSU" +435 "ingenuous" " naïve or innocent ;unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid: " "adjective" "Wilson's ingenuous response to the controversial calmed the suspicious listeners." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +436 "ingenious (ingenuity)
ingenuous (and disingenuous)" "Ingenious indicates cleverness, particularly relating to inventive, while ingenuous refers to sincerity or a naive nature." "adjective" "genuous comes from same root as genuine" "Einstein was ingenious while his wife was ingenuous" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +437 "inhibit" "to hold back, prohibit, forbid, or restrain (n: inhibition, adj: inhibited)" "verb" "Common GRE" "MSU" +438 "inimical" " harmful or hostile" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +440 "innocuous" "harmless; having no adverse affect; not likely to provoke strong emotion" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +441 "inscrutable" " enigmatic, incomprehensible" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +442 "insensible" "numb; unconscious: unfeeling; insensitive:" "adjective" "Wayne was rendered insensible by a blow to the head. ""They were insensibile to the suffering of others.:" "Common GRE" "MSU" +443 "insensible
insensitive" "When used as adjectives, insensible means unable to be perceived by the senses, whereas insensitive means not expressing normal physical feelings or not acting with normal interpersonal skills" "X-rays are insensible to humans, but doctors can be insensitive to patients" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +445 "insipid" " bland, uninspired, inane; lacking zest or excitement; dull" "adjective" "Synonyms: boring, vapid, dull.
Deutsch : Geschmacklos, fad.
from Latin from in- ""not"" + Latin sapidus ""tasty,"" from sapere " "“It was a stultifying procession of patriotic songs... insipid skits and bald propaganda.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +447 "insular" " of or pertaining to an island, thus, excessively exclusive: tight-knit and isolated; uninterested in matters outside one’s immediate sphere " "adjective" "Newcomers found it difficult to make friends in the insular community. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +448 "intensive" " concentrated and in-depth" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +449 "inter " "between " "Greek/Latin root" "interact
interstellar
interpret
interstitial " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +450 "intermediary" " a go-between" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +451 "intimate" " close (as in a relationship)" "adjective" "adj. particularly private" "v. to imply" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +452 "intractable" " unmanageable" "adjective" "adj. stubborn or obstinate" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +454 "intransigent" " uncompromising, obstinate ;stubborn; immovable; unwilling to change: " "adjective" "She was so intransigent we finally gave up trying to convince her. (n: intransigence)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +455 "intrepid" " bold and adventurous" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +456 "inveterate" " ingrained, habitual" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +457 "invulnerable" " indestructible, impervious to harm" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +458 "-ion, sion, tion " "act of, state of, result of " "noun " "contagion
infection
aversion " "Suffix" "MSU" +460 "irascible" " irritable, testy, touchy, prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered" "adjective" "Synonyms: irritable, quick-tempered, short-tempered" "“He survived, but some of his contemporaries thought that the accident changed his personality from pleasant to irascible.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +461 "irresolute" " wishy-washy, hesitant" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +462 "-ish " "origin, nature, resembling " "noun adjective (however, often the adjective is used as a nounoun ex: ""The Spanish"" meaning the people of Spain)" "Spanish
foolish
impish" "Suffix" "MSU" +463 "-ism " "system, manner, condition " "noun " "alcoholism
feminism
heroism
communism " "Suffix" "MSU" +464 "-ist " "one who, that which " "noun" "pianist
elitist " "Suffix" "MSU" +465 "-ite " "nature of, quality of " "noun or adjective" "dynamite
graphite
sulfite
neophyte " "Suffix" "MSU" +466 "-ity, ty " "state of, quality " "noun " "captivity
clarity " "Suffix" "MSU" +467 "-ive " "causing " "adjective or nouns derived from adjectives " "conclusive
festive
restive
abusive " "Suffix" "MSU" +468 "-ize " "to make (like) " "verb " "emphasize
anthropomorphize " "Suffix" "MSU" +470 "laconic" " taciturn, reserved, succinct, using few words; terse: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words" "adjective" "Synonyms: brief, concise, terse" "The student’s laconic response suggested  that she did not know very much about the topic the professor was discussing." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +471 "latent" "present or potential but not evident or active (n: latency)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +472 "laud" " to praise" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +474 "laudable" "praiseworthy; commendable (v. laud)" "adjective" "Providing affordable healthcare for all citizens is a laudable goal." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +475 "legis (lex) " "law " "Greek/Latin root" "legal
legislature " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +476 "-less " "without " "adjective " "worthless
mindless
guileless " "Suffix" "MSU" +477 "leviathan" "giant whale, therefore, something very large" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +478 "lexis " "word " "Greek/Latin root" "lexicon
lexicography " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +479 "liber " "free
book " "Greek/Latin root" "liberty
library
liberal " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +480 "lied" "1. v. past tense. to tell an untruth. 2. n. (plural: lieder) German. a song, lyric, or ballad." "This opera was inspired by a traditional lied." "Homonym" "MSU" +482 "litigation" " legal proceedings" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +483 "locus " "place " "Greek/Latin root" "locality
local
circumlocution " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +484 "loquacious" "talkative" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +487 "lucid" " clear and coherent; Showing ability to think clearly" "adjective" "Synonyms: rational, sane, in one's right mind" " ""He made a lucid argument to support his theory.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +488 "lugubrious" "weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree: ""Jake's lugubrious monologues depressed his friends.""" "adjective" "Synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sad" "“The lugubrious strains of 'Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now' waft across a sunny beach in Acapulco.”" "Common GRE" "MSU" +489 "lumber" "1. n. wood used for building. 2. v. to move heavily or without grace." "noun, verb" "(2) The Frankenstein monster lumbered toward the little girl. " "Homonym" "MSU" +490 "luminous" " full of light" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +491 "-ly " "like " "adverb " "clearly
fearlessly " "Suffix" "MSU" +492 "macro " "large " "Greek/Latin root" "macroeconomics
macroscopic
macrophage " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +494 "magnanimity" " generosity and nobility of spirit" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +495 "maladroit" " clumsy, awkward, inept" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +496 "malevolent" "malicious; evil; having or showing ill will: " "adjective" "Some early American colonists saw the wilderness as malevolent and sought to control it." "Common GRE" "MSU" +498 "malleable" " pliant or pliable" "adjective" " easily influenced" "Children’s moods are often malleable since children are greatly affected by their surroundings." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +499 "mania " "obsession " "Greek/Latin root" "maniac
Beatlemania " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +500 "maverick" " an unorthodox person or rebel" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +501 "mendacity" " untruthfulness, dishonesty" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +502 "-ment " "act of, result " "noun" "contentment
amendment " "Suffix" "MSU" +503 "mercurial" " easily changeable, fickle" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +504 "meter" "measure " "Greek/Latin root" "metronome
speedometer
odometer " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +505 "meticulous" " paying close attention to detail" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +506 "micro " "small " "Greek/Latin root" "microscope
micron
micrometer
microorganism " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +507 "milk" "1. n. opaque liquid secreted by the mammary glands. 2. v. to extract by action similar to milking. to drain the strength from or exploit." "noun, verb" "(2) John became very good at milking his misfortunes for all the sympathy he could get." "Homonym" "MSU" +509 "misanthrope" " person who hates humanity; one who hates people: " "noun" "He was a true misanthrope and hated even himself." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +510 "misnomer" "incorrect name or word for something" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +511 "misogynist" "one who hates women" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +513 "mitigate" " to  improve a painful, unpleasant, or negative situation; to make less forceful; to become more moderate; to make less harsh or undesirable: " "verb" "He was trying to mitigate the damage he had done. (n: mitigation)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +514 "mit
miss" "send " "Greek/Latin root" "mission
transmit
remit " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +516 "mollify" " placate" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +517 "mono " "one
single " "Greek/Latin root" "monocle
monopoly
monogamy
monovalent
monomania
monarchy " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +518 "monotony" " boredom and repetition" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +519 "mor(t)" "death " "Greek/Latin root" "mortician
mortuary
moribund
morbid
mortal =certain to die Morbid=gruesome
grisly Morose=gloomy moribund =dying
decaying immortal =living forever
unable to die" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +520 "muffler" "1. n. an object for suppressing noise. 2. n. a scarf worn around the neck for warmth." "(2) Our mother would never let us leave the house without our mufflers and mittens in the winter." "Homonym" "MSU" +521 "mundane" " everyday, boring" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +522 "munificent" " very generous" "adjective" "Synonyms: bountiful, lavish, handsome" "“Anyone with a few million dollars to spare can join in. The initial awards for physics, for example, were followed by equally munificent prizes in life sciences and mathematics.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +523 "naïve" " inexperienced or gullible" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +524 "nascent" " just beginning or in the early stages" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +525 "nefarious" "wicked
evil: " "adjective" "a nefarious plot." "Common GRE" "MSU" +526 "neglect" " to abandon or leave uncared-for" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +527 "-ness " "state of " "adjective noun" "carelessness
uselessness " "Suffix" "MSU" +529 "nomen " "name " "Greek/Latin root" "noble
ignominy
nomenclature
nominal " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +531 "notoriety" " fame for doing something negative or criminal" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +532 "nuance" " subtle shades of difference" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +534 "obdurate" " stubborn, obstinate, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion" "adjective" "The obdurate three-year-old refused to eat any vegetables, no matter how they were prepared." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +535 "obscure" " mysterious or not well-known" "adjective" "v. to cover something up or make it more difficult to perceive" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +536 "obsequious" " overly fawning and helpful in a way that is disingenuous" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +537 "obstinate" " stubborn, uncompromising" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +538 "obviate" "to prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary:" "verb" "Common GRE" "MSU" +539 "obviate" " to forestall the need for something" "verb" "v. to prevent" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +542 "occult" " the mystical and supernatural" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +543 "offset" " to counterbalance or counteract" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +544 "-oid" "like (often suggests flawed or partial resemblance)" "noun or adjective noun or adjective that is similar to or has the qualities of the original word" "asteroid, tabloid, anthropoid, rhomboid, ovoid" "Suffix" "MSU" +545 "olfactory" " relating to smell or the sense of smell" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +546 "olig " "few " "Greek/Latin root" "oligarchy
oligopoly " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +547 "omniscience" " the quality or state of being all-knowing" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +548 "onerous" " difficult or burdensome" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +549 "opaque" "not transparent or transluscent; dense; difficult to comprehend, as inopaque reasoning" "adjective" "Medical jargon includes many opaque terms like macrosomic, which describes a newborn who weighs more than , grams." "Common GRE" "MSU" +551 "opportunism" " the practice of taking advantage of opportunities as they arise without particular concern for morality or ethics" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +552 "opprobrium" " criticism or condemnation" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +553 "oscillate" " to swing back and forth between two points, poles, or positions" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +554 "ossified" "turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible:" "adjective" " ""The ossified culture failed to adapt to new economic conditions and died out.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +555 "ostentatious" " overly showy in a way that is gaudy or vulgar, excessive display of wealth" "adjective" "Owning a mansion doesn’t imply ostentation, but traveling exclusively by private jet certainly can." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +556 "outstrip" " to overtake or outrun" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +557 "overshadow" " to literally cast a shadow over" "verb" "v. to appear more notable than" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +558 "painstaking" " attentive to detail, meticulous" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +559 "panegyric" "a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +560 "partial" " incomplete" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +561 "partisan" " a devoted supporter of a group, cause, or person" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +562 "patent" " blatant, obvious" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +563 "pater " "father " "Greek/Latin root" "paternal
paternity
patricide " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +564 "paucity" " scarcity, poverty" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +565 "peccadillo" "a small sin or fault" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +566 "ped" "foot " "Greek/Latin root" "pedestrian
pedal
pedicure
podiatrist " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +568 "pedantic" " overly concerned with irrelevant detail, fussy; showing a narrow concern for rules or formal book learning; making an excessive display of one's own learning:pedant, pedantry)." "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +569 "pedestrian" " boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +570 "perfidious" "deliberately treacherous; dishonest (n: perfidy)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +571 "perfidy" " treachery or deceit" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +572 "perfunctory" " done without much effort, care, or thought" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +573 "peri " "around " "Greek/Latin root" "peripatetic
periscope
perineum
peritoneum " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +574 "peripheral" " on the edge or periphery; not centrally important" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +575 "permeate" " to pervade or penetrate throughout" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +576 "perseverance" " persistence in the face of obstacles" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +577 "peruse" " to read something carefully and closely" "verb" "v. to read something informally or quickly (context is important for this word!!!!)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +578 "pervasive" " found everywhere, widespread; often has a negative connotation" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +579 "petulant" "easily or frequently annoyed, especially over trivial matters; childishly irritable" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +580 "phage (see roots section also) " "eat " "Greek/Latin root" "phagocyte
phagocytosis " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +581 "phenomena" " things that happen" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +582 "philanthropy" "tendency or action for the benefit of others, as in donating money or property to a charitible organization" "noun" "The students were grateful to receive financial support from philanthropic organizations that promote education." "Common GRE" "MSU" +583 "philo " "love " "Greek/Latin root" "philosophy
philanthropy
philanthropist =one who loves humanity
philology =the love of words
philosophy =the love of wisdom
philatelist –one who loves or collects stamps
bibliophile –a lover of books" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +585 "phlegmatic" " cool and unruffled; sluggish" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +586 "phob" "Greek/Latin root" "phobia
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +587 "phon (see roots section) " "Greek/Latin root" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +588 "pith" " the essential substance of something" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +590 "placate" " to calm, esp. an angry or upset person; to calm or reduce anger by making concessions:" "verb" "Synonyms: appease, pacify, mollify" " ""The professor tried to placate his students by postponing the exam.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +591 "plastic" "related to being shaped or molded; capable of being molded. (n: plasticity n: plastic)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +594 "plausible" " believable, reasonable" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +597 "plummet" " to fall quickly and far" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +598 "polarize" " to cause a sharp division between two groups" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +599 "polein " "sell " "Greek/Latin root" "monopoly " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +600 "polemical" " angry, hostile, harshly critical" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +601 "polis" "city " "Greek/Latin root" "political
metropolitan " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +602 "poly" "many " "Greek/Latin root" "polygamy
polyphonic
hoi polloi " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +603 "ponderous" "heavy; massive; awkward; dull: " "adjective" "A ponderous book is better than a sleeping pill." "Common GRE" "MSU" +604 "port
porto " "carry " "Greek/Latin root" "porter
export
transport
portable" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +605 "post " "after " "Greek/Latin root" "post script (p.s.)
ex post facto
post hoc
post-mortem " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +607 "pragmatic" "dealing with the problems that exist in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories" "adjective" " practical" "A pragmatic approach to legislation can be difficult given the complexities of politics." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +608 "pre " "before " "Greek/Latin root" "premier
preview
premium
prescient " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +609 "precarious" " uncertain or unstable" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +610 "preceded" " went before" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +611 "precipice" "cliff with a vertical or nearly vertical face; a dangerous place from which one is likely to fall; metaphorically, a very risky circumstance" "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +613 "precipitate" "to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly" "verb" "adj. hastily and not well-considered" " ""Old World diseases precipitated a massive decline in the American Indian population.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +615 "precursor" " a forerunner; something (or someone) that precedes another:" "noun" " ""The assasination of the Archduke was a precursor to the war.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +616 "prescient" " knowing things before they happen, prophetic" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +617 "presumptuous" " overly familiar; invades social boundaries" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +618 "prevail" " to succeed, esp. with respect to vanquishing an opponent" "verb" "v. to convince or persuade" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +620 "prevaricate" " to evade or deceive without outright lying, avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question" "verb" "During the trial, the lead witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend." "When we asked him what his intentions were, he prevaricated.(n: prevarication; prevaricator)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +621 "pristine" " untouched, clean, pure" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +622 "pro " "before
in favor of " "Greek/Latin root" "project
projectile
" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +623 "probity" " integrity and honor" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +624 "prodigal" "rashly wasteful:, wastefully extravagant" "adjective" " ""Americans' prodigal devotion to the automobile is unique."" The prodigal prince bought lavish gifts and planned expensive events." "Common GRE" "MSU" +626 "prodigious" " enormous, immense, gigantic" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +627 "profligate" " extravagant and wasteful, esp. in an immoral way" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +628 "proliferate" " to multiply and spread rapidly" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +630 "propitiate" " to obtain special favor from someone, esp. a powerful person or deity, by performing a pleasing action" "verb" "v. to appease someone who is angry" "They made sacrifices to propitiate angry gods." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +631 "propriety" " appropriateness, manners, decorum" "noun" "The students were instructed to behave with the utmost propriety while on their class field trip." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +632 "prospective" " potential or likely" "adjective" "adj. applicable to the future" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +633 "psych" "mind
soul " "Greek/Latin root" "psychology " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +634 "publicus " "people " "Greek/Latin root" "public
republic
pub
publican " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +635 "pulchritudinous" "beautiful (n: pulchritude)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +636 "pusillanimous" "cowardly, timid, or irreselute; petty:" "adjective" " ""The pusillanimous leader soon lost the respect of his people.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +637 "qualification" " credential" "noun" "n. a modifying statement" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +639 "quotidian" " relating to the everyday or mundane" "adjective" "Synonyms: day-to-day, average, daily" "“They are seers, and mystics unfettered by the quotidian, connecting with the divine and reporting back.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +640 "rarefy" "to make or become thin; to purify or refine (n: rarefaction, adj: rarefied)" "verb" "Common GRE" "MSU" +641 "rationalize" " to attempt to justify with reasons that are only superficially valid" "verb" "v. to repair a relationship" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +642 "reconcile" " to bring into harmony" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +643 "recondite" " arcane or obscure, not understood or known by many people" "adjective" "Latin/French e=back : com=with ; dere=put, ie. Put back again, hide" "Since I do not have a law degree, I find it hard to understand the recondite terms of the contract." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +644 "refute" " to rebut or disprove" "verb" "Latin : from re=back +futare =""to beat"", ie. To resist, repel, oppose" "The evidence provided by the prosecutor will refute the defendant’s claim of innocence." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +645 "relentless" " never stopping, constant, unyielding, persistent" "adjective" "relentless and driven, the runner managed to finish the race despite his bruised ankle" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +646 "relevant" " relating to the topic or issue at hand" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +647 "reproach" " to scold or express criticism" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +648 "reproof" "the act of censuring, scolding, or rebuking. (v. reprove)." "noun" "Common GRE" "MSU" +649 "repudiate" " to renounce or disown" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +651 "rescind" " to take back or retract (an offer or statement); to repeal or annul" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +652 "respectively" "ad in the sequential order previously given" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +653 "restive
restful" "restive is impatient under delay, duress, or control while restful is peaceful; having a peaceful aspect." "The horses, sensing the upcomping championship - become restive and were unable to get a restful night's sleep. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +654 "reticent" " hesitant to speak" "adjective" "adj. introverted or silent" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +655 "reverent" " solemn and respectful" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +656 "rhetoric" " the art of effective communication (written or verbal)" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +657 "riparia " "river " "Greek/Latin root" "riparian " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +658 "sagacious" "having a sharp or powerful intellect or discernment. (n: sagacity)." "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +659 "salubrious" " health-promoting" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +660 "sanction" " to give official permission" "verb" "v. to impose a penalty for a particular action" "n. punishments imposed for breaking a regulation" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +662 "sap" "1. n. sugary liquid found in trees. 2. v. to deplete or weaken." "(2) Chronic sleep deprivation will eventually sap the vitality of those who suffer from it." "Homonym" "MSU" +663 "sate" "to satisfy fully or to excess" "verb" "Common GRE" "MSU" +664 "satiate" " to completely satisfy (with respect to hunger or appetite)" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +665 "saturnine" "having a gloomy or morose temperament" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +667 "scope " "examine " "Greek/Latin root" "microscope
oscilloscope " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +668 "screen" "1. n. a flat surface on which to project an image. 2. N. a mesh designed to allow passage of some things while excluding others, as a window screen. 3. v. to select some items from a larger group. " "(3) The applicants were screened based on their resumes before the finalists were selected for interviews." "Homonym" "MSU" +669 "scrib
script" "write " "Greek/Latin root" "transcribe
scribe
script " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +670 "secular" " of or relating to the world or worldly matters (as opposed to religious ones)" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +671 "sediment" " material that settles at the bottom of a body of water" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +672 "sedulous" "diligent; persevering; persistent: dedicated and careful" "adjective" "(n: sedulity; sedulousness; adv. sedulously)" " ""Her sedulous devotion to overcoming her background impressed many.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +674 "simultaneous" " occurring at the same moment" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +675 "sin (sys before b
p
or m) " "together
with " "Greek/Latin root" "synchronize
symphony
sympathy
syncretic
syncope " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +676 "slight" "1. adj. small, as for quantity or amount. 2. n. an insult or other act showing disrespect. 3. v. to insult or show disrespect" "(3) The director decided to list the actors' names alphabetically, so as not to slight anyone." "Homonym" "MSU" +677 "solicitous" " considerate, attentive" "adjectiveadjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +678 "sol" "alone " "Greek/Latin root" "solo
solitary
desolate =lonely
dismal
gloomy
solitary =done alone
by yourself
soliloquy–the act of speaking to oneself" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +680 "sparse" " scattered or scarce" "adjective" "adj. austere and unadorned" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +682 "specious" " spurious; appearing true but actually false" "adjective" "Her argument, though specious, was readily accepted by many." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +683 "sporadic" " occasional or scattered" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +684 "spurious" " fake or false" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +685 "stolid" " calm and dependable" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +686 "strut" "1. v. to walk in such a way as to show great pride or confidence. 2. n. a support for an airplane wing or other projecting part." "(2) Because the struts were made of inferior material, the wings of that plane became unstable." "Homonym" "MSU" +687 "subjective" " open to personal interpretation; not based in objective fact" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +688 "substantiate" " to corroborate or give evidence of something" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +689 "subter " "under
secret " "Greek/Latin root" "subterfuge
subtle
subaltern
subterranean " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +690 "subversive" " meant to undercut established institutions or norms" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +691 "sufficient" " enough for a given purpose" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +692 "superbly" "ad excellently" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +693 "superficial" "only covering the surface:""" "adjective" " ""A superficial treatment of the topic was all they wanted." "Common GRE" "MSU" +695 "supplant" " to overtake or replace" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +696 "sycophant" " a fawning, insincere admirer" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +697 "synthesize" " to combine disparate parts into a coherent whole" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +699 "tacit" " unspoken; implicit" "adjective" ": ""Katie and carmella had a tacit agreement that they would not mention the dented fender to their parents.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +701 "taciturn" " reticent or reserved; tending towards silence; habitually untalkative or silent (n: taciturnity)" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +702 "tele " "distance " "Greek/Latin root" "telegraph
telephone
teleology " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +703 "temper" "1. n. emotional state or anger, as in ""she has quite a temper."" 2. v. to moderate or to strengthen." "(2) She tried to remember to temper her words so as not to offend her listeners." "Homonym" "MSU" +704 "temperance" " moderation and restraint, sometimes used to specifically describe abstinence from alcohol" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +706 "tenuous" " weak, flimsy, insubstantial" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +707 "timorous" " meek or timid" "adjective" "same root as ""timid""=shy" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +709 "tirade (diatribe)" "an angry speech or rant" "noun" " ""His tirade had gone on long enough.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +710 "torpor" " tiredness, lethargy" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +712 "tortuous" " winding or twisty . twisted; excessively complicated: " "adjective" "Note: Don't confuse this with torturous.. Synonum complicated" "Despite public complaints, tax laws and forms have become increasingly tortuous." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +713 "tractable" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +714 "tractable" " can be easily influenced or managed. ability to be easily managed or controlled: " "adjective" "Her mother wished she were more tractable. (n: tractibility)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +715 "trans " "across " "Greek/Latin root" "transport
transcend
transmogrify " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +716 "transient" " passes quickly; short-lived" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +717 "turpitude" "depravity; baseness: " "noun" "Mr. Castor was fired for moral turpitude." "Common GRE" "MSU" +719 "ubiquitous" " ever-present or universal" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +720 "unadorned" " plain; unembellished" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +721 "undermine" " to weaken or compromise" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +722 "underscore" " to line underneath for emphasis" "verb" "v. to emphasize" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +723 "untenable" " weak or unsupportable, esp. with respect to an opinion or situation" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +724 "utilis " "useful " "Greek/Latin root" "utility
utilitarian " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +725 "vacillate" " to shift between multiple options or opinions" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +726 "vacuous" "empty; without contents; without ideas or intelligence:: " "adjective" "She flashed a vacuous smile." "Common GRE" "MSU" +727 "venality" " the state of being capable of being bribed" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +729 "venerate" " to give a high degree of respect; may border on worship, great respect or reverence: " "verb" "The Chinese traditionally venerated their ancestors; ancestor worship is merely a popular misnomer for this tradition. (n: veneration, adj: venerable)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +730 "veracity" " Truth and factual accuracy" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +732 "verbose" "wordy; long-winded; loquacious" "adjective" "Synonyms: wordy, loquacious, long-winded" "The instructor asked her verbose student make her paper more concise. (n: verbosity)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +733 "vex" "to annoy; to bother; to perplex; to puzzle; to debate at length:" "verb" " ""Franklin vexed his brother with his controversial writings.""" "Common GRE" "MSU" +734 "vexation" " state of being frustrated, irritated, or concerned." "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +735 "vide
visibil
vis " "see" "Greek/Latin root" "video
vision
visible" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +737 "viscous
vicous" "Viscous are liquirds of high viscocity, whereas vicous is a highly aggressive being or animal. " "Honey is a viscous liquid, but Honey, our friendly dog, was not vicous. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +739 "volatile" " easily changeable or extreme; unstable" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +740 "voracious" "craving or devouring large quantities of food, drink, or other things." "adjective" " She is a voracious reader." "Common GRE" "MSU" +741 "wag" "1. v. to wave back and forth, as a dog's tail. 2. n. a joker. someone who keeps people amused with humorous stories" "(2) John's reputation as a wag insured he would be invited to many parties." "Homonym" "MSU" +742 "wave
waive (see waiver)" "n. a moving swell on the surface of a body of water. v. to sweep the hand or arm or some object." "v. to relinquish " "We refuse to waive the reading of the indictment." "Homophone" "MSU" +743 "waver" "to hesitate or to tremble" "verb" "Common GRE" "MSU" +744 "waver
waiver" "v. vacillate or move back and forth" "n. release or special exemption from a rule" "Most of the students tried to get waivers of their overdue fines." "Homophone" "MSU" +745 "whimsical" " fanciful or capricious" "adjective" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +746 "wretched" "extremely pitiful or unfortunate (n: wretch)" "adjective" "Common GRE" "MSU" +748 "zeal" " passion or fervor, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal (n: zealot; zealoutry. adj: zealous), Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective" "noun" "Synonyms: passion, zealousness, fervor" "The great emperor’s crusading zeal led him to conquer many lands." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +749 "upbraid" "Find fault with (someone)" "verb" "Synonyms: scold, reprimand, rebuke.
