diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv index 2df8772..d940b60 100644 --- a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv +++ b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.csv @@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ 868 "foible" " a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character" "noun" "Same root word origin as ""feeble"", coming from French : faible=weakness
. Syn : idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity" "The elder Bongo had among other foibles, a liking to show off his pet tiger to guests" "Medium Difficult" "FT" 353 "foil" "1. n. a thin sheet made of metal.
2. n. a type of rapier or sword. foils: the sport or practice of fencing with such swords.
3. n. a person or thing used in a comparison in order to make another person or thing seem superior.
4. v. to spoil or thwart; to prevent the success of. " "noun" "1. Dad wrapped the spare ribs in aluminium foil before putting them on the grill.
2. The fencing competition took place with rubber-ball capped foils
3 . She had brought so many unsuitable suitors home to her parents that these were nothing but foils, so the introduction of John led her parents to happily agree to the marriage.
(4) The early return of their parents foiled their plans for a party." "Homonym" "MSU" 354 "foment" " to foster unrest or discontent" "verb" "Latin fomentum ""warm application, poultice""on the notion of ""encourage the growth of"" similar to ferment" "the police are here to keep people calm, not to foment violence" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" -1220 "for" "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)" "Greek/Latin root" "formost, " "Latin words" "nko" +1220 "for" "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)" "Greek/Latin root" "formidable" "Latin words" "nko" 355 "forage" "(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions" "verb" "Syn : hunt, scavenge, grub" "And you must be ready to abandon tired orthodoxies of the left and right and forage for good ideas across the political spectrum." "Least Difficult" "FT" -1221 "fore" "in front of
previous
earlier" "Greek/Latin root" "forehead
" "Latin words" "nko" +1221 "fore" "in front of
previous
earlier" "Greek/Latin root" "foremost, forehead, forefront, foreman, forefather, forefinger (next to thumb), forefend(prevent from happening), foreshadow(indicate by signs), foresight(see early), forearm, forebrain(front of brain), forebode(make a prediction), forebear(someone from whom you are descended), forecast, foreclosure(proceedings to retrieve collateral for a non-paid loan), foreclose(prevent from happening), foredoom(doomed beforehand), foredge(inside of book when shelved, opposite to spine), forego(do without), foreground, foregone(well in the past), foregather(put in one spot), forehand, foreknow, foremast(front mast), forename, forenoon, foreordain(determine in advance)" "Latin words" "nko" 356 "forestall" "keep from happening or arising; make impossible" "verb" "Syn : pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of" "To forestall a social crisis, he mused, governments should consider a tax on robots; if automation slows as a result, so much the better." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1081 "form" "shape" "Greek/Latin root" "uniform
reform" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" 1082 "fort" "strong" "Greek/Latin root" "fortify
fort
fortifications
" "Greek/Latin " "Manhattan" @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ Fairies are often depicted wearing a gossamer or tattered clothes" "Least 375 "guile" "skillful deceit " "noun" "(v. bequile; adj: beguiling. Note, however, that these two words have an additional meaning: to charm (v.) or charming (adj:), while the word guile does not generally have any such positive connotations)" "The devious conman well known for his guile. " "Common GRE" "MSU" 377 "guileless" "honest; straightforward (n: guilelessness)" "adj." "The peasant's simple guileless comments made for refereshing talk" "Common GRE" "MSU" 1112 "gullible" "easily persuaded to believe something" "adj." "of uncertain origin" "The gullible little boy gave his older sister all of his allowance because she told him she would buy a pony for him." "Common GRE" "Kaplan" -378 "hack" "1. v. to chop.
2. n. a bad or unoriginal writer." "verb" "(2. Even though he worked for the New York Times, he always felt like a hack." "Homonym" "MSU" +378 "hack" "1. v. to chop.
