diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index fd71059..879aef1 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ 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" 4 "abate" "become less in amount or intensity, possibly to nothing" "verb" "to cause to diminish in intensity,
Syn: subside, die away, die down
attenuate=get less, get thinner (without getting to nothing)" "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: 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" "markedly different from an accepted norm" "adj. " " Latin lit. & fig. , : ab =""off, away "" + errare=""to wander, stray"""". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation 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 "" + errare=""to wander, stray"""". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation the normal type" "The unexpected results were a statistical aberration" "Least Difficult" "FT" +6 "aberrant" "markedly different from an accepted norm" "adj. " " Latin lit. & fig. ,: ab =""off, away "" + errare=""to wander, stray"""". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation 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 "" + errare=""to wander, stray"""". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. ""deviation the normal type" "The unexpected results were a statistical aberration" "Least Difficult" "FT" 8 "abjure" " to reject or renounce" "verb" " Latin abiurare ""deny on oath"" ab ""off, away "" (see ab-) + iurare ""to swear,




Syn: 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 " "adj. , verb" "capable
agreeable
visible " "Suffix" "MSU" 10 "abreast" "Up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information" "adj. " "Syn: in touch with, plugged into" "These daily updates were designed to help readers keep abreast of the market" "Least Difficult" "FT" @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 60 "anthrop" "man " "Greek/Latin root" "anthropology
anthropomorphic " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 61 "anti" "against " "Greek/Latin root" "antipathy
antitank
anticlimax " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 62 "abridge" "condense; shorten; reduce length of written text" " verb" "French origin, Abbreviate is the same word directly from Latin. (compare similar ""g"" from ""v"" shift in deluge(French) from deluvium(Latin))" "His agent told him that he needed to abridge some of the content of his novel so that it would be under 400 pages. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -63 "antipathy" " strong dislike or hatred, hostility toward, objection, or aversion to" "noun" " Latin/Greek antipathia : anti- + pathein=""to feel, suffer""" "The students voiced their antipathy for homework very loudly. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +63 "antipathy" " strong dislike or hatred, hostility toward, objection, or aversion to" "noun" " Latin/Greek antipathia: anti- + pathein=""to feel, suffer""" "The students voiced their antipathy for homework very loudly. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 64 "antithetical" " contrary to the very nature of" "adj. " "Greek/Latin: anti- + tithenai ""to put, place""" "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" "Syn: indifference, passivity, ennui" "Political parties try to engage young voters who are more prone to apathy than older citizens. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 66 "abrogate" "abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority" " adj. " "ab- ""away"" and rogare ""to propose a law. "" =>repeal a law, revoke, cancel, abolish" "A good father would never abrogate his parental responsibilities. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ 296 "-er, or " "on who, that which " "Suffix" "baker
carpenter
brewer " "Suffix" "MSU" 297 "erroneous" " incorrect" "adj. " "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" 298 "arboreal" "tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees" " adj. " "Latin arboreus= ""pertaining to trees" "1. The arboreal primates arrived at the Zoo from the Congo.
2. our cabin is in a forest and thus we have stunning arboreal views from the deck. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -299 "erudite" " learned; scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning. (n: erudition)" "adj. " "Latin : ex ""out"" + rudis ""unskilled, rough, unlearned""=>bring out from the rough" "High school students often struggle with novels that are more erudite than they are entertaining. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +299 "erudite" " learned; scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning. (n: erudition)" "adj. " "Latin: ex ""out"" + rudis ""unskilled, rough, unlearned""=>bring out from the rough" "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 becoming" "adj. , noun " "adolescent
obsolescent
convalescent
nascent" "Suffix" "MSU" 301 "eschew" " avoid or abstain from" "verb" "same root as: German scheuen ""to fear, shun, shrink from""" "True vegetarians eschew food items that come from living animals. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 302 "-ese" "a native of " "adj. , noun " "Javanese
Vietnamese " "Suffix" "MSU" @@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 556 "outstrip" " to overtake or outrun" "verb" "“If you want to outstrip the competition, then you need to work out at the gym, ” the coach told his athletes. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 557 "overshadow" " to literally cast a shadow over" "verb" "v. to appear more notable than, to dominate, eclipse, to dwarf" "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 558 "painstaking" " attentive to detail, meticulous" "adj. " "Old English: paynes taking, ""assiduous and careful labor""" "The technology seems to work but persuading the concrete industry to sign on is proving a painstaking and costly process" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -559 "panegyric" "a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing" "noun" "The Latin, L. panegyricus, : altered slightly to mean ""public eulogy,
Syn: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean" "After the princess died a popular singer wrote a panegyric to honor her life. " "Common GRE" "MSU" +559 "panegyric" "a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing" "noun" "The Latin, L. panegyricus,: altered slightly to mean ""public eulogy,
Syn: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean" "After the princess died a popular singer wrote a panegyric to honor her life. " "Common GRE" "MSU" 560 "partial" "1. a. incomplete
2. v. fond of, showing favouritism toward" "adj. " "1. There was a partial eclipse of the moon last month.
2. Clearly the woman was still partial to here ex-boyfriend" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 561 "partisan" "a fervent and even militant proponent of something" "noun" "The bill introduced recieved partisan support from the party that introduced the bill" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 562 "patently" " blatant, obvious" "adj. " "Latin: patere = ""lie open"" or ""be open. ""
patently as an adjective serves to emphasize how apparent or clear your observation is. " "It's patently clear that your 10 year old son hates spinach. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 640 "rarefy" "1. to make or become thin
2. to purify or refine (n: rarefaction, adj: rarefied)" "verb" "Latin: to make rare" "1. A lack of calcium has caused the boy’s bones to rarefy and become brittle.