Deutsch : jdm Vorwürfe machen. From Old English upbregdan ""bring forth as a ground for censure""" "“In the past its neighbours isolated and upbraided Austria for its flirtations with nationalist extremism...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +750 "welter" "a large number of items in no order; a confused mass" "noun" "Synonyms: confusion, jumble, tangle.
Deutsch : Durcheinander, Mischmasch" "“At the same time they are subjected to a welter of conflicting pressures—acting as spin-doctors and bean-counters as well as corporate strategists and auditors.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +751 "winnow" "blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff" "verb" "Synonyms: sift out, filter out" "“Many lawmakers from both parties join Mr. Obama in wishing to winnow America’s overstuffed prisons.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +752 "vitiate" "Destroy or impair the legal validity of" "verb " "Synonyms: put an end to, do away with, scrap.
Deutsch : Beeinträchtigen, verderben, zerstören.
from Latin ""vitiare""= to make faulty. Same origin as ""vice"", therefore same pronounciation root ""vishiate""" "‘The firm admitted that it vitiated its stated standards for evaluating securities in an area where those standards put in question its ability to win business.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +753 "fringe" "the unconventional, extreme, or marginal wing of a group or sphere of activity" "noun" "Synonyms: peripheral, radical, unorthodox" "“Fringe beliefs reinforced in these ways can establish themselves and persist long after outsiders deem them debunked...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +754 "garner" "Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)" "verb" "Synonyms: accumulate, amass, assemble" "“Labs that garnered more pay-offs were more likely to pass on their methods to other, newer labs...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +755 "gist" "the substance or essence of a speech or text" "noun" "Synonyms: quintessence, main idea
Deutsch : Quintessenz, Kernpunkt" "The gist of the matter is…" "Least Difficult" "FT" +756 "gossamer" "Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate" "adjective" "Synonyms: gauzy, gossamery, fine
Deutsch : Hauchdünn. As a NOUN it means a ""goose summer"", ie. A small short spell before of summer before the fall. (Altweibersommer)" "The gossamer-thin fabric of nylon stockings - seen here magnified 150 times - has to be robust yet sufficiently" "Least Difficult" "FT" +757 "grovel" "Act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favo" "verb" "Synonyms: be servile, suck up, flatter.
Deutsch : " "“She writes...in the knowledge that some of these lovers will snoop into her diary to see what she's written. ('Does she get a kick out of my groveling in the last two years?)”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +759 "impetuous" "Acting or done quickly and without thought or care" "adjective" "Synonyms: impulsive, rash, hasty
Deutsch : unüberlegt, impulsiv" "“The report holds many lessons, including for this newspaper, which supported the invasion of Iraq: about the danger of impetuous decision-making...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +760 "ingrate" "an ungrateful person" "noun" "
Deutsch : undankbar.
from Latin : in- ""not"" + gratus ""pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable""" "“Greater liberty... over the past generation is abused by ingrates who think it funny to depict their leaders pantless...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +762 "indictment" "a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime" "noun" "Synonyms: arraignment, citation" "“A criminal indictment would, in all likelihood, force the prime minister to resign.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +763 "inert" "Lacking vigor" "adjective" "Synonyms: idle, inactive, underactive" "“America’s founders, he argued, put their faith in reasoned discussion among citizens and believed that the 'greatest menace to freedom is an inert people.' “" "Least Difficult" "FT" +764 "lax" "Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful" "adjective" "Synonyms: slack, slipshod, negligent.
Deutsch : Lasch" "“Mario Draghi has faced attacks from critics in Germany (for being too lax) and Greece (for being too tight).”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +765 "listless" "(Of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm" "adjective" "Synonyms: lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical" "“Ukraine is brimming with weapons and thousands of militiamen, angry with a corrupt and listless government they feel has hijacked the revolution.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +766 "livid" " furiously angry" "adjective" "Synonyms: infuriated, irate, fuming" "“A livid Vladimir Putin minced no words in his response, calling the downing a 'stab in the back'...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +767 "loll" "Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way" "verb" "Synonyms: lounge, sprawl, drape oneself.
Deutsch : sich rekeln" "“The pair loll on a green hillside at Murnau south of Munich where Münter had bought a house.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +768 "lurid" "Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms" "adjective" "Synonyms: melodramatic, exaggerated, overdramatized.
Deutsch : Reißerisch, grell.
from Latin : pale, the colour of bruises, ghastly" "“Their absence from the public eye, especially in a Western country with an abundant supply of good hospitals, tends to spark lurid rumours of illness and even death.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +769 "mar" "Impair the quality or appearance of" "verb" "Synonyms: spoil, ruin, damage
Deutsch : verderben, beeinträchtigen" "“These oversights mar an otherwise engaging and interesting account, but perhaps it is natural that a history of space should have a few gaping holes.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +770 "mince" "Use polite or moderate expressions to indicate disapproval" "verb" "mostly used with ""did not mince his words"". Same latin root as ""miniscule""" "“President Barack Obama didn’t mince his words in a tweet on June 21st, the day after the Senate failed to pass four proposals...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +771 "minion" "a follower or underling of a powerful person" "noun" "Synonyms: henchman, yes-man, lackey.
Deutsch : Untergebener, lackai" "“Its minions have set up thousands of social-media “bots” and other spamming weapons to drown out other content.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +772 "mirth" " Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter" "noun" "Synonyms: merriment, high spirits. Same root origin as ""merry"".
Deutsch : Heiterkeit." "“A further proposal, to cut the salaries of senior public managers by 25%, has caused both anger and mirth.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +773 "modest" "not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive" "adjective " "Synonyms: ordinary, simple, plain" "“They can be seen in the modest dress, office decor and eating habits of Angela Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +774 "morose" "Sullen and ill-tempered" "adjective" "Synonyms: sullen, sulky, gloomy" "“Mr. Macron’s can-do political energy stands out in morose France, home to 10% unemployment and growth last year of just 1.1%.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +775 "muse" " a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist" "noun" "Synonyms: inspiration, influence, stimulus" "“Mr. Blackwell’s mother was Fleming’s mistress, muse and supposedly the model for Pussy Galore.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +776 "oblique" "Not explicit or direct in addressing a point" "adjective" "Synonyms: indirect, inexplicit, roundabout" "“'Fire at Sea' has been praised for offering an oblique, poetic alternative to a more conventional campaigning documentary...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +777 "opaque" "Not able to be seen through; not transparent" "adjective " "Synonyms: cloudy, obscure" "“But Mr. Kim is so opaque and so little is known about how decisions come about in the capital, Pyongyang, that deterring North Korea is fraught with difficulty.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +778 "overwrought" "(of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated in design or construction" "adjective" "Synonyms: overblown, contrived, exaggerated" "“She made prodigious strides as a writer and learned to temper her overwrought outpourings.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +779 "pertain" "be appropriate, related, or applicable" "verb" "Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to" "“Religious exceptions to the law, such as those pertaining to animal welfare, should ideally be ended...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +779 "oxy" " oxys
oxy- ""sharp
bitter
""" "Greek/Latin root" "a subfrom of the Greek
PIE root ""ac"": be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce. " "oxalic
oxide
oxygen(D=Sauerstoff...)
oxymoron(oxy=sharp+moron=stupid =>a word with composites of opposite meaning)
paroxysm (sudden extension of disease)
anoxic(lack of oxygen)
" "Root words" "SMB" +780 "pine" "Miss and long for the return of" "verb" "“Few DJs pine for the days of ones-and-twos; the possibilities of modern technology are too alluring.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +782 "platitude" "A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or tho" "noun" "Synonyms: cliché, truism, commonplace" "“For most of her end-of-term grilling by the liaison committee... she wore an aquiline scowl, quibbling with the questions and, when pushed, cleaving to evasive platitudes...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +783 "plethora" "a large or excessive amount" "noun" "“Podcasts were facing fierce competition for audiences’ attention from a plethora of other new digital-native products including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +784 "posit" "Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument" "noun" "Synonyms : postulate, propound, submit" "“Mr. Ansar and his co-authors assume this margin is 40%: they posit a ratio of expected benefits to costs of 1.4 for every project.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +785 "prodigal" " a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return" "noun" "“As the 73-year-old Mr. Obiang becomes frailer, his sons, including the prodigal Teodorín, have begun jockeying to succeed him.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +786 "prophetic" " Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future" "Synonyms: predictive, visionary" "“As the depleted council began, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware... said he still hoped it could avoid being mired in Orthodoxy’s internal woes and 'speak in a firm, prophetic voice' to humanity.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +787 "purist" " a person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules or structures" "noun" "Synonyms: pedant, dogmatist, perfectionist" "“From this purist point of view, there is only one Christian church worthy of the name....”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +788 "pyre" " a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony" "noun" "“Yet Ms McInerney takes the story deeper, skillfully setting a funeral pyre 'for that Ireland'...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +789 "quack" " a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge in some field" "noun" "Synonyms: swindler, charlatan, fraud" "“That can cause malnutrition and eating disorders—and supports a vast, quack-ridden diet industry.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +790 "reticence" " the quality of not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily" "noun" "Synonyms: reserve, introversion, restraint" "“Mr. Harding is more comfortable with facts; with classic English reticence, he buries his family’s responses in footnotes and summaries.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +791 "rue" "Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)" "verb" "Synonyms: deplore, lament, bemoan" "“Meanwhile, Mr. Showalter will now have a long six months to rue his slavery to the save rule before his club plays another game.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +792 "ruminate" "Think deeply about something" "verb" "Synonyms: contemplate, consider, mull over" "“Alfred Sauvy, the French thinker... was prone to worry that the first world would become 'a society of old people, living in old houses, ruminating about old ideas.'”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +794 "strut" "Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait" "verb" "Synonyms: swagger, prance, parade" "“Dogs strut their stuff on its pavements tricked out in tutus, hoodies, boots, overalls and trousers.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +795 "sublime" "of very great excellence or beauty" "adjective" "Synonyms: awe-inspiring, awesome, majestic" "“Yet life in the ocean can still mount sublime spectacles.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +796 "surly" "Bad-tempered and unfriendly" "adjective" "Synonyms: ill-natured, grumpy, glum" "“Here, poverty and economic decline has led to the surly separation of a left-behind, resentful white working class and a Muslim minority.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +797 "syncopation" " A displacement of the beat or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa" "noun" "“She dances an assortment of lissom steps, marvelously shedding shoes and socks as the Beethoven famously shifts from solemnity to syncopation.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +798 "taunt" " A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone" "noun" "Synonyms: jeer, gibe, sneer" "“But in the past two years taunts have turned into deadly attacks.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +799 "tawdry" "Showy but cheap and of poor quality" "adjective" "Synonyms: gaudy, flashy, garish" "“A team of 21 organisers resigned from the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (NPBCU), throwing the festival of tawdry pop into doubt.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +800 "temperate" "Relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures; exercising moderation and self-denial; calm or mild (n: temperance)" "adjective" "Synonyms: mild, clement, pleasant" "“It can remain temperate in such a close orbit only because Proxima is a red dwarf, and thus much cooler than the sun. “" "Least Difficult" "FT" +801 "terse" "Sparing in the use of words" "adjective" "Synonyms: curt, brusque, abrupt" "“In a terse phone-call on Thursday night, President Barack Obama paused only briefly to congratulate Mr. Netanyahu on his victory...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +802 "tome" " a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one" "noun" "Synonyms: volume, work, opus" "“It is a tome to which most recent arguments about regulation and economic reform are merely annotations.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +803 "torrid" "Full of difficulty or tribulation" "adjective" "“The pound, after a few torrid days of trading immediately after the vote, has stabilized.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +804 "transgression" " an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct" "noun" "Synonyms: offense, crime, sin" "“It sang of domineering men, treacherous women and the manly solace of tequila.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +805 "treacherous" "Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception" "adjective" "Synonyms: traitorous, disloyal, perfidious" "Least Difficult" "FT" +806 "vapid" "offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland" "adjective" "Synonyms: insipid, uninspired, uninteresting" "“Mr. Silver delighted in savaging commentators who relied on vapid clichés like 'momentum shifts' and 'game-changers.'”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +807 "vestige" " a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists" "noun" "Synonyms: remnant, remainder, fragment" "“He said this would remove a 'lingering vestige of the cold war.' “" "Least Difficult" "FT" +808 "vilify" "Least Difficult" "FT" +809 "viscous" "having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid" "adjective" "Synonyms: gummy, glue-like, gluey" "“Not all barrels of oil are alike. Crudes can be viscous like tar or so 'light' they float on water.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +811 "waft" "Pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air" "verb" "Synonyms: drift, float, glide" "“The acrid scent of smoke wafts from his clothes.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +812 "wanton" "(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked" "adjective" "Synonyms: malicious, malevolent, spiteful" "“Over the decades these Muslim non-people, without legal or any other sort of protection, have been the victims of wanton discrimination and violence…”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +813 "whitewash" "Deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about (a person or organization)" "verb" "Synonyms: cover up, sweep under the carpet" "Indeed, in trying to whitewash the past, the government may stir up prejudice instead.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +815 "whittle" "Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps" "verb" "Synonyms: erode, wear away, diminish" "“Democrats had spent a nervous September watching that lead whittle away after Mrs. Clinton’s bout of pneumonia...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +816 "winsome" "Attractive or appealing in appearance or character" "adjective" "Synonyms: engaging, charming, winning" "“By the time Mr. Pattinson came along as the winsome vampire in “Twilight”, the teenage rebels were starting the movie already dead.”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +817 "wizened" "Shriveled or wrinkled with age" "adjective" "Synonyms: lined, creased, withered" "“His son, himself a wizened old man, is nonplussed by the news; he looks like an eccentric, or maybe the village drunk...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +818 "wry" "Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor" "adjective" "Synonyms: ironic, sardonic, satirical" "“Catherine Merridale is one of the foremost foreign historians of Russia, combining wry insights with deep sympathy for the human beings...”" "Least Difficult" "FT" +820 "abasement" " the action or fact of abasing or being abased; humiliation or degradation" "noun" " from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare ""bring lower,"" from ad ""to, toward"" (see ad-) + Late Latin bassus ""low, short"" Literal sense of ""lower, depress"" (late 15c.) is archaic or obsolete
Synonyms: belittlement, disgrace" "Repeated abasement and humiliation by her abusive mother caused the mistreated girl to have very low self-esteem" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +822 "accession" "the action or process of formally joining an association or institution. Also, the acquisition of a higher rank than one is at present" "verb" "Latin accessionem (nominative accessio) ""a going to, approach; a joining; increase, enlargement,""
Deutsch: Beitritt, Zuwachs
Synonyms: joining, signing up, enrollment" "After its accession to the EU, the country adopted the Euro." "Medium Difficult" "FT" +823 "acerbic" "(Especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright, expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way" "adjective" "Deutsch : Bitter, Sauer
Synonyms: sardonic, biting, caustic" "The writer’s acerbic tone did not sit well with people who had an issue with harsh criticism. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" +825 "apostle" " a vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular cause" "noun" "Synonyms: proponent, promoter, propagandist" "“On the website of this apostle of anti-Americanism, there is an article rejoicing in the fact that the United States need no longer be treated as an enemy... “" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +826 "apprise" "Inform or tell (someone)" "verb" "Synonyms: notify, let know, advise" "The secret services are useful in apprising their governments of the intentions of others" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +827 "armada" " a fleet of warships" "noun" "Synonyms: flotilla, squadron, navy" "“This month he also unveiled plans to send an armada of tiny spaceships, powered by laser beams and equipped with all sorts of sensors...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +828 "arson" " the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property" "noun" "Synonyms: incendiarism, pyromania" "Fire investigators suspected arson when they couldn’t find an electrical source for the fire" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +830 "barrage" " A concentrated outpouring, as of questions or blows" "noun" "Synonyms: abundance, mass, profusion" "He drove into a hailstorm and his car was damaged by a barrage of hailstones" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +831 "bevy" " a large group of people or things of a particular kind" "noun" "word of unclear origin.
