Study GRE Vocabulary

Study GRE Vocabulary

with pictures
with pictures
Day 11
Day 11



forlorn

Forlornly sitting in that corner, Swati could
not stop thinking about the accident.


frenzy

Multitude was driven into frenzy when thy
saw ninety percent discount on jewelery.


frustrate
! "#$%
It frustrated him to miss so many games because of
injuries.
e!ve been frustrated by bureaucratic delays.


futility
&'( ! !
)*$+!
"ll his attempts at reviving the fortunes of
his company were an e#ercise in futility.


gainsay
, #!
it can!t be gainsaid that most people wish they had more
time and money.
repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I
made was backed up by facts.


garrulous
&-.&- /, 01 2
$e became more garrulous after drinking a couple of
beers.
a garrulous boy who was in constant trouble for talking
out of turn.


gavel
345, 6




goblet
-7*! #8 9: ;<!


harass
95! 95 (, 95, =!
She was constantly harassed by the
other students.
$e claims that he is being unfairly
harassed by the police.


haven
>;! ? @ ? A
Me#ico is a haven for drug
mafia.


helm
B C!
%hey did not evince any interest in talking to us&
Such laws evince a worrying belief in the power of
a strong, centralised state under the control of one
party.



heresy
/D 4$ EFD! 3#7$, G- 4$
*/D HI- EFD! /"!
%hey were accused of heresy.
$e was preaching dangerous heresies.


heterogeneous
J7K- LM 5"M!
;N
%he population of India is ethnically
heterogeneous.


hoard
3OM /M ? 3OM
95,
%he miser planned to hoard his money.


hulk
?O2- ( E5<- ;7/B$
EFD!
%he ship!s rusting hulk is still visible on
the rocks.
the burned out hulk of the factory.


iconoclast
3%( 3$, ;P!
notorious as an iconoclast, that music
critic isn!t afraid to go after sacred cows.


incumbent
6QQQ E4=G! O/= 7=G
3%;G! O/= 37'P
'oters will have the chance to see the
incumbent and her opponent in a series
of three debates.
Incumbents often have an advantage in
elections.


indifference
)=O
She was amazed that some people
could watch the trial with indifference.
She watched them with a cool
indifference.


indiscriminate
.3"M /N,: 9, ,
/7! R/S! 3
$e is very indiscriminate when it comes
to choosing friends.


inhibition
-%
She laughed loudly and without inhibition.
an innate inhibition made it difficult for him to
tell his girlfriend what he was really feeling.


insolent
T:, *:D! C=-
$e was insolent enough to call that girl
with unrespectable names in public.


intellect
L,!
She is a woman of superior intellect.
She has a sharp intellect.
e were re(uired to read a book every week
in order to develop our intellects.


interrogate
EU5"/S<! (%! 7B< 95, 9
%he police interrogated him about the
accident.


intimidate
95, B 95,,
$e tries to intimidate his opponents.
)ou shouldn!t allow his reputation to
intimidate you.


irate
34%! #:(
$e is an irate person by nature.


irrational
*47 /5 ,!
$e became irrational as the fever got worse.
She had an irrational fear of cats.


irrelelevant
*,2! *B
$is comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant (uestions that merely disrupted the classroom
lesson.


jargon
K! ! 3O-
medical jargon that the layman cannot
understand
an academic essay filled with jargon


jurisdiction
3,, 9 3,, 'D!
%he court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.
$is attorney claimed the court lacked jurisdiction in this
matter.
%he matter falls outside the jurisdiction of this court.
territory under the jurisdiction of the federal government.


jurisprudence
)",
%he court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.
$is attorney claimed the court lacked jurisdiction in this
matter.
%he matter falls outside the jurisdiction of this court.
territory under the jurisdiction of the federal government
$e was arrested in another jurisdiction.


landmark

The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous
landmark in San Francisco.
The battlefield is a national historical
landmark.


loath

She was loath to admit her mistakes.
I was loath to accept his claim of having
climbed Mount Everest.


lush
-
The countrside is lush.
The fre!uent rainfall encourages the lush
growth of trees" ferns" and shrubs.
She alwas wanted to live on a lush
#aribbean island.


magnanimous
-! "# $
She was too magnanimous to resent all the
things others had said to her
a magnanimous donation to the town$s
animal shelter.


maim
%& %'# ()* +,#
)
The bomb killed %& people and maimed
several others.
on'the'(ob accidents maim far too man
workers ever ear.