2. In the rariefied air at the top of the mountain, he was unable to run for longer periods of time" "Common GRE" "MSU" 641 "rationalize" " 1. to attempt to justify with reasons that are only superficially valid
2. improve the efficiency, especially in production of something" "verb" "v. to repair a relationship" "1. president of Veneuzuela rationalized his country's disastrous situation, repeatedly blaming the West, sanctions and those evil capitalists.
2. The production process was rationalised by adding an automatic welding machine" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 642 "reconcile" " to bring into harmony" "verb" "Instead of spending a fortune in court fees, the two parties have agreed to see a mediator to reconcile their differences. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -643 "recondite" " arcane or obscure, not understood or known by many people" "adj. " "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" +643 "recondite" " arcane or obscure, not understood or known by many people" "adj. " "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" "overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof" "verb" "Latin: re=back +futare =""to beat"", ie. To resist, repel, oppose" "The evidence provided by the prosecutor will refute the defendant’s claim of innocenc" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 645 "relentless" " never stopping, constant, unyielding, persistent" "adj. " "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" "adj. " "According to the judge, the witness’ identification of the suspect was not relevant because of her poor eyesight. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 687 "subjective" " open to personal interpretation; not based in objective fact" "adj. " "That Earth has one moon is objective — it's a fact. Whether the moon is pretty or not is subjective — not everyone will agree" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 688 "substantiate" "1. Make something solid or believable, eg. to corroborate or give evidence of something
2. to strengthen" "verb" "Syn1: affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustain,
Syn2 :beef up, fortify, strengthen" "1. The theory was substantiated by a clear set of experimental facts
2. The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" "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" "adj. " "Latin: sub, : ""underneath"" + vertere, ""to turn. ""=> turn the system from underneath (by a sneaky revolutionary)" "The professor mis-used his lessons to teach subversive philosophies to his gullable students" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +690 "subversive" " meant to undercut established institutions or norms" "adj. " "Latin: sub,: ""underneath"" + vertere, ""to turn. ""=> turn the system from underneath (by a sneaky revolutionary)" "The professor mis-used his lessons to teach subversive philosophies to his gullable students" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 691 "sufficient" " enough for a given purpose" "adj. " "Syn: ample, adequate, decent, enough" "The blanket would provide sufficient warmth for the night. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 692 "superbly" "excellently" "adj. " "Syn: marvellously, marvelously, terrifically, toppingly, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously" "The soprano's voice was superbly disciplined" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 693 "superficial" "1. only covering the surface
2. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious;
3. of little substance or significance" "adj. " "Anything superficial has to do with the surface of something" "1. The car only had superficial damage to its paint.
2. her thinking was superficial and fuzzy, marked by lack of attention or insight.
3. she made a few superficial editorial changes" "Common GRE" "MSU" @@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 912 "pithy" "concise and full of meaning" "adj. " "Pith is the core, white material under the skin of a citrus fruit.
Syn: concise, brief, compact" "The best greeting card messages are pithy and meaningful.
They finally got to the pith of the discussion." "Medium Difficult" "FT" 913 "commentariat" "all commentators of the news media collectively" " noun" "The political commentariat is beginning to say Mr. Trump has no chance of re-election. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 914 "commodious" "spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient" " adj. " " Latin: commodiosus ""convenient, useful"", which was used for ""commodes""= toilet when one had ""room to spare""" "All the bedrooms in Maierhofer Halde are commodious" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -915 "presage" "be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)" "verb" "Latin : pre: ""before"" + sagus ""prophetic""=>say in advance
Syn: augur, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate" "Dark clouds normally presage a storm" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +915 "presage" "be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)" "verb" "Latin: pre: ""before"" + sagus ""prophetic""=>say in advance
Syn: augur, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate" "Dark clouds normally presage a storm" "Medium Difficult" "FT" 916 "prolific" "(of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works" "adj. " "Syn: 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" "Syn: representative, substitute, stand-in" "During the action sequence, a stand-in will act as a proxy for the A-list actor. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" 918 "prudish" "having a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity" "adj. " "same word root as prude
is not to be confused with prudence
Syn: puritanical, prim, goody-goody" "My grandmother’s narrowminded and prudish viewpoints do not line up with today’s world views" "Medium Difficult" "FT" @@ -930,8 +930,8 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 920 "quell" "Suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)" "verb" "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""quaelen"", aber hier im Sinne von etwas ""toeten, unterbinden, Ruhe geben lassen""
Syn: calm, soothe, pacify" "The old man drinks warm milk to quell his upset stomach. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" 921 "quibble" "Argue or raise objections about a trivial matter" "verb" "Syn: object to, criticize, nitpick" "It is normal for married couples to quibble over small things like who controls the television remote" "Medium Difficult" "FT" 922 "compunction" "feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt" " noun" "Latin :com- + pungere ""to prick, pierce"" => prick sharply
remorse, self-reproach" "The burglar acted without compunction when he stole the bicycle. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -923 "recalcitrant" "having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority" "adj. " "Latin : re = back + calcitrare= ""to kick""=> someone kicking back against what's wanted of them
Syn: uncooperative, intractable" "Over time, the hopeless soldiers became recalcitrant and refused to follow orders" "Medium Difficult" "FT" -924 "recant" "Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief" "verb" "Latin : re-= ""bac,"" + cantare=""to sing=>to take back (in a nice tone)
Syn: renounce, disavow, retract" "The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" +923 "recalcitrant" "having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority" "adj. " "Latin: re = back + calcitrare= ""to kick""=> someone kicking back against what's wanted of them
Syn: uncooperative, intractable" "Over time, the hopeless soldiers became recalcitrant and refused to follow orders" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +924 "recant" "Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief" "verb" "Latin: re-= ""bac,"" + cantare=""to sing=>to take back (in a nice tone)
Syn: renounce, disavow, retract" "The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" 925 "salient" "Most noticeable or important" "adj. " "Syn: 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" "adj. " "Linked to the sardon plant, whose poisonous juices would make victims smile at death.