Synonyms: group, crowd, cluster" "Because my mother wrote a bevy of items on her grocery list, I was in the store for nearly two hours" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +832 "boor" " an unrefined, ill-mannered person" "noun" "Synonyms: lout, oaf, ruffian" "“End a sentence in a preposition, and there are still people who will think you a boor.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +833 "bucolic" "Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life, pastoral, rustic, countryfied" "adjective" "Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral" "“General Electric... is now swapping its bucolic site for a collection of warehouses on the Boston waterfront.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +834 "canonical" "(Of an artist or work) belonging to the literary or artistic canon" "adjective" "Synonyms: established, authoritative" "“The medium now mostly consists of recycling the same canonical works by European men from centuries past.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +835 "capricious" "given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical" "adjective" "Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable" "The capricious supervisor would hand out raises one day and fire his entire staff the next." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +836 "chauvinism" " Excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for one’s own cause, group, or gender" "noun" "Synonyms: jingoism, excessive patriotism, sectarianism" "“As recently as 2014, a biannual survey of right-wing attitudes in Germany found that xenophobia, chauvinism, anti-Semitism and authoritarian longings were declining.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +837 "circumspect" "Wary and unwilling to take risks" "adjective" "Synonyms: cautious, wary, careful" "“'This is an area where we need to be extraordinarily careful and circumspect', he said. 'We’re literally talking about life and death.'”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +838 "coalesce" "Come together and form one mass or whole" "verb" "Synonyms: merge, unite, fuse" "“As they radiate away, the waves tend to coalesce to form two main shock waves.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +839 "coffer" " the funds or financial reserves of a group or institution" "noun" "coffer = a strong chest or box that is used to store money or valuables, but coffers= resources, money, finances" "The new tax filled public coffers but later slowed the economy" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +840 "condone" "Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)" "verb" "Synonyms: disregard, let pass, excuse" "“Rashad Ali... argues that deradicalisation can be worse than useless if practitioners, while condemning IS, condone other violence.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +841 "contrite" "Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence" "adjective" "Synonyms: regretful, sorry, apologetic" "“As the election results were coming in, a contrite Mr. Turnbull took 'full responsibility' for the government’s poor performance.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +842 "credulous" "having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. gullible, naïve" "adjective" "Synonyms: gullible, naive" "“Supplements boast a unique trifecta: lax regulation, potent marketing and millions of credulousconsumers keen to pin their hopes of a healthier life on a pill.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +843 "demur" "Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. to object or raise concerns" "verb" "Synonyms: object, take exception, take issue" "“Mr. Sasse demurs. He does not want less fighting between the left and right. He wants more “meaningful fighting” about issues of substance.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +844 "depravity" " Moral corruption; wickedness" "noun" "Synonyms: vice, perversion, deviance" "“He condemned the 'anarchical plutocracy' he lived in, scorning the depravity of modern society and its politics.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +845 "deride" "Express contempt for; ridicule. to mock or ridicule" "verb" "Synonyms: mock, jeer at, scoff at" "“Mr. Trudeau’s domestic critics—so far a minority—deride him as 'Prime Minister Selfie' for posing incessantly with fans and celebrities...”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +846 "diatribe" " a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something" "noun" "Synonyms: tirade, harangue, onslaught" "“CNN and other outlets were wrong to turn one disgruntled passenger’s Facebook diatribe into headline news. “" "357 prevalent GRE words" "FT" +847 "dictum" " a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle" "noun" "Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom" "“Sometimes the old army dictum 'Don’t volunteer for anything' must be broken.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +848 "diffuse" "Spread out over a large area" "verb" "Synonyms: scattered, dispersed, not concentrated" "“The political economy of trade is treacherous: its benefits, though substantial, are diffuse...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +849 "dilate" "Make or become wider, larger, or more open" "verb" "Synonyms: enlarge, expand" "“By being able to increase heartbeat, while dilating blood vessels, theobromine can help reduce high blood pressure.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +850 "discordant" "Disagreeing or incongruous" "adjective" "Synonyms: divergent, opposing, clashing" "“It represents an opening of musical trade routes between two often discordant sides of the world.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +851 "divest" "Rid oneself of something that one no longer wants or requires, such as a business interest or investment" "verb" "“So far the protesters have managed to persuade 220 cities and institutions to divest some of their holdings...”" "Droll" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +852 "droll" "Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement" "adjective" "Synonyms: funny, humorous, amusing" "“Karo Akpokiere, from Nigeria, will present a series of droll paintings inspired by the fast-moving pop culture that has emerged in Lagos...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +853 "echelon" " a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society" "noun" "from French échelon ""level, echelon,"" literally ""rung of a ladder,"" itself from Late Latin scala ""stair
Synonyms: level, rank, grade" "“The social shock of the arrival of online education will be substantially greater if it devours the top echelon of public universities.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +854 "eddy" "(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way" "verb" "Synonyms: swirl, whirl, spiral" "“Above all, Hokusai was a master of line and pattern, inscribing his forms within contours that eddy and spill like the currents of a mountain stream.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +855 "effigy" " a sculpture or model of a person" "noun" "Synonyms: statue, statuette, figure" "“The tradition of lighting bonfires and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes began shortly after the foiled plot, and schoolchildren still learn the ghoulish rhyme 'Remember, remember the fifth of November.'”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +856 "elucidate" "Make (something) clear" "verb" "Synonyms: explain, make plain, illuminate" "“One was from almost 600 people who had completed... a questionnaire intended to elucidatethe different tendencies of people to engage in sexual relationships without a deep emotional commitment.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +857 "endemic" "(Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people: " "adjective" "Synonyms: local, regional. Don't confuse this word with epidemic." "“One of the mysteries of epidemiology is why Asia does not suffer from yellow fever. The disease is endemic in Africa, the continent where it evolved.” ""The disease was endemic to the region.""" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +858 "epistemology" " the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope" "noun" "“The only way to know for sure is to run the experiment (Mr. Lind's exotic epistemologynotwithstanding).”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +859 "epithet" " an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing; a term of abuse" "noun" "Synonyms: name, label, smear" "“Preposterous’ and ‘absurd’ were among the milder epithets that could be overheard in the multilingual din.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +860 "errant" "Erring or straying from the proper course or standards" "adjective" "Synonyms: offending, guilty, culpable" "“He could admit the error and fire the errant speechwriter.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +862 "exemplar" " a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model" "noun" "Synonyms: epitome, perfect example" "‘At times 'Utopia' seems less an exemplar of idealism, and more of a satire on it.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +863 "extol" "Praise enthusiastically" "verb" "Synonyms: go wild about, wax lyrical about" "“This is likely to become a media circus, with patient advocates likely to attend and extol the benefits of the treatments they received.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +864 "façade" " the face of a building" "noun" "Synonyms: front, frontage, exterior" "“Its grey stone façade and arched doorways convey a feeling of prosperity, a splash of high finance in this small county town in eastern China...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +865 "fetid" "smelling extremely unpleasant" "adjective" "Synonyms: stinking, smelly, foul-smelling" "“The fetid smog that settled on Beijing in January 2013 could join the ranks of these game-changing environmental disruptions.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +866 "florid" "using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions. flushed with a rosy color, as in complexion; very ornate and flowery: ""florid prose.""" "adjective" "Synonyms: extravagant, grandiloquent" "“A victorious Governor Jerry Brown, his voice gruffer, his pate sparer and his metaphors more florid than during his first stint in office...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +867 "flout" "Openly disregard" "verb" "Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, go against" "“It relies on its members, and on institutions... to shame and discourage people who flout important political norms.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +868 "foible" " a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character" "noun" "Synonyms: idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity" "“The elder Bongo had a gift for politics as outsized as his personality (among other foibles, he liked to show off his pet tiger to guests).”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +870 "frenetic" "Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way" "adjective" "Synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied" "“Frenetic multi-tasking—surfing the web while watching TV while listening to music—is a formula for distraction, rather than good management.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +871 "gall" " Bold, impudent behavior" "noun" "Synonyms: insolence, nerve, audacity" "With enough gall and entrepreneurial spirit, it suggests, anyone can end up driving a Porsche and living in a marble-floored luxury apartment." "Medium Difficult" "FT" +872 "galvanize" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +873 "gambit" " a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage" "noun" "Synonyms: plan, scheme, strategy" "“What began as a gambit to hold together his divided Tory party is turning into an alarmingly close contest.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +874 "goad" "Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction" "verb" "Synonyms: spur, prod, egg on" "“Her words were meant to goad officials into action, not (presumably) to describe how she saw the coming four years of her term.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +876 "gouge" "Overcharge; swindle" "verb" "“They do not want monopolists to gouge consumers and stifle innovation, yet they often struggle to determine the extent to which such things are happening.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +877 "grandiloquent" "Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner" "adjective" "Synonyms: pompous, bombastic, magniloquent" "“The authors give it a rather grandiloquent name: the desire 'to force destiny, to create serendipity.'”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +878 "grouse" "complain pettily; grumble" "verb" "Synonyms: moan, groan, protest" "“Some economists grouse about such rules, which can interfere with the smooth functioning of competitive labour markets...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +879 "hapless" "(Especially of a person) unfortunate" "adjective" "Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck" "“By the 1970s, many fans argued that the spectacle of hapless pitchers feebly trying to fend off blazing fastballs was turning their at-bats into a mockery of the game.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +880 "homage" " Special honour or respect shown publicly" "noun" "Synonyms: tribute, acknowledgement, admiration" "“Over the past year, numerous young directors have been paying gushing homage to the movies which enchanted them in their youth.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +881 "imbue" "Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality" "verb" "Synonyms: saturate, fill, suffuse" "“Some feminists argue, moreover, that the very framework of economics is imbued with subtler forms of sexism.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +883 "impasse" " a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement" "noun" "Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate" "“The Catalan impasse is part of a wider Spanish gridlock. Elections on December 20th splintered the political landscape.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +884 "inculcate" "Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction" "verb" "Synonyms: imbue, infuse, inspire" "“The tests and ceremonies were to start inculcating a sense of common values that had previously been lacking.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +885 "indolence" " Avoidance of activity or exertion" "noun" "Synonyms: laziness, idleness, slothfulness" "“The indolence of a society brought up to expect that oil riches will be lavished upon them is another large hurdle.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +886 "inquest" " a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death" "noun" "Synonyms: enquiry, investigation, inquisition" "“A jury at a second inquest ruled that they were unlawfully killed.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +888 "itinerant" "Traveling from place to place" "adjective" "Synonyms: peripatetic, wandering, roving" "“Her first America-set film is a freewheeling road movie in which an 18-year-old escapes a dysfunctional family by joining a group of itinerant young misfits.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +890 "largesse" " Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others" "noun" "Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounty" "“All else equal, such largesse should indeed give the economy some temporary vim.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +891 "leery" "Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions" "adjective" "Synonyms: careful, circumspect, on one's guard" "“The past two decades have left working-class voters in many countries leery of globalisation.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +892 "limpid" "(especially of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious" "adjective" "Synonyms: lucid, plain, understandable" "“Unlike many writers of Spanish, he preferred short, simple sentences, and they gave his writing a limpid intensity.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +893 "loquacious" "Tending to talk a great deal" "adjective" "Synonyms: talkative, voluble, communicative" "“Edwina, Williams’ mother, was judgmental, frigid and pious, but also as loquacious as her husband was laconic.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +895 "malign" "evil in nature or effect" "adjective" "Synonyms: harmful, bad, malevolent" "“Other, darker interpretations of what malign force the monster may represent once again abound...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +896 "maudlin" "Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental" "adjective" "Synonyms: emotional, tearful, lachrymose" "“Alas, he never really fixed his state’s finances, and voters at home have tired of his maudlintheatrics...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +897 "milieu" " a person’s social environment" "noun" "Synonyms: sphere, background, backdrop" "“Armed with a view of themselves in a seething milieu of particles careening around a stretchy space-time, readers are reminded they are 'an integral part of the world which we perceive...'”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +898 "mire" "involve someone or something in (a difficult situation)" "verb" "Synonyms: entangle, tangle up, embroil" "“Ms Park is hopelessly mired in an ever-deepening influence-peddling scandal.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +899 "modish" "Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable" "adjective" "Synonyms: modern, trendy, in" "“With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +901 "nascent" "just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential" "adjective" "Synonyms: emerging
beginning
dawning" "“Weakening the legislature in a nascent democracy will not fix corruption by itself.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +902 "natty" "(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable" "adjective" "Synonyms: stylish, dapper, debonair" "“The British Museum, the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection have all flirted with nattycontinental leaders...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +903 "nexus" " a connection or series of connections linking two or more things" "noun" "Synonyms: union, link" "“Some chapters read like a thriller, because they offer a microscopic look at the unwholesome nexus between Germany’s media, politics and judiciary.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +904 "nonplussed" "(Of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react" "adjective" "Synonyms: baffled, confounded" "“And as usual, internet commenters seemed nonplussed by what seemed to be a venerable institution (i.e., Oxford) validating teenage slang.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +905 "normative" "Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm" "adjective" "“...Japanese philosopher and merchant, Tominaga Nakamoto, who was highly critical of the normative thought of his time and favoured free trade.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +906 "opine" "Hold and state as one’s opinion" "verb" "Synonyms: suggest, say, declare" "“The voters may opine on the overarching principle but the voters cannot get involved in the minutiae of policy implementation.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +907 "pallid" "(of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health" "adjective" "Synonyms: white, pasty, wan" "“Its protagonists (played by the suitably pallid and slender Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton) are named Adam and Eve.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +908 "panache" " Flamboyant confidence of style or manner" "noun" "Synonyms: self-assurance, style, flair" "“Second, a quick mind: he wrote with speed and panache, after strolling round leisurely with a big cigar beforehand.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +909 "paragon" " a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality" "noun" "Synonyms: model, epitome, exemplar" "“Despite the reasons to see it as a paragon of modernity, Odebrecht has long been accused of winning business in an old-fashioned and less admirable way.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +910 "parry" "Answer (a question or accusation) evasively" "verb" "Synonyms: evade, sidestep, avoid" "“In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability to dodge and parry and reverse himself on everything...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +911 "penchant" " A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something" "noun" "Synonyms: fondness, inclination, preference" "“Mr. Gorsuch also shares Mr. Scalia’s literary talents: he is an elegant writer with a penchant for playful eruditio.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +912 "pithy" "(of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive" "adjective" "Synonyms: concise, brief, compact" "“Academics are not known for brevity in writing. And physics does not lend itself to pithy introductions.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +913 "plethora" " a large or excessive amount" "noun" "Synonyms: excess, overabundance, surplus" "“Podcasts were facing fierce competition for audiences’ attention from a plethora of other new digital-native products including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +915 "presage" "be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)" "verb" "Synonyms: point to, mean, signify" "“Stock markets are set to open down today, and the election could presage a longer slump if investors feel that the uncertainty generated... will harm growth and corporate profits.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +916 "prolific" "(of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works" "adjective" "Synonyms: productive, creative, inventive" "“It is true that few artists have been so prolific. On average, he released a studio album every year...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +917 "proxy" " a person authorized to act on behalf of another" "noun" "Synonyms: representative, substitute, stand-in" "“...Mr. Thaksin’s sister Yingluck, who took over his political movement after he left the country and who in 2011 was elected prime minister as his proxy.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +918 "prudish" "having a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity" "adjective" "Synonyms: puritanical, prim, goody-goody" "“Several Pacific nations ban cross-dressing (another hand-me-down from prudish Victorians).”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +919 "qualm" " an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear" "noun" "Synonyms: misgiving, doubt, reservation" "“Qualms about the force’s quality extend beyond their handling of demonstrators.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +920 "quell" "Suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)" "verb" "Synonyms: calm, soothe, pacify" "“So the correct response is to...plump up the capital cushions of its vulnerable banks with enough public money to quell fears of a systemic crisis.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +921 "quibble" "Argue or raise objections about a trivial matter" "verb" "Synonyms: object to, criticize, nitpick" "“One can quibble with some of the detail; perhaps the labour market participation rate can rise again, particularly if baby boomers find they don't have enough money with which to retire.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +923 "recalcitrant" "having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority" "adjective" "Synonyms: uncooperative, intractable" "“In a move that may test the mettle of recalcitrant Senate Republicans, Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a widely respected and politically moderate judge...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +924 "recant" "Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief" "verb" "Synonyms: renounce, disavow, retract" "“Analysts who predict turmoil are warned to shut up or recant.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +925 "salient" "Most noticeable or important" "adjective" "Synonyms: conspicuous, noticeable, obvious" "“The reason for that emphasis may in part be because of the salient threat of terrorism…”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +926 "sardonic" "grimly mocking or cynical" "adjective" "Synonyms: satirical, sarcastic, ironic" "“Ms Jefferson, it must be said, is a master of the arched-eyebrow, sardonic quip.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +927 "savant" " a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist" "noun" "Synonyms: intellectual, scholar, sage" "“The more a society treats its businesspeople as hero savants based on their professional successes, elevating them to positions of political power.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +928 "soliloquy" " an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself, especially by a character in a play" "noun" "Synonyms: monologue, speech" "“Patrick Stewart, for instance, reworked Hamlet’s soliloquy as an ode to the letter B ('B or not a B, that is the question').”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +929 "stigma" " a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person" "noun" "Synonyms: shame, disgrace, dishonour" "“A stigma against adults having fun, strong in the aftermath of the Second World War, has faded.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +930 "stipulate" "Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement" "verb" "Synonyms: set down, set out, lay down" "“In trade negotiations, size matters. Larger economies can stipulate terms that suit them.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +931 "stratum" " a thin layer within any structure" "noun" "Synonyms: level, class, echelon" "“But exalting Western aviation security to a higher stratum than that found in Africa is a delusion.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +932 "subpoena" " A writ ordering a person to attend a court" "noun" "Synonyms: summons, mandate, court order" "“Subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury earlier this year demanded that the Port Authority hand over Mr. Samson’s personal travel records...”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +933 "syntax" " the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language" "noun" "“The three decided to record their reactions to Belinda’s not-particularly-erotic escapades and the author’s idiosyncratic syntax.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +934 "tenet" " a principle or belief" "noun" "Synonyms: doctrine, precept, creed" "“In the Warren and Burger courts of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, religious accommodation was a liberal tenet.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +936 "urbane" "(Of a person, especially a man) courteous and refined in manner" "adjective" "Synonyms: suave, sophisticated, debonair" "“Beneath its urbane surface all Mr. Hough’s music is, in one way or another, a crusade.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +938 "whet" "Excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)" "verb" "Synonyms: arouse, rouse, trigger" "“But sham democracy often whets people’s appetite for the real thing.”" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +939 "abeyance" " a state of temporary disuse or suspension" "noun" " French from à ""at"" (see ad-) + ba(y)er ""be open,"" = status is still open/in suspence. The word ""bay"" also come from this.
Synonyms: suspense, remission, reserve" "With the football leagues now in abeyance during Corona crisis, the question now is how and whether the season will finish" "Most Difficult" "FT" +941 "anodyne" "not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull" "adjective" "from Greek an= ""without"" + odyne ""pain= ""free from pain or torment"" ""
Synonyms: bland, inoffensive, innocuous" "After days of discussion at the G20 conference, there was not much to show other than a dull and safe anodyne communiqué" "Most Difficult" "FT" +942 "bilk" "Obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification" "verb" "Synonyms: swindle, defraud, deceive" "Because the police in that country are not paid regularly, they bilk the system and get away with it, as their bosses have the same issue." "Most Difficult" "FT" +943 "canard" " an unfounded rumor or story" "noun" "from French canard ""a hoax,"" literally ""a duck""
Synonyms: piece of gossip, whisper" "“The newspaper claimed to identify a man living in California as the real masatermind behind the plot, but this turned out to be an embarrassing canard.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +944 "catalyst" " a person or thing that precipitates an event. something that speeds up a process or causes action. an agent of change (adj: catalytic; v. catalyze)" "noun" "Synonyms: stimulus, impetus, spark" "Jake’s termination from his job was the catalyst for his change of character" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +945 "catharsis" " the process of releasing and providing relief from strong or repressed emotions" "noun" "from Latinized form of Greek katharsis "" a bodily purging, cleansing - (especially of the bowels) - now generally used in an emotiional sense.
Synonyms: emotional release, relief" "Crying is a great catharsis for releasing pain and anger." "Most Difficult" "FT" +946 "cloture" " (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote" "noun" "The French word for ""closure"", with the ""s"" dropped out, like hopital/hospital" "the insides quickly desiccate." "Most Difficult" "FT" +947 "compendium" " a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject" "noun" "Synonyms: compilation, anthology" "The entertainer relies on a crowdsourced compendium of fishermen’s tales and jokes" "Most Difficult" "FT" +948 "conscript" "Enlist (someone) compulsorily" "verb" "Synonyms: draft, recruit, call up" "“Most Israelis are conscripted into the military" "Most Difficult" "FT" +949 "cosset" "Care for and protect in an overindulgent way" "verb" "Synonyms: indulge, pander to" "“With a big haul, Scotland’s politicians could perhaps afford to cosset oil firms. Without one, the young nation might have to milk them harder than ever.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +950 "coterie" " a small group of people with shared interests or tastes" "noun" "From French coterie ""circle of acquaintances,"" originally in Middle French an organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord from cotier ""tenant of a cote""
Synonyms: clique, circle, inner circle" "He rules through a tight coterie of loyal aides" "Most Difficult" "FT" +951 "daguerreotype" " A photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor" "noun" "Named after the French inventor of early Ag/Hg photograhy : L. Daguerre" "He showed her a plate daguerreotype of a stern-looking Victorian ancestor " "Most Difficult" "FT" +952 "dilettante" " a person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge. someone with an amateur, nonserious interest in something" "noun" "Synonyms: dabbler, potterer, tinkerer" "“This is not the work of a dilettante, but a strong follow-up to her acclaimed short stories that came out in 2007.”" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +953 "diurnal" "(Of animals) active in the daytime" "adjective" "From Latin dies=day + -urnus, an adjectival suffix denoting time (compare hibernus ""wintery"", nocturnal=active at night.
