diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index 7818ba8..0411379 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 501 "mendacity" " untruthfulness, dishonesty" "noun" " Latin mendax ""lying; a liar""" "A first sign of a new drug addict is their mendacity, not necessarily the effects of the drugs. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1257 "ment" "mind" "Greek/Latin root" "mental
" "Latin words" "nko" 502 "-ment" "act of, result " "noun" "contentment
amendment " "Suffix" "MSU" -503 "mercurial" " easily changeable, fickle, subject to sudden or unpredictable changes" "adj." "Latin : Mercurius ""pertaining to the god Mercury, having the form or qualities attributed to Mercury"", ie. ""light-hearted, sprightly, volatile, changeable, quick" "As my sister has ""mercurial moods we never know how she will be feeling from one moment to the next." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +503 "mercurial" " easily changeable, fickle, subject to sudden or unpredictable changes" "adj." "Latin : Mercurius ""pertaining to the god Mercury, having the form or qualities attributed to Mercury"", ie. ""light-hearted, sprightly, volatile, changeable, quick" "As my sister has ""mercurial moods we never know how she will be feeling from one moment to the next." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 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" 504 "meter" "measure " "Greek/Latin root" "metronome
speedometer
odometer " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" -505 "meticulous" " paying close attention to detail" "adj." "French méticuleux""timorously fussy""" "This accounting job requires a b>meticulous person." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +505 "meticulous" " paying close attention to detail" "adj." "French méticuleux""timorously fussy""" "This accounting job requires a meticulous person." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 506 "micro" "small " "Greek/Latin root" "microscope
micron
micrometer
microorganism " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 1261 "migr" "wander" "Greek/Latin root" "migrate
emmigrate
migrant
" "Latin words" "nko" 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" @@ -773,17 +773,17 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 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" 1262 "mir" "Look" "Greek/Latin root" "mirage
" "Latin words" "nko" -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" +898 "mire" "involve someone or something in (a difficult situation)" "verb" "Old English : deep mud, bog, marsh, swampland
Deutsch Wortstamm ""Masch""
Synonyms: entangle, tangle up, embroil" "Ms Park is hopelessly mired in an ever-deepening influence-peddling scandal." "Medium 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" 509 "misanthrope" "someone who dislikes people in general" "noun" "Greek : misein ""to hate"" + anthrōpos ""man""=>hating mankind" "He was a true misanthrope and hated even himself." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -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" +991 "misanthropy" " a dislike of humankind" "noun" "Greek : misein ""to hate"" + anthrōpos ""man""=>hating mankind
Synonyms: cynicism, hatred of mankind" "[Labour did not fall into the traps of the old left: confusing individualism for misanthropy." "Most Difficult" "FT" 510 "misnomer" "incorrect name or word for something" "noun" "self explanatory : mis-named" "Some historians claimed that China was the likely source of the deadliest flu pandemic in history, the 1918 Spanish Flu — a misnomer itself." "Common GRE" "MSU" 511 "misogynist" "one who hates or distrusts women" "noun" "Greek : miso- ""hatred"" +gynḗ ""a woman."" + -ist""= person who hates women
misandrist=hates or distrusts men" "Others stated the women were not the property of men and called the rapper a misogynist" "Common GRE" "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" +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" 514 "mit
miss" "send " "Greek/Latin root" "mission
transmit
remit " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 513 "mitigate" "lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of" "verb" "Latin: mītis ""soft"" + agere ""to do/act,"" => ""to soften.""" "He was trying to mitigate the damage he had done. (n: mitigation)" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -773 "modest" "not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive" "adj. " "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" -899 "modish" "Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable" "adj." "Synonyms: modern, trendy, in" "With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +773 "modest" "not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive" "adj. " "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" +899 "modish" "Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable" "adj." "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""Mode"" in Deutsch
Synonyms: modern, trendy, in" "With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?" "Medium Difficult" "FT" 516 "mollify" "1. cause to be more favorably inclined
2. to soften" "verb" "Latin mollificare ""make soft, mollify""
