diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index 680e94d..7c0a5ec 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ 178 "corroborate
collaborate" "It's ""L"" like Royalty…. . don't ge""L"" and ""R"" confused" "verb" "During the president's election, the 2 scientists collaborated together to find facts to corrobarate their joint theory. " "Easily confused words" "MSU" 179 "cosmopolitan" " of or relating to a large city or massive urban area" "adj. " "belonging to all parts of the world, limited to no place or society.
adj. sophisticated" "With its hugely diverse population, New York City is considered one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 180 "covet" " to desire something that does not belong to you" "verb" "old French: to desire or wish for inordinately or without regard for the rights of others, " "In the book by Dickens, the miser did nothing but covet money
10th commandment: You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, . . etc" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +181 "covetous" "displaying greed for another individual’s belongings" "adj. " "Syn: greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious" "1a. The advertising industry’s goal is to make you covetous of the things that other people have
1b. The sister was jealous of her brother's success and covetous of his possessions
1c. He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 181 "cracy" "rule " "Greek/Latin root" "democracy
theocracy
technocracy " "Greek/Latin " "MSU" 182 "craft" "n. skill" "noun" "as adjective it means ""cunning""- a crafty pickpocket" "The retired teacher is looking for a new craft to take up since she is good at making things with her hands" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 183 "allusion" "an indirect reference" " noun" "Latin: ad ""to"" + ludere ""to play""=>a playing with
Deutsch: Anspielung" "Pink! included an allusion about her ex-boyfriend in her song. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" @@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ 208 "descry" "to make clear, to say" "verb" "Deutsch: entdecken, wahrnehmen" "If you descry illegal content on the linked websites, we beg for notification" "Common GRE" "MSU" 209 "animus" "feeling of animosity" " noun" "Same word root as ""animosity""" "Obama felt that Trump had a bizarre personal animus against him, all rooted in the birther lie, until he realised Trump himself was bizarre. " "1000 Difficult GRE words" "Examword" 210 "desiccate" "1. to dry out completely
2. to suck out the vitality and passion" "verb" " de- ""thoroughly"" (see de-) + siccare ""to dry""
Not the spelling, with double ""c""" "1. One should use sliced fruits within one day as the insides quickly desiccate.
2. The professional soccer player became desiccated after being in a car accident that left him in a coma. " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -211 "desultory" "marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm" "adj. " "French: de:-about + sultor(sauter)-jump=>jump about
Deutsch: 1. )halbherzig ODER
2. )herumspringend" "1. )The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile.
2. )The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real foc" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" +211 "desultory" "marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm" "adj. " "French: de:-about + sultor(sauter)-jump=>jump about
Deutsch: 1. )halbherzig ODER
2. )herumspringend" "1. The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile.
2. The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real foc" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 212 "detachment" " objectivity or aloofness, devoid of interest or feelings" "noun" " French détachement (17c. ), détacher (see detach). Meanin""that which is detached"", also in a military sense.
Deutsch: Ablösun" "The woman’s air of detachment made the police question her involvement in her husband’s de" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 213 "determinant" " a strong factor in an outcome" "noun" "Latin: de= ""off"" + terminare ""to mark the end or boundary
Deutsch: Bestimmungsfaktor" "The key determinant for social security deductions are the conditions at year end " "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -1988,14 +1989,13 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1954 "voluptuous" "1. A woman who is attractive, well-figured and curvy (i.e. not model thin), often with a large bosom
2. Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses" "adj. " "Syn1: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, well-endowed
Syn2: epicurean, luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary" "1a. Marilyn Monroe was known for her voluptuous figure.
2a. Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
2b. Their voluptuous arrangements balance pillowy blooms like oversized white anemones with smaller, denser varieties such as fuzzy yellow forsythias and cuplike hellebores" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level" 1955 "admonitory" "1a. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
1b. serving to warn" "adj. " "Latin : same root admonish=""to scold or reprimand.""" "1a(i). When I say something inappropriate, my mother gives me an admonitory stare.
1a(ii). If your piano teacher always finds fault with your playing, she is consistently admonitory.
