diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index 6094da5..fd71059 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -"Column1" "Column2" "Column3" "Column4" "Column5" "Column6" "Column7" "Column8" 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 normal
Abhor=to hate
detest
Abominate=to detest
Abduct=to take by force
Abstruse=hard to understand
Abstract=considered apart normal existence
abnormal
abduct
abductor (muscle)
abscission " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" @@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ 198 "delineate" " 1. to describe very accurately, to clearly describe or portray something
2. to clearly demarcate a boundary, to render an outline" "verb" "Latin: de- ""completely""+ lineare ""draw lines, " "1. While I cannot delineate the style of car she drove, I can give you the license plate number.
2. Jason put a fence up to delineate his property from his neighbor’" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 199 "demos" "people " "Greek/Latin root" "democracy
demographic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 200 "analgesic" " a medicine that takes away physical pain (but without loss of consciousness, like an anaesthetic may be)" " adj. " "Aspirin is not only a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), but primarily an analgesic" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -201 "denigrate" "attack the good name and reputation of someone" "verb" "Latin denigratus ""to blacken; to defame"" de- ""completely"" + 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" +201 "denigrate" "1. attack the good name and reputation of someone
2. to deny the importance or validity of" "verb" "Latin denigratus ""to blacken; to defame"" de- ""completely"" + nigr-, stem of niger ""black"" " "1. During the election, the crooked politician did everything in his power to denigrate his rival.
2. The professor denigrated the achievements of a rival, trying to position his research as more important" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 202 "depict" "to show, create a picture of. " "verb" " Latin depictus, past participle of depingere ""to portray, paint, sketch; describe, imagine"" de ""down"" (see de-) + pingere ""to paint""" "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, " "verb" "self-deprecating =to belittle
In the world of computing, deprecated means phased out or soon to be phased out
Depreciate is primarily a financial term(Deutsch=Abschreibung), generally loss of book value" "When John heard that Jane climbed Mt. Everest, he deprecated her achievement and said it wasn't more than a walk up a hill.
The softwarehad already had its full book value depreciated in the finance department" "Easily confused words" "MSU" 204 "deprecation" "disapproval, earnest expression of feeling against" "noun" "Has the word ""Pray"" in its origins, in the sense ""pray, do not""
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" @@ -760,7 +759,7 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 753 "fringe" "the unconventional, extreme, or marginal wing of a group or sphere of activity" "noun" "Syn: 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" "Latin granarium which means ""store-house"" usually for grain=> ie. Storage, gathering.
Syn: 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" "Syn: 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" "adj. " "refers to the similarity in appearance of softness between geese down and cobwebs,
Syn: gauzy, gossamery, fine
Deutsch: Hauchdünn.
As a NOUN it means a""goose summer"", ie. referring to an autumn after a good summer -> ""goose summer"" (middle english)(Altweibersommer). " "1. Two days later, Taal Volcano erupted outside of Manila, coating the parked cars in Poblacion with a gossamer of white ash.
1b. +756 "gossamer" "Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate" "adj. " "refers to the similarity in appearance of softness between geese down and cobwebs,
Syn: gauzy, gossamery, fine
Deutsch: Hauchdünn.
As a NOUN it means a""goose summer"", ie. referring to an autumn after a good summer -> ""goose summer"" (middle english)(Altweibersommer). " "1. Two days later, Taal Volcano erupted outside of Manila, coating the parked cars in Poblacion with a gossamer of white ash.
1b. Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least Difficult" "FT" 757 "grovel" "1. To crawl around on your belly
2. To beg, to be servile, suck up" "verb" "Syn: be servile, suck up, flatter.
Deutsch: Kriecherei, um Gnade winseln" """If you've done something or said something wrong apologize, but if not, for heaven's sake, stop groveling"" she said. " "Least Difficult" "FT" 758 "perennial" "Things that are permanent through the year or multiple years (plants), constant/persistent, or regularly repeated (eg. Arguments over the same thing)" "adj. " "Latin: per ""through"" + annus ""year""=>lasting through the years" "1a. Every election seems to continue to deal with the same perennial issues that have been the focus of all the previous elections.
1b. At our university digs, there was a perennial argument as to who cleaned the bathroom last . " "AMB" "RATMW" @@ -996,7 +995,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 984 "lambaste" "Criticize (someone or something) harshly" "verb" "Syn: castigate, chastise, condemn, correct, objurgate, bawl out, berate, call down, chew up, chide, dress down, jaw, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate" "Yet the president was lambasted for his otherworldly complacency. " "Most Difficult" "FT" 985 "larceny" "legal term for theft of personal property, involving taking away something away" "noun" "Syn: stealing, robbery, pilfering
grand larceny = big theft, petty larceny=small theft" "The larceny charges were dropped when it was discovered he received verbal permission to use the car. " "Most Difficult" "FT" 986 "libertine" "1. a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion, someone who lives life unencumbered by morals
2. a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained" "adj. , noun" "Syn1: freethinker, hedonist, profligate
Syn2: debauchee, profligate" "1. There are aunts for every worldview, from libertine to puritan and from reactionary to radical.
