diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index 7c0a5ec..5bf3dec 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1664 "inveigle" "persuade someone through flattery" "verb" " Middle French word aveugler, meaning “delude, make blind, ”" "She inveigled him to drive her all the way across the country by telling him he was not only the best looking man in town, but also the best driver of all time. " "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" 1665 "injudicious" "lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise" "adj. " "Latin in-""not""+ iudicium ""judgment""=> lacking judgement.
Antonym: judicious" "He regretted his injudicious decision to spend his last 5 dollars on an expensive cup of coffee" "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" 1666 "judicious" "exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent" " adj. " "Latin iiudicium ""judgment""=> lacking judgement.
Antonym:injudicious" "The man had become wealthy by making judicious use of his money" "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" -1667 "pernicuous" "harmful and subtle, often taking years" "adj. " "Latin: per ""completely"" + necis ""violent death, murder""perniciosus""destructive""=>total destruction" "The leftist claimed that even during a pandemic, racism is as pernicious as ever. " "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" +1667 "pernicious" "harmful and subtle, often taking years" "adj. " "Latin: per ""completely"" + necis ""violent death, murder""perniciosus""destructive""=>total destruction" "The leftist claimed that even during a pandemic, racism is as pernicious as ever. " "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" 1668 "feint" "trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver" " noun" "military and political tactics often use feints, most common in sport, eg. boxing, where opponents are continually trying to fake each other out. " "Ali feinted with a jab, and Frazier threw one of his own, missing. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 1669 "baseness" "unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values" "adj. " "from base (adj. ) + -ness. " "The pauper looked at the touristist skeptically, thinking that they gloried in his squalor as proof of his baseness. " "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" 1670 "connote/denote" "Connote is like giving a hint, but to denote is to refer to something outright. " "verb" "For her, the word ""family"" connotes love and comfort while it denotes a group containing a father, mother and siblings" "AMB" "GRE Test Exam 1" @@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1941 "miser" "person who loves wealth and spends little" "noun" " Latin miser : miserable person, wretch," "1a. Despite his incredible wealth, the family patriarch was a infamous miser, who kept his fortune in a charitable trust to avoid taxes, but gave little if anything to charity.
1b. My uncle is a miser who complains about having to pay for anything.
1c. Dagobert Duck is a well-known miser" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1942 "nonchalant" "relaxed and calm in a way that shows you do not care or are not worried about anything" "adj. " "Latin : non- ""not"" + calēre ""to be warm.""=> ie. To be cool in the modern sense" "1a. I was nonchalant about the refinery, but then Alexa was mentioning things like asthma. And I’m like, ‘Check.’
1b. Not all the tourists were nonchalant about following health restrictions and indeed wore their masks and regulalry washed their hands.
1c. South Koreans are famously nonchalant about North Korean nuclear weapons, knowing that they are too close to North Korea to be bombed without affecting the North." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1943 "ostracism" "shut out from society refuse to meet talk" " Greek ostrakismos : A legal political method among the ancient Athenians by which men deemed dangerous to the liberties of the people or embarrassing to the state were banished for 10 years by public vote." "1a. A student at a Baptist school faces ostracism and demonization after becoming pregnant.
1b. A letter written by 153 prominent intellectuals and published by Harper’s Magazine denouncing today’s “intolerant climate” and the ”vogue for public shaming and ostracism"" was another welcome sign of a growing backlash." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" -1944 "palpability" "can be felt or touched" "adj." "Latin palpare ""touch gently, stroke,""" "1a. The night is starless, with a darkness so enveloping that it seems to possess palpability
1b. The weight of her frustration with our current world was palpable, from police violence to authoritarianism to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 deaths." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" +1944 "palpability" "can be felt or touched" "adj." "Latin palpare ""touch gently, stroke,""" "1a. The night is starless, with a darkness so enveloping that it seems to possess palpability
1b. The weight of her frustration with our current world was palpable, from police violence to authoritarianism to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 deaths." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1945 "perch" "take up a high position" "noun, verb" "French : rod or pole on which a bird alights and rests" "1a. The birds commonly perch on the strong cable wire before diving down to the ground below.