1b. Admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1956 "ardor" "An intense passion and fervor, often associated with love, a cause or a club" "noun" "same root as word ""ardent""(eg. Ardent supporter)
Syn: fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire" "1a. He spoke with great ardor, giving it his all.
1b. They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
1c. While Jane enjoyed spending time with John, she did not return the ardor he felt for her." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1957 "ascertain" "to find out something with certainty, generally through some from of self-effort (eg. Experimentation, calculation, investigation, survey, study)" "verb" "Latin : a- ""to"" + certain ""sure, assured"" =>to make sure, to make assured.
Syn: determine, find out, check, learn, see, watch, assure, check, control, ensure" "1a. He logged onto his e-banking account to ascertain how much money he had on his account.
1b. Armed with data from these fossils, scientists used mathematical methods to ascertain the size and proportions of the megalodons.
1c. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1957 "ascertain" "to find out something with certainty, generally through some from of self-effort (eg. Experimentation, calculation, investigation, survey, study)" "verb" "Latin : a- ""to"" + certain ""sure, assured"" =>to make sure, to make assured.
Syn: determine, find out, check, learn, see, watch, assure, check, control, ensure" "1a. He logged onto his e-banking account to ascertain how much money he had on his account.
1b. Armed with data from these fossils, scientists used mathematical methods to ascertain the size and proportions of the megalodons." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1958 "auspicious" "a favorable situation or set of conditions." "adj. " "Syn: bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, hopeful, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, upbeat" "1a. The low unemployment figures were an auspicious beginning for the campaign.
1b. Due to the model changes at year-end, everybody knows the end of the year is an auspicious time to buy a car!
1c. With an auspicious start, the Jamaican runner was first off the block." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1959 "baneful" "causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive" "adj. " "Old English bana ""killer, slayer, murderer, a worker of death""
Syn: pernicious, baneful, noxious, deleterious, detrimental
Mnemonic: Think of B(ad) + painful => i.e. it is destructive and harmful to us. " "1a. The legislation could have a baneful effect on the poor.
1b. We are mired in a baneful pandemic unlike anything endured for a century, parsing our lives into 14-day increments of health and survival — or not.
1c. If not cooked properly, the fish can be baneful to humans." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1960 "beatify" "1. make blessedly happy
2. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood" "verb" "Latin beātificāre: ""making happy""" "1. In song, he projects a beatified ambivalence that turns mixed feelings into a state of grace
2. The cardinal was beatified in 2010 by Pope Benedict in an open-air Mass in his home city of Birmingham after the first miracle was recognised." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1961 "clinch" "1. settle conclusively, finalise, bring to closure
2. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
3. hold in a tight grasp" "verb" "English: from ""clench"" fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back,""
Syn: " "1a. The Senate must work quickly and together in order to clinch the budget deal to avoid a government shutdown.
1b. His home run clinched the victory.
1c. Dad went by ferry to Newcastel and was able to clinch a deal
2. The girder was clinched into the wall
3. The tired boxer clinched his opponent at any opportunity in order to slow the fight and prevent him from receiving further blows. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1962 "coeval" "of the same period; coexisting" "adj. " "Latin: com ""with, together"" + aevum ""an age""=>""having the same age, having lived for an equal period,""
Syn:contemporary, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident" "1a. He died at 94, his life nearly coeval with the 20th century.
1b. The two stars thought to be coeval because they have nearly the same mass and brightness " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1963 "conduce" "To lead, to bring about, be conducive to" "verb" "Latin: com ""with, together"" + ducere ""to lead""=>to lead" "1a. Last week, Turkey also announced it would be conducing a firing exercise in the eastern Mediterranean this Monday and Tuesday.
1b. The researchers who conduced the new study say they are the first to study PET’s structure and effect." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1964 "covetous" "displaying greed for another individual’s belongings" "adj. " "Syn: greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious" "1a. The advertising industry’s goal is to make you covetous of the things that other people have
1b. The sister was jealous of her brother's success and covetous of his possessions
1c. He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1965 "deprave" "to corrupt; make morally bad" "verb" "French: depraver ""to pervert; accuse""
Use the verb deprave as a more dramatic synonym for corrupt" "1a. The author and columnist described the thieves as ""depraved and despicable"" and ""inhuman"".