Malediction
-. /01 /2
the two old women began casting
aspersions and heaping maledictions upon
one another.


Malediction
-. /01 /2
the two old women began casting
aspersions and heaping maledictions upon
one another.


malleable
34'5# 346+78
91
the cult leader took advantage of the
malleable" compliant personalities of his
followers.


mane
! 8
an actor with a thick mane of silver hair.




maniflod
: ;+ : <= :
>&)&1
The benefits of this approach are manifold.
the manifold attractions of that state make it
an ideal destination for a famil vacation


matron
?&@ +#A B6C1
,& D1 (;&@
societ matrons who organi)e benefits for
charit.
the matron of a school for girls.


misogam
,1 ?.B#



mortalit
AE /C FC /C
a leading cause of mortalit.


mundane
GG-HGG BA1G
mundane chores" like washing dishes
The lead a prett mundane life.


nascent
?1I&A ?1I6+?! J
The actress is now focusing on her
nascent singing career.
one of the leading figures in the nascent
civil'rights movement.


negligible
,6K& L M6G8
* negligible amount of damage was done
to the vehicle.
The price difference was negligible.


neurotic
,6+ >+#A= N+#
,6& 46
The pschiatrist diagnosed the patient as
neurotic.
M neurotic mother scolded me for
staing out %+ minutes past curfew.


neutrali)e
/A@0OPO1
/QA@&&61
The soldiers tried to neutrali)e the attack
b dividing the invading arm.
This medicine neutrali)es stomach acids.


nominal
H+= >'RG B6
,er title of vice president had been
nominal onl.
The charge a nominal fee for the
service.


obsolete
B1 AN , M68
&A6I&@1
The sstem was made obsolete b their
invention.
I was told m old printer is obsolete and I
can$t get replacement parts.


originate
S?! %& /
These stories originated during earlier times.
The book originated as a series of lectures.
The sound seemed to originate from outside
the room.


overt
B@
overt hostilit.


peril
1=-:N=
,is life was in peril-
,e was perilousl close to falling off the
chair.


phobia
T
,is fear of crowds eventuall developed
into a phobia.


plunge
. ()6+ ()QCA
)@C!
plunged the dagger.
plunged the nation into economic
depression.
,er car plunged off a bridge.



prestigious
N8 B1. (;&OG
a nutritional stud that has been
published b a prestigious medical
(ournal
the most prestigious social club in town.


prete.t
UN .
She went back to her friend$s house on
the prete.t that she had forgotten her
purse.


/rocrastination
)6 , CAB3#
)& .
,e procrastinated and missed the
submission deadline.
,e told her to stop procrastinating and
get to work.


profuse
: "# ;V
,e offered profuse apologies for being
late.
The were profuse in their thanks.


prohibition
/&!
the cit$s prohibition of smoking in
restaurants
a prohibition against parking on the street


propensit
;&& 'A4 WN.
,e had a propensit for crime.
the criminal propensities of the famil
e.tended over several generations
,is propensit to drink too much.


proscribe
)& XY
acts that are proscribed b law
regulations proscribe the use of electronic
devices on board a plane while it is
landing.


prudent
) +R8 31'AZ#
!GA?
,e alwas listened to her prudent advice.
0ou made a prudent choice.


rail
[&6 (\ (B146
transported b rail -


rash
A"# +6
1ash decisions now that we ma
regret in ears to come.


ra)e
)& &
an entire cit block ra)ed b a terrible fire.
the developer ra)ed the old school
building and built a high'rise
condominium comple..


recoil
) K )VG ,
2e recoiled in horror at the sight of his
wounded arm.
,e recoiled from her touch.
The rifle recoiled and bruised m
shoulder.


relegate
()1&N1 K K\6G
(C@C!
,e relegated his assistant to the clerk3s
(ob.


replenish
/1 /01
*n efficient staff of workers replenished the
tras of appeti)ers almost as !uickl as guests
emptied them.
,e replenished his suppl of wood in
preparation for the winter.