2. n. a bad or unoriginal writer." "verb" "1. He hacked a path through the jungle with his panga
2. Even though he worked for the New York Times, he always felt like a hack." "Homonym" "MSU" 379 "hackneyed" "overused, so overused as to have become uninteresting, repeated too often, cliché, trite, bana" "adj." "Named after London Borough of Hackney where small horses were let out for hire, so figuratively : ""used many times over that it has become uninteresting""" "Too often used by young girls, the word “like” has become hackneyed" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 970 "halcyon" "Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful" "adj." "Syn : happy, golden, idyllic" "In their halcyon days the mainstream parties used to share most of the vote between them." "Most Difficult" "FT" 879 "hapless" "(Especially of a person) unfortunate" "adj." "Syn : unlucky, luckless, out of luck" "By the 1970s, many fans argued that the spectacle of hapless pitchers feebly trying to fend off blazing fastballs was turning their at-bats into a mockery of the game." "Medium Difficult" "FT" @@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 985 "larceny" " Theft of personal property" "noun" "Syn : stealing, robbery, pilfering" "The larceny charges were dropped when it was discovered he received verbal permission to use the car." "Most Difficult" "FT" 890 "largesse" "large generosity, liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit" "noun" "Syn : liberality, munificence, magnanimity, openhandedness, gift" "All else equal, such largesse should indeed give the economy some temporary vim." "Medium Difficult" "FT" 1506 "lassitude" "a feeling of lack of interest or energy" "noun" "Latin: lassus ""faint, tired, weary,""" "Whereas Latitude is the distance from the equator,lassitude is the weariness you'd experience after attempting to run a marathon around the equator" " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" -1231 "lat" "to carry
to bear correlation" "Greek/Latin root" "REMOVE" "Latin words" "nko" 471 "latent" "potentially existing but not presently evident or realized" "adj." "Middle English from Latin latēre : ""to lie hidden.""
Syn:possible, potential" "If Janet is anything like her mother, she will show a latent skill for singing when she reaches her teenage years." "Common GRE" "MSU" 1251 "later" "side" "Greek/Latin root" "lateral
latitude
" "Latin words" "nko" 472 "laud" "praise, glorify, or honor often in a very public manner" "verb" "Syn : exalt, extol, glorify, proclaim, canonise, canonize, ensky, crack up, hymn" "Because the soldier saved the president, everyone is going to laud him at a huge event" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" @@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 690 "subversive" " meant to undercut established institutions or norms" "adj." "Latin : sub, : ""underneath,"" + vertere, ""to turn.""=> turn the system from underneath (by a sneaky revolutionary)" "The professor mis-used his lessons to teach subversive philosophies to his gullable students" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 691 "sufficient" " enough for a given purpose" "adj." "Syn: ample, adequate, decent, enough" "The blanket would provide sufficient warmth for the night." "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1330 "sum
sumpt" "take" "Greek/Latin root" "Latin words" "nko" -1412 "super" "above
beyond" "Latin Prefix" "supercede
superman
supersohn
" "Latin words" "nko" +1412 "super" "above
beyond" "Latin Prefix" "supercede
superman
supersohn
" "Latin words" "nko" 692 "superbly" "excellently" "adj." "Syn: marvellously, marvelously, terrifically, toppingly, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously" "The soprano's voice was superbly disciplined" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 693 "superficial" "1.only covering the surface
2.concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious;
3. of little substance or significance" "adj." "Anything superficial has to do with the surface of something" "1. The car only had superficial damage to its paint.
2. her thinking was superficial and fuzzy, marked by lack of attention or insight .
3. she made a few superficial editorial changes" "Common GRE" "MSU" 1550 "supersede" "take the place or move into the position of" "verb" "Pres. Oboma preceded Pres. Trump, who superseded President Oboma" " Hi Freq. GRE Easy" "Barron" @@ -1388,6 +1387,6 @@ e) balking, balky f) refractory, stubborn g) uncontrollable, unmanageable h) u 1369 "xer" "dry" "Greek/Latin root" "xerox