1b. That reflects a more “depraved” state of mind than firing back wildly, after you’ve been shot at." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1966 "disheveled" "disordered clothing or hair; in disarray; extremely disorderly" "adj. " "French: des- ""apart"" + chevel ""hair,""=>without dressed hair" "1a. His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance.
1b. Most people look a bit, well, disheveled after weeks of lockdowns.
1c. Trump — looking disheveled, enraged, shrunken and sad — arrived back in Washington later that Saturday evening." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1967 "ebullience" "a state of energetic happiness marked by both joy and enthusiasm" "adj." "Latin: ebullientem, which ebullience comes from, literally means ""boiling over." "1a. At the birthday party, the ebullience of the excited children could be heard through their giggles and laughs.
1b. People were drawn to Dr. Breen for her magnetic personality and ebullience.
1c. Of course, many risks still remain for the market despite all its ebullience." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" @@ -2006,29 +2006,49 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 1972 "heinous" "odious (of crime)" "adj. " "Same word root as ""haine"" in French, which means ""hate""" "1a. Mitchell later directed law enforcement to their bodies after confessing to the heinous killings.
1b. On appeal, the sentence was lengthened in 2012 to life in prison for his “shocking and heinous"" crimes against the Cambodian people." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1973 "highbrow" "(person) with superior tastes or higher intelligence" "noun" """person of superior intellect and taste,"" from high (adj.) + brow (n.).
Ant: lowbrow" "1a. Highbrow events such as the ballet or opera are often subsidized by the state.
1b. Guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's highbrow and captains of industry" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1974 "inane" "silly; senseless" "adj. " "Latin inanitas ""emptiness, empty space,""
Syn: stupid, vacuous, ridiculous, pointless." "1a. When my sisters and I get together, we tend to do inane things like dressing up as cartoon characters.
1b. It’s an unsettling simulation of living in a state that denies basic facts and perpetuates the most inane claims." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1975 "ire" "anger" "noun" "Latin: ira ""anger, wrath, rage""
Syn: angriness, choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, lividness, mad, outrage, spleen, wrath" "1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove the neighbour to want my father to feel the full force of his ire by tossing the canine waste into our garden.
1b. He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1975 "ire" "anger" "noun" "Latin: ira ""anger, wrath, rage""
Syn: angriness, choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, lividness, mad, outrage, spleen, wrath" "1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove him to want my father to feel the full force of his ire by furiously presenting the canine waste on a piece of cardboard.
1b. He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1976 "libel" "statement that damages reputation" "noun" "Latin: libellus ""a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint,""" "1a. If we didn’t have laws against libel, anyone could fall victim to malicious stories about them in print or on the internet.
1b. The girls wanted revenge against the volleyball coach for punishing them, so they wrote an editorial to libel her in the school newspaper. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1977 "lien" "legal claim until a debt on it is repaid" "noun" "French: lien ""a band or tie""=>right to hold property of another until debt is paid,""
It's pronounced like ""lean,""which might also describe your meager finances if a lien, has been placed on your home." "1a. The bank has a lien on the truck until the buyer fulfills his financial obligations.
1b. Bill will have a lien on his house until he pays his federal taxes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1978 "luculent" "easily understood; lucid; clear" "adj. " "Latin: luculentus ""full of light, bright, splendid,""" "1a. His luculent oration is always crystal clear, both in structure and content.
1b. The district attorney's brilliant, luculent summation sealed the case for the prosecution " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1979 "obtuse" "1a. blunt/stupid when used for a person
1b. rounded, blunt" "adj. " "Syn: dull, blunt, obtuse" "1a. It would be obtuse to ignore an obvious, new revenue stream.
1b. He is too obtuse to take a hint." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1980 "odious" "repulsive; hateful" "adj. " "Latin: odiosus ""hateful, offensive, unpleasant""
Syn: hateful, contemptible, detestable, and abominable." "1a. Because Mark had an odious personality, he had very few friends.