Synonyms: daily, everyday" "Our body clock follows a diurnal rhythm." "Most Difficult" "FT" +954 "dross" " something regarded as worthless" "noun" "Old English dros=""the scum thrown off from metals in smelting,"" similar to German Drusen=""dregs, husks""
Synonyms: rubbish, junk, debris" "Some of the best properties could be sold quickly, but the dross might take more time to get rid of." "Most Difficult" "FT" +955 "dyspeptic" "Of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression" "adjective" "From Greek dyspeptos ""hard to digest,"" from dys- ""bad, difficult"" (see dys-) + peptos ""digested,""
Synonyms: bad-tempered, short-tempered, irritable, depressed, pessimistic, misanthropic)" "As dyspeptic and irritable as she was, the woman was in a happy mood when she went to the beach" "Most Difficult" "FT" +956 "ebullient" "Cheerful and full of energy" "adjective" "Latin pp ebullientem ""to boil over,"" literally or figuratively, from ex ""out, out of"" (see ex-) + bullire ""to bubble"" origin similar to boil, bubble
Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, joyful" "Charlie’s ebullient upbeat character made him a favorite in the office" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +957 "edify" "Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually" "verb" "Modern French édifier: ""build; install; teach, instruct (morally), Same root as the English word : edifice=building
Synonyms: educate, instruct, enlighten" "The Church school aims to edify its pupils mind and spirits" "Most Difficult" "FT" +958 "egress" " the action of going out of or leaving a place" "noun" "from Latin egressus=""a going out""(ex=out+ PP of gredi= to step)
Deutsch : Austritt
Synonyms: departure, exit, withdrawal" "The data is stored in the router egress queue until it is serialised onto the physical wire" "Most Difficult" "FT" +959 "ersatz" "(Of a product) used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else" "adjective" "Synonyms: artificial, substitute, imitation" "During the 2nd world war, many had to make do with ersatz coffee" "Most Difficult" "FT" +960 "erstwhile" "former" "adjective" "from mid English, erst =""first, at first; once, long ago; till now"" itself from Old English ærest soonest, earliest, ""
Synonyms: old, past, one-time" "The erstwhile owner and company founder kept a close eye on how the new shareholders grew his ""baby""" "Most Difficult" "FT" +961 "euphony" " the quality of being pleasing to the ear" "noun" "from Greek eu- ""good"" (see eu-) + phone ""sound, voice,"" = well sounding
Synonyms: melodiousness, musicality" "I was moved by the melodious euphony of the spoken poem" "Most Difficult" "FT" +962 "expiate" "Atone for (guilt or sin)" "verb" "Synonyms: make amends for, make up for" "To expiate for breaking his neighbor’s window, John shovelled snow for three months." "Most Difficult" "FT" +964 "fracas" " a noisy disturbance or quarrel" "noun" "from French fracas=""crash, sudden noise; tumult, bustle, fuss""
Deutsch : Aufruhr
Synonyms: scuffle, brawl, affray" "a diplomatic fracas between the quarrelsome nations" "Most Difficult" "FT" +965 "frieze" " a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling" "noun" "“A frieze on the wall of America's Supreme Court shows some of the great law-givers of history, including the Roman emperor Justinian, Moses and Muhammad.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +966 "fusillade" " a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession" "noun" "from French fusillade, from fusiller ""to shoot""
Synonyms: salvo, volley, bombardment" "“But thanks to poor communication, many saw it as China’s first fusillade in a global currency war. “" "Most Difficult" "FT" +967 "gaffe" " an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator" "noun" "from French gaffe ""clumsy remark,""
Synonyms: blunder, mistake, error" "Goofy makes non-stop gaffes" "Most Difficult" "FT" +968 "gainsay" "Speak against or oppose (someone), deny" "verb" "Synonyms: be against, object to, be hostile to" "“She was too young to know better, let alone gainsay her wicked uncle.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +969 "gerontocracy" " a state, society, or group governed by old people" "noun" "“But Muhammad bin Salman is not merely a young face in a gerontocracy; he is a dynamic and apparently purposeful one.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +970 "halcyon" "Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful" "adjective" "Synonyms: happy, golden, idyllic" "“In their halcyon days the mainstream parties used to share most of the vote between them.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +971 "hegemony" " Leadership or dominance, especially by one group over others" "noun" "Synonyms: leadership, dominance, dominion" "“Yet if the hegemony of the dollar is unstable, its would-be successors are unsuitable.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +972 "hermetic" "Insulated or protected from outside influences" "adjective" "Synonyms: airtight, sealed" "“More worryingly, there was a hermetic logic to them which, with the passions they aroused, made it possible to see how they could beguile and thrill many more.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +973 "heterodox" "not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs" "adjective" "Synonyms: unorthodox, heretical, dissenting" "“Among those discriminated against for holding heterodox religious views, the Bahai community continues particularly to suffer.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +974 "homogeneous" "of the same kind; alike" "adjective" "Synonyms: uniform, identical, unvaried" "“It also has proportionately more immigrants than almost anywhere else. Next to London, famously cosmopolitan cities like Paris and Berlin are actually rather homogeneous.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +976 "idyll" " an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene" "noun" "Synonyms: perfect time, ideal time, honeymoon" "“That might just persuade them to forgive the scriptwriters for the unwelcome disruption to their rural idyll.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +977 "ignoble" "not honorable in character or purpose" "adjective" "Synonyms: dishonorable, unworthy, base" "“Moreover, by controlling the body he controlled the equally unruly mind, keeping it pure from 'ignoble strife'.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +978 "impugn" "Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive)" "verb" "Synonyms: call into question, challenge" "“Impugning Mr. Abe’s motives is too cynical. His commitment to economic revival was no doubt sincere...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +979 "incise" "Mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or a series of cut" "verb" "Synonyms: engrave, etch, carve" "“This 12th-century incense burner is incised with calligraphy that identifies its maker and first owner.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +980 "incubus" " a cause of distress or anxiety" "noun" "“The Japanese people, freed of the incubus of a war industry which by 1938 was absorbing 61 per cent of their national income, have a chance of recovering...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +981 "knell" " the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral" "noun" "Synonyms: toll, ringing, chime" "“The change in policy is a blow to the prison industry, but it hardly sounds a death knell for its business model.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +982 "lachrymose" "Inducing tears; sad" "adjective" "Synonyms: sad, tearful, weepy" "“This morning the world is not talking about a dubious song by the host, a lachrymose speech or even an appalling outfit.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +983 "lacuna" " an unfilled space or interval; a gap" "noun" "Synonyms: interval, gap" "“This insane lacuna in the justice system reflects extreme systemic prejudice by drivers against cyclists, and would be easy enough to fix.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +984 "lambaste" "Criticize (someone or something) harshly" "verb" "Synonyms: castigate, chastise, condemn" "“Yet the president was lambasted for his otherworldly complacency.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +985 "larceny" " Theft of personal property" "noun" "Synonyms: stealing, robbery, pilfering" "“But there are still no checks and balances on its exercise, as the larceny of governors illustrates.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +986 "libertine" "a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion" "adjective" "Synonyms: freethinker, hedonist, profligate" "“There are aunts for every worldview, from libertine to puritan and from reactionary to radical.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +988 "maelstrom" " a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil" "noun" "Synonyms: turbulence, tumult, turmoil" "“The execution of its leaders, as much as the Easter Rising itself, triggered a maelstrom of events: a surge of anti-British rage...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +989 "magnate" " a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman" "noun" "Synonyms: industrialist, tycoon, mogul" "“Several of America’s great industrialists built empires in Pittsburgh, including Andrew Carnegie, a steel magnate. “" "Most Difficult" "FT" +990 "malaproprism" " the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect" "noun" "Synonyms: misuse, solecism, blunder" "“And so on down the list of supposed malapropisms. 'You can observe a lot by watching,' means plenty...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +991 "misanthropy" " a dislike of humankind" "noun" "Synonyms: cynicism, hatred of mankind" "“[Labour] did not fall into the traps of the old left: confusing individualism for misanthropy...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +992 "monolithic" "large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform" "adjective" "Synonyms: inflexible, rigid, unbending" "“Four things have made Europe a harsher environment for the centre left: its own success, structural change in the economy, a reduced fear of political extremes and the decline of monolithic class groups.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +994 "myopic" "nearsighted" "adjective" "Synonyms: short-sighted, insular, small-minded" "“They are also myopic, judging politicians’ economic management on the basis of only the very recent past.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +995 "nadir" " the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization" "noun" "Synonyms: the all-time low, zero" "“Between its pre-crisis peak in late 2007 and its nadir at the end of 2009, the economy contracted by 11.2%”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +996 "neophyte" " a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief" "noun" "Synonyms: beginner, learner, novice" "“Mr. Gioia also delves into musical theory, in a way that will help both jazz neophytes and experts understand what they are listening to.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +997 "noisome" "having an extremely offensive smell; harmful, offensive, destructive: " "adjective" "Synonyms: irritating, disagreeable, unpleasant" "The noisome odor of the dump carried for miles." "Most Difficult" "FT" +998 "nostrum" " a pet scheme or favorite remedy, especially one for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement" "noun" "Synonyms: cure, prescription, answer" "“It became a nostrum among rank-and-file Republicans that mainstream opinion polls are biased and should be ignored...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +999 "occlude" "Stop, close up, or obstruct" "verb" "Synonyms: block, cover, shut in" "“Mars will be as far away as 370m kilometres in 2013, and occluded for two weeks by the sun to boot...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1000 "paean" " a song of praise or triumph" "noun" "Synonyms: song of praise, hymn, alleluia" "“'It is the right that has inherited the ambitious modernist urge to destroy and innovate in the name of a universal project,' Tony Judt, a British historian, lamented in 'Ill Fares the Land', a paean to social democracy he dictated on his death bed.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1001 "panoply" " a complete or impressive collection of things" "noun" "Synonyms: array, range, collection" "“'The panoply of restrictions results in greater disenfranchisement,' the ruling read, 'than any of the law’s provisions individually.'”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1002 "pastiche" " an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources" "noun" "Synonyms: mixture, blend, medley" "“Both enjoyed producing small articles and pastiches, she for the college magazine, he for avant-garde publications...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1003 "paucity" " the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts" "noun" "Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth" "“Yet the paucity of businesses is not due to a shortage of opportunities to make money.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1004 "pellucid" "Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood" "adjective" "Synonyms: comprehensible, understandable" "“Turning a crowd from hostility to adoration through pellucid, charismatic truthtelling is a venerable Hollywood trope...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1005 "phalanx" " a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation" "noun" "“A collection of giant slabs surrounded by thick iron railings, protected by a phalanx of armed guards...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1006 "philistine" " A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts" "noun" "Synonyms: oaf, anti-intellectual, boor" "“By choosing such an unimpeachably serious and artistic project as its first film production, the company has made anyone who grumbles seem like a philistine.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1007 "pique" " a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight" "noun" "Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure, indignation" "“The Russians have responded with predictable pique—just as many refused to condemn the violence of their football hooligans...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1008 "polemic" " a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something" "noun" "Synonyms: diatribe, invective" "“Marion Nestle's heavyweight polemic against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo comes at an odd moment for the industry.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1009 "précis" " a summary or abstract of a text or speech" "noun" "Synonyms: synopsis, summation" "“His latest book, 'Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking', is a précis of those 50 years, distilled into 77 readable and mostly bite-sized chapters.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1010 "prosaic" "Commonplace; unromantic" "adjective" "Synonyms: ordinary, everyday" "“However, while it is large-scale evacuations at times of crisis that grab attention, the biggest risks that business travellers face are more prosaic.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1011 "pundit" " an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public" "noun" "Synonyms: authority, adviser" "“And yet the prevailing view among pundits is that Russia is indeed back in Asia.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1012 "querulous" "Complaining in a petulant or whining manner" "adjective" "Synonyms: pettish, touchy, testy" "“Their querulous, hostile or annoyed faces recur in her work from the late 1950s.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1013 "quiescence" " a state or period of inactivity or dormancy" "noun" "Synonyms: inactivity, inertia, latency" "“Horrible conditions do not guarantee revolts, and moderately bad conditions do not necessarily thwart them. The question is what to make of the relative quiescence of America’s poor.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1014 "quixotic" "exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical" "adjective" "Synonyms: unrealistic, impractical, romantic" "“In one chapter... the director probes some of the quixotic visionaries driving the digital revolution forward.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1015 "raconteur" " a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way" "noun" "Synonyms: storyteller, spinner of yarns" "“The latest continental raconteur eager to spin Ireland’s tale is the European Union.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1016 "redress" " remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance" "noun" "Synonyms: reparation, restitution, recompense" "“There must be redress by an independent tribunal for those who have been mistreated.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1017 "repast" " a meal" "noun" "Synonyms: feast, banquet" "“Lunchtime, it is held, would be the optimal time to invade France. Little can distract a Frenchman from his sacred noonday repast.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1018 "ribald" "Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way" "adjective" "Synonyms: bawdy, indecent, risqué" "“When challenged... about human rights in Chechnya, he replied with a ribald offer to arrange for the questioner's Islamic circumcision.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1019 "rococo" "Characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration" "adjective" "‘The building, which once served as the local town hall, boasts rococo wall carvings, a statue of Pallas Athena...”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1020 "sanguine" "Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. cheerful; confident: ""Her sanguine attitude put everyone at ease.""(Sangfroid (noun) is a related French word meaning unflappibility. Literally, it means cold blood)" "adjective" "Synonyms: hopeful, buoyant, assured" "“Some fear a future of mass unemployment. Others are sanguine that people will have time to adapt.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1021 "scintilla" " a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling" "noun" "Synonyms: particle, iota, smidgen" "“After a scintilla of regret over lost youth, to turn 50 should be to enter the prime of life, with a plenitude of projects and achievements.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1022 "semantic" "Relating to meaning in language or logic" "adjective" "Synonyms: lingual, semasiological" "“Semantic parsing also ensued over whether the modifier 'meaningful' is significantly (or meaningfully) different from 'significant.'”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1023 "sobriquet" " a person’s nickname" "noun" "Synonyms: appellation, moniker" "“This provoked widespread debate about the role of intellectual property and earned him the sobriquet 'Champion of Patents.'”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1024 "soporific" "Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep" "adjective" "Synonyms: sleep-inducing, somnolent, sedative" "“In the soporific heat you would be forgiven for thinking that time had forgotten the New Jersey-sized nation.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1025 "supine" "Failing to act as a result of moral weakness or indolence; laying back with the face upward (opposite position to prone)" "adjective" "Synonyms: weak, spineless" "“Last year Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, brought in a corporate-governance code which...requires hitherto supine institutional investors to keep a close eye on firms they invest in.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1026 "synoptic" "Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view" "adjective" "Synonyms: concise, succinct, compressed" "“They were mind-expandingly right in their synoptic vision, if frequently inexact and sometimes mistaken in their specifics.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1027 "toady" "Act in an obsequious way" "verb" "Synonyms: be servile towards, grovel to" "“Britain’s Conservative government is accused of sacrificing the steel industry to toady up to China.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1028 "truculent" "Eager or quick to argue or fight" "adjective" "Synonyms: defiant, aggressive" "“Mr. Boehner, having abandoned his long battle with his party’s truculent right-wingers and announced his resignation in September, wanted to ‘clear the barn’ for his successor.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1029 "turgid" "(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic" "adjective" "Synonyms: overblown, inflated, grandiose" "“It promotes a cult of personality around Mr. Baghdadi. It churns out turgid propaganda about repaired bridges and newly opened schools.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1030 "tyro" " a beginner or novice" "noun" "Synonyms: learner, neophyte, newcomer" " ""They easily took advantage of the tyro.""" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1031 "umbrage" " Offense or annoyance" "noun" "Synonyms: insult, affront" "“Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s president, takes umbrage at charges that reforms are lagging.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1032 "verdant" "(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation" "adjective" "Synonyms: leafy, grassy, lush" "“The Holey Artisan Bakery... overlooking a placid lake in Dhaka, was a foodie’s labour of love in a verdant corner of the chaotic capital.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1033 "virulent" "extremely severe or harmful in its effects" "adjective" "Synonyms: toxic, deadly, destructive" "‘A more likely catastrophe, Mr. Rawles believes, would be a pandemic virulent enough to cause the breakdown of the national sewerage system as well as the grid.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1034 "vitriol" " Cruel and bitter criticism" "noun" "Synonyms: venom, nastiness" "“Given the vitriol that has followed the film since its inception, it does well simply not to be a colossal misstep.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1035 "vociferous" "(Especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous" "adjective" "Synonyms: blatant, clamorous, noisy" "“Ten weeks of ever-more vociferous argument, claims and counterclaims stretch between now and June 23rd, when the vote will take place.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1036 "xenophobia" " Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries" "noun" "“Denk will not win more than a few seats in next year’s general election, but it is posing a crucial question: at a time of rising xenophobia, can Europe’s minorities rely on the broad centre-left parties for which they usually vote?”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1037 "yoke" " a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull" "noun" "Synonyms: bond, tie, subjection" "“The existential consequences of throwing off the yoke of religion is debated in many countries.”" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1038 "ambi " "both sides " "Greek/Latin root" "ambidextrous (both-handed)
ambivalent (be in 2 minds)" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1040 "am
ami" "love" "Greek/Latin root" "amiable -friendly
pleasant
lovable
amicable =characterized by friendliness
amity -friendly and peaceful relations
amorous -showing romantic love
enamored=inflamed with love
captivated" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1041 "avi" "bird" "Greek/Latin root" "Aviary =a large enclosure for birds Aviatrix =a female airplane pilot Aviation =the art of designing or operating aircraft" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1043 "cog" "to know" "Greek/Latin root" "Cognizant=fully informed
conscious
cognition =process of acquiring knowledge
incognito =disguised so no one knows you
recognize =to discover that one knows
cogitate =to think carefully about" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1044 "col
con
com" "with " "Greek/Latin root" "collaborate=to work together collision =smashingtogether colloquial -words formed by everyday interaction commemorate =to memorize together commune=living together while owning things in common concomitant=accompanying concur =to agree with someone" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1045 "dol" "pain
suffering" "Greek/Latin root" "Condolence = expression of sympathy
Indolence = a state of being lazy or slothful
Doleful = sorrowful
mournful
Dolorous = full of pain or sorrow" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1046 "dys" "abnormal
bad" "Greek/Latin root" "dyspepsia =abnormal indigestion
dystopia =an imaginary place of total misery
dyslexia =impairmentof the ability to handle word
dysfunctional =poorly functional" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1047 "eu" "good
well" "Greek/Latin root" "euphemism =replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one
euphony =having a pleasant sound
euphoria =feeling of well=being
eulogy =speech in praise of someone
eugenics =the study of hereditary improvement of a race" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1048 "extra" "outside
beyond" "Greek/Latin root" "extraordinary =beyond ordinary
extraterrestrial =outside the Earth
extrovert =an outgoing person
extradite =to hand over an accused to the state where crime was committed" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1049 "gen
o
e
genesis" "birth
gender
family
kind
race (genre)" "Greek/Latin root" "genealogy =the study of the history of a family
generation =all the people born at approx the same
genetic =relating to heredity encoded in the genes
Congenital =existing from birth" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1050 "grat" "pleasing" "Greek/Latin root" "gratify =to pleasesomeone
grateful =feeling thankful
gratuity =a tip
token of appreciationin
gratiate =to bring oneself into the favor ofanother by deliberate efforts" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1051 "loc
loq" "speak" "Greek/Latin root" "Grandiloquent =pompous or inflated in language eloquent =speaking beautifully and forcefully loquacio loquacious =very talkative circumlocution=roundabout talk elocution =art of clear & expressive speaking" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1052 "mal
male" "bad
evil
ill " "Greek/Latin root" "malfunction=not functioning properly
malevolence=ill will
malicious =showing strong ill will
malediction=a curse
malign=to speak ill about someone
maladroit =clumsy
tactless" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1053 "meta" "beyond
change
between" "Greek/Latin root" "metaphysics =study of nature and reality
metamorphosis =a complete change of form
metastasis =the transmission of disease to other parts of the body." "Root words" "Aristotle" +1054 "morph" "shape
form" "Greek/Latin root" "metamorphosis =complete change of form
morphology =the branch of biology that deals with the structure & form of organisms
amorphous =without distinct shape or form" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1055 "nat" "born" "Greek/Latin root" "innate =included since birth
nascent =starting to develop
natal =relating to birth
natural =gotten at birth
not afterward" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1056 "ob
op" "against
opposition
" "Greek/Latin root" "object =to be against something
obscure =hard to understand
obstruct=hinder
obfuscate=confuse
darken
obtuse –not sharp
dull
obstreperous –noisly defiant.Unruly" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1057 "omni" "all" "Greek/Latin root" "omnipotent =with all the power
omniscient =knowing all things
omnipresent=present everywhere
omnivorous =eating all foods" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1058 "pan" "all
any
everyone" "Greek/Latin root" "panacea =a cure for all diseases or problems
panorama =an allaround view
pantheism =the worship of all gods
pandemic =affecting all" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1059 "path" "feeling
emoition" "Greek/Latin root" "empathy=identification with & understanding of another’s feeling
sapathy =a lack of feeling or interest
sympathy=harmony or agreement
sharing someone’s feelings
antipathy=a feeling of great dislike" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1060 "purge" "clean" "Greek/Latin root" "Purge =remove anything undesirable
purgatory =according to Roman Catholics a placewhere souls must clean themselves of sin
expurgate =remove objectionable passages from a publication" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1061 "sci" "to know" "Greek/Latin root" "conscience =sense of knowing right from wrong
conscious =knowing what is happening
omniscient =knowing everything
prescient =ability to perceive events before they occur" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1062 "somn" "sleep" "Greek/Latin root" "insomnia =inability to fall asleep
somniloquy =talking in one’s sleep
somnolent =feeling sleepy
Somnambulist=sleep walker" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1063 "theo" "god" "Greek/Latin root" "monotheism =belief in one god
polytheism =worshiping more than one God
theology =the study of religion
god
etc
theocracy=Form of govt where religion is the guiding principle" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1064 "tractable" "pull" "Greek/Latin root" "attract =to pull nearer
distract =to drag attention away fromsomething
Intractable=stubborn" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1065 "ver" "truth" "Greek/Latin root" "veracious =truthful
honest
veracity =the truth
verify =to make sure that something is true
veritable
averasseverate" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1066 "viv" "life" "Greek/Latin root" "Vivid=livelyrevival =the act of bringing back to life
vital =pertaining to live
vivacious =high-spirited and full of life
convivial=sociable" "Root words" "Aristotle" +1067 "ger" "old age" "adjective" "geriatrics =medicine pertaining to the elderly gerontocracy =the rule of the elders gerontology =the science of aging." "SMB" +1068 "grand" "grandeur=the quality of being grand/magnificient
grandiose=pretentiously grand
aggrandize=to make something appear bigger or greater
grandiloquent=pompous or bombastic " "SMB" +1069 "vac" "empty" "Greek/Latin root" "evacuate =to empty a dangerous place
vacant =empty
not occupied
acation =a time without work
vacuous =lacking intelligence" "Greek/Latin " "MSU" +1070 "belli" "war" "Greek/Latin root" "bellicose =warlike in manner or temperament
belligerent =hostile
ready to fight
rebel =person who opposes and fights" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1073 "cis" "cut" "Greek/Latin root" "incision
precision" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1074 "cosm" "order
world" "Greek/Latin root" "cosmos
microcosm " "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1075 "cycl" "circle" "Greek/Latin root" "cycle
cyclone" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1077 "dict" "word
speak
say" "Greek/Latin root" "dictate
dictation
dictator" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1078 "duc
duct" "carry
lead" "Greek/Latin root" "conduct
conducive" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1079 "fac
fact" "do
make" "Greek/Latin root" "facsimile
manufacture" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1080 "fect" "do
make" "Greek/Latin root" "perfect" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1081 "form" "shape" "Greek/Latin root" "uniform
reform" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1082 "fort" "strong" "Greek/Latin root" "fortify
fort
fortifications
" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1086 "log
logy" "speech
study of dialog" "Greek/Latin root" "analogy" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1087 "man
manu" "hand" "Greek/Latin root" "manage
manual  " "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1088 "mater
matri" "mother
home" "Greek/Latin root" "matriarch
maternity" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1089 "medi" "middle" "Greek/Latin root" "median
mediocre" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1091 "multi" "many" "Greek/Latin root" "multiply" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1092 "nom
nym" "name" "Greek/Latin root" "nominate
synonym  " "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1093 "pater
patri" "father" "Greek/Latin root" "paternal
patriarch" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1094 "pathy" "feeling
suffering" "Greek/Latin root" "sympathy" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1097 "scend" "climb" "Greek/Latin root" "ascend
descend" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1098 "script" "written language" "Greek/Latin root" "postscript" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1099 "secut" "follow" "Greek/Latin root" "consecutive
non sequitur" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1100 "sent" "feel
think" "Greek/Latin root" "sentient
consent
sentiment" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1101 "sequ" "follow" "Greek/Latin root" "sequence
subsequently" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1102 "tact" "touch" "Greek/Latin root" "contact
tactless (without feeling)" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1103 "tempor" "time" "Greek/Latin root" "contemporary" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1104 "tract" "pull
draw out" "Greek/Latin root" "tractor
attractive" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1105 "trans" "across
move" "Greek/Latin root" "transit
transient" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1106 "vene" "assemble