1b. Privacy is the property’s main draw, as the four-acre spread is perched at the end of a private road with panoramic views of the surrounding canyons and rock formations." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1946 "precepts" "life lessons that are usually passed down to children by authority figures such as parents, teachers, or religious figures." "noun" "Latin praeceptum ""maxim, rule of conduct, order,""" "1a. In Hamlet, the character Polonius dished out a few choice precepts to his son Laertes: ""neither a borrower nor a lender be"" and ""give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.""
" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1947 "precursory" "preliminary; anticipating" "adj. " "Latin praecursor ""forerunner,""
While some synonyms of precursory include preliminary and introductory, it's most common to use this adjective with a certain threatening sense of warning" "1a. This is a precursor to what will happen at other universities across the country.
1b. User groups were the precursor to the open source community, based on the values of sharing knowledge and helping one another." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" @@ -2024,23 +2024,23 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1990 "serration" "1a. having a toothed edge
1b. a row of notches
1c. A single notch in a row of notches" "noun" "Latin: serratus ""sawlike, notched like a saw,""" "1a. The wide serrations make this blade ideal for slicing bread.
1b. Long ago, carnivorous dinosaurs grew little serrations on the back of their teeth called denticles, all the better to eat prey
1c. Running along one side of the parking lot are two huge lab buildings, each topped with a long, glinting serration of greenhouses." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1991 "sketchy" " incomplete: it includes the major points but lacks detail, shortly, roughly, quickly," "adj. " "adj. from sketch, linked to German ""Skizze""" "1a. They said the shooting occurred just after midnight, but details remain sketchy.
1b. Though the data remains sketchy, the evidence suggests that most of those quitters were white and wealthy." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1992 "snub" "1a. treat with contempt, to ignore or brush off someone
1b. To check or stop with a cutting remark
2. to extinguish by stubbing
3. extremely short " "verb, noun, adj. " "same word root as snip (""schnipsen"" auf Deutsch)" "1a(i). Traders, who were previously reluctant to snub cheap Chinese imports, have now come up with a list of 3,000 items, including toys, watches and plastic products, that can easily be replaced by local manufacturing.
1a(ii) Embroiled in a bitter feud, half the family snubbed their patriarch's funeral.
2. He snubbed out his cigarette before going back inside
3. He had a short, snub nose." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1993 "telltale" "1a. That gives warning or information
1b. A person who gossips indiscreetely" "adj. " "from tell (v.) + tale
Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling
Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale
also spelled ""tell-tale""" "1a. The alcoholic would take a last-minute slug of vodka before leaving for work in the morning — never anything else because of the telltale breath they would give him.
1a(ii). A telltale sign of having got otherwise symptomless Corona was losing the ability to smell or taste for weeks
1b. The telltale told the teacher who cheated on the test" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1993 "telltale" "1a. That gives warning or information
1b. A person who gossips indiscreetely" "adj. " "from tell (v.) + tale
Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling
Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale

also spelled ""tell-tale""" "1a. The alcoholic would take a last-minute slug of vodka before leaving for work in the morning — never anything else because of the telltale breath they would give him.
1a(ii). A telltale sign of having got otherwise symptomless Corona was losing the ability to smell or taste for weeks
1b. The telltale told the teacher who cheated on the test" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1994 "tepid" "1a. Lukewarm
1b. Half-hearted." "adj. " "Latin: tepidus ""lukewarm,""
Syn1b.: halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic" "1a. He didn't like his water too hot, but rather preferred a tepid bath
1b(i). Trump faced criticism for his tepid response to the Skripal poisoning
1b(ii). He gave a tepid performance, which was by all. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1995 "thrift" "very careful about how much money you spend" "adj. " "
Ant: spendthrift" "1a. With little money, the showroom was decorated with thrift store furniture, which was covered in white muslin.
1b. For thrift shoppers, Frohm says, it’s a gold mine: “The quality of stuff right now is amazing.”