Syn: 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" "French: knowing
Syn: intellectual, scholar, sage" "Since my aunt speaks over twenty languages, she is considered a verbal savant. " "Medium Difficult" "FT" @@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1023 "sobriquet" " a person’s nickname" "noun" "Syn: appellation, moniker" "Alexander and Christina's sobriquets are Alex and Chrissy" "Most Difficult" "FT" 1024 "soporific" "inducing sleep" "adj. " "French/ Latin sopor ""deep sleep""+ic=nature of, like
Syn: sleep-inducing, somnolent, sedative" "While alcohol is soporific and can help you sleep, it does not take away your problems. " "Most Difficult" "FT" 1025 "supine" "1. Failing to act as a result of moral weakness or indolence;
2. laying back with the face upward (opposite position to prone)" "adj. " "Latin: supinus= “thrown backwards” or “inactive. ”
Syn: weak, spineless" "1. The by-passers looked on as the crook robbed the old lady but were too supine to want to interfere.
2. After being sprayed with the poison, the roach flipped onto its back in a supine position and died. " "Most Difficult" "FT" -1026 "synoptic" "Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view" "adj. " "Latin: syn-, : together, + -optic, meaning view or sight. => synoptic =pulls everything together as as to be seen
Syn: concise, succinct, compressed c" "At the beginning and the end of the course, synoptic presentations of the main physical theories were presented" "Most Difficult" "FT" +1026 "synoptic" "Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view" "adj. " "Latin: syn-,: together, + -optic, meaning view or sight. => synoptic =pulls everything together as as to be seen
Syn: concise, succinct, compressed c" "At the beginning and the end of the course, synoptic presentations of the main physical theories were presented" "Most Difficult" "FT" 1027 "toady" "Act in an obsequious way" "verb" "In old days, traveling medicine men would come to town and their helper would eat an assumed to be poisonous toad which the doctor would then ""heal"" ? So toad-eater, later toady, was a person who would do anything to please his boss.
Syn: 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" "adj. " "Syn: defiant, aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome" "When my friend drinks too much, he becomes very truculent and will fight anyone. " "Most Difficult" "FT" 1029 "turgid" "1. (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic
2. swollen" "adj. " "Latin turgidus: ""swollen, inflated. ""
Syn: overblown, inflated, grandiose, bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid" "It promotes a cult of personality around Mr. Baghdadi and churns out turgid propaganda about repaired bridges and newly opened schools.
2. He looked at the turgid leeches having had their fill of blood" "Most Difficult" "FT" @@ -1232,8 +1232,8 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1217 "em
en" "into
cover with
cause" "Greek/Latin root" "employ" "Latin words" "nko" 1218 "en
in" "inside" "Greek/Latin root" "enhance, " "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), against" "Greek/Latin root" "Deutsch : fuer-, ver- " "forswear, " "Latin words" "nko" -1221 "fore" "in front of
previous
earlier" "Greek/Latin root" "Deutsch : vor-, vorder-" "foremost, forehead, forefront, foreman, forefather, forefinger (next to thumb), forefend(prevent from happening), foreshadow(indicate by signs), foresight(see early), forearm, forebrain(front of brain), forebode(make a prediction), forebear(someone from whom you are descended), forecast, foreclosure(proceedings to retrieve collateral for a non-paid loan), foreclose(prevent from happening), foredoom(doomed beforehand), foredge(inside of book when shelved, opposite to spine), forego(do without), foreground, foregone(well in the past), foregather(put in one spot), forehand, foreknow, foremast(front mast), forename, forenoon, foreordain(determine in advance)" "Latin words" "nko" +1220 "for" "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word), against" "Greek/Latin root" "Deutsch: fuer-, ver- " "forswear, " "Latin words" "nko" +1221 "fore" "in front of
previous
earlier" "Greek/Latin root" "Deutsch: vor-, vorder-" "foremost, forehead, forefront, foreman, forefather, forefinger (next to thumb), forefend(prevent from happening), foreshadow(indicate by signs), foresight(see early), forearm, forebrain(front of brain), forebode(make a prediction), forebear(someone from whom you are descended), forecast, foreclosure(proceedings to retrieve collateral for a non-paid loan), foreclose(prevent from happening), foredoom(doomed beforehand), foredge(inside of book when shelved, opposite to spine), forego(do without), foreground, foregone(well in the past), foregather(put in one spot), forehand, foreknow, foremast(front mast), forename, forenoon, foreordain(determine in advance)" "Latin words" "nko" 1222 "dredger" "one who fishes or cleans waterways with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging" " noun" "1. They were very efficient at hoisting up oysters out of the bay with the dredger
2. The canals in the Netherlands need to be constantly deepened with a dredger
3. During the 40th year reunion he dredged up old memories from his school days. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 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" @@ -1441,22 +1441,22 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1419 "portending" "to give an omen or anticipatory sign of" "verb" "Latin: por- ""forward"" + ""tendere"" ""to stretch""=>""stretching forward to predict. "" or foretell. """ "1a. The distant thunder portended a storm. 1b. If you're superstitious, a black cat portends trouble" "AMB" "Examword" 1420 "acious
cious" "having the quality of" "Latin Suffix" "spacious
" "Latin words" "nko" 1421 "acolyte" "1. A person who helps with religious services
2. a fan or follower of the famous" "noun" " Greek akolouthos: ""follower""
Sny1: altar boy
Syn2: fan" "1. When I was a boy, I was an acolyte in the Church.