" "Latin words" "nko" 1037 "yoke" " a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull" "noun" "Syn : bond, tie, subjection" "The existential consequences of throwing off the yoke of religion is debated in many countries." "Most Difficult" "FT" 1192 "uranian" "homosexual," "adj." "from the reference to Aphrodite in Plato's ""Symposium;"" Urania ""Heavenly""" """One may recognize the pure uranian enthusiasts in the very character of their attachments"" Plato" "AMB" "RATMW" - +1282 748 "zeal" " passion or fervor, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal (n: zealot; zealoutry. adj: zealous), Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective" "noun" "Syn : passion, zealousness, fervor" "The great emperor’s crusading zeal led him to conquer many land" "357 prevalent GRE words" "Prepscholar" 1559 "zealot" "a fervent and even militant proponent of something" "noun" "." "," " Hi Freq. GRE Hard" "Barron" diff --git a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx index 88640e8..1322c3b 100644 Binary files a/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx and b/GRE-Vocab_trainer.xlsx differ diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 88e5531..f7315d5 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -1,26 +1,28 @@ # Words that should be added/modified -| Word | Occurence | Explanation | -| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | -| enhance | no.1218 | comma after only example | -| turpitude | no.717 | ":" after words in meaning | -| philo | no.583 | example cuts off, maybe replace "-" with "=" | -| san | no.1334 | _sanitation_ has a typo in example | -| lat | no.1231 | example of _correlation_ is listed in meaning | -| venality | no.727 | typo in _venality_ in example | -| mir | no.1262 | Upper case in meaning | -| indelible | no.425 | quotation marks and ":" at end of meaning | -| phob | no.586 | meaning is in example field, not meaning | -| mot/move | no.1265 | remove "move" from word field as it is the meaning | -| vox | no.1111 | remove "vox=" from meaning | -| pel/pulse | no.1280 | add space between example wrd and word: "impel (drive into, drive out)"; add example for pulse, as in _impulse_? | -| pet | no.1282 | add example | -| plic | no.1287 | example for wrong word | -| strut | no.1 | why was the first field changed from "-(o)logy" to "strut" looks like it was accidental | -| hack | no.378 | fix formatting of numbering in example | -| super | no.1412 | end of bold delimiter missin in example | -| lat | no.1231 | **has been removed, please delete in xlsx sheet** | -| for | no.1220 | comma after only example | +| Word | Occurence | Explanation | +| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | +| enhance | no.1218 | comma after only example | +| turpitude | no.717 | ":" after words in meaning | +| philo | no.583 | example cuts off, maybe replace "-" with "=" | +| san | no.1334 | _sanitation_ has a typo in example | +| lat | no.1231 | example of _correlation_ is listed in meaning | +| venality | no.727 | typo in _venality_ in example | +| mir | no.1262 | Upper case in meaning | +| indelible | no.425 | quotation marks and ":" at end of meaning | +| phob | no.586 | meaning is in example field, not meaning | +| mot/move | no.1265 | remove "move" from word field as it is the meaning | +| vox | no.1111 | remove "vox=" from meaning | +| pel/pulse | no.1280 | add space between example wrd and word: "impel (drive into, drive out)"; add example for pulse, as in _impulse_? | +| pet | no.1282 | add example | +| plic | no.1287 | example for wrong word | +| strut | no.1 | why was the first field changed from "-(o)logy" to "strut" looks like it was accidental | +| hack | no.378 | fix formatting of numbering in example | +| super | no.1412 | end of bold delimiter missin in example | +| lat | no.1231 | **has been removed, please delete in xlsx sheet** | +| for | no.1220 | comma after only example | +| unwonted | The Catechism Explained | funnily enough extremely similar to German | +| covenant | The Catechism Explained | known, but only vaguely, lacking precision in knowledge | ---- diff --git a/deck.json b/deck.json index 00b7305..e78a036 100644 --- a/deck.json +++ b/deck.json @@ -7660,7 +7660,7 @@ "1. v. to chop.
2. n. a bad or unoriginal writer.", "verb", "", - "(2. Even though he worked for the New York Times, he always felt like a hack.", + "1. He hacked a path through the jungle with his panga
2. Even though he worked for the New York Times, he always felt like a hack.", "Homonym", "MSU" ], @@ -17508,7 +17508,7 @@ "in front of
previous
earlier", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "forehead
", + "foremost, forehead, forefront, foreman, forefather, forefinger (next to thumb), forefend(prevent from happening), foreshadow(indicate by signs), foresight(see early), forearm, forebrain(front of brain), forebode(make a prediction), forebear(someone from whom you are descended), forecast, foreclosure(proceedings to retrieve collateral for a non-paid loan), foreclose(prevent from happening), foredoom(doomed beforehand), foredge(inside of book when shelved, opposite to spine), forego(do without), foreground, foregone(well in the past), foregather(put in one spot), forehand, foreknow, foremast(front mast), forename, forenoon, foreordain(determine in advance)", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -18732,7 +18732,7 @@ "completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)", "Greek/Latin root", "", - "formost,", + "formidable", "Latin words", "nko" ], @@ -19398,7 +19398,7 @@ "above
beyond", "Latin Prefix", "", - "supercede
superman
supersohn
", + "supercede
superman
supersohn
", "Latin words", "nko" ],