Syn : 1. appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate 2. soften, season, temper" "She managed to mollify the angry customer" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 517 "mono" "one
single " "Greek/Latin root" "monocle
monopoly
monogamy
monovalent
monomania
monarchy " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 992 "monolithic" "1. large, powerful, imposing in size or bulk or solidity 2. characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity" "adj." "mono:one + lith: ""stone""+ ic:""nature of, like""=> being like a massive stone
Synonyms: inflexible, rigid, unbending" "1. “the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture”
2. But evangelicals are not a monolithic worldwide movement" "Most Difficult" "FT" @@ -797,31 +797,31 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 1091 "multi" "many" "Greek/Latin root" "multiply" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" 521 "mundane" " everyday, boring" "adj." "Old French mondain/Latinmondulus: ""of this world, worldly, terrestrial"" " "Going about his everyday routine, the man’s mundane schedule had him bored to tears.muses" "Least Difficult" "FT" -1267 "mut" "change" "Greek/Latin root" "mutation" "Latin words" "nko" -1268 "myo" "muscle" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" -994 "myopic" "nearsighted" "adj." "ic=nature of, like
Synonyms: short-sighted, insular, small-minded" "They are also myopic, judging politicians’ economic management on the basis of only the very recent pas" "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" +775 "muse" " a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist" "noun" "Deutsch : Muse
Synonyms: inspiration, influence, stimulus" "Picasso took a habit of painting his many muses" "Least Difficult" "FT" +1267 "mut" "change" "Greek/Latin root" "mutation (a change), mutability (ability to change), mutable(changeable), mutant(a changed being), mutate (to change), mutagen(an agent that generates change)" "Latin words" "nko" +1268 "myo" "muscle" "Greek/Latin root" "myasthenia (weakness of the muscles), myalgia (muscular pain), myology (the science of muscles), " "Latin words" "nko" +994 "myopic" "nearsighted" "adj." "Greek: myein ""to shut"" + ōps ""eye"" ic=nature of, like=>short-sightedness
Synonyms: short-sighted, insular, small-minded" "They are also myopic, judging politicians’ economic management on the basis of only the very recent pas" "Most Difficult" "FT" +995 "nadir" " the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization" "noun" "Synonyms: perigee, the all-time low, zero
Antonym : zenith, apogee" "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" 523 "naïv" " inexperienced or gullible" "adj." "Syn: credulous, uninformed, childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed, credulous, fleeceable, green, gullible, ingenuous, innocent, simple-minded, unsophisticated, unworldly" "He was so naive and excited to be there that he didn’t even really see an issue." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -1296 "narr" "tell" "Greek/Latin root" "narrative" "Latin words" "nko" +1296 "narr" "tell" "Greek/Latin root" "narrative, narration, narrate, narrator, narrable(capable of being told), " "Latin words" "nko" 901 "nascent" "just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential" "adj." "Latin: nat=birth + escent= emerging from => just coming into existence
Synonyms: emerging
beginning
dawning" "Weakening the legislature in a nascent democracy will not fix corruption by itself." "Medium Difficult" "FT" 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" 902 "natty" "(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable" "adj." "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""nett""
Synonyms: stylish, dapper, debonair" "Although the natty clothing was just her style, Terra couldn’t afford the boutique’s steep price tags." "Medium Difficult" "FT" -1271 "nav" "ship" "Greek/Latin root" "navigate
navigation" "Latin words" "nko" +1271 "nav" "ship" "Greek/Latin root" "navigate, navigation, navigator, naval, n" "Latin words" "nko" 525 "nefarious" "wicked
evil: " "adj." "Latin: ne- ""not"" + fas ""right, lawful""=>""wicked in the extreme""
Syn : dastardly, villainous, wicked" "Batman and Superman are always fighting evildoers and stopping their nefarious plots" "Common GRE" "MSU" 1272 "neg" "deny" "Greek/Latin root" "negate
negative
" "Latin words" "nko" 1512 "negate" "1. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of 2. deny the truth of 3. prove negative 4. be in contradiction with" "verb" "backforming of negation :""deny, make negative or null,""
Syn: neutralize, nullify, contradict, belie" "1. Sometimes getting a guard dog can negate the need for a security system.
3. The WHO’s statement would seem to negate the validity of any such document." " Hi Freq. GRE Easy" "Barron" 526 "neglect" " to abandon or leave uncared-for" "verb/noun" "Latin: nec ""not"" + legere ""pick up, select,""=>omit to pick up, do or perform;Syn: (verb)drop, leave out, miss, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit, fail, fail to attend to, disregard, ignore. (noun)neglectfulness, state of disuse, disregard, " "1.(as verb) He neglects his children.