1c. Most rich persons are excellent in thrift. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1996 "tocsin" "a signal, especially of alarm" "noun" " Middle French : toquassen ""an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell""
Has NOTHING to do with ""toxin""" "1a. The tocsin rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado
1b. These statistics should prompt all rationalists to sound the proverbial tocsin with unrelenting fury." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1997 "unfeigned" "not pretended, sincere" "adj. " "un + fein = ""disguise or conceal""
Syn: sincere, wholehearted, heartfelt, hearty" "1a. Most reality shows are scripted and are not unfeigned.
1b. Her interest in people was unfeigned so she chose to become a nurse" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1998 "vain" "1 without use or result
2. conceited" "adj. " "Latin vanus: ""empty,""" "1a. His vain attempt to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success
1b. He tried to in vain to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework.
1c. In vain, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.
2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and vain>/b>
2b. She was vain about here clothes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1998 "vain" "1 without use or result
2. conceited" "adj. " "Latin vanus: ""empty,""" "1a. His vain attempt to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success
1b. He tried to in vain to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework.
1c. In vain, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.
2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and vain
2b. She was vain about here clothes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1999 "wean" "to turn away (from a habit)" "verb" "Old English : to train (an infant or animal) to forego suckling
Same word root as ""ge-wöhnen"" in Deutsch
Syn1: ablactate" "1a. We are trying to wean my toddler from sucking a pacifier, but she hasn’t let go yet.
1b. Whatever we Californians and all Americans do to wean ourselves off fossil fuel, however, it isn’t going to stop wildfires for the foreseeable future.
1c. Oxygen is the key treatment that patients with the Corona virus are taken into hospital for and is used when weaning patients off ventilator support." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 2000 "abut" "border on" "verb" "French : abouter : to border on, to end
The term is often used in real estate to refer to a lot line.
think of ""butt"" for a crude way to remember that this word has to do with ending on something " "1a. Their property abuts our land.
1b. The fact that so many of these fires abut suburban communities reveals why the damage is so expensive — and that additional logging would not solve the whole problem." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" -2001 "amortize" "1a. gradually pay off a debt via regular payments1b. To write off an asset via regular reductions to asset value" "verb" "Latin: admortire, ad ""to"" + mortus ""dead=>""to extinguish""" "1a. Even with low-interest loans and crop insurance payments, many farmers are turning to amortizing past debt
1b. Typically, business equipment is amortized over a multiyear schedule, which is calculated based on how long the equipment might last, a formula known as useful life." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2001 "amortize" "1a. gradually pay off a debt via regular payments
1b. To write off an asset via regular reductions to asset value" "verb" "Latin: admortire, ad ""to"" + mortus ""dead=>""to extinguish""" "1a. Even with low-interest loans and crop insurance payments, many farmers are turning to amortizing past debt
1b. Typically, business equipment is amortized over a multiyear schedule, which is calculated based on how long the equipment might last, a formula known as useful life." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2002 "atonement" "1a. the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
1b. compensation for a wrong" "noun" "at + one + ment= the act of being at one with God or someone by repenting
Syn: expiation, propitiation" "1a. He wanted to find a way to make atonement for his sins.
1b. But can the apology Coleman has offered be considered a full atonement if it has not been accepted?" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2003 "august" "majestic; venerable" "adj. " "Latin: augustus ""venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble,""
Syn: revered, venerable
pronounced differently to the month ""August"". Here, emphasize ""gust"". " "1. Today, on the august floor of the House of Representatives, the world saw a very different reckoning with that word, power and sexism.
1b. At Milan’s august Central Station, more people seemed to be leaving than arriving." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2004 "bequest" "a gift of personal property by will" "verb" "be- + quoth (related to quote) ""saying"" =>state that it be so (when one dies) " "1a. One of the reasons people try to die with more than zero is that they want to leave bequests to family members, especially their children, or to charities.
1b. Stimson left a bequest, held in trust, and our job was to protect it.
1c. How do we treat the bequests of big men accused of doing horrible things?" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" -2005 "blandness" "1a. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
1b.smooth and soothing in manner or quality
1c. The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern" "adj. " "Latin: blandus ""smooth-talking, flattering, alluring,""" "1a. Expect both kinds of salsify to be subtle and delicate—too bland for some tastebuds.