meet" "Greek/Latin root" "convene" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1107 "vent" "come
go" "Greek/Latin root" "advent  " "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1108 "vers" "turn" "Greek/Latin root" "reverse
versatile" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1109 "vert" "turn" "Greek/Latin root" "Do NOT confuse with French ""vert""
which means green" "convert" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1110 "voc
vok" "voice
call" "Greek/Latin root" "vocal
revoke" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1111 "vox" "vox populi" "Greek/Latin root" "'voice of the people'" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1112 "gullible" "easily persuaded to believe something" "adjective" "The gullible little boy gave his older sister all of his allowance because she told him she would buy a pony for him." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1113 "volu
volve" "turn
roll" "Greek/Latin root" "revolution" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +1115 "lethargic" "lacking energy" "adjective" "It’s not uncommon to feel lethargic for weeks or even months after major surgery." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1116 "paradox" "a statement that contradicts itself but might be true" "noun" "The fact that the retired teacher claimed to hate all pets but adopted seven cats is an intriguing paradox." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1117 "pedant" "a person who makes an excessive display of learning" "noun" "Professor Blackwell, a well-known pedant, required his pre-med students to speak in Latin throughout the entire semester." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1118 "acro
akro" "at the top
at the end
outermost; excellent" "Greek/Latin root" "a subfrom of the Greek
PIE root ""ac"": be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce. " "acrobat(one that goes high/to the limit)
acromegaly=growth disease( highest size (mega))
acronym(sharp name=use of first letters)
acrophobia(fear of heights)
acropolis(city at the top)
" "Root words" "SMB" +1120 "desiccate" "remove the moisture from (something)" "verb" "The heat and energy from the sun can desiccate even the most hearty plants." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1121 "enervate" "cause (someone or something) to feel drained of energy; weaken" "verb" "The boxer used a swift left uppercut to the jaw to enervate his opponent." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1122 "engender" "to produce, cause, or give rise to (something)" "verb" "Political debates can engender controversy regarding the subjects discussed." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1123 "fervid" "intensely enthusiastic or passionate" "adjective" "The child showed a fervid fascination for superheroes, pouring over comic books for hours." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1124 "garrulous" "excessively talkative" "adjective" "The garrulous hair stylist talked to each customer for hours at a time." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1125 "ingenuous" "innocent and unsuspecting" "adjective" "The scam artist preyed on ingenuous nursing home residents." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1126 "loquacious" "tending to talk a great deal" "adjective" "The loquacious professor was known for his five-hour lectures." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1127 "lucid" "very clear and easy to understand" "adjective" "The lecture was lucid and straightforward, allowing the students to fully grasp the concepts presented." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1128 "misanthrope" "a person who dislikes humankind" "noun" "The neighborhood misanthrope surrounded his yard with barbed wire to keep people away." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1129 "para" "1. Greek origin = alongside
coming from
beyond; altered; contrary; irregular
abnormal
2. Latin origin =""defense
protection against; that which protects from
""" "Greek/Latin root" "1. GREEK origin : parallel (alongside each other)
paramedic (someone alongside a medic)
paraphrase (restatement=coming from phase)
parastatal (organisation that runs alongside state organisation)
paresis (altered ie
partial paralysis)
paralegal(one trained in subsidiary legal matters ""alongside legal"")
parameter (used alongside to measure system)
paraplegic (to be struck on the one side - eg lower side
left side)
paranormal (beyond normal)
parasite (alongside food)" "2. LATIN origin :
parachute (protect from falling)
parasol (protect from sun)
" "Greek/Latin " "SMB" +1130 "placate" "to make (someone) less angry or hostile" "verb" "A parent may decide to placate a baby with a pacifier." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1131 "vacillate" "to waver between different opinions or actions" "verb" "Undergraduate students often vacillate among various majors before deciding which degree to pursue." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1132 "venerate" "regard with great respect" "verb" "To venerate the fire chief’s forty years of service, the department held a special banquet." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1133 "volatile" "likely to change rapidly and unpredictably" "adjective" "It is possible for a country’s political climate to remain volatile for decades." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1134 "waver" "to go back and forth between choices or opinions" "verb" "Some citizens vote solely along party lines and never waver in their political decisions." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" +1137 "agr" "field" "Greek/Latin root" "agriculture
" "Latin words" "nko" +1138 "alt" "High" "Greek/Latin root" "alto (high pitched singer)
" "Latin words" "nko" +1139 "alter" "other" "Greek/Latin root" "alter-ego
alternative
alternate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1141 "anim" "life spirit" "Greek/Latin root" "animation" "Latin words" "nko" +1142 "ann
annu
enni" "year" "Greek/Latin root" "annual
" "Latin words" "nko" +1144 "aper" "open" "Greek/Latin root" "aperture" "Latin words" "nko" +1145 "apt" "fit" "Greek/Latin root" "aptitude
apt
" "Latin words" "nko" +1148 "aster
astr" "star" "Greek/Latin root" "astral
astronomy" "Latin words" "nko" +1153 "ambul" "walk
move" "Greek/Latin root" "ambulance" "Latin words" "nko" +1155 "arbor" "tree" "Greek/Latin root" "arboreal(pertaining to trees)
arboretum(where trees are culitivated)
arborcide(killing of trees)" "Latin words" "nko" +1157 "apo
apho" "away
off
separate" "Greek/Latin root" "apogee (furthest away)" "Latin words" "nko" +1158 "bas" "low" "Greek/Latin root" "bass
base
basement
bas-relief
" "Latin words" "nko" +1163 "brev" "brief
short" "Greek/Latin root" "brevity
" "Latin words" "nko" +1164 "bar" "pressure
weight" "Greek/Latin root" "barometer" "Latin words" "nko" +1165 "burs" "pouch
purse" "Greek/Latin root" "bursary(stipend)
bursar(treasurer of a college)" "Latin words" "nko" +1166 "cad
cas" "fall" "Greek/Latin root" "cascade
" "Latin words" "nko" +1167 "cand" "white
shining" "Greek/Latin root" "candescent(shining)
candella" "Latin words" "nko" +1168 "cap
capt
cept" "take
hold" "Greek/Latin root" "In old legal documents determining seizure of assets
the header was entitled ""document of caption""- which eventually led to the word caption being used to mean as a short summary text " "captivity
captive
capture
captious(seizes any opportunity to talk a lot about little faults)
captivation (taken hold by beauty or excellence)
" "Latin words" "nko" +1169 "capit" "head
main" "Greek/Latin root" "capitulate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1170 "carn" "flesh/плоть" "Greek/Latin root" "carnivor
" "Latin words" "nko" +1173 "cent" "hundred" "Greek/Latin root" "centimeter
centurion
cent
" "Latin words" "nko" +1174 "chrom" "color" "Greek/Latin root" "chromograph
" "Latin words" "nko" +1175 "chron" "time" "Greek/Latin root" "chronology
" "Latin words" "nko" +1177 "clin" "lean
bend" "Greek/Latin root" "word-forming element meaning ""slope
slant
incline" "incline
decline
recline
clinometer
" "Latin words" "nko" +1180 "card" "heart" "Greek/Latin root" "cardio
" "Latin words" "nko" +1184 "curr
curs" "run" "Greek/Latin root" "current
courier
" "Latin words" "nko" +1185 "cata" "down
against completely
intensive
according to" "Greek/Latin root" "catabatic wind(downslope)
catapult(throw against intensely) catastrophe(intense against what is expected)
catoptric(pertaining to mirrors)
cataclysm(flood=intensive washing)
cataclasm(great breaking down)
cathode(lower negative pole)
catheter(lets down liquid out of body)
catacomb(underground burial place)
" "Latin words" "nko" +1186 "caust
caut" "to burn" "Greek/Latin root" "caustic soda
" "Latin words" "nko" +1187 "cerebr" "brain" "Greek/Latin root" "cerebral
" "Latin words" "nko" +1188 "cert" "sure" "Greek/Latin root" "certitude
certain
" "Latin words" "nko" +1189 "chrys" "gold
yellow" "Greek/Latin root" "chrysthanium" "Latin words" "nko" +1190 "cruc" "cross" "Greek/Latin root" "crucify
" "Latin words" "nko" +1193 "dec" "ten" "Greek/Latin root" "decade
decennial
" "Latin words" "nko" +1195 "derm" "skin" "Greek/Latin root" "dermatologist" "Latin words" "nko" +1198 "dign" "worthy" "Greek/Latin root" "dignity
" "Latin words" "nko" +1200 "dorm" "sleep" "Greek/Latin root" "dormitory
dormant
" "Latin words" "nko" +1202 "don" "give" "Greek/Latin root" "donor
" "Latin words" "nko" +1203 "dur" "harden
to last
lasting" "Greek/Latin root" "durable
" "Latin words" "nko" +1205 "equ" "equal" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1206 "fac
fact
fect" "make
do" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1207 "fer" "bear
carry/нести
передавать" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1208 "fid" "faith
truth" "Greek/Latin root" "fidelity
" "Latin words" "nko" +1209 "fin" "end" "Greek/Latin root" "finish
" "Latin words" "nko" +1210 "flect
flex" "bend" "Greek/Latin root" "deflect
reflect
reflection
" "Latin words" "nko" +1213 "frag
fract" "break" "Greek/Latin root" "frag
fractify
frag
fract
frag
fractifications
" "Latin words" "nko" +1214 "fug" "flee
бежать
спасаться бегством" "Greek/Latin root" "fugitive
" "Latin words" "nko" +1215 "fus" "pour
away" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1217 "em
en" "into
cover with
cause" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1218 "en
in" "inside" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1219 "ergo" "work" "Greek/Latin root" "argon(a=not+ergon=work=>inert)
ergophobia(fear of work)
ergonomic=economic study of work
" "Latin words" "nko" +1220 "for" "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1221 "fore" "in front of
previous
earlier" "Greek/Latin root" "forehead
" "Latin words" "nko" +1223 "gest" "carry
bring" "Greek/Latin root" "gestation period" "Latin words" "nko" +1224 "grad
gress" "step
go" "Greek/Latin root" "gradual
gradient
" "Latin words" "nko" +1227 "hydr" "water" "Greek/Latin root" "anhydous
hydraulic
" "Latin words" "nko" +1228 "integer
integra
integrum" "entire" "Greek/Latin root" "integer
integral
intergrate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1229 "ject" "throw" "Greek/Latin root" "eject
reject
inject
" "Latin words" "nko" +1230 "junct" "meet
join" "Greek/Latin root" "junction
" "Latin words" "nko" +1231 "lat" "to carry
to bear (correlation)/передавать" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1232 "leg
lig
lect" "choose
gather" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1235 "log" "word
study" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1237 "luc
lum" "light" "Greek/Latin root" "luminary
lucifer
" "Latin words" "nko" +1239 "gon" "angle" "Greek/Latin root" "polygon
hexagon
" "Latin words" "nko" +1240 "gran" "grain" "Greek/Latin root" "granular" "Latin words" "nko" +1241 "helic" "spiral
circular" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1242 "heli" "sun" "Greek/Latin root" "helium
heli-centric
" "Latin words" "nko" +1243 "hemo-
hemato-
emia-" "blood" "Greek/Latin root" " anaemia:an=lack of blood
+ azotemia:azot=nitrogen in the blodd
+ glycemia:glyco=sugar in the blood
+ hematite:tite=stone, ie. bloodlike stone
+ hemoglobin:globule=red cells in blood
+ hemophilia:philia=loves (to shed) blood, ie. ""bluter""
+ hemorrhage:rhage=breaking/tear, ie. losing a lot of blood
+ hemorrhoids:rhoos=stream, ie. stream of blood from veins (in rectal area)
+ hypoglycemia:hypo=under+glyc=sugar, d.h. low sugar level
+ leukemia:leukos =white cell accumulation in blood, ie. cancer
+ thalassemia:thalasse=sea, ie. an inherited blood disease common to those nations around hte mediterreanean sea
+ toxemia:toxon=toxic blood, ie. blood poisoning
+ uremia:disease of urine/urea in blood due to kidney malfunctioning
" "Latin words" "nko" +1244 "histo" "tissue" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1245 "jud" "law" "Greek/Latin root" "judicial
" "Latin words" "nko" +1246 "juven" "young" "Greek/Latin root" "juvenile
" "Latin words" "nko" +1247 "lip" "fat" "Greek/Latin root" "liposuction
lippid
" "Latin words" "nko" +1248 "iso" "equal" "Greek/Latin root" "isobar
isometric
" "Latin words" "nko" +1249 "lact" "milk" "Greek/Latin root" "lactose
lactate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1250 "lud
lus" "play" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1251 "later" "side" "Greek/Latin root" "lateral
latitude
" "Latin words" "nko" +1252 "magn" "great" "Greek/Latin root" "magnificent
" "Latin words" "nko" +1254 "mar" "Sea" "Greek/Latin root" "maritime
marine
" "Latin words" "nko" +1256 "mega" "large" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1257 "ment" "mind" "Greek/Latin root" "mental
" "Latin words" "nko" +1258 "merg" "plunge
sink/погружаться
тонуть" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1261 "migr" "wander" "Greek/Latin root" "migrate
emmigrate
migrant
" "Latin words" "nko" +1262 "mir" "Look" "Greek/Latin root" "mirage
" "Latin words" "nko" +1265 "mot
move" "move" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1266 "mult" "many" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1267 "mut" "change" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1268 "myo" "muscle" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1269 "mand" "order" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1270 "nat" "born" "Greek/Latin root" "national
natavity
native
" "Latin words" "nko" +1271 "nav" "ship" "Greek/Latin root" "navigate
navigation" "Latin words" "nko" +1272 "neg" "deny" "Greek/Latin root" "negate
negative
" "Latin words" "nko" +1274 "nov" "new" "Greek/Latin root" "novelty" "Latin words" "nko" +1275 "ocul" "eye" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1276 "oper" "work" "Greek/Latin root" "operate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1277 "pater
patri" "father" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1280 "pel
pulse" "drive" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1281 "pend
pens" "hang" "Greek/Latin root" "pending
pendant
" "Latin words" "nko" +1282 "pet" "seek" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1283 "petr" "stone
rock" "Greek/Latin root" "From Peter ""you are the rock that I will build my Church""
said Jesus" "petrified
" "Latin words" "nko" +1286 "phon" "sound" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1287 "plic" "fold
bend/складывать
сгибать" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1289 "pon
pos" "place
put" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1290 "pot" "drink" "Greek/Latin root" "potable water
" "Latin words" "nko" +1291 "poten" "powerful" "Greek/Latin root" "potentate
potent" "Latin words" "nko" +1292 "prehend
prehens" "take
grasp" "Greek/Latin root" "comprehend
aprehend
" "Latin words" "nko" +1293 "prot" "first" "Greek/Latin root" "prototype" "Latin words" "nko" +1295 "ortho" "straight" "Greek/Latin root" "orthoate
orthodontist
" "Latin words" "nko" +1296 "narr" "tell" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1297 "od" "pass
way" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1299 "pept
peps" "digestion" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1300 "phyt" "plant
grow" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1302 "plaud
plod
plaus
plos" "approve
clap" "Greek/Latin root" "applaud
laudable
" "Latin words" "nko" +1303 "pul" "urge" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1304 "pugn
pung" "fight" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1306 "pyr" "fire" "Greek/Latin root" "pyromaniac
" "Latin words" "nko" +1307 "quer
quir" "ask
seek" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1308 "quis
ques" "guest" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1309 "reg
rig
rect" "rule
govern" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1310 "rid
ris" "laugh" "Greek/Latin root" "ridicule
" "Latin words" "nko" +1311 "rupt" "break" "Greek/Latin root" "rupture
" "Latin words" "nko" +1312 "sacr
sanct" "holy" "Greek/Latin root" "sacrement
sanctuary" "Latin words" "nko" +1316 "sec
sect" "cut" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1317 "sed
sid
sess" "sit
seat" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1320 "serv" "keep" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1321 "sist" "place
stand" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1322 "solv
solu" "loosen" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1324 "soph" "wisdom" "Greek/Latin root" "sophomore
" "Latin words" "nko" +1325 "spec
spect
spic" "look
appear" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1326 "spir" "breathe" "Greek/Latin root" "aspiration
expiration
" "Latin words" "nko" +1327 "stat
stab" "stand" "Greek/Latin root" "static
stationary
" "Latin words" "nko" +1328 "string
strict" "bind/связывать" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1329 "stru
struct" "build" "Greek/Latin root" "structure
" "Latin words" "nko" +1330 "sum
sumpt" "take" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1331 "radic
radix" "root" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1332 "ram" "branch" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1333 "rub
rhod" "red" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1334 "san" "health" "Greek/Latin root" "sanitatin
" "Latin words" "nko" +1336 "scler" "hard" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1338 "son" "sound" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1339 "tang
ting
tact
tig" "touch" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1340 "teg
tect" "cover" "Greek/Latin root" "tectonic plates
" "Latin words" "nko" +1343 "ten
tain" "hold
reach" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1344 "term" "end" "Greek/Latin root" "terminal
terminus
" "Latin words" "nko" +1345 "ter
terr" "land
earth" "Greek/Latin root" "terresital
terraine
termite
" "Latin words" "nko" +1346 "therm" "heat" "Greek/Latin root" "thermometer
thermal
therme
isotherm
" "Latin words" "nko" +1347 "tort
tors" "twist" "Greek/Latin root" "torsion
" "Latin words" "nko" +1349 "trit" "rub/тереть
натирать" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1350 "trud
trus" "thrust/толкать
засовывать
выпад" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1351 "umbra" "shade" "Greek/Latin root" "penumbra
" "Latin words" "nko" +1352 "urb" "city" "Greek/Latin root" "urban
" "Latin words" "nko" +1353 "tax" "arrangement" "Greek/Latin root" "taxomologist
" "Latin words" "nko" +1355 "vad
vas" "go" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1356 "val
vail" "be strong" "Greek/Latin root" "avail
" "Latin words" "nko" +1359 "verb" "word" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1362 "vinc
vict" "conquer" "Greek/Latin root" "victor
victorious
vincible
" "Latin words" "nko" +1366 "vol" "wish
will" "Greek/Latin root" "volunatary
" "Latin words" "nko" +1367 "vor
vour" "eat" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1368 "xen
xeno" "foreign" "Greek/Latin root" "xenophobe
" "Latin words" "nko" +1369 "xer" "dry" "Greek/Latin root" "xerox
" "Latin words" "nko" +1371 "allusion
illusion
delusion" "allusion=An allusion is a reference, direct or implied, to something or someone
illusion=An illusion, on the other hand, is something that deceives the mind or senses by creating a false impression of reality.
A delusion is a false belief or opinion" "Easily confused words" "Try associating the beginning I in illusion with an eye, relating the term to optical illusions.
Keep in mind the prefix de-, denoting privation or negation, provides a hint to the more serious contexts in which this term is sometimes used." "The author’s new book contains an allusion to mythological gods
A mirage is a type an optical illusion.
it was heartbreaking to witness my ailing grandmother’s delusion that her deceased husband was alive." "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1372 "demure
demur" "demur=To express disagreement or refuse to do something
demure=Quiet and well behaved (especially of women and children)" "Easily confused words" "Even though she was of quiet demure, the secretary demurred to bring coffee for her bos" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1373 "discreet
discrete" "discreet=Careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
discrete=Having a clear independent shape or form; separate" "Easily confused words" "Swiss banks are discreet -but do not insist that married couples each have their own discrete bank account" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1374 "disparage
disparate" "disparage=To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them
disparate=Different in every way" "Easily confused words" "The formal manager and punk employee wore disparate clothing, but the manager never disparaged him in any way" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1375 "fortify
mortify" "fortify=To strengthen something, especially in order to protect it / mortify=highly embrassment" "Easily confused words" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1376 "immure
inure" "immure=Kept as a prisoner or closed away and out of sight
inure=If you suffer or experience something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it" "Easily confused words" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1377 "inane
innate" "inane=Extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance
innate=A quality or abilitythat you were born with, not one you have learned" "Easily confused words" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1378 "incumbent
recumbent" "incumbent=The person who has or had a particular official position
recumbent=Lying down" "Easily confused words" "The future incumbent went to his job interview in a recumbent bicyle" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1379 "loath
loathe" "loath=To be unwilling to do something
loathe=To hate someone or something" "The secretary was loath to do the filing and loathed her boss for insisting she did it " "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1380 "circum" "word-forming element meaning ""around
round about
all around
on all sides
"" from Latin" "Latrin Prefix" "Circa
circadian(about a day)
circuit
circumambient(surroundings)
circumambulate(to walk around)
circumbendibus(a round about way - round the bend)
circumcise (cut around)
circumcision
circumference
circumflex(sign bent around)
circumfluent(a fluid flowing around)
circumjacent(bordering on every side)
circumlocution(a round about way of speaking
elusive" ")
circumnavigate(sail around the globe)
circumpolar(surround one of the poles)
circumscribe(to make a circle around= to encompass)
circumspect(looking around from all sides=suspect
wary)
circumspection
circumstance
circumvent(to go around)
circumvolve(to turn or to cause to roll around)
circus
" "Latin words" "nko" +1380 "testify
testy" "testify=To speak seriously about something, especially in a court of law; to give or provide proof
testy=Easily annoyed and not patient" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1381 "venal
venial" "venal=A person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money
venial=Describes a wrong action that is not serious and therefore easy to forgive" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1382 "contra
contro
counter" "against" "Latrin Prefix" "counter productive
counter force
" "Latin words" "nko" +1382 "vindicate
vindictive" "vindicate=To prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong
vindictive=Having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they have harmed you; unwilling to forgive" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1383 "de" "down
opposite of
away from
about" "Latrin Prefix" "decline
descent
" "Latin words" "nko" +1383 "wraith
wrath" "wraith=A spirit of a dead person which is sometimes represented as a pale, transparent image of that person
wrath=Extreme anger" "Easily confused words" "Khan" +1384 "demi" "half" "Prefix" "word-forming element meaning ""half
half-sized
partial
"" used in technical terms from French" "demigod
" "Latin words" "nko" +1387 "equi" "equal" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1388 "e
ex
ef" "out of
from" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1389 "extra" "out of
beyond" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1390 "hyper" "too much" "Latrin Prefix" "hyper ventilate
" "Latin words" "nko" +1391 "hypo" "too little
under" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1392 "in
il
im
ir" "into
in
on" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1396 "neo" "new" "Latrin Prefix" "neoliberal
" "Latin words" "nko" +1397 "non" "not" "Latrin Prefix" "non existant
" "Latin words" "nko" +1407 "re" "back
again" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1408 "retro" "backward" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1409 "se" "apart
away" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1410 "semi" "half" "Latrin Prefix" "semi circle
" "Latin words" "nko" +1412 "super" "above
beyond" "Latrin Prefix" "supercede
" "Latin words" "nko" +1415 "ultra" "beyond" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1416 "un" "not" "Latrin Prefix" "Latin words" "nko" +1417 "uni" "one" "Latrin Prefix" "universal
" "Latin words" "nko" +1418 "vice" "instead of" "Latrin Prefix" "vice-governor
vice-roy
vice-captain
" "Latin words" "nko" +1420 "acious
cious" "having the quality of" "Latin Suffix" "spacious
" "Latin words" "nko" +1424 "ate
ent
ant
ante" "one who" "Latin Suffix" "sycophant
" "Latin words" "nko" +1429 "er
or" "one who" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1430 "escent" "becoming" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1432 "hood" "state of" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1433 "ic
id" "of
like" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1434 "il
ile" "capable of being" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1436 "ious" "characterized by" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1441 "mony" "state of" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1444 "ous
ose" "full of" "Latin Suffix" "lachrymose(full of tears)
" "Latin words" "nko" +1445 "ship" "state of
skill" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1446 "some" "characteristic of" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1447 "tude" "state of" "Latin Suffix" "certitude
" "Latin words" "nko" +1448 "ward" "in the direction of" "Latin Suffix" "forward
backward
" "Latin words" "nko" +1449 "y" "full of" "Latin Suffix" "Latin words" "nko" +1450 "effect
affect EXCEPTIONS" "However , effect can be a verb as an exception. In these cases it is nearly always used together with a noun like ""change"" or ""solution."" To effect change/ to effect for a solution. " "Easily confused words" """The protesters wanted to effect change in the corrupt government and fight for a solution"" = bring about change BUT
, "" The protesters wanted to affect change"" = modify the intended change" "Easily confused words" "MSU" +1451 "effect
affect EXCEPTIONS" "however, affect can be used as a noun - Affect as a noun means feeling, emotion, or specific emotional response. " "Easily confused words" "The patient had a flat affect throughout the therapy session. (he patient was in kind of a blah mood) " "Easily confused words" "MSU" +1452 "missive" "a written note; note or instruction sent by superior authority" "noun" "Synonyms : command, note" "As soon as the general received the missive from his commander-in-chief, he launched an airstrike against the enemy." "Common GRE" "Prepscholar" +1453 "complaisant
complacent" " complaisant =""pleasing, obliging, gracious""
complacent = pleased with oneself, one's conditions, self-satisfied, often overly so" "adjective" "complacent is often used to imply that one is TOO self-satisfied with oneself or with what one achieved - in the sense of ""resting on one's laurels""" "Although Chuck wanted an 'A' in the class, he was complacent with a 'B'
Because John is too complaisant in his willingness to please others, people often take advantage of him" "Homophone" "merriam-webster" +1454 "akantha" "thorn" "Greek/Latin root" "a subfrom of the Greek
PIE root ""ac"": be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce. " "acacia(african thorn bush)
acanthus (mediterreanian thorn tree)" "Root words" "SMB" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.xlsx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bc2577 Binary files /dev/null and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer_v9.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 41bd27f..5f89961 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :----------------------- | :---------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| missive | Prepscholar - Reading closely | | -| choralle/corral | this list (no.146) | fix additional words being in expl. | -| complaisant/complacent | | add to list of homophones [merriam-webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complaisant) | +| | no.779 | Appeared twice in file | +| | no.1380 | Appeared twice in file | +| | no.1382 | Appeared twice in file | +| | no.1383 | Appeared twice in file | diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index 2e0b5fb..3c8020c 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "2", - "a, an", - "without, not", + "a
an", + "without
not", "Greek/Latin root", - "Atypical=not typical Atheist =one who does not believe in God Atrophy=wasting away, deterioration", + "Atypical=not typical
Atheist =one who does not believe in God
Atrophy=wasting away
deterioration", "asexual
amoral
anarchy
anhydrous
Anabaptist
anachronism", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" @@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "3", - "ab, abs, a", - "apart, away from", + "ab
abs
a", + "apart
away from", "Greek/Latin root", - "Abnormal=deviating from normal Abhor=to hate, detest Abominate=to detest Abduct=to take by force Abstruse=hard to understand Abstract=considered apart from normal existence", + "Abnormal=deviating from normal
Abhor=to hate
detest
Abominate=to detest
Abduct=to take by force
Abstruse=hard to understand
Abstract=considered apart from normal existence", "abnormal
abduct
abductor (muscle)
abscission", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ "abjure", "to reject or renounce", "verb", - "From Latin abiurare \"deny on oath,\" from ab \"off, away from\" (see ab-) + iurare \"to swear,
Synonyms: relinquish, reject, disavow", + "From Latin abiurare \"deny on oath,\" from ab \"off, away from\" (see ab-) + iurare \"to swear,








Synonyms: relinquish, reject, disavow", "“Since 1986 he has been asking candidates for public office to sign his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, in which they abjure tax increases of any sort forever.”", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ "fields": [ "5", "ac", - "sharp, bitter", + "sharp
bitter", "Greek/Latin root", - "Greek, PIE : be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce. SUBFORMS ARE. akros/acro \"at the end, at the top, outermost; excellent,\" akis \"sharp point,\" akme \"summit, edge,\" acacia; acanthus; accipiter; acer; acerbic; acescent; acetic; acid; acicular; acne; acrid; acridity; acrimony; ; acuity; acumen; acupressure; acupuncture; acute; anoxic; ; coelacanth; dioxin; deoxy-; eager; edge (n.); egg (v.) \"to goad on, incite;\" epoxy; exacerbation; ; selvage; vinegar", - "Acute =sharp, severe
Acerbic=sour or astringent in taste
Acrid=unpleasantly sharp or bitter
Acidic=something that is sour
Acrimony-bitter animosity
acrylic (liquid originally found in onions that make eyes tear)", + "Greek
PIE : be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce. SUBFORMS ARE
akros \"at the end
at the top
outermost; consummate
excellent
\" akis \"sharp point
\"
akros \"at the farthest point
highest
outermost
\"
akantha \"thorn
\" akme \"summit
edge
\" oxys \"sharp
bitter;\"", + "Acute =sharp
severe
Acerbic=sour or astringent in taste
Acrid=unpleasantly sharp or bitter
Acidic=something that is sour
Acrimony-bitter animosity
acrylic (liquid originally found in onions that make eyes tear)", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ "fields": [ "1118", "acro
akro", - "at the top,at the end, outermost; excellent", + "at the top
at the end
outermost; excellent", "Greek/Latin root", - "a subfrom of the Greek, PIE root \"ac\": be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce.", + "a subfrom of the Greek
PIE root \"ac\": be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce.", "acrobat(one that goes high/to the limit)
acromegaly=growth disease( highest size (mega))
acronym(sharp name=use of first letters)
acrophobia(fear of heights)
acropolis(city at the top)
", "Root words", "SMB" @@ -492,13 +492,13 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "779", - "oxy", - "oxys,oxy- \"sharp, bitter,\"", - "Greek/Latin root", - "a subfrom of the Greek, PIE root \"ac\": be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce.", - "oxalic
oxide
oxygen(D=Sauerstoff...)