2.(as noun) The house was in a terrible state of neglect" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1396 "neo" "new" "Latin Prefix" "neoliberal
" "Latin words" "nko" -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" +996 "neophyte" " a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief" "noun" "Greek : neo=new, phyte=grown=>newly grown
Synonyms: beginner, learner, novice, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newbie, newcomer, starter" "Even the best golfer in the world was once a neophyte at the sport of golf" "Most Difficult" "FT" 527 "-ness" "state of " "adj., noun" "carelessness
uselessness " "Suffix" "MSU" -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 judiciar" "Medium Difficult" "FT" -997 "noisome" "having an extremely offensive smell; harmful, offensive, destructive: " "adj." "Synonyms: irritating, disagreeable, unpleasant" "The noisome odor of the dump carried for miles." "Most Difficult" "FT" -1092 "nom
nym" "name" "Greek/Latin root" "nominate
synonym �" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" +903 "nexus" " a connection or series of connections linking two or more things" "noun" "Latin : nectere= ""to bind or tie.""
Synonyms: union, link" "Today Facebook seems to be the nexus of communication" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +997 "noisome" "having an extremely offensive smell; harmful, offensive, destructive: " "adj." "Same word root as ""annoy"" + some=> bad smelling
Synonyms: irritating, disagreeable, unpleasant" "The noisome odor of the dump carried for miles." "Most Difficult" "FT" +1092 "nom
nym" "name" "Greek/Latin root" "nominate
synonym :" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" 529 "nomen" "name " "Greek/Latin root" "noble
ignominy
nomenclature
nominal " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 1397 "non" "not" "Latin Prefix" "non existant
" "Latin words" "nko" -904 "nonplussed" "(Of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react" "adj." "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" "adj." "...Japanese philosopher and merchant, Tominaga Nakamoto, who was highly critical of the normative thought of his time and favoured free trade." "Medium Difficult" "FT" +904 "nonplussed" "(Of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react" "adj." "Latin : non plus=""no more, no further."" =>go no further as I am confused, perplexed
Hat NICHTS mit ""nonplus ultra"" zu tun
Synonyms: baffled, confounded, at a loss, puzzled, perplexed" "The inexperienced teenage driver was nonplussed when his car began to slide on the ice." "Medium Difficult" "FT" +905 "normative" "Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm" "adj." "Same word root as ""norm"" and ""normal""
" "The Japanese philosopher was highly critical of the normative thought in the Japanese leduction system" "Medium 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" 531 "notoriety" " fame for doing something negative or criminal" "noun" "Just remember: Notoriety's not al-righty
Syn: ill-fame" "Because of John’s notoriety for being a mean drunk, he is rarely invited to parties where alcohol is served." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1274 "nov" "new" "Greek/Latin root" "novelty" "Latin words" "nko" @@ -869,29 +869,29 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 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 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" 1116 "paradox" "a statement that contradicts itself but might be true" "noun" "Greek : para- ""contrary to"" + doxa ""opinion=>a statement contrary to common belief or expectation" "The fact that the retired teacher claimed to hate all pets but adopted seven cats is an intriguing paradox." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" 909 "paragon" " a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality" "noun" "Synonyms: model, epitome, exemplar
Deutsch : Paradebeispiel" "As a paragon of purity, a nun would never dress inappropriately" "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" +910 "parry" "Answer (a question or accusation) evasively" "verb" "French : ""to turn aside or ward off"" the blow of a weapon.Parez! Is often heard in fencing lessons
Synonyms: evade, sidestep, avoid" "In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability to dodge and parryand reverse himself on everything..." "Medium Difficult" "FT" 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" 1002 "pastiche" " an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources" "noun" "Italian pasticcio ""medley, pastry cake,
Synonyms: mixture, blend, medley" "The mix of country, pop, and soul music made the album a fascinating pastiche of sounds." "Most Difficult" "FT" -1515 "pate" "liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned" "noun" "French : from same word root as ""paste"" " "He had no ethical problem eat goose liver pate" " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" +1515 "pate" "liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned" "noun" "French : from same word root as ""paste"" , with the ""s""dissapearing again." "He had no ethical problem eat goose liver pate" " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" 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 hatesspinach.""" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 563 "pater" "father " "Greek/Latin root" "paternal
paternity
patricide " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 1093 "pater
patri" "father" "Greek/Latin root" "paternal
patriarch" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" 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 dis" "Root words" "Aristotle" 1516 "pathological" "1. of or relating to the practice of pathology
2. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition" "adj. " "Greek: pathologikos=pertaining to disease" "1. the lab. Technician worked in a pathological laboratory2.