Likewise, her relationship with Warhol was not that of acolyte but of peer. " "AMB" "Mishima" -1422 "epitaph / epithet" "1. An epitaph is written on a tombstone.
2. An epithet is a nickname or a description of someone" "noun" "1. epi ""at, over"" +  taphos ""tomb, burial, funeral""=>above a grave
2. epi ""over/in addition"" + tithenai ""to put, to place"" => (name) given in addition to""" "The Halloween gravestone was inscribed with the epitoph ""Here lies Fearsome Frank, who bet that he could rob a bank"", using an epithet for Frank" "Easily confused words" "SMB" +1422 "epitaph / epithet" "1. An epitaph is written on a tombstone.
2. An epithet is a nickname or a description of someone" "noun" "1. epi ""at, over"" +  taphos ""tomb, burial, funeral""=>above a grave
2. epi ""over/in addition"" + tithenai ""to put, to place"" => (name) given in addition to""" "The Halloween gravestone was inscribed with the epitaph ""Here lies Fearsome Frank, who bet that he could rob a bank"", using an epithet for Frank" "Easily confused words" "SMB" 1423 "facsimile" "exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax" " noun" "Latin :facere = ""to make"" + simile= ""like""=>to make a copy
Grammatically speaking, photocopiers also make facsimiles, but oddly enough those are referred to as copies — not faxes. " "A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited at the museum" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1424 "ate
ent
ant
ante" "one who" "Latin Suffix" "sycophant
" "Latin words" "nko" -1425 "feint / faint" "1 : feint is to pretend to do something, to fake a move (eg. In boxing)
2. faint is to lose one's consciousness temporarily" "verb" "Ali feinted with a jab, making Frazier miss his own jab - but Ali then countered with a punch so hard that Frazier was knocked-out and fainted" "Easily confused words" "SMB" +1425 "feint / faint" "1. feint is to pretend to do something, to fake a move (eg. In boxing)
2. faint is to lose one's consciousness temporarily" "verb" "Ali feinted with a jab, making Frazier miss his own jab - but Ali then countered with a punch so hard that Frazier was knocked-out and fainted" "Easily confused words" "SMB" 1426 "fibrillation" "muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination" " noun" "a quavering in the fibrils of the muscles of the heart, causing irregular beating
fibril same word root as ""fibre""" "Nevertheless, the sobering reality is that for many persons with atrial fibrillation, total abstinence from alcohol may be a difficult goal to achieve" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -1427 "figurine" "small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure" " noun" "Latin figura: ""shape, body, or figure.""
Syn : statuette" "His collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -1428 "filament" "1. fine thread or fiber
2. stalk of a statem plant
3. threadlike structure within light bulb" " noun" "Latin filum=""thread.""
Syn1: fibril, strand
Syn2 : stalk" "1.The plastic filaments are made by injecting molten plastic into a perforated spinning wheel
2. The stalk of a plant's stamen is also called a filament
3. Thomas Edison tried 6,000 different materials in the search for a filament for his electric light." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1427 "figurine" "small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure" " noun" "Latin figura: ""shape, body, or figure.""
Syn: statuette" "His collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1428 "filament" "1. fine thread or fiber
2. stalk of a statem plant
3. threadlike structure within light bulb" " noun" "Latin filum=""thread.""
Syn1: fibril, strand
Syn2: stalk" "1.The plastic filaments are made by injecting molten plastic into a perforated spinning wheel
2. The stalk of a plant's stamen is also called a filament
3. Thomas Edison tried 6,000 different materials in the search for a filament for his electric light." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1429 "filch" "to steal secretly or casually , especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale" " verb" "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""filzen""" "When I came back from the break, I noticed that someone had filched my cookies" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1430 "filial" "having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent" " adj." " Latin: filius= ""so,"" OR filia=""daughte,""" "1. In many cultures, adult children often care for their elders as part of their filial responsibility. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1431 "finicky" "insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy" " adj." "Could be linked to old German word ""Feinchen""
Syn:Fastidious, fussy, picky, persnickety" "1a. The Dutch professor was a finicky eater
1b. Our front door has a finicky lock that requires that you jiggle the key to open it. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1432 "hood" "state of" "Latin Suffix" "childhood, neighbourhood, brotherhood, " "Latin words" "nko" 1433 "firmament" "1. the vault or arch of the sky
2. the field or sphere of an interest or activity" " noun" "The first stargazers imagined the sky as a firm sphere,the curve of the sky thought to be a solid surface." "1. Stars twinkled in the firmament.