oxymoron(oxy=sharp+moron=stupid =>a word with composites of opposite meaning)
paroxysm (", - "Root words", - "SMB" + "pertain", + "be appropriate, related, or applicable", + "verb", + "Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to", + "“Religious exceptions to the law, such as those pertaining to animal welfare, should ideally be ended...”", + "Least Difficult", + "FT" ], "flags": 0, "guid": "btfWFH^X(m", @@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ "fields": [ "17", "ad", - "toward, to", + "toward
to", "Greek/Latin root", - "Sometimes broader than ad, eg (ac, al, af, an, ap, as, at)", + "Sometimes broader than ad
eg (ac
al
af
an
ap
as
at)", "adhere
adductor (muscle)
adumbrate", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" @@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ "fields": [ "26", "-age", - "act of, state of, collection of", + "act of
state of
collection of", "suffix", "added to root words (often French) to form a noun", "salvage
storage
forage", @@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ "altruism", "the belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others", "noun", - "Synonyms: selflessness, compassion, goodwill.
Deutsch : Uneigennützigkeit, Selbstlosigkeit. From Latin/(old french) : alter/(altrui) = others", + "Synonyms: selflessness, compassion, goodwill.
Deutsch : Uneigennützigkeit, Selbstlosigkeit.
from Latin/(old french) : alter/(altrui) = others", "He was not the first to wonder about the connection between religion and altruism", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -946,11 +946,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1040", - "am, ami", + "am
ami", "love", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "amiable -friendly, pleasant, lovable
amicable =characterized by friendliness
amity -friendly and peaceful relations
amorous -showing romantic love
enamored=inflamed with love,captivated", + "amiable -friendly
pleasant
lovable
amicable =characterized by friendliness
amity -friendly and peaceful relations
amorous -showing romantic love
enamored=inflamed with love
captivated", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -1130,8 +1130,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "47", - "amphi,", - "round,", + "amphi
", + "round
", "Greek/Latin root", "", "amphitheater
amphibian
", @@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ "ante", "before", "Greek/Latin root", - "sometimes anti (when comes from Italian), where ante and anti have merged to one word (eg. Antipasti)", + "sometimes anti (when comes from Italian)
where ante and anti have merged to one word (eg. Antipasti)", "antedate
anteroom
antecedent
anterior", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" @@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ "fields": [ "77", "arch", - "leader, first, chief", + "leader
first
chief", "Greek/Latin root", "", "monarchy
oligarchy
anarchy
archetype
architect
archbishop", @@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ "astonishment", "total surprise, shock", "noun", - "from Old French estoner \"to stun, daze, deafen, astound,\" from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex \"out\" + tonare \"to thunder\"", + "from Old French estoner \"to stun, daze, deafen, astound,\" from Vulgar Latin *extonare,
from Latin ex \"out\" + tonare \"to thunder\"", "The homeless man looked at me in astonishment when I gave him the bag of money.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ "showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity)", "adjective", "Synonyms: bold, daring, fearless", - "The new CEO pursued audacious initiatives to save the company from bankruptcy. / The student’s audacious remark earned her a seat in afternoon detention.", + "The new CEO pursued audacious initiatives to save the company from bankruptcy.
The student’s audacious remark earned her a seat in afternoon detention.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ "fields": [ "92", "audio", - "hear, sound", + "hear
sound", "Greek/Latin root", "", "audiophile(someone who likes music)
audiometer(something that measures sound)
auditory(somewhere where one listens to lectures)", @@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ "aver", "to assert or allege. to declare", "verb", - "Deutsch : beteuern, behaupten. from Latin ad \"to\" (see ad-) + verus \"true\" - later meaning to assert with confident", + "Deutsch : beteuern, behaupten.
from Latin ad \"to\" (see ad-) + verus \"true\" - later meaning to assert with confident", "Many of those who voted for the President, his opponent averred, did so because they were rooked by devious lies", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ "war", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "bellicose =warlike in manner or temperament
belligerent =hostile, ready to fight
rebel =person who opposes and fights", + "bellicose =warlike in manner or temperament
belligerent =hostile
ready to fight
rebel =person who opposes and fights", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ "fields": [ "103", "bene", - "well, favorable", + "well
favorable", "Greek/Latin root", "", "benefit
benevolent
benefactor
beneficent", @@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ "calumny", "lie or slander, often to damage somone's reputation", "noun", - "from Old French calomnie (15c.), from Latin calumnia \"trickery, subterfuge, misrepresentation, malicious charge", + "from Old French calomnie (15c.),
from Latin calumnia \"trickery, subterfuge, misrepresentation, malicious charge", "The film was supposed to be a true story, but in fact it was a huge calumny to tarnish the star’s reputation.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -3111,10 +3111,10 @@ "fields": [ "146", "chorale
corral", - "n. a type of hymn (sung) or a choir", + "n. a type of hymn (sung) or a choir
n. a fenced enclosure for cattle or horses. v. to herd cattle or horses (or people) into one place", "", - "n. a fenced enclosure for cattle or horses. v. to herd cattle or horses (or people) into one place", - "Maimie always corraled Marnie into serving as secretary for the meetings.", + "Corral is of Spanish origin. The protective wide circle of ox-wagons called laager by the Afrikaners was called corral by the Americans travelling West in their wagons.", + "Maimie always corraled Marnie into serving as secretary for the meetings.
The chorale originated when Martin Luther translated sacred songs into the vernacular language ", "Homophone", "MSU" ], @@ -3211,9 +3211,9 @@ "fields": [ "1380", "circum", - "word-forming element meaning \"around, round about, all around, on all sides,\" from Latin", + "word-forming element meaning \"around
round about
all around
on all sides
\" from Latin", "Latrin Prefix", - "Circa, circadian(about a day), circuit, circumambient(surroundings), circumambulate(to walk around), circumbendibus(a round about way - round the bend), circumcise (cut around), circumcision, circumference, circumflex(sign bent around), circumfluent(a fluid flowing around), circumjacent(bordering on every side), circumlocution(a round about way of speaking, elusive", + "Circa
circadian(about a day)
circuit
circumambient(surroundings)
circumambulate(to walk around)
circumbendibus(a round about way - round the bend)
circumcise (cut around)
circumcision
circumference
circumflex(sign bent around)
circumfluent(a fluid flowing around)
circumjacent(bordering on every side)
circumlocution(a round about way of speaking
elusive", ")
circumnavigate(sail around the globe)
circumpolar(surround one of the poles)
circumscribe(to make a circle around= to encompass)
circumspect(looking around from all sides=suspect
wary)
circumspection
circumstance
circumvent(to go around)
circumvolve(to turn or to cause to roll around)
circus
", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -3351,7 +3351,7 @@ "to know", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "Cognizant=fully informed, conscious
cognition =process of acquiring knowledge
incognito =disguised so no one knows you
recognize =to discover that one knows
cogitate =to think carefully about", + "Cognizant=fully informed
conscious
cognition =process of acquiring knowledge
incognito =disguised so no one knows you
recognize =to discover that one knows
cogitate =to think carefully about", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -3389,7 +3389,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1044", - "col, con, com", + "col
con
com", "with", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ "body", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "corpse
corporeal punishment
corpus callosum", + "corpse
corporal punishment
corpus callosum", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -3920,7 +3920,7 @@ "fields": [ "1074", "cosm", - "order, world", + "order
world", "Greek/Latin root", "", "cosmos
microcosm", @@ -3943,7 +3943,7 @@ "cosmopolitan", "of or relating to a large city or massive urban area", "adjective", - "belonging to all parts of the world, limited to no place or society. adj. sophisticated", + "belonging to all parts of the world, limited to no place or society.
adj. sophisticated", "With its hugely diverse population, New York City is considered one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4088,7 +4088,7 @@ "belief", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "credence =belief that something is true or valid
credulous =believing things too easily, gullible
incredible =unbelievable
incredulous=skeptical, disbelieving", + "credence =belief that something is true or valid
credulous =believing things too easily
gullible
incredible =unbelievable
incredulous=skeptical
disbelieving", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -4616,7 +4616,7 @@ "desiccate", "to dry out completely", "verb", - "from de- \"thoroughly\" (see de-) + siccare \"to dry\" v. to suck out the vitality and passion", + "from de- \"thoroughly\" (see de-) + siccare \"to dry\"
v. to suck out the vitality and passion", "One should use sliced fruits within one day as the insides quickly desiccate.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4637,7 +4637,7 @@ "desiccate", "to dry out completely", "verb", - "from de- \"thoroughly\" (see de-) + siccare \"to dry\" v. to suck out the vitality and passion", + "from de- \"thoroughly\" (see de-) + siccare \"to dry\"
v. to suck out the vitality and passion", "One should use sliced fruits within one day as the insides quickly desiccate.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4659,7 +4659,7 @@ "desultory", "halfhearted, not having a plan or purpose", "adjective", - "
Deutsch : halbherzig adj. inconsistent or random", + "
Deutsch : halbherzig
adj. inconsistent or random", "1)The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile. 2)The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real focus", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4723,7 +4723,7 @@ "fields": [ "214", "di", - "two, double", + "two
double", "Greek/Latin root", "", "deductions are the conditions on 31 December of the tax period or at the end of the tax liability.", @@ -4743,7 +4743,7 @@ "fields": [ "215", "dia", - "across, through", + "across
through", "Greek/Latin root", "", "diagonal
dialectic
dialogue
diagnosis", @@ -4784,7 +4784,7 @@ "fields": [ "1077", "dict", - "word, speak, say", + "word
speak
say", "Greek/Latin root", "", "dictate
dictation
dictator", @@ -4825,7 +4825,7 @@ "didactic", "educational or with an instructive purpose; often includes an element of moralizing", "adjective", - "French didactique, from Latinized form of Greek didaktikos \"apt at teaching", + "French didactique,
from Latinized form of Greek didaktikos \"apt at teaching", "Because Mrs. Jones came up with lessons that were not only didactic but also fun, everyone thought she was a fantastic teacher.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4966,7 +4966,7 @@ "dirge", "funeral or mourning lament", "noun", - "In the catholic burial mass, the first answer sung is from Psalms v.9, which begins in Latin : \"Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam (\"Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight\"). So, Dirge is linked to first word, Direct in English. now, n. any sad, slow song\"", + "In the catholic burial mass, the first answer sung is from Psalms v.9, which begins in Latin : \"Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam (\"Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight\"). So, Dirge is linked to first word, Direct in English.

now, n. any sad, slow song\"", "Elton John wrote and sang the dirge at Lady Di's funeral.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -4985,7 +4985,7 @@ "fields": [ "225", "dis", - "not, apart", + "not
apart", "Greek/Latin root", "", "disperse
disinherit
disenfranchise
distend", @@ -5087,10 +5087,10 @@ "fields": [ "230", "discrepancy", - "inconsistency", + "a difference or inconsistency especially between things that should be the same", "noun", "", - "", + "The police were confused by the discrepancy between the testimonies of the two witnesses who saw the same event.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5189,7 +5189,7 @@ "dissimilar to such a degree that comparison is not possible", "adjective", "", - "", + "Even though they are identical twins, they have such disparate personalities that it’s impossible to get them confused", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5210,7 +5210,7 @@ "impartial or cool; calm; objective; unbiased", "adjective", "", - "", + "Liza is a dispassionate person who rarely displays her emotions to others", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5231,7 +5231,7 @@ "to ignore or pay no attention to", "verb", "", - "", + "If you disregard the red light at an intersection you are not only breaking the law but also endangering your life", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5252,7 +5252,7 @@ "to mislead or conceal the truth, esp. with respect to one’s motives. to conceal one's real motive, to feign", "verb", "", - "", + "Rather than answer the reporter’s questions directly, the politician chose to dissemble his responses", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5272,7 +5272,7 @@ "dissemble
disassemble", "Disassemble is to take something apart, like an old car motor, but dissemble is sneaky — it means to hide your true self,to lie to misrepresent oneself - like the guy who said he was a mechanic but had never actually seen a motor, much less put one back together.", "Easily confused words", - "dis= reverse +assemble+collect in one place=> take aprt dis=not + semble=appear=>not true representation", + "dis= reverse +assemble+collect in one place=> take aprt


dis=not + semble=appear=>not true representation", "the word is that these are Chinese actors who have been hired to resemble and dissemble North Korean fans.", "Easily confused words", "MSU" @@ -5294,7 +5294,7 @@ "to spread widely (esp. information)", "verb", "", - "", + "The pollen will disseminate into the region by Thursday, causing further burdens for allergy sufferers.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5356,7 +5356,7 @@ "to split apart, esp. a road or path", "verb", "", - "", + "Knowing that everyone would diverge after graduation, she was worried that she would not see her friends anymore.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5451,7 +5451,7 @@ "the official beliefs or tenets of particular sect or group", "noun", "", - "", + "Although Jake considered himself to be quite religious, he did not blindly follow the dogma of the church.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5487,10 +5487,10 @@ "fields": [ "1045", "dol", - "pain, suffering", + "pain
suffering", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "Condolence = expression of sympathy
Indolence = a state of being lazy or slothful
Doleful = sorrowful, mournful
Dolorous = full of pain or sorrow", + "Condolence = expression of sympathy
Indolence = a state of being lazy or slothful
Doleful = sorrowful
mournful
Dolorous = full of pain or sorrow", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -5527,7 +5527,7 @@ "fields": [ "251", "dominus", - "lord , master", + "lord
master", "Greek/Latin root", "", "dominant
dominion", @@ -5603,8 +5603,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1078", - "duc, duct", - "carry, lead", + "duc
duct", + "carry
lead", "Greek/Latin root", "", "conduct
conducive", @@ -5627,7 +5627,7 @@ "to deceive or fool", "verb", "", - "", + "My brother is a schemer who is always trying to dupe people out of their money.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5665,10 +5665,10 @@ "fields": [ "1046", "dys", - "abnormal, bad", + "abnormal
bad", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "dyspepsia =abnormal indigestion dystopia =an imaginary place of total misery dyslexia =impairmentof the ability to handle word dysfunctional =poorly functional", + "dyspepsia =abnormal indigestion
dystopia =an imaginary place of total misery
dyslexia =impairmentof the ability to handle word
dysfunctional =poorly functional", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -5869,7 +5869,7 @@ "effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect", "noun", "", - "", + "The instructor’s efficacy was reduced by the lack of educational materials.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5908,7 +5908,7 @@ "the quality of flowing out. something that flows out, such as a stream from a river (n: effluence)", "adjective, n", "", - "", + "Angered citizens confronted the factory for the effluent because they carelessly dumped into the Jackson Lake.", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -5923,7 +5923,7 @@ "fields": [ "264", "ego", - "I, self", + "I
self", "Greek/Latin root", "", "ego
egomaniac
egocentric
", @@ -5966,7 +5966,7 @@ "sad poem or song, often in remembrance of someone deceased", "noun", "", - "", + "When the princess died, one of her favorite songwriters wrote a moving elegy for her.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -5987,7 +5987,7 @@ "to provoke a response", "verb", "", - "", + "In the experiment, the scientist hoped to elicit a response from a mouse by piping high-pitched sounds into a sealed cage.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6008,7 +6008,7 @@ "persuasive and articulate speech", "adjective", "", - "", + "Since the girl spoke from the heart, the eloquence in her words allowed everyone to completely understand and believe what she was saying.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6068,7 +6068,7 @@ "well-known, respected, distinguished", "adjective", "", - "", + "Everyone was looking forward to taking the class with such an eminent professor.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6089,7 +6089,7 @@ "softening; something that softens", "adjective, noun", "", - "", + "The lotion was a great emollient for her dry skin", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -6107,7 +6107,7 @@ "based on evidence", "adjective", "", - "", + "Our data is based on empirical evidence collected in numerous studies", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6125,10 +6125,10 @@ "fields": [ "273", "emulate", - "to imitate or attempt to equal in accomplishment. to strive to equal or excel (n: emulation)", + "to imitate or attempt to equal in accomplishment to strive to equal or excel (n: emulation)
It is about the setting a goal to equal or exceed what someone else achieved, not necessarily doing it their way.", "verb", "", - "", + "Sue is going to emulate her brother's strong work ethic in order to be successful.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6146,10 +6146,10 @@ "fields": [ "274", "emulate
imitate", - "to pattern one's behavior (on a respected role model)", + "Emulate means \"to try to be as good or successful as.\"
Imitate means \"to copy or fashion oneself after.\"", "Easily confused words", - "to copy", "", + "He did not limit his actions to imitating his role model, but wished to go further and emulate his idol's success", "Easily confused words", "MSU" ], @@ -6209,7 +6209,7 @@ "a formal eulogy or speech of praise", "noun", "", - "", + "Mrs. Poundstone was surprised and delighted on the last day of school when the students in her most difficult class presented her with an encomium they had written, praising her work as a teacher.", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -6281,10 +6281,10 @@ "fields": [ "282", "enervate", - "to exhaust or drain of energy. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: \"The heatenervated everyone.\" (adj: enervating)", + "to exhaust or drain of energy. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: (adj: enervating)", "verb", "", - "", + "The heat enervated everyone.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6302,10 +6302,10 @@ "fields": [ "282", "enervate", - "to exhaust or drain of energy. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: \"The heatenervated everyone.\" (adj: enervating)", + "to exhaust or drain of energy. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: (adj: enervating)", "verb", "", - "", + "The heat enervated everyone.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6327,7 +6327,7 @@ "to cause or give rise to", "verb", "", - "His slip of the toungue engendered much laughter.", + "His slip of the toungue engendered much laughter.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6348,7 +6348,7 @@ "to cause or give rise to", "verb", "", - "His slip of the toungue engendered much laughter.", + "His slip of the toungue engendered much laughter.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6370,7 +6370,7 @@ "engender is to bring into being, whereas endanger is to put at risk", "Easily confused words", "", - "", + "Some people believe violent video games engender feelings of hostility in young people, thereby endangering them and those around them.", "Easily confused words", "MSU" ], @@ -6391,7 +6391,7 @@ "intensify, increase, augment", "verb", "", - "", + "When Jane paints her bedroom yellow, she is going to really enhance the room and make it appear brighter.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6412,7 +6412,7 @@ "a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand", "noun", "puzzle, mystery", - "Scientists continue to research cancer to solve the enigma of its primary cause, which will hopefully lead to a cure.", + "Scientists continue to research cancer to solve the enigma of its primary cause, which will hopefully lead to a cure.", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -6430,7 +6430,7 @@ "belief that one deserves things one has not earned", "noun", "n. the rights one is afforded under the law", - "", + "The spoiled girl’s sense of entitlement to any object in sight resulted in her inability to make friends", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6469,7 +6469,7 @@ "fields": [ "292", "epi", - "upon, over", + "upon
over", "Greek/Latin root", "", "epidermis
epidemic
epigram
epitaph
epithet
epiphyte
epistasis
epinephrine
epiphysis", @@ -6528,7 +6528,7 @@ "even-tempered", "adjective", "adj. not given to much change or variation", - "", + "Because she is so equable, my even-tempered mother rarely gets upset.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6549,7 +6549,7 @@ "ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one interpretation -- often intentionally so: \"Republicans complained that Bill Clinton's answers were equivocal.\" (v. equivocate)", "adjective", "", - "Politicians have been known to provide equivocal answers to reporters’ questions.", + "x", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -6567,7 +6567,7 @@ "to use ambiguous language in order to mislead or deceive", "verb", "", - "", + "Whenever the politician responded to questions, he would avoid eye contact and equivocate his answers.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6626,7 +6626,7 @@ "incorrect", "adjective", "", - "", + "Despite the fact that you used an erroneous method to solve the problem, somehow you managed to arrive at the correct solution.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6726,7 +6726,7 @@ "avoid or abstain from", "verb", "", - "", + "True vegetarians eschew food items that come from living animals.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6829,7 +6829,7 @@ "deserving respect, esteem, and admiration", "adjective", "", - "", + "Our estimable professor is constantly being recognized for his cancer research", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -6885,10 +6885,10 @@ "fields": [ "1047", "eu", - "good, well", + "good
well", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "euphemism =replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one euphony =having a pleasant sound euphoria =feeling of well=being eulogy =speech in praise of someone eugenics =the study of hereditary improvement of a race", + "euphemism =replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one
euphony =having a pleasant sound
euphoria =feeling of well=being
eulogy =speech in praise of someone
eugenics =the study of hereditary improvement of a race", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -6988,7 +6988,7 @@ "challenging, demanding, grueling", "adjective", "", - "", + "Sarah’s exacting client insisted she work during the holidays.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7045,10 +7045,10 @@ "fields": [ "318", "exigent", - "urgent or pressing", + "urgent or pressing; demanding or pressing", "adjective", "", - "", + "An exigent officer is difficult to get along with because he asks ridiculous things of his soldiers.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7069,7 +7069,7 @@ "to clear of charges of wrongdoing", "verb", "", - "", + "The testimony from the witness will hopefully exonerate my husband of the charges.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7110,7 +7110,7 @@ "to elaborate on something in great detail", "verb", "", - "", + "During his book signing, Clark will expatiate on his military adventures", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7149,7 +7149,7 @@ "to explain in detail", "verb", "", - "", + "If the auditor finds an error in the accounting records, the treasurer will need to explicate the mistake.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7263,10 +7263,10 @@ "fields": [ "1048", "extra", - "outside, beyond", + "outside
beyond", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "extraordinary =beyond ordinary extraterrestrial =outside the Earth extrovert =an outgoing person extradite =to hand over an accused to the state where crime was committed", + "extraordinary =beyond ordinary
extraterrestrial =outside the Earth
extrovert =an outgoing person
extradite =to hand over an accused to the state where crime was committed", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -7284,7 +7284,7 @@ "irrelevant or superfluous", "adjective", "", - "", + "If you slip off your diet, the extraneous calories will make you gain all the weight you lost.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7322,8 +7322,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1079", - "fac, fact", - "do, make", + "fac
fact", + "do
make", "Greek/Latin root", "", "facsimile
manufacture", @@ -7384,8 +7384,8 @@ "facilitate", "to make something easier or simpler", "verb", - "", - "", + "facile=easy in French.", + "Going to all lectures and doing all tutorials greatly facilitates passing the exam", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7423,8 +7423,8 @@ "fallacious", "relying on a fallacy and thus incorrect/misinformed", "adjective", - "", - "", + "From fallacy
Deutsch : irreführend", + "He clung to the fallacious hope that she would return.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7481,7 +7481,7 @@ "meticulous", "adjective", "adj. invested in cleanliness", - "", + "Constantly licking themselves, cats are fastidious creatures.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -7560,7 +7560,7 @@ "fields": [ "1080", "fect", - "do, make", + "do
make", "Greek/Latin root", "", "perfect", @@ -7578,7 +7578,7 @@ "fields": [ "340", "federis (see also roots section)", - "league, pact", + "league
pact", "Greek/Latin root", "", "federation
confederate", @@ -7778,8 +7778,8 @@ "fledgling", "a baby bird; an inexperienced person; inexperienced.", "noun, adjective", - "", - "", + "also implies potential to improve", + "Jill is a fledgling skater who must work on her turns more.", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -8465,10 +8465,10 @@ "fields": [ "1049", "gen
o
e
genesis", - "birth, gender, family, kind, race (genre)", + "birth
gender
family
kind
race (genre)", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "genealogy =the study of the history of a family generation =all the people born at approx the same genetic =relating to heredity encoded in the genes. Congenital =existing from birth", + "genealogy =the study of the history of a family
generation =all the people born at approx the same
genetic =relating to heredity encoded in the genes
Congenital =existing from birth", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -8565,10 +8565,10 @@ "fields": [ "371", "glib", - "talking volubly, but carelessly or insincerely", + "talking volubly,easily but carelessly or insincerely", "adjective", "", - "", + "Because she is so conceited, Linda is constantly fishing for compliments, and she takes all the glib flattery seriously.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -8680,8 +8680,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "373", - "graph, gram", - "write, record", + "graph
gram", + "write
record", "Greek/Latin root", "", "graphic
graphite
graphology
telegram", @@ -8704,7 +8704,7 @@ "pleasing", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "gratify =to pleasesomeone
grateful =feeling thankful
gratuity =a tip, token of appreciationin
gratiate =to bring oneself into the favor ofanother by deliberate efforts", + "gratify =to pleasesomeone
grateful =feeling thankful
gratuity =a tip
token of appreciationin
gratiate =to bring oneself into the favor ofanother by deliberate efforts", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -9010,7 +9010,7 @@ "fields": [ "384", "hetero", - "mixed, unlike", + "mixed
unlike", "Greek/Latin root", "", "heterogeneous
heterosexual
heterodox
heterodont
hetero atom
heterocyclic
heterozygous
", @@ -9087,7 +9087,7 @@ "fields": [ "386", "homo", - "same, alike", + "same
alike", "Greek/Latin root", "", "homogeneous
homogenized
homozygous
homolytic fission
Homo sapiens
homonid
homeostasis
homophone", @@ -9779,7 +9779,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "416", - "in, im", + "in
im", "not", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -10280,7 +10280,7 @@ "ingrate", "an ungrateful person", "noun", - "
Deutsch : undankbar. From Latin : in- \"not\" + gratus \"pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable\"", + "
Deutsch : undankbar.