The thief was a pathological liar." " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" 1094 "pathy" "feeling
suffering" "Greek/Latin root" "sympathy" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" -1003 "paucity" "an insufficient quantity or number" "noun" "Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth" "Yet the paucity of businesses is not due to a shortage of opportunities to make money." "Most Difficult" "FT" -565 "peccadillo" "a small sin or fault" "noun" "Spanish peccado: ""sin,"" + dillo :diminutive=> a small sin." "He forget his children's pecadilloes of forgetting to say thank-you and please" "Common GRE" "MSU" +1003 "paucity" "an insufficient quantity or number" "noun" "Same root as 'Poor, poverty, ""
Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth" "The paucity of talent at our school is going to prevent us from having a top-notch concert. " "Most Difficult" "FT" +565 "peccadillo" "a small sin or fault" "noun" "Spanish peccado: ""sin,"" + dillo :diminutive=> a small sin." "He ignored his children's pecadilloes of forgetting to say thank-you and please" "Common GRE" "MSU" 566 "ped" "foot " "Greek/Latin root" "pedestrian
pedal
pedicure
podiatrist " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" -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" +1117 "pedant" "a person who makes an excessive display of learning" "noun" "Gleicher Wortstamm als ""Pedagogue""= ""person who trumpets minor points of learning, one who overrates learning or lays undue stress on exact knowledge of details or trifles as compared with large matters or general principles""" "Professor Blackwell, a well-known pedant, required his pre-med students to speak in Latin throughout the entire semester." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" 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)." "adj." "ic=nature of, like" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -569 "pedestrian" " boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +569 "pedestrian" "1. n. As a noun, it's someone walking around — sidewalks are for pedestrians.
2. adj. boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill" "adj." "Latin pedester meaning ""going on foot"" but also ""plain.""
Meaning 0f noun and adj. ver different !" "A large number of people fell asleep during the pedestrian play." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1280 "pel
pulse" "drive" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" -1004 "pellucid" "Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood" "adj." "Synonyms: comprehensible, understandable" "Turning a crowd from hostility to adoration through pellucid, charismatic truthtelling is a venerable Hollywood trope..." "Most 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 eruditi" "Medium Difficult" "FT" +1004 "pellucid" "1. clear 2. Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood" "adj." "Latin; per- ""through"" + lucere ""to shine""=>shine through
Synonyms: comprehensible, understandable" "A sentence that teaches a new vocabulary word should always be pellucid, that is, its style and meaning should be easily understandable so that you can derive the definition from the sentence" "Most Difficult" "FT" +911 "penchant" " A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something" "noun" "French : to incline :
Synonyms: fondness, inclination, preference" "Alex has a penchant for chicken and broccoli, so he eats it daily or wishes he did" "Medium Difficult" "FT" 1281 "pend
pens" "hang" "Greek/Latin root" "pending
pendant
" "Latin words" "nko" -1517 "penury" "a state of extreme poverty or destitution" "noun" " Hi Freq. GRE Medium" "Barron" -1299 "pept
peps" "digestion" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" +1517 "penury" "a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Syn: indigence, need, pauperisation, pauperism, pauperization" "noun" " Latin : penuria= scarcity" "My uncle wasted his fortune and died in penury." " Hi Freq. GRE Medium" "Barron" +1299 "pept
peps" "digestion" "Greek/Latin root" "peptic acid" "Latin words" "nko" 1518 "perennial" "lasting an indefinitely long time" "adj. " " Hi Freq. GRE Easy" "Barron" 570 "perfidious" "deliberately treacherous; dishonest (n: perfidy)" "adj." "Common GRE" "MSU" 571 "perfidy" " treachery or deceit" "noun" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -931,9 +931,9 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 594 "plausible" " believable, reasonable" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 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 Twitte" "Least Difficult" "FT" 1287 "plic" "fold
bend" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" -597 "plummet" " to fall quickly and far" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +597 "plummet" " to fall quickly and far" "verb" "Stock prices plumted after the crash" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1672 "poise" "1.n. If you have poise, you are cool under stress. People with poise can handle pressure without showing it
2. brace yourself (ie. Get ready) or be prepared for something difficult. " "noun, verb" "French : poids=weight, quality of being heavy. The sense of ""steadiness, composure"" from notion of being equally weighted on either side , which then led to the passive sense of ""being in equilibrium"",""being in suspense"" and then ""getting ready for""" "1. He answered the presecutor's tough questions with great poise
2a. The bird was poised in mid-air, ready to fall on its prey.