2. She's a rising star in the city's artistic firmament." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -1434 "fissure" "1. long narrow opening
2. a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint
3. a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ" " noun" " Latin : fissura= cleft or crack." "1. In Iceland, fissures in the earth's crust abound and result in unusual valleys and themal pools.
2.There were other signs of fissures within the governor’s own party, particularly over reopening schools for face-to-face instruction" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1434 "fissure" "1. long narrow opening
2. a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint
3. a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ" " noun" " Latin: fissura= cleft or crack." "1. In Iceland, fissures in the earth's crust abound and result in unusual valleys and themal pools.
2.There were other signs of fissures within the governor’s own party, particularly over reopening schools for face-to-face instruction" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1435 "frond" "fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf. Can also apply to seaweed" " noun" "Each frond of the banana tree might stretch to two feet, with 30 or so opposing, compound leaves." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1436 "ious" "characterized by" "Latin Suffix" "gracious, obvious, noxious, adacious, tempestious" "Latin words" "nko" -1437 "fluster" "1 : to put into a state of agitated confusion
2. to make tipsy" " verb" "Syn: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify, nonplus, rattle" "1a. The speaker was obviously flustered by the interruption.
1b. ""And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm.""
2. A man who can keep himself sober after dinner wins the card games plays against those who fluster themselves with drink." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1437 "fluster" "1: to put into a state of agitated confusion
2. to make tipsy" " verb" "Syn: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify, nonplus, rattle" "1a. The speaker was obviously flustered by the interruption.
1b. ""And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm.""
2. A man who can keep himself sober after dinner wins the card games plays against those who fluster themselves with drink." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1438 "foray" "1. sudden raid or military advance
2. venture or initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area" " noun" "Same word root as ""forage""
Syn1: descent, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, raid" "1. Before their foray into enemy territory, a scouting party was sent to observe the guard stations.
2. My foray into rugby ended with my spending a week in the hospital." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1439 "forbearance" "1. patience; restraint of passions;
2. legal act of forbearing or waiting" " noun" "Syn: long-suffering, patience, sufferance, tolerance" "1. The teacher asked the pupils for their fobearance by saying ""Bear with me for a moment,"" while he wrote on the board.
2. One of my husband’s loan servicers automatically put him into forbearance with zero percent interest." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1440 "formidable" "1. arousing fear, dread, or alarm
2. ending to inspire awe or wonder" " adj." "Latin formidare, ""to fear.""" "1. Be worried of your formidable opponent, Amelia, because she is one smart cookie.
2. Reaching the top of the mountain without an oxygen tank was a formidable accomplishment" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" @@ -1580,19 +1580,31 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1558 "wary" "marked by keen caution and watchful prudence" "adj. " "same word root as ""war""in English and ""Gewahr"" in Deutsch" "One of the most important lessons that parents must teach young children is to always be wary of strangers. " " Hi Freq. GRE Easy" "Barron" 1559 "zealot" "a fervent and even militant proponent of something" "noun" "The original zealots were a group of first-century Jews who were absolutely determined to overthrow Roman rule in Palestine" "During the middle of the night, a pro-life zealot bombed the abortion clinic and killed two nurses who were working late.  " " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" 1560 "frolicsome" "full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry" " adj." "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""frohlocken""" "Teachers smiled at the frolicsome students leaving school for summer vacation" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -1561 "fulsome" "1. offensively flattering or insincere; 2. offensive; disgusting
3. abundant" " adj." "Careful : skunked term, ie. Meaning changed and changing between Def. 1, 2 & 3. Context important !" "1.The salesman did not realize his fulsome compliments were so excessive they actually turned off prospective customers.
2. I had enough of his fulsome lies and nauseous flattery
3a. He described the situation in fulsome detail
3b. The passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane's crew" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1561 "fulsome" "1. offensively flattering or insincere; 2. offensive; disgusting
3. abundant" " adj." "Careful: skunked term, ie. Meaning changed and changing between Def. 1, 2 & 3. Context important !" "1.The salesman did not realize his fulsome compliments were so excessive they actually turned off prospective customers.
2. I had enough of his fulsome lies and nauseous flattery
3a. He described the situation in fulsome detail
3b. The passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane's crew" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 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" +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" +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" +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" +1574 "glut" "1. fill beyond capacity, especially with food
2 . swallow greedlly" " verb" "Same word root as gluttony" "1. Oil companies increased production in order to better cover their fixed costs, but in the process they produced a glut of gasoline, further driving prices — and profits — down.
" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1575 "gnarled" "1. twisted
2. knotty
made rough by age or hard work" " adj." "old English:= “knot in wood""
Deutsch : verknorcht
Syn: gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty" "1. But on smaller, more local scales, the universe appears lumpy and gnarled.
2. The workers walked through gnarled, dead mangrove roots in their protective gear and masks
3. The farmer welcomed me with a leather-skinned grin and extended his gnarled and knotted hand for a customory handshake." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1576 "gourmand" "person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink" " noun" "French origin of same meaning
Syn: glutton, trencherman" "The difference between a gourmand and a gourmet is that the gourmet knows when to stop eating, but the gluttonous gourmand does not." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1577 "gratify" "give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy" " verb" "1. the chocolate bar will hopefully gratify my desire for something sweet.
2. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1578 "groggy" "unsteady and dazed; shaky; slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness" " adj." "Grog: named after Adm. Vernon who wore a Grosgrain overcoat and ordered rum to be diluted. Now, grog=any stong alcohol
yn:dazed, foggy, logy, stuporous" "1a. He had hardly woken up and he answered the phone, still groggy with sleep.
1b. The punch-drunk boxer was groggy and wobbly on his feet when his coach threw in the white towel." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1579 "guffaw" "loud, rude burst of laughter; A full belly loud horse-laugh" " noun" "After the comedian told a funny joke, he was pleased to receive a large guffaw from the audience" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1580 "gut" "1. bowels, digestive tract.
2. courage (plural only)
3. the basic emotional, or instinctual part of a person
4. narrow passage; often a channel of water
5. strong cord used in surgery & made of sheep intestine" " noun" "2. She had the guts to run for public office
3a. She knew in her gut that he was lying.
3b. He didn't have a good gut feeling4. The boat sailed down the gut that joined the 2 lakes.
5.The surgeon sewed the wound with gut" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1581 "haggard" "wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering" " adj." "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""hager""
Syn: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, pinched, skeletal, wasted" "The woman looked haggard after sitting up for a week with her dying husband." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1582 "halting" "hesitant; faltering;prone to interruptions; imperfect or defective" " adj." "Old English word lemphalt, which means ""limping."". Does not come from Halt=stop" "1a. He spoke in a halting manner
1b. The initial government response was halting and unevenly effective." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1583 "harbinger" "One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner" " noun" "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""Herberg""
Syn: nouns= forerunner, herald, precursor, predecessor: verbs= announce, annunciate, foretell, herald" "1a. During war times, an unexpected visit by someone in army uniform is often harbinger of bad news
1b. The dark clouds on the horizon were a harbinger of the approaching storm" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1584 "harrowing" "1. to break or flatten the land with a harrow(piece of equipment)
2. first hand experience that provokes feelings of fear or horror, distress greatly" "adj. " "2. As the divers approached seal island, they were soon attacked by sharks and faced 7 minutes of terror in their most harrowing part of the journey." "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" +1585 "haunt" "1. visit often
2. appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being
3. come to trouble, to have a disquietening effect on." " verb" "1. He spends a lot of time haunting bookstores
2. Spirits are supposed to haunt the places where their bodies most resorted
3. Problems we ignore now will come back to haunt us later" "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 c5ff880..90bcb1e 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 647326a..de77a69 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ # Words that should be added/modified -| Word | Occurence | Explanation | -| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | -| epitaph/epithet | no.1422 | misspelled epitaph in example | -| feint/faint | no.1425 | "1 :" -> "1." in meaning (do via replace, multiple times an issue) | -| | | " : " -> ": " | +| Word | Occurence | Explanation | +| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | ---- diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index 1a637fc..91f0ade 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ "aberrant", "markedly different from an accepted norm", "adj.", - "Latin lit. & fig. , : ab =\"off, away \" + errare=\"to wander, stray\"\". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. \"deviation the normal type", + "Latin lit. & fig. ,: ab =\"off, away \" + errare=\"to wander, stray\"\". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. \"deviation 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" @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ "aberration", "a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected", "noun", - "Latin lit. & fig. , : ab =\"off, away \" + errare=\"to wander, stray\"\". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. \"deviation the normal type", + "Latin lit. & fig. ,: ab =\"off, away \" + errare=\"to wander, stray\"\". Meaning= to wonder off and fig. \"deviation the normal type", "The unexpected results were a statistical aberration", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ "antipathy", "strong dislike or hatred, hostility toward, objection, or aversion to", "noun", - "Latin/Greek antipathia : anti- + pathein=\"to feel, suffer\"", + "Latin/Greek antipathia: anti- + pathein=\"to feel, suffer\"", "The students voiced their antipathy for homework very loudly.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -5841,7 +5841,7 @@ "erudite", "learned; scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning. (n: erudition)", "adj.", - "Latin : ex \"out\" + rudis \"unskilled, rough, unlearned\"=>bring out from the rough", + "Latin: ex \"out\" + rudis \"unskilled, rough, unlearned\"=>bring out from the rough", "High school students often struggle with novels that are more erudite than they are entertaining.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -11817,7 +11817,7 @@ "panegyric", "a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing", "noun", - "The Latin, L. panegyricus, : altered slightly to mean \"public eulogy,
Syn: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean", + "The Latin, L. panegyricus,: altered slightly to mean \"public eulogy,
Syn: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean", "After the princess died a popular singer wrote a panegyric to honor her life.", "Common GRE", "MSU" @@ -12951,7 +12951,7 @@ "presage", "be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)", "verb", - "Latin : pre: \"before\" + sagus \"prophetic\"=>say in advance
Syn: augur, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate", + "Latin: pre: \"before\" + sagus \"prophetic\"=>say in advance
