GRE Vocabulary Power (1-2)

단어 카드: 30

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  • 1.
    • capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around)
  • 2.
    • unlikely occurrence
    • stroke of fortune
    • accidental stroke of good luck
    • ADJ. fluky
  • 3.
    • abandon
    • desert
    • renounce
  • 4.
    • hackneyed
    • lacking originality
    • commonplace
    • trite
  • 5.
    • the point farthest from the earth
    • OP. perigee
    • highest point
  • 6.
    • crush
    • produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
    • squash
  • 7.
    • predict (according to present indications)
  • 8.
    • stampede
    • drive out
    • put to rout
    • N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat
  • 9.
    • curved
    • hooked
    • of or like an eagle
  • 10.
    • walk or behave with an over-confident manner
  • 11.
    • ransack
    • thoroughly search
  • 12.
    • extreme corruption
    • wickedness
  • 13.
    • absentminded
    • distracted
  • 14.
    • emotionally removed
    • free from emotional involvement
    • calm and objective
    • physically separate
  • 15.
    • facile
    • fluent (with insincerity or superficiality)
    • slick
  • 16.
    • shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
    • boo
  • 17.
    • restrain
    • handcuff
  • 18.
    • commemorate
  • 19.
    • aggressive in verbal attack
    • disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
  • 20.
    • speed of music
  • 21.
    • cause
    • urge
    • punctual
    • on time
    • provoke
    • provide a cue (for an actor)
    • ADJ: done without delay
    • done at the right time
    • N: reminder or cue
  • 22.
    • first
    • period of ideal or peak condition
    • earliest or beginning stage
    • ADJ: first in importance or rank
    • V: make ready
    • prepare
  • 23.
    • urge
    • stir up
    • poke (with a pointed object)
    • goad to action
    • N: pointed object used to prod
    • prodding
  • 24.
    • (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently
    • sweetheart
  • 25.
    • (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value
    • negative in connotation
    • having a belittling effect
  • 26.
    • society ruled by the wealthy
  • 27.
    • conducive to good health
  • 28.
    • conciliate
    • pacify
    • bring peace to
    • appease
  • 29.
    • spot
    • mark with flecks
    • N: small mark or spot
  • 30.
    • extraneous
    • external
    • not essential or inherent
    • OP. intrinsic