1b. In normal elections candidates choose running mates whose signature qualities are blandness and obedience.
1c. The blandness of his confession enraged the judge" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2005 "blandness" "1a. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
1b. Smooth and soothing in manner or quality
1c. The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern" "adj. " "Latin: blandus ""smooth-talking, flattering, alluring,""" "1a. Expect both kinds of salsify to be subtle and delicate—too bland for some tastebuds.
1b. In normal elections candidates choose running mates whose signature qualities are blandness and obedience.
1c. The blandness of his confession enraged the judge" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2006 "boggle" "1a. overcome with amazement
1b. hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear" "adj. " "Syn1: bowl over, flabbergast
""boggle the mind"" very common expresssion" "1a. It boggles the mind that anyone who owns real estate in New York City would consider it a good idea to declare that New York is over, that prices are tumbling.
1b. She boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2007 "brash" "1a. offensively bold
1b. heedless of the consequences
1c. full of fresh raw vitality " "adj. " "Syn1b: inpudent" "1a(i). A brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
1a(ii). The brash reporter offended the celebrity with his insistent manner and lost out on an amazing interview.
1b. He was a brash adventurer, climbing up any mountain.
1c. A brash frontier town whose main aim was to grow" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2008 "chastened" "1a. corrected by punishment or suffering
1b. to cause to be more humble or restrained" "adj. " "French: chastiier ""to punish"" . Now chiefly in reference to moral discipline, divine rather than corporal punishment.
Syn: punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct
The verb chasten is often used with the verb ""to be"" as in ""be chastened.""
Syn: castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate" "1a. The teacher chastened the unruly child with five minutes of sitting in the corner
1b. Mr. Parscale, chastened by last month’s experience, was not hyping any crowd numbers ahead of the weekend rally.
1c. It is Perry’s “I’m so sorry” album, littered with references to a chastened songwriter - “ego check,” “humble pie,” “better version” and “2.0.”" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" -2009 "coax" " Get someone to do something by being kind; Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
1b. " "verb" "Syn: blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle" "1a. Some homeless can’t be coaxed indoors — due to mental illness, addiction, a distrust of authority, fear of shelters, a lack of indoor space or all of the above.
1b. She was unable to coax an answer out of him
1c. He is optimistic that stem cells can be coaxed into growing into replacement tissue for failing organs" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2009 "coax" " Get someone to do something by being kind; Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering" "verb" "Syn: blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle" "1a. Some homeless can’t be coaxed indoors — due to mental illness, addiction, a distrust of authority, fear of shelters, a lack of indoor space or all of the above.
1b. She was unable to coax an answer out of him
1c. He is optimistic that stem cells can be coaxed into growing into replacement tissue for failing organs" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2010 "conspicuous" "1a. Obvious to the eye or mind
1b. Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious" "adj. " "Latin: com-""with"" + specere ""to look at""=> forcing itself upon the attention, open to be looked at" "1a(i). If you dye your hair purple, you will be very conspicuous among the other teachers.
1a(ii). The bird has a conspicuous red head.
1b. Hunters wear camouflage so they appear less conspicuous around the animals." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2011 "deluge" "1a. great flood, heavy rush of water
1b. a large number of things occurring in the same instance" "adj" "French: deluge, itself from Latin diluvium ""flood, inundation""" "1a. An unusual tropical storm warning was issued as far north as Little Rock, where forecasters expected gusts of 50 mph and a deluge of rain through Friday.
1b(i). The noted physician received a deluge of awards for his work in AIDS research.
1b(ii). He received a deluge of angry phone calls by left-wing activists outraged by his statement that the male gender had a penis" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2012 "demagogue" "A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices" "noun" "Greek dēmagōgos
always with a negative connotation" "1a. Mercieca concludes by calling Trump “a new kind of demagogue. He is a demagogue of the spectacle — part entertainer, part authoritarian.”