2b.That number seems poised to rise dramatically this year.
2c. After being asked to sit down, we was poised to hear bad news. " "Vocab" "Prepscholar" -598 "polarize" " to cause a sharp division between two groups" "verb" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +598 "polarize" " to cause a sharp division between two groups" "verb" "President Trump has a knack at polarising the American nation" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 599 "polein" "sell " "Greek/Latin root" "monopoly " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 1008 "polemic" " a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something" "noun" "ic=nature of, like
Synonyms: diatribe, invective" "Marion Nestle's heavyweight polemic against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo comes at an odd moment for the industry." "Most Difficult" "FT" 600 "polemical" " angry, hostile, harshly critical" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -952,16 +952,16 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 1523 "preamble" "a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution" "noun" " Hi Freq. GRE Medium" "Barron" 609 "precarious" "not secure; beset with difficulties" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 610 "preceded" " went before" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -1009 "préci" " 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" +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" 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" 1292 "prehend
prehens" "take
grasp" "Greek/Latin root" "comprehend
aprehend
" "Latin words" "nko" 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" -616 "prescient" " knowing things before they happen, prophetic" "adj." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -617 "presumptuous" "going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous" "adj." "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" +616 "prescient" " knowing things before they happen, prophetic" "adj." "Latin prefix pre-: ""before,"" + science: ""to know""=> ""know beforehand.
" "Extraordinarily prescient, the 1905 book accurately predicted what is going on in today’s times. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +617 "presumptuous" "going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous" "adj." "It is somewhat presumptuous to assume you know more about medicine than your doctor." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +618 "prevail" "1. to succeed, esp. with respect to vanquishing an opponent
2. v. to convince or persuade" "verb" "Latin"": ""before"" + valere ""have power, be strong""=>be successful, have power" "Even though our troops are tired and hungry, we will prevail against the enemy" "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" "Latin : walk crookedly" "1. When we asked him what his intentions were, he prevaricated.(n: prevarication; prevaricator)
2. During the trial, the lead witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 621 "pristine" "immaculately clean and unused" "adj." "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" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx index 62693f3..d523eda 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 4dd605a..e515765 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :----------------------- | :---------------------------- | :---------------------- | -| mercurial | no.503 | missing end of underline delimitor | -| meticulous | no.505 | bold delimitor misformatted in example | ---- diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index dc59998..dc1192c 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -10416,7 +10416,7 @@ "easily changeable, fickle, subject to sudden or unpredictable changes", "adj.", "Latin : Mercurius \"pertaining to the god Mercury, having the form or qualities attributed to Mercury\", ie. \"light-hearted, sprightly, volatile, changeable, quick", - "As my sister has \"mercurial moods we never know how she will be feeling from one moment to the next.", + "As my sister has \"mercurial moods we never know how she will be feeling from one moment to the next.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -10470,7 +10470,7 @@ "paying close attention to detail", "adj.", "French méticuleux\"timorously fussy\"", - "This accounting job requires a b>meticulous person.", + "This accounting job requires a meticulous person.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -10577,7 +10577,7 @@ "mire", "involve someone or something in (a difficult situation)", "verb", - "Synonyms: entangle, tangle up, embroil", + "Old English : deep mud, bog, marsh, swampland
Deutsch Wortstamm \"Masch\"
Synonyms: entangle, tangle up, embroil", "Ms Park is hopelessly mired in an ever-deepening influence-peddling scandal.", "Medium Difficult", "FT" @@ -10631,7 +10631,7 @@ "misanthropy", "a dislike of humankind", "noun", - "Synonyms: cynicism, hatred of mankind", + "Greek : misein \"to hate\" + anthrōpos \"man\"=>hating mankind