2. A new pop archetype has emerged: the female libertine who brushed her teeth “with a bottle of Jack Daniels” before an all-nighter. " "Most Difficult" "FT" -987 "consign" "1. give over to another for care or safekeeping
+987 "consign" "1. give over to another for care or safekeeping
2. to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another also: to commit especially to a final destination or fate
3. to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold " " verb" "con = ""with, together"" + signare ""to sign, mark""=>formally hand over by signing" "1. She consigned her baggage to the service provider at the station.
2. After publishing a piece of politically incorrect writing, the author was consigned to oblivion
3. Since I consign my blankets to ebay agent stores, I don’t get paid until a sale is made" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 988 "maelstrom" "1. a powerful circular current of water
2. fig. a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil" "noun" "old Dutch Maelstrom (modern maalstroom), literally ""grinding-stream - zu Deutsch: Mahlstrom
Syn: turbulence, tumult, turmoil
Syn:vortex, whirlpool" "The military is very concerned about getting pulled into the maelstrom of politics in an election year in order to push protesters. " "Most Difficult" "FT" @@ -1046,7 +1045,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1031 "umbrage" " Offense or annoyance" "noun" " Old French ombrage ""shade, shadow""
Syn: insult, affront" "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" "adj. " "Feom French: Vert-= green
Syn: leafy, grassy, lush" "The lush, verdant hills of Ireland are the theme of the song ""the green, green grass of home""" "Most Difficult" "FT" 1033 "virulent" "1. extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
2. infectious; having the ability to cause disease or even death
3. harsh or corrosive in tone" "adj. " "Latin: poison ""virus""
Syn: toxic, deadly, destructive" "1. He was struck by a virulent insect bite.
2. If you get the most virulent form of cancer, you will probably not live longer than three months.
Parkhomeko's remark is another example of the virulent response to people who oppose leftist orthodoxy. " "Most Difficult" "FT" -1034 "vitriol" " Cruel and bitter criticism" "noun" "Iron Sulphate has a glassy appearance, and was thus called vitriol (vitre=window/glass in French). When Iron Sulphate is heated, it creates sulphuric acid, and thus the link between biting, cruel and glass!
Syn: venom, nastiness" "Given the vitriol that has followed the film since its inception, it does well simply not to be a colossal misstep. +1034 "vitriol" " Cruel and bitter criticism" "noun" "Iron Sulphate has a glassy appearance, and was thus called vitriol (vitre=window/glass in French). When Iron Sulphate is heated, it creates sulphuric acid, and thus the link between biting, cruel and glass!
Syn: 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. Vociferous isn't just loud, but annoying, too" "adj. " "Latin: vox ""voice"" + stem of ferre ""to carry, ""Syn: blatant, clamorous, noisy" "Ten weeks of ever-more vociferous argument, claims and counterclaims stretch between now the election date. " "Most Difficult" "FT" 1036 "xenophobia" " Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries" "noun" "Greek: xeno- ""foreign, strange"" + -phobia ""fear=> fear of strangers.
Syn: " "Africans in South Africa have repeatedly been victim of xenophobia, which has stunned and hurt them, as they thought the victims of Apartheid would be more tolerant" "Most Difficult" "FT" @@ -1585,6 +1584,15 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1562 "furlough" "1a. leave of absence
1b. vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
2. A temporary unpaid reduction in working hours for employees, often in times of crisis" "noun, verb" "Related to Dutch word for leave ""Verlof"", also related to Deutsch ""urlaub""" "1a. The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
2. During the Corona crisis, many companies furloughed employees to reduce costs, hoping to be able to re-engage them on the upturn." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1563 "gadfly" "1. any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals (eg. Horsefly)
2. irritating person " "noun " "Old English ; gad = “spike”
Deutsch Viehbremse" "1. The cow swatted at the air with her tail, trying to shoo away an annoying gadfly
2. My annoying neighbor is nothing but a gadfly who likes to run to the apartment manager with constant complaints." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1564 "gallantry" "1. bravery
2. chivalry" " noun" "
Syn1: heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, valour
Syn2: chivalry, politesse" "1. West Point is a universal symbol of American gallantry, loyalty, devotion, discipline and skill
2. ""Gallantry is definitely dead"", Sarah said to her friend as a man pushed past her to be first in line for the movie tickets." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1565 "ingenuous vs. genial" "1 : ingenuous : Naive and trusting, Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
2. genial : friendly and cheerful OR (like in German) characteristic of a genius=ingenial" "adj. " "1. The ingenuous boy gave all his savings to his elder brother, who promtly used the funds to buy himself a new computer game.