1b. Public defenders represent their clients, who include the poor and the poorer, the odious and the innocent, none of whom they choose." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1981 "pariah" "an outcast a rejected and despised person" "noun, adj. verb" "Tamil : paraiyar, member of a low caste in southern India, shunned as unclean,"" " "1a. South Africa was treated as a pariah state during the Apartheid era.
1b. When the child molester was released from prison, he was treated like a pariah in his community." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1982 "prim" "1. neat; formal
2. to give a prim or demure expression to " "adj. " "Latin: primus ""finest,"" literally ""first"", similar to ""prime""
Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake. " "1. Coming across as prim and proper, Agatha was called “Prudie” behind her back
2. She made sure to prim her thin lips after every mouthful" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1982 "prim" "1. adj. neat; formal
2.verb. The action of making neat, clean or formal" "adj., verb" "Latin: primus ""finest,"" literally ""first"", similar to ""prime""
Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake. " "1. Coming across as prim and proper, Agatha was called “Prudie” behind her back
2. She made sure to prim her thin lips after every mouthful" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1983 "protracted" "prolonged, usually in a tedious way" "verb" "
Syn: drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, stretch" "1a. Epidemics can be short-lived or protracted, or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent.
1b. Given the pace of progress so far, the talks are likely to be protracted, and their result is uncertain.
1c. Last January, China promised big increases in its imports from the United States as part of an agreement aimed at ending a protracted and increasingly bruising economic war" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1984 "pry" "1. To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey
2. Move or force, especially in an effort to get something open" "verb" "Syn1: ask, enquire, inquire,, intrude, nose, poke
Syn2: lever, prise, prize" "1a. The nosey woman considered how she could pry information out of the shy club member.
1b. I couldn't pry the secret out of him.
2a. Dozens of rescuers from the National Disaster Relief Force worked overnight with tools to pry apart the debris, Chaudhari said.
2b. Working with a pry bar, officials got one hand out of the person buried below the collapsed building." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1985 "putrefaction" "becoming rotten" "noun" "Latin: putrid= ""to be rotten"" + facere=""to make, do""=> to become rotten
The ending is -faction rather than -fication on the pattern of many nouns that have Latin facere in their pasts: benefaction, malefaction, and liquefaction " "1a. The putrefaction of flesh produces gases, primarily in the chest and gut, that inflate a corpse like a balloon.
1b. His macabre job had been to excavate the bomb shelters and basements to remove the rotting corpses before the entire city started to stink of human putrefaction." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1986 "rotund" "1a. Spherical in shape
1b. plump or excessively fat<.br>2. rich and deep (of sound)" "adj. " "Latin: rotundus ""rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,""
Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby" "1a. He works the surface with both hands to reveal the rotund outlines of the truffle.
1b. He begins to wear the kind of “expandable webbed leather belt favored by rotund country club golfers, which grew and shrank with the size of one’s trousers.”
2. The actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1986 "rotund" "1a. Spherical in shape
1b. plump or excessively fat
2. rich and deep (of sound)" "adj. " "Latin: rotundus ""rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,""
Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby" "1a. He works the surface with both hands to reveal the rotund outlines of the truffle.
1b. He begins to wear the kind of “expandable webbed leather belt favored by rotund country club golfers, which grew and shrank with the size of one’s trousers.”
2. The actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1987 "ruddy" "1a. Reddish
1b. healthy looking white person(glowing red skin)
1c. Bloody or darn as a expletive" "adj. " "same word root as ""red""
""ruddy"" was a British slang euphemism for ""bloody"", which was considered horrendous until the 2nd world war." "1a. Find the rusty, ruddy Red Planet before dawn in the southeast.
1b. Cahill is white-haired and ruddy, and he wore a white linen shirt.
1c. ""The ruddy door is stuck again. I'm going to take an axe to it!""" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" -1988 "sanctimony" "the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety" "adj. " "Latin: sanctimonia ""sacredness, holiness, virtuousness,"" from sanctus ""holy""" "1a. “Well, I put my energy into the community and not myself and my possessions,” I told him, without a hint of sanctimony.
1b. “And too often resentment conquers reason, anger blinds us to answers and sanctimony passes for authenticity.”