Synonyms: cynicism, hatred of mankind", "[Labour did not fall into the traps of the old left: confusing individualism for misanthropy.", "Most Difficult", "FT" @@ -10722,7 +10722,7 @@ "not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive", "adj.", "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...", + "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" ], @@ -10739,8 +10739,8 @@ "modish", "Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable", "adj.", - "Synonyms: modern, trendy, in", - "With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?", + "Gleicher Wortstamm wie \"Mode\" in Deutsch
Synonyms: modern, trendy, in", + "With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -10955,7 +10955,7 @@ "muse", "a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist", "noun", - "Synonyms: inspiration, influence, stimulus", + "Deutsch : Muse
Synonyms: inspiration, influence, stimulus", "Picasso took a habit of painting his many muses", "Least Difficult", "FT" @@ -10973,8 +10973,8 @@ "myopic", "nearsighted", "adj.", - "ic=nature of, like
Synonyms: short-sighted, insular, small-minded", - "They are also myopic, judging politicians’ economic management on the basis of only the very recent pas", + "Greek: myein \"to shut\" + ōps \"eye\" ic=nature of, like=>short-sightedness
Synonyms: short-sighted, insular, small-minded", + "They are also myopic, judging politicians’ economic management on the basis of only the very recent pas", "Most Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -10991,7 +10991,7 @@ "nadir", "the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization", "noun", - "Synonyms: the all-time low, zero", + "Synonyms: perigee, the all-time low, zero
Antonym : zenith, apogee", "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" @@ -11099,8 +11099,8 @@ "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.", + "Greek : neo=new, phyte=grown=>newly grown
Synonyms: beginner, learner, novice, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newbie, newcomer, starter", + "Even the best golfer in the world was once a neophyte at the sport of golf", "Most Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -11135,8 +11135,8 @@ "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 judiciar", + "Latin : nectere= \"to bind or tie.\"
Synonyms: union, link", + "Today Facebook seems to be the nexus of communication", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -11153,8 +11153,8 @@ "noisome", "having an extremely offensive smell; harmful, offensive, destructive:", "adj.", - "Synonyms: irritating, disagreeable, unpleasant", - "The noisome odor of the dump carried for miles.", + "Same word root as \"annoy\" + some=> bad smelling
Synonyms: irritating, disagreeable, unpleasant", + "The noisome odor of the dump carried for miles.", "Most Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -11172,7 +11172,7 @@ "name", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "nominate
synonym �", + "nominate
synonym :", "Greek/Latin", "Manhattan" ], @@ -11207,8 +11207,8 @@ "nonplussed", "(Of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react", "adj.", - "Synonyms: baffled, confounded", - "And as usual, internet commenters seemed nonplussed by what seemed to be a venerable institution (i.e., Oxford) validating teenage slang.", + "Latin : non plus=\"no more, no further.\" =>go no further as I am confused, perplexed
Hat NICHTS mit \"nonplus ultra\" zu tun
Synonyms: baffled, confounded, at a loss, puzzled, perplexed", + "The inexperienced teenage driver was nonplussed when his car began to slide on the ice.", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -11225,8 +11225,8 @@ "normative", "Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm", "adj.", - "", - "...Japanese philosopher and merchant, Tominaga Nakamoto, who was highly critical of the normative thought of his time and favoured free trade.", + "Same word root as \"norm\" and \"normal\"
", + "The Japanese philosopher was highly critical of the normative thought in the Japanese leduction system", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -11891,8 +11891,8 @@ "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...", + "French : \"to turn aside or ward off\" the blow of a weapon.Parez! Is often heard in fencing lessons
Synonyms: evade, sidestep, avoid", + "In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability to dodge and parryand reverse himself on everything...", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -12072,7 +12072,7 @@ "a small sin or fault", "noun", "Spanish peccado: \"sin,\" + dillo :diminutive=> a small sin.", - "He forget his children's pecadilloes of forgetting to say thank-you and please", + "He ignored his children's pecadilloes of forgetting to say thank-you and please", "Common GRE", "MSU" ], @@ -12089,7 +12089,7 @@ "pedant", "a person who makes an excessive display of learning", "noun", - "", + "Gleicher Wortstamm als \"Pedagogue\"= \"person who trumpets minor points of learning, one who overrates learning or lays undue stress on exact knowledge of details or trifles as compared with large matters or general principles\"", "Professor Blackwell, a well-known pedant, required his pre-med students to speak in Latin throughout the entire semester.", "Common GRE", "Kaplan" @@ -12123,10 +12123,10 @@ "fields": [ "569", "pedestrian", - "boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill", + "1. n. As a noun, it's someone walking around — sidewalks are for pedestrians.
