Friday, February 29, 2008

GRE words from 10_14

GRE words from 10_14
bedecked:Clothed or adorned with finery;Decorateevariciousadmonish:warninginveterate:Having a habit of long standingdilate:Become wider;Add detailsindigenous:nativeabdicate:throne(this one is ets favorite)endorse:Be behind; approve of;Give support or one's approval to;Guarantee as meeting a certain standardremold:shapeanomaly:Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule;A person who is unusualmercurial:changeableadmonish:warningexude:Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities;Make apparent by one's mood or behaviouremancipate:liberate;Free from slavery or servitudepartisanship:partialityconnoiseur:enthrall:Hold spellboundglimmer:A flash of light (especially reflected light);A slight suggestion or vague understandingsubstantial:considerable;essentialsubstantiation:confirmation;proofdemolish:destroyexude:glassy:seecogent:forceful;influentialdipnit:overlanky:lean;thinrelentless:implacableprecarious:dangerous;insecurebungle:An embarrassing mistake;Make a mess of, destroy or ruinresentment:A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-willopprobate:ineptitude:Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingabyss:A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)recalcitrant:defiant;noncompliantincongruable:adamant:Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem;Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasionemergent:Coming into existenceexude:insolent:Marked by casual disrespect;Unrestrained by convention or proprietybelligerent:Someone who fights (or is fighting);Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;Engaged in warreminiscent:Serving to bring to mindinsouciance:The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling yourendifuse:complaint x dissatisfactionretard:A person of subnormal intelligence;Slow the growth or development ofcaulk:Seal with caulking

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