1b. Before the U.S. could begin to help Haiti rebuild its ravaged democracy last week, it first had to remove a raving demagogue." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" @@ -2052,3 +2052,26 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 2018 "incursion" "a raid; a sudden attack; an entry into an area that does not belong to the entrants" "noun" "Old French incursion ""invasion, attack, assault""" "1a. Less than a week later, Israeli forces used heavy shelling to repel what they described as an attempted incursion by Hezbollah fighters.
1b. Lam, the Apple Daily reporter, was stunned by the police incursion into his newsroom." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2019 "insouciant" "unconcerned; carefree" "adj. " "French: insouciant from in- ""not""+ souciant ""caring,"" =>""careless, thoughtless, heedless,""
Syn: apathy, casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, indifference, nonchalance, torpor, unconcern" "1a. She wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late
1b. The low interest rates are also a major contributor to the government’s insouciance about adding trillions of dollars to the national debt.
1c. Because Lily was well prepared for the test, she was insouciant about earning a passing grade." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" 2020 "interdict" "prohibit forbid" "verb" "Latin: interdicere ""interpose by speech, prohibit, forbid,""
Syn: disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto" "1a. The state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists.
1b. It is casino policy to interdict anyone under the age of twenty-one from entering the gaming area." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2021 "jibe" "1. gibe; make fun of
2. to agree, to jive with
3. a ship that shifts suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other —used of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom" "verb" "Careful : To gibe is to sneer or heckle, but to jibe is to agree. To make it more complicated, gibe can also be spelt ""jibe""
Careful : jibe (in the 2nd sense=agree) is synonymous with ""jive"", eg. in the sentence ""that doesn't jive (or jibe) with me""" "1. The boxers were gibing each other before the fight
2a. How that comment jibes with what he’s written in his book is unclear.
2b. “That’s one of the reasons why the video is so disturbing. It didn’t jibe with what my view of the Police Department was.”
3. The sailship had lost all four foremost men by the violent jibing of a boom" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2022 "obtain" "1. to get, to receive
2. to be established, accepted or customary" "verb" "Second definition of obtain is not common - unlike first defintion.
Syn2 : prevail, exist, " "1. He obtained the information from his colleague
2a. Those ideas no longer obtain for our generation.
2b. A greater degree of free expression than usually obtains in film production" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2023 "overweening" "presumptuously; arrogant; overbearing" "adj. " "mit dem Deutschen Wort ""Wähnen"" (irrigerweise Annehmen) + über=> irrigerweise annahmens, das man überlegen ist. " "1a. Ever since Jim won the contest, he has been overweening and acting as though he is the smartest kid on the planet.
1b. The US’s founders were profoundly suspicious of overweening government, from which they suffered under British colonialism." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2024 "parley" "A formal discussion between enemies or opponents" "verb" "French: parler ""to speak""
" "1a. The government refused to parley with the rebels.
1b. In an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2025 "perpetrate" "perform an act, usually with a negative connotation" "verb" "Latin: per- ""completely"" + patrare ""carry out,""=>to do, execute, perform
Syn: commit" "1a. The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.
1b. Children who witness trauma are more likely to perpetrate it or be victims of violent crime, including intimate partner violence, later." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2026 "poignant" "1a. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
1b. arousing affect" "adj. " "French poignant ""sharp, pointed""
Syn: affecting, emotional, impactful, impressive, moving, stirring, touching" "1a. Because the poignant movie reminded me of my beautiful childhood, it made me cry.
1b. Water pollution is a poignant example of how little people care about our environment.
1c. This movie isn't a soft-pedaled, poignant tale of addiction and recovery—it's just about the addiction." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2027 "quirk" "1. a strange attitude or habit
2. twist or curve abruptly
3. a narrow groove beside a beading" "noun, verb" "Syn1: oddity, queerness, quirkiness
Bedeutungen könnten vom gleichen Wortstamm als ""Quer"" sein. " "1a. Wearing only pink socks is Greg’s oddest quirk.