from Latin : in- \"not\" + gratus \"pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable\"", "“Greater liberty... over the past generation is abused by ingrates who think it funny to depict their leaders pantless...”", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -10440,7 +10440,7 @@ "insipid", "bland, uninspired, inane; lacking zest or excitement; dull", "adjective", - "Synonyms: boring, vapid, dull.
Deutsch : Geschmacklos, fad. From Latin from in- \"not\" + Latin sapidus \"tasty,\" from sapere", + "Synonyms: boring, vapid, dull.
Deutsch : Geschmacklos, fad.
from Latin from in- \"not\" + Latin sapidus \"tasty,\" from sapere", "“It was a stultifying procession of patriotic songs... insipid skits and bald propaganda.”", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -11214,7 +11214,7 @@ "fields": [ "479", "liber", - "free, book", + "free
book", "Greek/Latin root", "", "liberty
library
liberal", @@ -11364,7 +11364,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1051", - "loc, loq", + "loc
loq", "speak", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -11402,8 +11402,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1086", - "log, logy", - "speech, study of dialog", + "log
logy", + "speech
study of dialog", "Greek/Latin root", "", "analogy", @@ -11605,7 +11605,7 @@ "lurid", "Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms", "adjective", - "Synonyms: melodramatic, exaggerated, overdramatized.
Deutsch : Reißerisch, grell. From Latin : pale, the colour of bruises, ghastly", + "Synonyms: melodramatic, exaggerated, overdramatized.
Deutsch : Reißerisch, grell.
from Latin : pale, the colour of bruises, ghastly", "“Their absence from the public eye, especially in a Western country with an abundant supply of good hospitals, tends to spark lurid rumours of illness and even death.”", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -11646,7 +11646,7 @@ "large", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "macroeconomics, macroscopic, macrophage", + "macroeconomics
macroscopic
macrophage", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -11717,11 +11717,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1052", - "mal, male", - "bad, evil, ill", + "mal
male", + "bad
evil
ill", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "malfunction=not functioning properly
malevolence=ill will
malicious =showing strong ill will
malediction=a curse
malign=to speak ill about someone
maladroit =clumsy, tactless", + "malfunction=not functioning properly
malevolence=ill will
malicious =showing strong ill will
malediction=a curse
malign=to speak ill about someone
maladroit =clumsy
tactless", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -11835,7 +11835,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1087", - "man, manu", + "man
manu", "hand", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -11895,8 +11895,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1088", - "mater, matri", - "mother, home", + "mater
matri", + "mother
home", "Greek/Latin root", "", "matriarch
maternity", @@ -12037,10 +12037,10 @@ "fields": [ "1053", "meta", - "beyond, change, between", + "beyond
change
between", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "metaphysics =study of nature and reality metamorphosis =a complete change of form metastasis =the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.", + "metaphysics =study of nature and reality
metamorphosis =a complete change of form
metastasis =the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -12363,7 +12363,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "514", - "mit, miss", + "mit
miss", "send", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -12441,7 +12441,7 @@ "fields": [ "517", "mono", - "one, single", + "one
single", "Greek/Latin root", "", "monocle
monopoly
monogamy
monovalent
monomania
monarchy", @@ -12538,10 +12538,10 @@ "fields": [ "1054", "morph", - "shape, form", + "shape
form", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "metamorphosis =complete change of form morphology =the branch of biology that deals with the structure & form of organisms amorphous =without distinct shape or form", + "metamorphosis =complete change of form
morphology =the branch of biology that deals with the structure & form of organisms
amorphous =without distinct shape or form", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -12755,7 +12755,7 @@ "born", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "innate =included since birth
nascent =starting to develop
natal =relating to birth
natural =gotten at birth, not afterward", + "innate =included since birth
nascent =starting to develop
natal =relating to birth
natural =gotten at birth
not afterward", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -12906,11 +12906,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1092", - "nom, nym", + "nom
nym", "name", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "nominate, synonym", + "nominate
synonym", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -12928,7 +12928,7 @@ "name", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "noble, ignominy, nomenclature, nominal", + "noble
ignominy
nomenclature
nominal", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -13038,11 +13038,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1056", - "ob, op", - "against, opposition,", + "ob
op", + "against
opposition
", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "object =to be against something obscure =hard to understand obstruct=hinder obfuscate=confuse, darken obtuse –not sharp, dull obstreperous –noisly defiant.Unruly", + "object =to be against something
obscure =hard to understand
obstruct=hinder
obfuscate=confuse
darken
obtuse –not sharp
dull
obstreperous –noisly defiant.Unruly", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -13301,7 +13301,7 @@ "few", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "oligarchy, oligopoly", + "oligarchy
oligopoly", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -13319,7 +13319,7 @@ "all", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "omnipotent =with all the power omniscient =knowing all things omnipresent=present everywhere omnivorous =eating all foods", + "omnipotent =with all the power
omniscient =knowing all things
omnipresent=present everywhere
omnivorous =eating all foods", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -13653,10 +13653,10 @@ "fields": [ "1058", "pan", - "all, any, everyone", + "all
any
everyone", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "panacea =a cure for all diseases or problems panorama =an allaround view pantheism =the worship of all gods pandemic =affecting all", + "panacea =a cure for all diseases or problems
panorama =an allaround view
pantheism =the worship of all gods
pandemic =affecting all", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -13863,7 +13863,7 @@ "father", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "paternal, paternity, patricide", + "paternal
paternity
patricide", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -13877,11 +13877,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1093", - "pater, patri", + "pater
patri", "father", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "paternal, patriarch", + "paternal
patriarch", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -13896,10 +13896,10 @@ "fields": [ "1059", "path", - "feeling, emoition", + "feeling
emoition", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "empathy=identification with & understanding of another’s feeling sapathy =a lack of feeling or interest sympathy=harmony or agreement, sharing someone’s feelings antipathy=a feeling of great dislike", + "empathy=identification with & understanding of another’s feeling
sapathy =a lack of feeling or interest
sympathy=harmony or agreement
sharing someone’s feelings
antipathy=a feeling of great dislike", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -13914,10 +13914,10 @@ "fields": [ "1129", "para", - "1. Greek origin = alongside,coming from, beyond; altered; contrary; irregular, abnormal, 2. Latin origin =\"defense, protection against; that which protects from,\"", + "1. Greek origin = alongside
coming from
beyond; altered; contrary; irregular
abnormal
2. Latin origin =\"defense
protection against; that which protects from
\"", "Greek/Latin root", - "1. GREEK origin : parallel (alongside each other), paramedic (someone alongside a medic), paraphrase (restatement=coming from phase), parastatal (organisation that runs alongside state organisation), paresis (altered ie, partial paralysis), paralegal(one trained in subsidiary legal matters \"alongside legal\"), parameter (used alongside to measure system), paraplegic (to be struck on the one side - eg lower side, left side), paranormal (beyond normal), parasite (alongside food)", - "2. LATIN origin : parachute (protect from falling), parasol (protect from sun),", + "1. GREEK origin : parallel (alongside each other)
paramedic (someone alongside a medic)
paraphrase (restatement=coming from phase)
parastatal (organisation that runs alongside state organisation)
paresis (altered ie
partial paralysis)
paralegal(one trained in subsidiary legal matters \"alongside legal\")
parameter (used alongside to measure system)
paraplegic (to be struck on the one side - eg lower side
left side)
paranormal (beyond normal)
parasite (alongside food)", + "2. LATIN origin :
parachute (protect from falling)
parasol (protect from sun)
", "Greek/Latin", "SMB" ], @@ -13934,7 +13934,7 @@ "fields": [ "1094", "pathy", - "feeling, suffering", + "feeling
suffering", "Greek/Latin root", "", "sympathy", @@ -14016,7 +14016,7 @@ "foot", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist", + "pedestrian
pedal
pedicure
podiatrist", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14192,7 +14192,7 @@ "around", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "peripatetic, periscope, perineum, peritoneum", + "peripatetic
periscope
perineum
peritoneum", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14269,13 +14269,13 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "779", - "oxy", - "oxys,oxy- \"sharp, bitter,\"", - "Greek/Latin root", - "a subfrom of the Greek, PIE root \"ac\": be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce.", - "oxalic
oxide
oxygen(D=Sauerstoff...)
oxymoron(oxy=sharp+moron=stupid =>a word with composites of opposite meaning)
paroxysm (", - "Root words", - "SMB" + "pertain", + "be appropriate, related, or applicable", + "verb", + "Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to", + "“Religious exceptions to the law, such as those pertaining to animal welfare, should ideally be ended...”", + "Least Difficult", + "FT" ], "flags": 0, "guid": "KG8KDV]%1Z", @@ -14353,7 +14353,7 @@ "eat", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "phagocyte, phagocytosis", + "phagocyte
phagocytosis", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14446,7 +14446,7 @@ "love", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "philosophy, philanthropy, philanthropist =one who loves humanity philology =the love of words philosophy =the love of wisdom philatelist –one who loves or collects stamps bibliophile –a lover of books", + "philosophy
philanthropy
philanthropist =one who loves humanity
philology =the love of words
philosophy =the love of wisdom
philatelist –one who loves or collects stamps
bibliophile –a lover of books", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14485,7 +14485,7 @@ "", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "phobia,", + "phobia
", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14835,7 +14835,7 @@ "city", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "political, metropolitan", + "political
metropolitan", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14855,7 +14855,7 @@ "many", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "polygamy, polyphonic, hoi polloi", + "polygamy
polyphonic
hoi polloi", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14891,11 +14891,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "604", - "port, porto", + "port
porto", "carry", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "porter, export , transport, portable", + "porter
export
transport
portable", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14931,7 +14931,7 @@ "after", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "post script (p.s.), ex post facto, post hoc, post-mortem", + "post script (p.s.)
ex post facto
post hoc
post-mortem", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -14970,7 +14970,7 @@ "before", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "premier, preview, premium, prescient", + "premier
preview
premium
prescient", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -15228,10 +15228,10 @@ "fields": [ "622", "pro", - "before, in favor of", + "before
in favor of", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "project, projectile,", + "project
projectile
", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -15524,7 +15524,7 @@ "fields": [ "633", "psych", - "mind, soul", + "mind
soul", "Greek/Latin root", "", "psychology", @@ -15547,7 +15547,7 @@ "people", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "public, republic, pub, publican", + "public
republic
pub
publican", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -15601,7 +15601,7 @@ "clean", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "Purge =remove anything undesirable purgatory =according to Roman Catholics a placewhere souls must clean themselves of sin expurgate =remove objectionable passages from a publication", + "Purge =remove anything undesirable
purgatory =according to Roman Catholics a placewhere souls must clean themselves of sin
expurgate =remove objectionable passages from a publication", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -15954,10 +15954,10 @@ "fields": [ "643", "recondite", - "arcane or obscure", + "arcane or obscure, not understood or known by many people", "adjective", - "", - "", + "Latin/French e=back : com=with ; dere=put, ie. Put back again, hide", + "Since I do not have a law degree, I find it hard to understand the recondite terms of the contract.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -15995,8 +15995,8 @@ "refute", "to rebut or disprove", "verb", - "", - "", + "Latin : from re=back +futare =\"to beat\", ie. To resist, repel, oppose", + "The evidence provided by the prosecutor will refute the defendant’s claim of innocence.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -16014,10 +16014,10 @@ "fields": [ "645", "relentless", - "never stopping, constant", + "never stopping, constant, unyielding, persistent", "adjective", "", - "", + "relentless and driven, the runner managed to finish the race despite his bruised ankle", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -16578,7 +16578,7 @@ "climb", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "ascend, descend", + "ascend
descend", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -16596,7 +16596,7 @@ "to know", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "conscience =sense of knowing right from wrong conscious =knowing what is happening omniscient =knowing everything prescient =ability to perceive events before they occur", + "conscience =sense of knowing right from wrong
conscious =knowing what is happening
omniscient =knowing everything
prescient =ability to perceive events before they occur", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -16632,7 +16632,7 @@ "examine", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "microscope, oscilloscope", + "microscope
oscilloscope", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -16664,11 +16664,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "669", - "scrib, script", + "scrib
script", "write", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "transcribe, scribe, script", + "transcribe
scribe
script", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -16727,7 +16727,7 @@ "follow", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "consecutive, non sequitur", + "consecutive
non sequitur", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -16799,10 +16799,10 @@ "fields": [ "1100", "sent", - "feel, think", + "feel
think", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "sentient, consent, sentiment", + "sentient
consent
sentiment", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -16822,7 +16822,7 @@ "follow", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "sequence, subsequently", + "sequence
subsequently", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -16857,11 +16857,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "675", - "sin (sys before b, p, or m)", - "together, with", + "sin (sys before b
p
or m)", + "together
with", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "synchronize, symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope", + "synchronize
symphony
sympathy
syncretic
syncope", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -16915,7 +16915,7 @@ "alone", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "solo, solitary , desolate =lonely, dismal, gloomy solitary =done alone, by yourself soliloquy–the act of speaking to oneself", + "solo
solitary
desolate =lonely
dismal
gloomy
solitary =done alone
by yourself
soliloquy–the act of speaking to oneself", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -16974,7 +16974,7 @@ "sleep", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "insomnia =inability to fall asleep somniloquy =talking in one’ssleep somnolent =feeling sleepy Somnambulist=sleep walker", + "insomnia =inability to fall asleep
somniloquy =talking in one’s sleep
somnolent =feeling sleepy
Somnambulist=sleep walker", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -17282,10 +17282,10 @@ "fields": [ "689", "subter", - "under, secret", + "under
secret", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "subterfuge, subtle, subaltern, subterranean", + "subterfuge
subtle
subaltern
subterranean", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -17581,7 +17581,7 @@ "touch", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "contact, tactless (without feeling)", + "contact
tactless (without feeling)", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -17635,7 +17635,7 @@ "distance", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "telegraph, telephone, teleology", + "telegraph
telephone
teleology", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -17785,7 +17785,7 @@ "god", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "monotheism =belief in one god polytheism =worshiping more than one God theology =the study of religion, god, etc theocracy=Form of govt where religion is the guiding principle", + "monotheism =belief in one god
polytheism =worshiping more than one God
theology =the study of religion
god
etc
theocracy=Form of govt where religion is the guiding principle", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -17935,10 +17935,10 @@ "fields": [ "1104", "tract", - "pull, draw out", + "pull
draw out", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "tractor, attractive", + "tractor
attractive", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -18011,10 +18011,10 @@ "fields": [ "1105", "trans", - "across, move", + "across
move", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "transit, transient", + "transit
transient", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -18032,10 +18032,10 @@ "fields": [ "1105", "trans", - "across, move", + "across
move", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "transit, transient", + "transit
transient", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -18349,7 +18349,7 @@ "useful", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "utility, utilitarian", + "utility
utilitarian", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -18367,7 +18367,7 @@ "empty", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "evacuate =to empty a dangerous place vacant =empty, not occupied vacation =a time without work vacuous =lacking intelligence", + "evacuate =to empty a dangerous place
vacant =empty
not occupied
acation =a time without work
vacuous =lacking intelligence", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -18484,7 +18484,7 @@ "fields": [ "1106", "vene", - "assemble, meet", + "assemble
meet", "Greek/Latin root", "", "convene", @@ -18545,7 +18545,7 @@ "fields": [ "1107", "vent", - "come, go", + "come
go", "Greek/Latin root", "", "advent", @@ -18566,7 +18566,7 @@ "truth", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "veracious =truthful, honest
veracity =the truth
verify =to make sure that something is true
veritable
averasseverate", + "veracious =truthful
honest
veracity =the truth
verify =to make sure that something is true
veritable
averasseverate", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -18646,7 +18646,7 @@ "turn", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "reverse, versatile", + "reverse
versatile", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -18663,7 +18663,7 @@ "vert", "turn", "Greek/Latin root", - "Do NOT confuse with French \"vert\", which means green", + "Do NOT confuse with French \"vert\"
which means green", "convert", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" @@ -18737,11 +18737,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "735", - "vide, visibil, vis", + "vide
visibil
vis", "see", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "video, vision, visible", + "video
vision
visible", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -18833,7 +18833,7 @@ "vitiate", "Destroy or impair the legal validity of", "verb", - "Synonyms: put an end to, do away with, scrap.
Deutsch : Beeinträchtigen, verderben, zerstören. From Latin \"vitiare\"= to make faulty. Same origin as \"vice\", therefore same pronounciation root \"vishiate\"", + "Synonyms: put an end to, do away with, scrap.