1c. Both of them constantly allow their left-wing biases to infect their ""reporting"" and even worse, do so with unmatched sanctimony and righteous indignation." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" +1988 "sanctimony" "the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with false piety" "adj. " "Latin: sanctimonia ""sacredness, holiness, virtuousness,"" from sanctus ""holy""" "1a. “Well, I put my energy into the community and not myself and my possessions,” I told him, without a hint of sanctimony.
1b. “And too often resentment conquers reason, anger blinds us to answers and sanctimony passes for authenticity.”
1c. Both of them constantly allow their left-wing biases to infect their ""reporting"" and even worse, do so with unmatched sanctimony and righteous indignation." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 1989 "sash" "1. a wide band of fabric that either secures clothing around your waist or decorates a uniform.
2. The framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door" "noun" "1. Arabic: shash ""muslin cloth.""
2. French: châssis ""frame"" of a window or door " "1a. The judges gave the newly elected miss world winner a crown and a sash marked ""miss world""
1b. Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded sashes and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8.
2. He shoved the lower sash of the guillotine window upwards to let in fresh air. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level" 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" -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" +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" 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" +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" +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" +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" +2013 "dereliction" "1a. an intentional abandonment or deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
1b. Intentional or conscious neglect of duties" "noun" "Latin: de- ""entirely"" + re- ""back"" + linquere ""to leave,""=>abandonment, state of being forsaken or abandoned" "1a. When the farmer began to work another job in the city, the dereliction of his horses caused them to grow skinny from not being cared for.
1b. “The lack of law and order surrounding these riots, and response from local leadership, is a dereliction of duty,” Mr. Vought said." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2014 "epiphany" "1a. A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. ""Epiphany"" with capital ""E""
1b. a moment when you suddenly realize or understand something important ( ""epiphany"" not capitalised)" "noun" "Greek: epi ""on, to"" + phainein ""to show""=>ome suddenly into view
Deutsch: Offenbarung" "1a. Around Epiphany, singers from the local church do the rounds, some dressed as the magi, and chalk the doors of those who give to the needy.
1b. My doctor’s warning about my health triggered the epiphany which inspired me to stick to a weight-loss program." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2015 "exploit" "1. (noun). brilliant achievement
2. (verb.) develop, use selfishly" "noun, verb" "1. French exploît, a very common word, used in senses of ""action, deed, profit, achievement""
Noun has positive connotation & pronounced the French way (silent ""t""), unlike verb
2. verb: Old French esploitier, espleiter ""carry out, perform, accomplish,"" which developed into current meaning from use of the word with reference to mines. Verb has negative connotation" "1a. It used to be rare for C.I.A. employees to recount their exploits in print.
1b. I took out the list of Professor Challenger's exploits, and I read it over under the electric lamp.
2a. So even as politicians exploit this unrest to keep or obtain power, I remain confident that Americans instinctively understand how weird these folks are.
2b. Fuel suppliers will exploit the national oil shortage by raising prices to increase their bottom lines. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2016 "gloat" "over look at with selfish delight" "verb" "Gleicher Wortstamm wie ""glotzen"", aber hier eher im Sinne von ""Schadensfreude""" "1a. He gloated over his enemy's misfortune.
1b. After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.
1c. When the United States surpassed China as the country with the most confirmed infections, many Chinese commenters gloated, “Congratulations!”" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +2017 "incumbent" "1. noun. an person who holds an office or position
2. adj. imposed as a duty " "noun, adj" "Latin: incumbens,= ""lying in"" or ""leaning on,"" but came to mean ""holding a position"", originally in the Church
Syn2: compulsory, forced, imperative, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required" "1a. The incumbent store manager is not happy about having to train the person who is taking his job.
1b. Democrats seem secure in their political position, with Trump and several Senate GOP incumbents lagging in the polls.