2. While the host was not a genius, she was genial, welcoming all to her party with a friendly tone that made all feel at home immediately. " "Easily confused words" "SMB" +1566 "gambol" "dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully" " verb" "Syn: cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport" "The boy and his puppy would run out in the garden, sprint around, jumping up and down, yelling ""woo-hoo and the dog a-barking, showing no restraint in their slap-happy gambol." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1567 "gantry" "1. a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks;
2. supporting framework for a barrel" " noun" "Deutsch : Brückenkran, Signalbrücke" "1a. On the new paying highway, the tolls would be assessed electronically via gantries over the road.
1b. The gantry crane lifted the container from the truck onto the ship
1c. The lunar rocket was transported to the launch site with the support of a mobile gantry. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1568 "geniality" "warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy" " noun" "The geniality of the host made everyone feel welcome at the party" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1569 "gibe" "mock; laugh at with contempt and derision" " verb" "Sometimes spelt ""jibe"".
yn1 barrack, flout, jeer, scoff" """Loser! Bonehead!"" the kids shouted, tossing those words and other gibes at the people who offered themselves up to the annual humiliation of the harvest-fest dunk-tank." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1570 "girder" "beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building" " noun" "Mechanical engineers learn statics, where the forces on beams and girders are calculated and correspondingly dimensioned. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1571 "glean" "1. gather grain left behind by reapers
2. collect something (eg. Information) bit by bit" " verb" "Deutsch : nachlesen" "1. The poor sharecroppers gleaned the field after its harvest.
2a. The police used old-fashioned detective work to glean his whereabouts
2b. He has a collection of antique tools gleaned from flea markets and garage sales. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1572 "glossary" "brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book" " noun" "Deutsch : Glossar" " The biology textbook had a glossary in the back, so you can quickly look up all the technical words and terms specific to biology." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1573 "glower" "look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare" " verb" "Deutsch : böse Gucken" "The elderly couple glowered at the Bocken children climbing all over the stones at stonehenge" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1661 "febrile" "feverish; intense emotion or activity" " adj. " "Same word root as ""fever"", thus related to fever, ferverish. " "The atmosphere in the city was febrile as the king's coronation date approached. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1662 "acquiesce" "assent; agree without protesting" " verb" " Latin: acquiescere, meaning “to rest. ” If you “rest” or become passive in the face of something to which you object, you are giving tacit agreement. " "While I did not want to go to the show with Laura, her begging eventually caused me to acquiesce" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1663 "connote" "to imply something in addition to what is apparent" "verb" "Latin: com ""with, together"" + notare ""to mark, note, make a note""=>to signify in addition to the main meaning" "At work, we connote the employee of the month award with being the best worker on the team. " "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx index 3487ee6..c5ff880 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index 4d148c6..1a637fc 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -3895,10 +3895,10 @@ "fields": [ "201", "denigrate", - "attack the good name and reputation of someone", + "1. attack the good name and reputation of someone
2. to deny the importance or validity of", "verb", "Latin denigratus \"to blacken; to defame\" de- \"completely\" + nigr-, stem of niger \"black\"", - "During the election, the crooked politician did everything in his power to denigrate his rival.", + "1. During the election, the crooked politician did everything in his power to denigrate his rival.
2. The professor denigrated the achievements of a rival, trying to position his research as more important", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -20656,7 +20656,7 @@ "Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate", "adj.", "refers to the similarity in appearance of softness between geese down and cobwebs,
Syn: gauzy, gossamery, fine
Deutsch: Hauchdünn.
As a NOUN it means a\"goose summer\", ie. referring to an autumn after a good summer -> \"goose summer\" (middle english)(Altweibersommer).", - "1. Two days later, Taal Volcano erupted outside of Manila, coating the parked cars in Poblacion with a gossamer of white ash.
1b. \nFairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes", + "1. Two days later, Taal Volcano erupted outside of Manila, coating the parked cars in Poblacion with a gossamer of white ash.
1b.\nFairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes", "Least Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -25891,7 +25891,7 @@ "fields": [ "987", "consign", - "1. give over to another for care or safekeeping
\n2. to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another also: to commit especially to a final destination or fate
\n3. to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold", + "1. give over to another for care or safekeeping
\n2. to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another also: to commit especially to a final destination or fate
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