GRE Vocabulary Power (2-19)
단어 카드: 30
- 1.
- worn through till the threads show
- shabby and poor
- hackneyed
- 2.
- move back suddenly
- shrink back
- flinch
- 3.
- imprison
- 4.
- tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
- 5.
- (of something bad) widespread
- current
- abundant
- 6.
- set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
- 7.
- shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
- show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings
- N: light produced by a heated body
- brilliance of a color
- 8.
- long for
- yearn
- languish from longing or grief
- decline
- 9.
- negligent
- (of someone) neglectful of duty
- (of something) deserted by an owner
- abandoned
- N: abandoned property
- homeless or vagrant person
- 10.
- intensely cold
- cold in manner
- 11.
- required
- binding
- compulsory
- make grateful
- do a favor
- accommodate
- 12.
- experienced
- 13.
- snip off
- stop something's growth or development
- bite
- make numb with cold
- 14.
- belief that life is basically bad or evil
- gloominess
- tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation
- ADJ. pessimistic
- 15.
- acting after careful thought
- cautious
- prudent
- 16.
- dreamily or deeply thoughtful
- sadly thoughtful
- thoughtful with a hint of sadness
- contemplative
- 17.
- defamation
- utterance of false and malicious statements
- 18.
- sky blue
- 19.
- outsmart
- defeat by behaving more cleverly
- 20.
- prolong
- lengthen in time
- draw out
- 21.
- poke abruptly with something sharp
- punch with short blows
- 22.
- destroy completely
- 23.
- having knowledge
- knowledge
- ADJ. cognizant
- aware
- 24.
- confuse
- muddle
- cause confusion
- make needlessly complex
- make so confused as to be difficult to understand
- 25.
- legal official of high rank
- 26.
- mob
- noisy crowd
- 27.
- disgust
- feeling of sickness and desire to vomit
- 28.
- act of keeping watch
- high place commanding a wide view
- person who keeps watch
- 29.
- exaggeration
- overstatement
- ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole
- of a hyperbola
- 30.
- creed