Deutsch : Beeinträchtigen, verderben, zerstören.
from Latin \"vitiare\"= to make faulty. Same origin as \"vice\", therefore same pronounciation root \"vishiate\"", "‘The firm admitted that it vitiated its stated standards for evaluating securities in an area where those standards put in question its ability to win business.”", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -18872,7 +18872,7 @@ "life", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "Vivid=livelyrevival =the act of bringing back to life vital =pertaining to live vivacious =high-spirited and full of life convivial=sociable", + "Vivid=livelyrevival =the act of bringing back to life
vital =pertaining to live
vivacious =high-spirited and full of life
convivial=sociable", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -18886,11 +18886,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1110", - "voc, vok", - "voice, call", + "voc
vok", + "voice
call", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "vocal, revoke", + "vocal
revoke", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -18965,8 +18965,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1113", - "volu, volve", - "turn, roll", + "volu
volve", + "turn
roll", "Greek/Latin root", "", "revolution", @@ -19460,11 +19460,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1420", - "acious, cious", + "acious
cious", "having the quality of", "Latin Suffix", "", - "spacious,", + "spacious
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19482,7 +19482,7 @@ "field", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "agriculture,", + "agriculture
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19500,7 +19500,7 @@ "High", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "alto (high pitched singer),", + "alto (high pitched singer)
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19518,7 +19518,7 @@ "other", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "alter-ego
alternative
alternate,", + "alter-ego
alternative
alternate
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19535,7 +19535,7 @@ "fields": [ "1153", "ambul", - "walk, move", + "walk
move", "Greek/Latin root", "", "ambulance", @@ -19570,7 +19570,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1142", - "ann, annu, enni", + "ann
annu
enni", "year", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -19628,8 +19628,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1157", - "apo, apho", - "away, off, separate", + "apo
apho", + "away
off
separate", "Greek/Latin root", "", "apogee (furthest away)", @@ -19686,7 +19686,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1148", - "aster, astr", + "aster
astr", "star", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -19706,7 +19706,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1424", - "ate, ent, ant, ante", + "ate
ent
ant
ante", "one who", "Latin Suffix", "", @@ -19745,7 +19745,7 @@ "fields": [ "1164", "bar", - "pressure, weight", + "pressure
weight", "Greek/Latin root", "", "barometer", @@ -19763,7 +19763,7 @@ "fields": [ "1163", "brev", - "brief, short", + "brief
short", "Greek/Latin root", "", "brevity
", @@ -19783,7 +19783,7 @@ "fields": [ "1165", "burs", - "pouch, purse", + "pouch
purse", "Greek/Latin root", "", "bursary(stipend)
bursar(treasurer of a college)", @@ -19802,7 +19802,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1166", - "cad, cas", + "cad
cas", "fall", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -19823,7 +19823,7 @@ "fields": [ "1167", "cand", - "white, shining", + "white
shining", "Greek/Latin root", "", "candescent(shining)
candella", @@ -19842,10 +19842,10 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1168", - "cap, capt, cept", - "take, hold", + "cap
capt
cept", + "take
hold", "Greek/Latin root", - "In old legal documents determining seizure of assets, the header was entitled \"document of caption\"- which eventually led to the word caption being used to mean as a short summary text", + "In old legal documents determining seizure of assets
the header was entitled \"document of caption\"- which eventually led to the word caption being used to mean as a short summary text", "captivity
captive
capture
captious(seizes any opportunity to talk a lot about little faults)
captivation (taken hold by beauty or excellence)
", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -19863,7 +19863,7 @@ "fields": [ "1169", "capit", - "head, main", + "head
main", "Greek/Latin root", "", "capitulate
", @@ -19923,7 +19923,7 @@ "fields": [ "1185", "cata", - "down, against completely, intensive, according to", + "down
against completely
intensive
according to", "Greek/Latin root", "", "catabatic wind(downslope)
catapult(throw against intensely) catastrophe(intense against what is expected)
catoptric(pertaining to mirrors)
cataclysm(flood=intensive washing)
cataclasm(great breaking down)
cathode(lower negative pole)
catheter(lets down liquid out of body)
catacomb(underground burial place)
", @@ -19942,7 +19942,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1186", - "caust, caut", + "caust
caut", "to burn", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20063,7 +20063,7 @@ "fields": [ "1189", "chrys", - "gold, yellow", + "gold
yellow", "Greek/Latin root", "", "chrysthanium", @@ -20080,7 +20080,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1382", - "contra, contro, counter", + "contra
contro
counter", "against", "Latrin Prefix", "", @@ -20120,7 +20120,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1184", - "curr, curs", + "curr
curs", "run", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20141,7 +20141,7 @@ "fields": [ "1383", "de", - "down, opposite of, away from, about", + "down
opposite of
away from
about", "Latrin Prefix", "", "decline
descent
", @@ -20201,7 +20201,7 @@ "demi", "half", "Prefix", - "word-forming element meaning \"half, half-sized, partial,\" used in technical terms from French", + "word-forming element meaning \"half
half-sized
partial
\" used in technical terms from French", "demigod
", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -20317,7 +20317,7 @@ "fields": [ "1203", "dur", - "harden, to last, lasting", + "harden
to last
lasting", "Greek/Latin root", "", "durable
", @@ -20355,7 +20355,7 @@ "fields": [ "1208", "fid", - "faith, truth", + "faith
truth", "Greek/Latin root", "", "fidelity
", @@ -20394,7 +20394,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1210", - "flect,flex", + "flect
flex", "bend", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20415,7 +20415,7 @@ "fields": [ "1221", "fore", - "in front of, previous, earlier", + "in front of
previous
earlier", "Greek/Latin root", "", "forehead
", @@ -20434,7 +20434,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1213", - "frag, fract", + "frag
fract", "break", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20455,7 +20455,7 @@ "fields": [ "1214", "fug", - "flee
бежать, спасаться бегством", + "flee
бежать
спасаться бегством", "Greek/Latin root", "", "fugitive
", @@ -20475,7 +20475,7 @@ "fields": [ "1223", "gest", - "carry, bring", + "carry
bring", "Greek/Latin root", "", "gestation period", @@ -20512,8 +20512,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1224", - "grad, gress", - "step, go", + "grad
gress", + "step
go", "Greek/Latin root", "", "gradual
gradient
", @@ -20650,7 +20650,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1228", - "integer, integra, integrum", + "integer
integra
integrum", "entire", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20731,7 +20731,7 @@ "fields": [ "1230", "junct", - "meet, join", + "meet
join", "Greek/Latin root", "", "junction
", @@ -20830,7 +20830,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1237", - "luc, lum", + "luc
lum", "light", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -20934,7 +20934,7 @@ "Look", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "mirage,", + "mirage
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -20948,7 +20948,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "514", - "mit, miss", + "mit
miss", "send", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -21032,7 +21032,7 @@ "not", "Latrin Prefix", "", - "non existant,", + "non existant
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21068,7 +21068,7 @@ "work", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "operate,", + "operate
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21086,7 +21086,7 @@ "straight", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "orthoate,orthodontist,", + "orthoate
orthodontist
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21100,11 +21100,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1444", - "ous, ose", + "ous
ose", "full of", "Latin Suffix", "", - "lachrymose(full of tears),", + "lachrymose(full of tears)
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21122,7 +21122,7 @@ "foot", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist", + "pedestrian
pedal
pedicure
podiatrist", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -21136,11 +21136,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1281", - "pend, pens", + "pend
pens", "hang", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "pending, pendant,", + "pending
pendant
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21155,10 +21155,10 @@ "fields": [ "1283", "petr", - "stone, rock", + "stone
rock", "Greek/Latin root", - "From Peter \"you are the rock that I will build my Church\", said Jesus", - "petrified,", + "From Peter \"you are the rock that I will build my Church\"
said Jesus", + "petrified
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21176,7 +21176,7 @@ "", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "phobia,", + "phobia
", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -21190,11 +21190,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1302", - "plaud, plod, plaus, plos", - "approve, clap", + "plaud
plod
plaus
plos", + "approve
clap", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "applaud, laudable,", + "applaud
laudable
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21212,7 +21212,7 @@ "city", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "political, metropolitan", + "political
metropolitan", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -21230,7 +21230,7 @@ "many", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "polygamy, polyphonic, hoi polloi", + "polygamy
polyphonic
hoi polloi", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -21248,7 +21248,7 @@ "drink", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "potable water,", + "potable water
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21266,7 +21266,7 @@ "powerful", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "potentate, potent", + "potentate
potent", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21280,11 +21280,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1292", - "prehend, prehens", - "take, grasp", + "prehend
prehens", + "take
grasp", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "comprehend, aprehend,", + "comprehend
aprehend
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21317,7 +21317,7 @@ "fields": [ "633", "psych", - "mind, soul", + "mind
soul", "Greek/Latin root", "", "psychology", @@ -21338,7 +21338,7 @@ "fire", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "pyromaniac,", + "pyromaniac
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21445,9 +21445,9 @@ "fields": [ "1177", "clin", - "lean, bend", + "lean
bend", "Greek/Latin root", - "word-forming element meaning \"slope, slant, incline", + "word-forming element meaning \"slope
slant
incline", "incline
decline
recline
clinometer
", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -21536,8 +21536,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1206", - "fac, fact, fect", - "make, do", + "fac
fact
fect", + "make
do", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21555,7 +21555,7 @@ "fields": [ "1207", "fer", - "bear, carry/нести, передавать", + "bear
carry/нести
передавать", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21573,7 +21573,7 @@ "fields": [ "1215", "fus", - "pour
лить, слияние", + "pour
away", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21610,8 +21610,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1217", - "em, en", - "into, cover with, cause", + "em
en", + "into
cover with
cause", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21628,7 +21628,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1218", - "en, in", + "en
in", "inside", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -21646,11 +21646,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1310", - "rid, ris", + "rid
ris", "laugh", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "ridicule,", + "ridicule
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21664,11 +21664,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1219", - "erg", + "ergo", "work", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "", + "argon(a=not+ergon=work=>inert)
ergophobia(fear of work)
ergonomic=economic study of work
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21686,7 +21686,7 @@ "break", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "rupture,", + "rupture
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21700,11 +21700,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1312", - "sacr, sanct", + "sacr
sanct", "holy", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "sacrement, sanctuary", + "sacrement
sanctuary", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21737,7 +21737,7 @@ "fields": [ "1231", "lat", - "to carry, to bear (correlation)/передавать", + "to carry
to bear (correlation)/передавать", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21758,7 +21758,7 @@ "health", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "sanitatin,", + "sanitatin
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21772,8 +21772,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1232", - "leg, lig, lect", - "choose, gather", + "leg
lig
lect", + "choose
gather", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21791,7 +21791,7 @@ "fields": [ "1235", "log", - "word, study", + "word
study", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21809,7 +21809,7 @@ "fields": [ "1241", "helic", - "spiral, circular", + "spiral
circular", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21826,11 +21826,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1243", - "hem", + "hemo-
hemato-
emia-", "blood", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "", + "anaemia:an=lack of blood
\n azotemia:azot=nitrogen in the blodd
\n glycemia:glyco=sugar in the blood
\n hematite:tite=stone, ie. bloodlike stone
\n hemoglobin:globule=red cells in blood
\n hemophilia:philia=loves (to shed) blood, ie. \"bluter\"
\n hemorrhage:rhage=breaking/tear, ie. losing a lot of blood
\n hemorrhoids:rhoos=stream, ie. stream of blood from veins (in rectal area)
\n hypoglycemia:hypo=under+glyc=sugar, d.h. low sugar level
\n leukemia:leukos =white cell accumulation in blood, ie. cancer
\n thalassemia:thalasse=sea, ie. an inherited blood disease common to those nations around hte mediterreanean sea
\n toxemia:toxon=toxic blood, ie. blood poisoning
\n uremia:disease of urine/urea in blood due to kidney malfunctioning
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -21862,7 +21862,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1250", - "lud, lus", + "lud
lus", "play", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -21880,11 +21880,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "669", - "scrib, script", + "scrib
script", "write", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "transcribe, scribe, script", + "transcribe
scribe
script", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -21917,7 +21917,7 @@ "fields": [ "1258", "merg", - "plunge, sink/погружаться, тонуть", + "plunge
sink/погружаться
тонуть", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -21934,7 +21934,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1265", - "mot, move", + "mot
move", "move", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -21992,7 +21992,7 @@ "half", "Latrin Prefix", "", - "semi circle,", + "semi circle
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22060,7 +22060,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1280", - "pel, pulse", + "pel
pulse", "drive", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22082,7 +22082,7 @@ "alone", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "solo, solitary , desolate =lonely, dismal, gloomy solitary =done alone, by yourself soliloquy–the act of speaking to oneself", + "solo
solitary
desolate =lonely
dismal
gloomy
solitary =done alone
by yourself
soliloquy–the act of speaking to oneself", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -22133,7 +22133,7 @@ "fields": [ "1287", "plic", - "fold, bend/складывать, сгибать", + "fold
bend/складывать
сгибать", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22150,8 +22150,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1289", - "pon, pos", - "place, put", + "pon
pos", + "place
put", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22172,7 +22172,7 @@ "wisdom", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "sophomore,", + "sophomore
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22205,7 +22205,7 @@ "fields": [ "1297", "od", - "pass, way", + "pass
way", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22226,7 +22226,7 @@ "breathe", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "aspiration, expiration,", + "aspiration
expiration
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22240,7 +22240,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1299", - "pept, peps", + "pept
peps", "digestion", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22259,7 +22259,7 @@ "fields": [ "1300", "phyt", - "plant, grow", + "plant
grow", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22276,11 +22276,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1327", - "stat, stab", + "stat
stab", "stand", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "static, stationary,", + "static
stationary
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22312,7 +22312,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1304", - "pugn, pung", + "pugn
pung", "fight", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22330,11 +22330,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1329", - "stru, struct", + "stru
struct", "build", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "structure,", + "structure
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22348,8 +22348,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1307", - "quer, quir", - "ask, seek", + "quer
quir", + "ask
seek", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22366,7 +22366,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1308", - "quis, ques", + "quis
ques", "guest", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22384,8 +22384,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1309", - "reg, rig, rect", - "rule, govern", + "reg
rig
rect", + "rule
govern", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22402,7 +22402,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1316", - "sec, sect", + "sec
sect", "cut", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22420,8 +22420,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1317", - "sed, sid, sess", - "sit, seat", + "sed
sid
sess", + "sit
seat", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22457,10 +22457,10 @@ "fields": [ "1412", "super", - "above, beyond", + "above
beyond", "Latrin Prefix", "", - "supercede,", + "supercede
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22475,7 +22475,7 @@ "fields": [ "1321", "sist", - "place, stand", + "place
stand", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22492,7 +22492,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1322", - "solv, solu", + "solv
solu", "loosen", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22510,8 +22510,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1325", - "spec, spect, spic", - "look, appear", + "spec
spect
spic", + "look
appear", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22528,7 +22528,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1328", - "string, strict", + "string
strict", "bind/связывать", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22546,7 +22546,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1330", - "sum, sumpt", + "sum
sumpt", "take", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22564,7 +22564,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1331", - "radic, radix", + "radic
radix", "root", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22586,7 +22586,7 @@ "arrangement", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "taxomologist,", + "taxomologist
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22600,11 +22600,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1340", - "teg, tect", + "teg
tect", "cover", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "tectonic plates,", + "tectonic plates
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22636,7 +22636,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1333", - "rub, rhod", + "rub
rhod", "red", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22690,11 +22690,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1345", - "ter, terr", - "land, earth", + "ter
terr", + "land
earth", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "terresital, terraine, termite,", + "terresital
terraine
termite
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22712,7 +22712,7 @@ "end", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "terminal, terminus,", + "terminal
terminus
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22730,7 +22730,7 @@ "heat", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "thermometer, thermal, therme, isotherm,", + "thermometer
thermal
therme
isotherm
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22744,7 +22744,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1339", - "tang, ting, tact, tig", + "tang
ting
tact
tig", "touch", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22762,8 +22762,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1343", - "ten, tain", - "hold, reach", + "ten
tain", + "hold
reach", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22780,11 +22780,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1347", - "tort, tors", + "tort
tors", "twist", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "torsion,", + "torsion
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22799,7 +22799,7 @@ "fields": [ "1349", "trit", - "rub/тереть,натирать", + "rub/тереть
натирать", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22816,8 +22816,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1350", - "trud, trus", - "thrust/толкать, засовывать, выпад", + "trud
trus", + "thrust/толкать
засовывать
выпад", "Greek/Latin root", "", "", @@ -22834,7 +22834,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1355", - "vad, vas", + "vad
vas", "go", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22870,7 +22870,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1367", - "vor, vour", + "vor
vour", "eat", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -22892,7 +22892,7 @@ "state of", "Latin Suffix", "", - "certitude,", + "certitude
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -22950,7 +22950,7 @@ "shade", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "penumbra,", + "penumbra
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23005,9 +23005,9 @@ "fields": [ "1380", "circum", - "word-forming element meaning \"around, round about, all around, on all sides,\" from Latin", + "word-forming element meaning \"around
round about
all around
on all sides
\" from Latin", "Latrin Prefix", - "Circa, circadian(about a day), circuit, circumambient(surroundings), circumambulate(to walk around), circumbendibus(a round about way - round the bend), circumcise (cut around), circumcision, circumference, circumflex(sign bent around), circumfluent(a fluid flowing around), circumjacent(bordering on every side), circumlocution(a round about way of speaking, elusive", + "Circa
circadian(about a day)
circuit
circumambient(surroundings)
circumambulate(to walk around)
circumbendibus(a round about way - round the bend)
circumcise (cut around)
circumcision
circumference
circumflex(sign bent around)
circumfluent(a fluid flowing around)
circumjacent(bordering on every side)
circumlocution(a round about way of speaking
elusive", ")
circumnavigate(sail around the globe)
circumpolar(surround one of the poles)
circumscribe(to make a circle around= to encompass)
circumspect(looking around from all sides=suspect
wary)
circumspection
circumstance
circumvent(to go around)
circumvolve(to turn or to cause to roll around)
circus
", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -23048,7 +23048,7 @@ "one", "Latrin Prefix", "", - "universal,", + "universal
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23062,7 +23062,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1382", - "contra, contro, counter", + "contra
contro
counter", "against", "Latrin Prefix", "", @@ -23086,7 +23086,7 @@ "city", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "urban,", + "urban
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23101,7 +23101,7 @@ "fields": [ "1383", "de", - "down, opposite of, away from, about", + "down
opposite of
away from
about", "Latrin Prefix", "", "decline
descent
", @@ -23138,11 +23138,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1356", - "val, vail", + "val
vail", "be strong", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "avail,", + "avail
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23156,8 +23156,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1388", - "e, ex, ef", - "out of, from", + "e
ex
ef", + "out of
from", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -23175,7 +23175,7 @@ "fields": [ "1391", "hypo", - "too little, under", + "too little
under", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -23192,8 +23192,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1392", - "in, il, im, ir", - "into, in, on", + "in
il
im
ir", + "into
in
on", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -23214,7 +23214,7 @@ "instead of", "Latrin Prefix", "", - "vice-governor, vice-roy, vice-captain,", + "vice-governor
vice-roy
vice-captain
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23229,7 +23229,7 @@ "fields": [ "1407", "re", - "back, again", + "back
again", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -23246,11 +23246,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1362", - "vinc, vict", + "vinc
vict", "conquer", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "victor, victorious, vincible,", + "victor
victorious
vincible
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23265,10 +23265,10 @@ "fields": [ "1366", "vol", - "wish, will", + "wish
will", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "volunatary,", + "volunatary
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23301,7 +23301,7 @@ "fields": [ "1409", "se", - "apart, away", + "apart
away", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -23340,7 +23340,7 @@ "in the direction of", "Latin Suffix", "", - "forward, backward,", + "forward
backward
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23372,7 +23372,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1429", - "er, or", + "er
or", "one who", "Latin Suffix", "", @@ -23408,11 +23408,11 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1368", - "xen, xeno", + "xen
xeno", "foreign", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "xenophobe,", + "xenophobe
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23430,7 +23430,7 @@ "dry", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "xerox,", + "xerox
", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -23462,8 +23462,8 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1433", - "ic, id", - "of, like", + "ic
id", + "of
like", "Latin Suffix", "", "", @@ -23540,7 +23540,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1434", - "il, ile", + "il
ile", "capable of being", "Latin Suffix", "", @@ -23653,7 +23653,7 @@ "fields": [ "1445", "ship", - "state of, skill", + "state of
skill", "Latin Suffix", "", "", @@ -23761,7 +23761,7 @@ "fields": [ "1389", "extra", - "out of, beyond", + "out of
beyond", "Latrin Prefix", "", "", @@ -24048,7 +24048,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1277", - "pater, patri", + "pater
patri", "father", "Greek/Latin root", "", @@ -24178,7 +24178,7 @@ "pull", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "attract =to pull nearer distract =to drag attention away fromsomething Intractable=stubborn", + "attract =to pull nearer
distract =to drag attention away fromsomething
Intractable=stubborn", "Root words", "Aristotle" ], @@ -24196,7 +24196,7 @@ "across", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "transport, transcend, transmogrify", + "transport
transcend
transmogrify", "Greek/Latin", "MSU" ], @@ -24285,7 +24285,7 @@ "edify", "Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually", "verb", - "Modern French édifier:  build; install; teach, instruct (morally),  Same root as the English word : edifice=building
Synonyms: educate, instruct, enlighten
", + "Modern French édifier: \"build; install; teach, instruct (morally), Same root as the English word : edifice=building
Synonyms: educate, instruct, enlighten", "The Church school aims to edify its pupils mind and spirits", "Most Difficult", "FT" @@ -24294,6 +24294,96 @@ "guid": "L`na(_-6Lb", "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1450", + "effect
affect EXCEPTIONS", + "However , effect can be a verb as an exception. In these cases it is nearly always used together with a noun like \"change\" or \"solution.\" To effect change/ to effect for a solution.", + "Easily confused words", + "", + "\"The protesters wanted to effect change in the corrupt government and fight for a solution\" = bring about change BUT
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affect EXCEPTIONS", + "however, affect can be used as a noun - Affect as a noun means feeling, emotion, or specific emotional response.", + "Easily confused words", + "", + "The patient had a flat affect throughout the therapy session. (he patient was in kind of a blah mood)", + "Easily confused words", + "MSU" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "b+e(K5dMP6", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1452", + "missive", + "a written note; note or instruction sent by superior authority", + "noun", + "Synonyms : command, note", + "As soon as the general received the missive from his commander-in-chief, he launched an airstrike against the enemy.", + "Common GRE", + "Prepscholar" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "na)/UlO]/4", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1453", + "complaisant
complacent", + "complaisant =\"pleasing, obliging, gracious\"
complacent = pleased with oneself, one's conditions, self-satisfied, often overly so", + "adjective", + "complacent is often used to imply that one is TOO self-satisfied with oneself or with what one achieved - in the sense of \"resting on one's laurels\"", + "Although Chuck wanted an 'A' in the class, he was complacent with a 'B'
Because John is too complaisant in his willingness to please others, people often take advantage of him", + "Homophone", + "merriam-webster" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "lUtBv~~~Y2", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1454", + "akantha", + "thorn", + "Greek/Latin root", + "a subfrom of the Greek
PIE root \"ac\": be sharp
rise (out) to a point
pierce.", + "acacia(african thorn bush)
acanthus (mediterreanian thorn tree)", + "Root words", + "SMB" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "o#eI0ROdEU", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] } ] } \ No newline at end of file