2 .In a tragic quirk of fate, as the Tang fired its 24th and final torpedo before heading home that October night, the torpedo malfunctioned." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2028 "rant" "to complain or speak about something in a loud, lengthy, angry, emotional manner" "verb" "Syn: bluster, fulminate, huff, rave, spout" "1a. You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”""
1b. In a tirade, the deranged stranger proceeded to rant about pharmaceutical overcharges.
1c. Even though she made a fool out of herself during her rant, it still had a positive outcome as her husband now helped with laundry.
1d. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2029 "being resigned" "accept as inevitable, accepting of one's fate" "verb" "not to be confused with ""to resign"", which means to quit one's job. " "1a. He was fifty-seven years old and resigned to the fact that the rest of his days would be spent in convenient bachelorhood
1b. They had the resigned manners of long-term detainees." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2030 "rife" "widespread, in great quantity, abundant, common, prevalent" "adj. " "Syn: abounding, abundant, awash, flush, fraught, lousy, replete, swarming, teeming, thick, thronging" "1a. The beach is rife with young people during the summer months.
1b. The beach is rife with young people during the summer months.
1c. According to my teacher, my essay was rife with mistakes and needed to be rewritten. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2031 "rueful" "feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses" "adj. " "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""reuen"" auf Deutsch
Syn: contrite, remorseful, ruthful" "1a. He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.
1b. The rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects
1c. Because the judge felt the defendant wasn’t rueful, he gave him a harsh sentence." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2032 "rumple" "make rough" "Syn: crinkle, crumple, scrunch, wrinkle" "1a. He rumpled her hair affectionately.
1b. The guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it
1c. The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2033 "shrewd" "astute; showing sound judgement" "adj. " "Syn: astute, canny, clear-eyed,, hardheaded, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, smart
Shrewd doesn't usually have a disapproving or negative tone, but shrew certainly does." "1a. Being a shrewd judge of character, Rebecca realized that David had a hidden agenda, and she sent him on his way.
1b. A shrewd businessman knows when the time is right to close the deal.
1c. The Habsburg Empire was born in wedlock, cobbled together by a string of shrewd marriage alliances." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2034 "sophomoric" "1a. self-assured and opinionated but crude and immature
1b. 2nd year at university" "adj. " "Greek : sophos=wise + moron=stupid =>someone who thinks they know, but don't" "1a. Although Steve is normally a responsible young man, he tends to behave in a sophomoric manner when he is with his fun-loving friends.
1b. The Gophers will lose star center Daniel Oturu, who turned pro after his sophomore season" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2035 "squalid" "extremely dirty and unpleasant" "adj ." "Latin word squalare, meaning to “be covered with a rough, scaly layer.”
Syn: dirty, filthy, foul, nasty," "1a. A squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
1b. For the next month, Samuel’s life was confined to a squalid prison." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2036 "sumptuous" "extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent " "adj. " "Latin sumptuosus ""costly, very expensive; lavish, wasteful,""
Syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely" "1a. Speaking at the sumptuous American ambassador’s residence, O’Brien fielded questions on a wide array of issues.
1b. As I sank into the sumptuous seats of the luxury vehicle, I knew I was going to enjoy the long road trip
1c. The hotel chef prepared a sumptuous picnic lunch for the newly married couple. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2037 "trifling" "1. unimportant, not worth considering
2. The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working" "adj. " "1a. My time is too valuable to spend on trifling matters that have little worth.
1b. Although I do not mind doing a great deal of work, I will not work for a trifling sum.
2. Blacks think that they raised whites' children when whites were too trifling to raise them themselves." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2038 "uncouth" "vulgar and ill-mannered, rough, awkward, lacking refinement or cultivation or taste" "adj. " "a. Across hygiene-conscious Eastern Europe, many people consider it uncouth and unsanitary to eat a burger with their bare hands.
1b. Conservatives like Paul Ryan wrinkle their noses at Trump's uncouth demeanor and petty behavior.
1c. My brother’s uncouth girlfriend does not realize she should close her mouth while chewing her food." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2039 "undulate" "to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate" "verb" "Latin undulatus ""wavy, undulated,""
Syn: swing, sway, oscillate, vibrate, fluctuate, waver" "1a. It is fun to watch the ocean waters undulate beneath our glass-bottom boat.