2. It is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level" +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" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx index 4480a39..9f06b6f 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index c7bbebe..8586efa 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -1,14 +1,7 @@ :# Words that should be added/modified -| Word | Occurence | Explanation | -| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | -| prim | 1982 | 2nd meaning not easily understandable | -| desultory | 211 | `1. )`-> `1. ` (same for 2 as well) | -| rotund | 1986 | corrupt linebreak character in meaning | -| ascertain | 1957 | remove `1c.` | -| sanctimony | 1988 | maybe use italics flags instead of capitalizing "FALSE" in meaning, looks cleaner | -| tepid | 1994 | `1b(ii)` -> `1b(ii).` | -| alloy | 1902 | doubtful that the 2nd example fits the 2nd meaning | +| Word | Occurence | Explanation | +| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | ---- diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index ecef302..199e1ee 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -3534,13 +3534,13 @@ "data": "", "fields": [ "181", - "cracy", - "rule", - "Greek/Latin root", - "", - "democracy
theocracy
technocracy", - "Greek/Latin", - "MSU" + "covetous", + "displaying greed for another individual’s belongings", + "adj.", + "Syn: greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious", + "1a. The advertising industry’s goal is to make you covetous of the things that other people have
1b. The sister was jealous of her brother's success and covetous of his possessions
1c. He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes.", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "3 Mid Level" ], "flags": 0, "guid": "muY)pj@Bb8", @@ -4078,7 +4078,7 @@ "marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm", "adj.", "French: de:-about + sultor(sauter)-jump=>jump about
Deutsch: 1. )halbherzig ODER
2. )herumspringend", - "1. )The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile.
2. )The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real foc", + "1. The bronze medal winner managed a desultory smile.
2. The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real foc", "357 prevalent GRE words", "Prepscholar" ], @@ -35318,7 +35318,7 @@ "to find out something with certainty, generally through some from of self-effort (eg. Experimentation, calculation, investigation, survey, study)", "verb", "Latin : a- \"to\" + certain \"sure, assured\" =>to make sure, to make assured.
Syn: determine, find out, check, learn, see, watch, assure, check, control, ensure", - "1a. He logged onto his e-banking account to ascertain how much money he had on his account.
1b. Armed with data from these fossils, scientists used mathematical methods to ascertain the size and proportions of the megalodons.
1c.", + "1a. He logged onto his e-banking account to ascertain how much money he had on his account.
1b. Armed with data from these fossils, scientists used mathematical methods to ascertain the size and proportions of the megalodons.", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "3 Mid Level" ], @@ -35642,7 +35642,7 @@ "anger", "noun", "Latin: ira \"anger, wrath, rage\"
Syn: angriness, choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, lividness, mad, outrage, spleen, wrath", - "1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove the neighbour to want my father to feel the full force of his ire by tossing the canine waste into our garden.
1b. He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.", + "1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove him to want my father to feel the full force of his ire by furiously presenting the canine waste on a piece of cardboard.
1b. He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "3 Mid Level" ], @@ -35765,8 +35765,8 @@ "fields": [ "1982", "prim", - "1. neat; formal
2. to give a prim or demure expression to", - "adj.", + "1. adj. neat; formal
2.verb. The action of making neat, clean or formal", + "adj., verb", "Latin: primus \"finest,\" literally \"first\", similar to \"prime\"
Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake.", "1. Coming across as prim and proper, Agatha was called “Prudie” behind her back
2. She made sure to prim her thin lips after every mouthful", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", @@ -35837,9 +35837,9 @@ "fields": [ "1986", "rotund", - "1a. Spherical in shape
1b. plump or excessively fat<.br>2. rich and deep (of sound)", + "1a. Spherical in shape
1b. plump or excessively fat
2. rich and deep (of sound)", "adj.", - "Latin: rotundus \"rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,\"
Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby", + "Latin: rotundus \"rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,\"
Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby", "1a. He works the surface with both hands to reveal the rotund outlines of the truffle.
1b. He begins to wear the kind of “expandable webbed leather belt favored by rotund country club golfers, which grew and shrank with the size of one’s trousers.”
2. The actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings", "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", "3 Mid Level" @@ -35873,7 +35873,7 @@ "fields": [ "1988", "sanctimony", - "the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety", + "the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with false piety", "adj.", "Latin: sanctimonia \"sacredness, holiness, virtuousness,\" from sanctus \"holy\"", "1a. “Well, I put my energy into the community and not myself and my possessions,” I told him, without a hint of sanctimony.