2. adj. boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill", "adj.", - "", - "", + "Latin pedester meaning \"going on foot\" but also \"plain.\"
Meaning 0f noun and adj. ver different !", + "A large number of people fell asleep during the pedestrian play.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -12141,10 +12141,10 @@ "fields": [ "1004", "pellucid", - "Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood", + "1. clear 2. Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood", "adj.", - "Synonyms: comprehensible, understandable", - "Turning a crowd from hostility to adoration through pellucid, charismatic truthtelling is a venerable Hollywood trope...", + "Latin; per- \"through\" + lucere \"to shine\"=>shine through
Synonyms: comprehensible, understandable", + "A sentence that teaches a new vocabulary word should always be pellucid, that is, its style and meaning should be easily understandable so that you can derive the definition from the sentence", "Most Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -12161,8 +12161,8 @@ "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 eruditi", + "French : to incline :
Synonyms: fondness, inclination, preference", + "Alex has a penchant for chicken and broccoli, so he eats it daily or wishes he did", "Medium Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -12666,7 +12666,7 @@ "to fall quickly and far", "verb", "", - "", + "Stock prices plumted after the crash", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -12684,7 +12684,7 @@ "to cause a sharp division between two groups", "verb", "", - "", + "President Trump has a knack at polarising the American nation", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -12932,7 +12932,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1009", - "préci", + "précis", "a summary or abstract of a text or speech", "noun", "Synonyms: synopsis, summation", @@ -12989,8 +12989,8 @@ "prescient", "knowing things before they happen, prophetic", "adj.", - "", - "", + "Latin prefix pre-: \"before,\" + science: \"to know\"=> \"know beforehand.
", + "Extraordinarily prescient, the 1905 book accurately predicted what is going on in today’s times.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -13008,7 +13008,7 @@ "going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous", "adj.", "", - "", + "It is somewhat presumptuous to assume you know more about medicine than your doctor.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -13023,10 +13023,10 @@ "fields": [ "618", "prevail", - "to succeed, esp. with respect to vanquishing an opponent", + "1. to succeed, esp. with respect to vanquishing an opponent
2. v. to convince or persuade", "verb", - "v. to convince or persuade", - "", + "Latin\": \"before\" + valere \"have power, be strong\"=>be successful, have power", + "Even though our troops are tired and hungry, we will prevail against the enemy", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -13043,8 +13043,8 @@ "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)", + "Latin : walk crookedly", + "1. When we asked him what his intentions were, he prevaricated.(n: prevarication; prevaricator)
2. During the trial, the lead witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend.", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -18048,7 +18048,7 @@ "ship", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "navigate
navigation", + "navigate, navigation, navigator, naval, n", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -18984,7 +18984,7 @@ "change", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "mutation", + "mutation (a change), mutability (ability to change), mutable(changeable), mutant(a changed being), mutate (to change), mutagen(an agent that generates change)", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19020,7 +19020,7 @@ "muscle", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "", + "myasthenia (weakness of the muscles), myalgia (muscular pain), myology (the science of muscles),", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19182,7 +19182,7 @@ "tell", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "narrative", + "narrative, narration, narrate, narrator, narrable(capable of being told),", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19236,7 +19236,7 @@ "digestion", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "", + "peptic acid", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -20799,10 +20799,10 @@ "fields": [ "1003", "paucity", - "an insufficient quantity or number", + "an insufficient quantity or number", "noun", - "Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth", - "Yet the paucity of businesses is not due to a shortage of opportunities to make money.", + "Same root as 'Poor, poverty, \"
Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth", + "The paucity of talent at our school is going to prevent us from having a top-notch concert.", "Most Difficult", "FT" ], @@ -20946,7 +20946,7 @@ "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.", + "As soon as the general received the missive from his commander-in-chief, he launched an airstrike against the enemy.", "Common GRE", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -22151,7 +22151,7 @@ "pate", "liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned", "noun", - "French : from same word root as \"paste\"", + "French : from same word root as \"paste\" , with the \"s\"dissapearing again.", "He had no ethical problem eat goose liver pate", "Hi Freq. GRE Hard", "Barron" @@ -22185,10 +22185,10 @@ "fields": [ "1517", "penury", - "a state of extreme poverty or destitution", + "a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Syn: indigence, need, pauperisation, pauperism, pauperization", "noun", - "", - "", + "Latin : penuria= scarcity", + "My uncle wasted his fortune and died in penury.", "Hi Freq. GRE Medium", "Barron" ],