1b. Residents describe Seminary Hill, a suburb in west Alexandria, as a “green oasis,” tucked away from the city’s bustling streets by undulating hills and mature
1c. If you look closely, you can see the grass undulate in the breeze." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2040 "verve" "spirit, vigor, enthusiasm, a combination of passion and energy that is typically found in artistic expression" "noun" "French origin of same meaning
Syn: vivacity, energy, vitality" "1a. The singer danced across the stage with endless verve and vitality that would have tired out any normal person.
1b. The bits are stale, her onscreen verve is noticeably fading and the show struggles to offer relevant insight on current events.
1c. She played with skill and verve ." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2041 "volubility" "fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language" "adj. " "Syn: articulateness, fluency" "1a. The volubility of the Plein family is incredible, when they are all going for it at the same time
" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2042 "waffle" "talk vaguely and without much result" "verb" "The verb waffle seems to have its origins in waff, ""to yelp,"" in imitation of the yelping of dogs. This developed into ""to talk foolishly"" & then eventually ""to vacillate, to change""
Syn: equivocate, fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, weasel" "1a. She waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend
1b. News media waffled between descriptors, one anchor referring to Harris as Black moments before another would clarify that she is Asian American, too." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2043 "garble" "make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story" "verb" "Syn: distort, falsify, warp" "1a. As the ballots are being fed, sometimes they are too garbled or mangled for the computer to read the votes, so it sends an image to bipartisan teams of adjudicating judges to review.
1b. The microphone placement must be excellent because Google Assistant never misunderstood me or garbled my words once.
1c. Until the toddler is able to speak properly, he will garble most of his words." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx index 9f06b6f..7227c19 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 6aae906..8586efa 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -1,12 +1,7 @@ :# Words that should be added/modified -| Word | Occurence | Explanation | -| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | -| amortize | 2001 | add linebreak between meanings | -| blandness | 2005 | `1b.` -> `1b. ` | -| coax | 2009 | remove `1b.` from meaning | -| vain | 1998 | end of bold character corrupted | -| palpability | 1944 | missing end of bold character in example | +| Word | Occurence | Explanation | +| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | ---- diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index 199e1ee..32f73f2 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -22942,7 +22942,7 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "1667", - "pernicuous", + "pernicious", "harmful and subtle, often taking years", "adj.", "Latin: per \"completely\" + necis \"violent death, murder\"perniciosus\"destructive\"=>total destruction", @@ -35084,7 +35084,7 @@ "can be felt or touched", "adj.", "Latin palpare \"touch gently, stroke,\"", - "1a. The night is starless, with a darkness so enveloping that it seems to possess palpability
1b. The weight of her frustration with our current world was palpable, from police violence to authoritarianism to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 deaths.", + "1a. The night is starless, with a darkness so enveloping that it seems to possess palpability
1b. The weight of her frustration with our current world was palpable, from police violence to authoritarianism to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 deaths.", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "2 Low Level" ], @@ -35965,7 +35965,7 @@ "telltale", "1a. That gives warning or information
1b. A person who gossips indiscreetely", "adj.", - "from tell (v.) + tale
Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling
Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale
also spelled \"tell-tale\"", + "from tell (v.) + tale
Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling
Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale

also spelled \"tell-tale\"", "1a. The alcoholic would take a last-minute slug of vodka before leaving for work in the morning — never anything else because of the telltale breath they would give him.
1a(ii). A telltale sign of having got otherwise symptomless Corona was losing the ability to smell or taste for weeks
1b. The telltale told the teacher who cheated on the test", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "3 Mid Level" @@ -36056,7 +36056,7 @@ "1 without use or result
2. conceited", "adj.", "Latin vanus: \"empty,\"", - "1a. His vain attempt to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success
1b. He tried to in vain to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework.
1c. In vain, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.
2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and vain>/b>
2b. She was vain about here clothes.", + "1a. His vain attempt to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success
1b. He tried to in vain to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework.
1c. In vain, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.