1b. “And too often resentment conquers reason, anger blinds us to answers and sanctimony passes for authenticity.”
1c. Both of them constantly allow their left-wing biases to infect their \"reporting\" and even worse, do so with unmatched sanctimony and righteous indignation.", @@ -35984,7 +35984,7 @@ "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.", + "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" ], @@ -36100,6 +36100,366 @@ "guid": "uD#+CsP).d", "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "w/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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "CD)kO0wlaM", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "iR-d10ao0w", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "FX@J9L`ch=", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "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", + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "DkpF-AKPFj", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "j1!L5xUHmL", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "NY|#8iW*Is", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "OrjzMs`cM`", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "xi46/srcjs", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "h&DgVDHdzN", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "bqru5q.pU_", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "lPcs^dJ/:p", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2013", + "dereliction", + "1a. an intentional abandonment or deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
1b. Intentional or conscious neglect of duties", + "noun", + "Latin: de- \"entirely\" + re- \"back\" + linquere \"to leave,\"=>abandonment, state of being forsaken or abandoned", + "1a. When the farmer began to work another job in the city, the dereliction of his horses caused them to grow skinny from not being cared for.
1b. “The lack of law and order surrounding these riots, and response from local leadership, is a dereliction of duty,” Mr. Vought said.", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "l~ii!]Y6AL", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2014", + "epiphany", + "1a. A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. \"Epiphany\" with capital \"E\"
1b. a moment when you suddenly realize or understand something important ( \"epiphany\" not capitalised)", + "noun", + "Greek: epi \"on, to\" + phainein \"to show\"=>ome suddenly into view
Deutsch: Offenbarung", + "1a. Around Epiphany, singers from the local church do the rounds, some dressed as the magi, and chalk the doors of those who give to the needy.
1b. My doctor’s warning about my health triggered the epiphany which inspired me to stick to a weight-loss program.", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "tNv2. (verb.) develop, use selfishly", + "noun, verb", + "1. French exploît, a very common word, used in senses of \"action, deed, profit, achievement\"
Noun has positive connotation & pronounced the French way (silent \"t\"), unlike verb
2. verb: Old French esploitier, espleiter \"carry out, perform, accomplish,\" which developed into current meaning from use of the word with reference to mines. Verb has negative connotation", + "1a. It used to be rare for C.I.A. employees to recount their exploits in print.
1b. I took out the list of Professor Challenger's exploits, and I read it over under the electric lamp.
2a. So even as politicians exploit this unrest to keep or obtain power, I remain confident that Americans instinctively understand how weird these folks are.
2b. Fuel suppliers will exploit the national oil shortage by raising prices to increase their bottom lines.", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "f|U^1+w|BC", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2016", + "gloat", + "over look at with selfish delight", + "verb", + "Gleicher Wortstamm wie \"glotzen\", aber hier eher im Sinne von \"Schadensfreude\"", + "1a. He gloated over his enemy's misfortune.
1b. After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.
1c. When the United States surpassed China as the country with the most confirmed infections, many Chinese commenters gloated, “Congratulations!”", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "I>vo`_VX#V", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "2017", + "incumbent", + "1. noun. an person who holds an office or position
2. adj. imposed as a duty", + "noun, adj", + "Latin: incumbens,= \"lying in\" or \"leaning on,\" but came to mean \"holding a position\", originally in the Church
Syn2: compulsory, forced, imperative, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required", + "1a. The incumbent store manager is not happy about having to train the person who is taking his job.
1b. Democrats seem secure in their political position, with Trump and several Senate GOP incumbents lagging in the polls.
2. It is incumbent on them to pay their own debts", + "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE", + "4 High Level" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "rp&~gWIJincursion 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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "o4wMc]9k]5", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "Jx9[F8[;)x", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] + }, + { + "__type__": "Note", + "data": "", + "fields": [ + "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" + ], + "flags": 0, + "guid": "HC+j`|eVm+", + "note_model_uuid": "868688d2-a7fe-11ea-8360-9cb6d013a4a3", + "tags": [] } ] } \ No newline at end of file