GRE VOCAB (2 of 30)

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Animalcule

n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

Accomplice

n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

Enormity

n. hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness

Crevasse

n. a deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier.

Maintenance

n. preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another

Introgression

n. entrance.

Incomprehensible

a. unintelligible; difficult to understand

Concurrence

n. agreement.

Consummate

a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

Misattribute

To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.

Guess

v. form an opinion concerning without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random

Deceitful

adj. fraudulent.

Confluence

n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

Cosmopolitan

a. sophisticated; of worldwide scope

Ingenious

a. clever; having inventive or cunning mind

Enrage

v. infuriate; put into a rage; provoke to fury or madness; make furious

Bomb

n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

Designate

v. indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

Despicable

a. fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

Influx

n. flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

Disciple

n. follower; adherent; person who learns from another especially one who then teaches others

Cursory

a. casual; brief or broad; not cautious nor detailed

Intermit

v. to cause to cease temporarily.

Ladle

n. a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.

Forby

adv. besides.

Insurrection

n. rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority

Inundation

n. flood.

Intracellular

adj. occurring or situated within a cell.

Interact

v. interplay; act together or towards others or with

Vituperate

to criticize harshly; to berate

Explicit

a. precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

Generosity

n. noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving

Ceremonious

a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual

Autonomous

a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

Abidance

n. an abiding

Corollary

n. natural consequence or effect; result

Amicable

a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

Crystallize

v. assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

Disallow

v. to withhold permission or sanction.

Immaterial

adj. of no essential consequence.

Excess

a. amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus

sybarite

a person who indulges in luxury

Casual

a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

Congeal

v. to coagulate.

Biennial

a. every two years; lasting or living for two years

Exhaustible

adj. causing or tending to cause exhaustion.

Eugenic

adj. relating to the development and improvement of race.

Creak

n. a sharp harsh

Insignificant

a. not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial

Insulate

v. make an island of; place in a detached situation or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; isolate; separate

Flatulence

n. accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.

Enumerate

v. list each one; mention one by one

Averse

a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

Alacrity

n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

Angular

a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

Indolence

n. laziness.

Inexpressible

adj. unutterable.

Diplomacy

n. tact; politics; negotiation between nations

Curt

a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt as in speech or manner

External

a. exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside

Clamorous

a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

Faction

n. a party of persons having a common end in view

Absolve

v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

Disputation

n. verbal controversy.

Gendarme

n. in continental europe particularly in france

Unimpeachable

free of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt or reproach

Extensive

a. widespread; far-reaching; wide

Divergent

a. differing; tending to move apart in different directions

Defame

v. harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

Exhilarate

v. cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion

Panegyric

a formal expression of praise

Cede

v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

Litigate

v. to cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.

Cosmology

n. the general science of the universe.

Encomium

n. high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute

Gratuitous

a. given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned

Expedite

v. process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently

Inexperience

n. lack of or deficiency in experience.

Maunder

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Cholera

n. an acute epidemic disease.

Raillery

light teasing

Faulty

adj. imperfect.

Drastic

a. radical; taking effect violently or rapidly

Raconteur

a person skilled in telling anecdotes

Attache

n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

Contingency

n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

Hosiery

n. a stocking.

Deviate

v. turn away from a principle norm; depart; diverge

Inflammable

adj. easily set on fire or excited.

Armful

n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

Aggregate

v. gather into a mass

Joggle

n. a sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.

Infrequent

adj. uncommon.

Hydroelectric

adj. pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.

Atomizer

n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray as for disinfection

Conspicuous

a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

Sangfroid

calmness or poise in difficult situations

Grindstone

n. revolving stone disk used for grinding polishing

Entrails

n. pl. the internal parts of an animal.

Galvanize

v. stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action