2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and vain
2b. She was vain about here clothes.", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "3 Mid Level" ], @@ -36107,7 +36107,7 @@ "fields": [ "2001", "amortize", - "1a. gradually pay off a debt via regular payments1b. To write off an asset via regular reductions to asset value", + "1a. gradually pay off a debt via regular payments
1b. To write off an asset via regular reductions to asset value", "verb", "Latin: admortire, ad \"to\" + mortus \"dead=>\"to extinguish\"", "1a. Even with low-interest loans and crop insurance payments, many farmers are turning to amortizing past debt
1b. Typically, business equipment is amortized over a multiyear schedule, which is calculated based on how long the equipment might last, a formula known as useful life.", @@ -36179,7 +36179,7 @@ "fields": [ "2005", "blandness", - "1a. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
1b.smooth and soothing in manner or quality
1c. The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern", + "1a. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
1b. Smooth and soothing in manner or quality
1c. The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern", "adj.", "Latin: blandus \"smooth-talking, flattering, alluring,\"", "1a. Expect both kinds of salsify to be subtle and delicate—too bland for some tastebuds.
1b. In normal elections candidates choose running mates whose signature qualities are blandness and obedience.
1c. The blandness of his confession enraged the judge", @@ -36251,7 +36251,7 @@ "fields": [ "2009", "coax", - "Get someone to do something by being kind; Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
1b.", + "Get someone to do something by being kind; Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering", "verb", "Syn: blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle", "1a. Some homeless can’t be coaxed indoors — due to mental illness, addiction, a distrust of authority, fear of shelters, a lack of indoor space or all of the above.
1b. She was unable to coax an answer out of him
1c. He is optimistic that stem cells can be coaxed into growing into replacement tissue for failing organs", @@ -36460,6 +36460,420 @@ "guid": "HC+j`|eVm+", "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2021", + "jibe", + "1. gibe; make fun of
2. to agree, to jive with
3. a ship that shifts suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other —used of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom", + "verb", + "Careful : To gibe is to sneer or heckle, but to jibe is to agree. To make it more complicated, gibe can also be spelt \"jibe\"
Careful : jibe (in the 2nd sense=agree) is synonymous with \"jive\", eg. in the sentence \"that doesn't jive (or jibe) with me\"", + "1. The boxers were gibing each other before the fight
2a. How that comment jibes with what he’s written in his book is unclear.
2b. “That’s one of the reasons why the video is so disturbing. It didn’t jibe with what my view of the Police Department was.”
3. The sailship had lost all four foremost men by the violent jibing of a boom", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "bm/?(fGx}e", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2022", + "obtain", + "1. to get, to receive
2. to be established, accepted or customary", + "verb", + "Second definition of obtain is not common - unlike first defintion.
Syn2 : prevail, exist,", + "1. He obtained the information from his colleague
2a. Those ideas no longer obtain for our generation.
2b. A greater degree of free expression than usually obtains in film production", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "OH~ci63=Et", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2023", + "overweening", + "presumptuously; arrogant; overbearing", + "adj.", + "mit dem Deutschen Wort \"Wähnen\" (irrigerweise Annehmen) + über=> irrigerweise annahmens, das man überlegen ist.", + "1a. Ever since Jim won the contest, he has been overweening and acting as though he is the smartest kid on the planet.
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Syn: commit", + "1a. The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.
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1b. Water pollution is a poignant example of how little people care about our environment.
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Bedeutungen könnten vom gleichen Wortstamm als \"Quer\" sein.", + "1a. Wearing only pink socks is Greg’s oddest quirk.
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1b. In a tirade, the deranged stranger proceeded to rant about pharmaceutical overcharges.
1c. Even though she made a fool out of herself during her rant, it still had a positive outcome as her husband now helped with laundry.
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1b. The beach is rife with young people during the summer months.
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1b. The rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects
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1b. A shrewd businessman knows when the time is right to close the deal.
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1b. As I sank into the sumptuous seats of the luxury vehicle, I knew I was going to enjoy the long road trip
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1b. The microphone placement must be excellent because Google Assistant never misunderstood me or garbled my words once.
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