Barron's essential words for the GRE (set 8 of 8)

Shubham J.
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words only definitions & notes
  1. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
  2. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  3. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  4. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  5. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  6. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  7. stratified
    deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
  8. striate
    mark with stripes of contrasting color
  9. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  10. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  11. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  12. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  13. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  14. Stygian
    hellish
  15. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  16. subside
    wear off or die down
  17. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  18. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  19. subsume
    contain or include
  20. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  21. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  22. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  23. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  24. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  25. supine
    lying face upward
  26. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  27. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  28. supplicant
    someone who prays to God
  29. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  30. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  31. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  32. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  33. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  34. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  35. tautology
    useless repetition
  36. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
  37. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  38. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  39. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  40. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  41. thespian
    a theatrical performer
  42. timbre
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  43. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  44. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  45. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  46. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  47. torque
    a twisting force
  48. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  49. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  50. tractable
    easily managed
  51. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  52. transient
    lasting a very short time
  53. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  54. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  55. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  56. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
  57. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  58. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  59. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  60. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  61. tumid
    abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
  62. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  63. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  64. tutelary
    providing protective supervision
  65. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  66. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  67. unfeigned
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  68. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  69. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  70. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  71. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  72. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  73. valedictory
    a farewell oration
  74. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  75. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  76. vaunt
    show off
  77. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  78. vendetta
    a blood feud between members of opposing parties
  79. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  80. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  81. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  82. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  83. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  84. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  85. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  86. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  87. visage
    the human face
  88. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  89. vitiate
    make imperfect
  90. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  91. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  92. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  93. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  94. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  95. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  96. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  97. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  98. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  99. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  100. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Created on 九月 26, 2012

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