Syn: augur, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate", "Dark clouds normally presage a storm", "Medium Difficult", "FT" @@ -13671,7 +13671,7 @@ "recalcitrant", "having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority", "adj.", - "Latin : re = back + calcitrare= \"to kick\"=> someone kicking back against what's wanted of them
Syn: uncooperative, intractable", + "Latin: re = back + calcitrare= \"to kick\"=> someone kicking back against what's wanted of them
Syn: uncooperative, intractable", "Over time, the hopeless soldiers became recalcitrant and refused to follow orders", "Medium Difficult", "FT" @@ -13689,7 +13689,7 @@ "recant", "Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief", "verb", - "Latin : re-= \"bac,\" + cantare=\"to sing=>to take back (in a nice tone)
Syn: renounce, disavow, retract", + "Latin: re-= \"bac,\" + cantare=\"to sing=>to take back (in a nice tone)
Syn: renounce, disavow, retract", "The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress.", "Medium Difficult", "FT" @@ -13725,7 +13725,7 @@ "recondite", "arcane or obscure, not understood or known by many people", "adj.", - "Latin/French e=back : com=with; dere=put, ie. Put back again, hide", + "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" @@ -14967,7 +14967,7 @@ "subversive", "meant to undercut established institutions or norms", "adj.", - "Latin: sub, : \"underneath\" + vertere, \"to turn. \"=> turn the system from underneath (by a sneaky revolutionary)", + "Latin: sub,: \"underneath\" + vertere, \"to turn. \"=> turn the system from underneath (by a sneaky revolutionary)", "The professor mis-used his lessons to teach subversive philosophies to his gullable students", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" @@ -15129,7 +15129,7 @@ "synoptic", "Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view", "adj.", - "Latin: syn-, : together, + -optic, meaning view or sight. => synoptic =pulls everything together as as to be seen
Syn: concise, succinct, compressed c", + "Latin: syn-,: together, + -optic, meaning view or sight. => synoptic =pulls everything together as as to be seen
Syn: concise, succinct, compressed c", "At the beginning and the end of the course, synoptic presentations of the main physical theories were presented", "Most Difficult", "FT" @@ -17505,7 +17505,7 @@ "fore", "in front of
previous
earlier", "Greek/Latin root", - "Deutsch : vor-, vorder-", + "Deutsch: vor-, vorder-", "foremost, forehead, forefront, foreman, forefather, forefinger (next to thumb), forefend(prevent from happening), foreshadow(indicate by signs), foresight(see early), forearm, forebrain(front of brain), forebode(make a prediction), forebear(someone from whom you are descended), forecast, foreclosure(proceedings to retrieve collateral for a non-paid loan), foreclose(prevent from happening), foredoom(doomed beforehand), foredge(inside of book when shelved, opposite to spine), forego(do without), foreground, foregone(well in the past), foregather(put in one spot), forehand, foreknow, foremast(front mast), forename, forenoon, foreordain(determine in advance)", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -18729,7 +18729,7 @@ "for", "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word), against", "Greek/Latin root", - "Deutsch : fuer-, ver-", + "Deutsch: fuer-, ver-", "forswear,", "Latin words", "nko" @@ -20439,7 +20439,7 @@ "fissure", "1. long narrow opening
2. a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint
3. a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ", "noun", - "Latin : fissura= cleft or crack.", + "Latin: fissura= cleft or crack.", "1. In Iceland, fissures in the earth's crust abound and result in unusual valleys and themal pools.
2.There were other signs of fissures within the governor’s own party, particularly over reopening schools for face-to-face instruction", "1000 Difficult GRE words", "Examword" @@ -28153,24 +28153,6 @@ "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", "tags": [] }, - { - "__type__": "Note", - "data": "", - "fields": [ - "Column1", - "Column2", - "Column3", - "Column4", - "Column5", - "Column6", - "Column7", - "Column8" - ], - "flags": 0, - "guid": "kzre|Q5bEN", - "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", - "tags": [] - }, { "__type__": "Note", "data": "", @@ -28180,7 +28162,7 @@ "1. An epitaph is written on a tombstone.
2. An epithet is a nickname or a description of someone", "noun", "1. epi \"at, over\" +  taphos \"tomb, burial, funeral\"=>above a grave
2. epi \"over/in addition\" + tithenai \"to put, to place\" => (name) given in addition to\"", - "The Halloween gravestone was inscribed with the epitoph \"Here lies Fearsome Frank, who bet that he could rob a bank\", using an epithet for Frank", + "The Halloween gravestone was inscribed with the epitaph \"Here lies Fearsome Frank, who bet that he could rob a bank\", using an epithet for Frank", "Easily confused words", "SMB" ], @@ -28213,7 +28195,7 @@ "fields": [ "1425", "feint / faint", - "1 : feint is to pretend to do something, to fake a move (eg. In boxing)
2. faint is to lose one's consciousness temporarily", + "1. feint is to pretend to do something, to fake a move (eg. In boxing)
2. faint is to lose one's consciousness temporarily", "verb", "", "Ali feinted with a jab, making Frazier miss his own jab - but Ali then countered with a punch so hard that Frazier was knocked-out and fainted", @@ -28251,7 +28233,7 @@ "figurine", "small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure", "noun", - "Latin figura: \"shape, body, or figure.\"
Syn : statuette", + "Latin figura: \"shape, body, or figure.\"
Syn: statuette", "His collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought", "1000 Difficult GRE words", "Examword" @@ -28269,7 +28251,7 @@ "filament", "1. fine thread or fiber
2. stalk of a statem plant
3. threadlike structure within light bulb", "noun", - "Latin filum=\"thread.\"
Syn1: fibril, strand
Syn2 : stalk", + "Latin filum=\"thread.\"
Syn1: fibril, strand
Syn2: stalk", "1.The plastic filaments are made by injecting molten plastic into a perforated spinning wheel
2. The stalk of a plant's stamen is also called a filament
3. Thomas Edison tried 6,000 different materials in the search for a filament for his electric light.", "1000 Difficult GRE words", "Examword" @@ -28303,7 +28285,7 @@ "fields": [ "1437", "fluster", - "1 : to put into a state of agitated confusion
2. to make tipsy", + "1: to put into a state of agitated confusion
2. to make tipsy", "verb", "Syn: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify, nonplus, rattle", "1a. The speaker was obviously flustered by the interruption.
1b. \"And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm.\"
2. A man who can keep himself sober after dinner wins the card games plays against those who fluster themselves with drink.", @@ -28467,7 +28449,7 @@ "fulsome", "1. offensively flattering or insincere; 2. offensive; disgusting
3. abundant", "adj.", - "Careful : skunked term, ie. Meaning changed and changing between Def. 1, 2 & 3. Context important !", + "Careful: skunked term, ie. Meaning changed and changing between Def. 1, 2 & 3. Context important !", "1.The salesman did not realize his fulsome compliments were so excessive they actually turned off prospective customers.
2. I had enough of his fulsome lies and nauseous flattery
3a. He described the situation in fulsome detail
3b. The passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane's crew", "1000 Difficult GRE words", "Examword" @@ -28537,7 +28519,7 @@ "fields": [ "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", + "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.", @@ -28575,7 +28557,7 @@ "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", + "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" @@ -28647,7 +28629,7 @@ "glean", "1. gather grain left behind by reapers
2. collect something (eg. Information) bit by bit", "verb", - "Deutsch : nachlesen", + "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" @@ -28665,7 +28647,7 @@ "glossary", "brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book", "noun", - "Deutsch : Glossar", + "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" @@ -28683,7 +28665,7 @@ "glower", "look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare", "verb", - "Deutsch : böse Gucken", + "Deutsch: böse Gucken", "The elderly couple glowered at the Bocken children climbing all over the stones at stonehenge", "1000 Difficult GRE words", "Examword" @@ -28692,6 +28674,222 @@ "guid": "f[Qw24_t^y", "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1574", + "glut", + "1. fill beyond capacity, especially with food
2 . swallow greedlly", + "verb", + "Same word root as gluttony", + "1. Oil companies increased production in order to better cover their fixed costs, but in the process they produced a glut of gasoline, further driving prices — and profits — down.
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2. knotty
made rough by age or hard work", + "adj.", + "old English:= “knot in wood\"
Deutsch : verknorcht
Syn: gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty", + "1. But on smaller, more local scales, the universe appears lumpy and gnarled.
2. The workers walked through gnarled, dead mangrove roots in their protective gear and masks
3. The farmer welcomed me with a leather-skinned grin and extended his gnarled and knotted hand for a customory handshake.", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "jd;+wO6qnB", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1576", + "gourmand", + "person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink", + "noun", + "French origin of same meaning
Syn: glutton, trencherman", + "The difference between a gourmand and a gourmet is that the gourmet knows when to stop eating, but the gluttonous gourmand does not.", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "CN0elLaN{~", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1577", + "gratify", + "give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy", + "verb", + "", + "1. the chocolate bar will hopefully gratify my desire for something sweet.
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yn:dazed, foggy, logy, stuporous", + "1a. He had hardly woken up and he answered the phone, still groggy with sleep.
1b. The punch-drunk boxer was groggy and wobbly on his feet when his coach threw in the white towel.", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "IAO?,~K[bW", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1579", + "guffaw", + "loud, rude burst of laughter; A full belly loud horse-laugh", + "noun", + "", + "After the comedian told a funny joke, he was pleased to receive a large guffaw from the audience", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "fL]8hGAJ[9", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1580", + "gut", + "1. bowels, digestive tract.
2. courage (plural only)
3. the basic emotional, or instinctual part of a person
4. narrow passage; often a channel of water
5. strong cord used in surgery & made of sheep intestine", + "noun", + "", + "2. She had the guts to run for public office
3a. She knew in her gut that he was lying.
3b. He didn't have a good gut feeling4. The boat sailed down the gut that joined the 2 lakes.
5.The surgeon sewed the wound with gut", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "ixV)daY]XR", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1581", + "haggard", + "wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering", + "adj.", + "Gleicher Wortstamm wie \"hager\"
Syn: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, pinched, skeletal, wasted", + "The woman looked haggard after sitting up for a week with her dying husband.", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "I$V`mhalting manner
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Syn: nouns= forerunner, herald, precursor, predecessor: verbs= announce, annunciate, foretell, herald", + "1a. During war times, an unexpected visit by someone in army uniform is often harbinger of bad news
1b. The dark clouds on the horizon were a harbinger of the approaching storm", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "AGj,5N=zbV", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1584", + "harrowing", + "1. to break or flatten the land with a harrow(piece of equipment)
2. first hand experience that provokes feelings of fear or horror, distress greatly", + "adj.", + "", + "2. As the divers approached seal island, they were soon attacked by sharks and faced 7 minutes of terror in their most harrowing part of the journey.", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "FAQQ,=(I8A", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "1585", + "haunt", + "1. visit often
2. appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being
3. come to trouble, to have a disquietening effect on.", + "verb", + "", + "1. He spends a lot of time haunting bookstores
2. Spirits are supposed to haunt the places where their bodies most resorted
3. Problems we ignore now will come back to haunt us later", + "1000 Difficult GRE words", + "Examword" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "G@YynWbEb7", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] } ] } \ No newline at end of file