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GRE set 3

Kavita Athalye Englisch 200 Karten

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  1. 1PrognosticationA statement made about the future
  2. 2VitriolicHarsh or corrosive in tone
  3. 3ImportuneBeg persistently and urgently
  4. 4MordantBiting and caustic in thought or style
  5. 5GrandiloquentPuffed up with vanity
  6. 6UnforthcomingUnwilling to cooperate or come forth with information
  7. 7RaconteurA person skilled in telling anecdotes
  8. 8MoribundOn the brink of death
  9. 9ImputeAttribute to something
  10. 10CharlatanFlamboyant deceiver
  11. 11ProbityStrong moral principles
  12. 12SemblanceAppearance that is deliberate misleading
  13. 13LitanyLong and tedious account of something
  14. 14QuailDrawback with fear or pain
  15. 15SinecureOffice involving minimal duties
  16. 16SolecismSocially awkward or tactless act
  17. 17IllustriousWidely known and esteemed
  18. 18UmbrageFeeling of anger due to being offended
  19. 19MaunderWander around aimlessly or talk about unimportant things
  20. 20EffronteryAudacious and arrogant behavior that you have no right to
  21. 21PluckyCourage and determination
  22. 22ProlixityBoring verbosity
  23. 23AnodyneInoffensive, something that relieves pain
  24. 24EnjoinGive instructions or direct somebody to do something with authority
  25. 25PortentousOminously prophetic
  26. 26LampoonRidicule with satire
  27. 27RedoubtableInstilling fear or awe
  28. 28InsoucianceLack of concern
  29. 29ApprobatoryExpressing praise or approval
  30. 30HagiographicExcessively flattering towards someone’s life or work
  31. 31TemerityFearless daring
  32. 32BowdlerizeEdit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  33. 33AsperityHarshness of manner
  34. 34PuerileCharacteristics of a child, lacking maturity
  35. 35PuissantPowerful
  36. 36ImmureEnclosed within walls
  37. 37FirebrandSomeone who deliberately creates trouble
  38. 38AppositeRemarkably appropriate
  39. 39RarefiedMade more subtle or refined
  40. 40ImperiousShowing arrogant superiority and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  41. 41LevityHumor
  42. 42FlippantInappropriate humor
  43. 43PeripateticTraveling by foot
  44. 44ImpetuousUndue haste and lack of thought
  45. 45InviolateMust be kept sacred
  46. 46DispensationExempt from rule or obligation
  47. 47RecriminationMutual accusations
  48. 48HobbleHoldback the process of something
  49. 49UnflappableNot easily excited or upset
  50. 50CorollaryPractical Consequence that follows something
  51. 51IntimationIndirect suggestion
  52. 52InvidiousLikely to cause resentment
  53. 53DecryExpress strong disapproval
  54. 54MagisterialOffensively self assured and exercising unwarranted power
  55. 55InureMake accustomed to something unpleasant
  56. 56HubrisOverbearing pride or presumption
  57. 57CossetTreat with excessive indulgence
  58. 58DenouementFinal outcome of a complex sequence of events
  59. 59NonchalantOverly casual
  60. 60UntenableIncapable of being defended or justified
  61. 61StalwartDependable and inured to fatigue
  62. 62SurreptitiousStealthy
  63. 63DovetailFit together tightly like interlocking
  64. 64PatentGlaringly obvious
  65. 65PresentimentA feeling of evil to come
  66. 66RibaldHumorously vulgar
  67. 67ConvivialLively
  68. 68AmplyAmple, more than enough
  69. 69SordidMoral distaste, repulsive
  70. 70StaidDignity and properness
  71. 71VanquishCome out better in competition
  72. 72PerquisiteA right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group
  73. 73QualmUneasy
  74. 74BesiegeHarass and cause to feel distressed
  75. 75StymiePrevent progress
  76. 76ResignAcceptance of something unpleasant that can’t be avoided
  77. 77VieCompete for something
  78. 78BalkRefusing to comply
  79. 79RelegateAssign to a lower position
  80. 80TransgressionOffense
  81. 81DissembleTransmit or conceal false information
  82. 82HortatoryEncourage
  83. 83InchoateImperfectly formed
  84. 84PhlegmaticShowing little emotion
  85. 85ErsatzPhony and not genuine
  86. 86BemoanExpress discontent or strong regret
  87. 87NettlesomeCausing irritation or annoyance
  88. 88AppurtenantSupplying additional support
  89. 89PithThe most essential part of something
  90. 90HoaryAncient
  91. 91ArrogateSeize and control without authority
  92. 92RecrudesceBreak out or happen again
  93. 93BrowbeatBe dominating or bossy and instill fear
  94. 94BroadsideStrong verbal attack
  95. 95ArtificeCunning tricks used to deceive others
  96. 96UntrammeledNot confined
  97. 97PhilistineSmug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values
  98. 98IneffableCan’t be uttered
  99. 99AtavismThrowback
  100. 100BesottedStrongly affectionate or drunk
  101. 101UnprepossessingCreating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  102. 102RapprochementRe-establishing of cordial relations
  103. 103ChagrinEmbarrassment, shame
  104. 104PercipientHighly perceptive
  105. 105DisingenuousNot straightforward
  106. 106UnstintingVery generous
  107. 107DeignSomething considered below one’s dignity
  108. 108AnachronismSomething inappropriate or odd about the time period being portrayed
  109. 109BalefulThreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  110. 110ReprisalRetaliation against an enemy in wartime
  111. 111LanguishFeeble, weak
  112. 112GambitRisk or maneuver in a game or conversation to secure advantage
  113. 113ChimeraSomething desired but is an illusion and impossible to achieve
  114. 114ComplaisantShowing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  115. 115CallowYoung and inexperienced
  116. 116EtherealLightness and insubstantiality
  117. 117AssiduouslyWith care and persistence
  118. 118DesideratumSo,etching desired as a necessity
  119. 119ConflagrationVery intense and uncontrolled fire
  120. 120EnormityAct of extreme wickedness
  121. 121AplombCoolness and composure under strain
  122. 122PontificateTalk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
  123. 123SolicitousShowing hovering attentiveness
  124. 124PellucidVery clear
  125. 125GumptionResourcefulness and determination
  126. 126ConflateMix together different elements or concepts
  127. 127ElegiacExpressing sorrow
  128. 128BridleRestrain, limit excesses, react with anger
  129. 129TyroSomeone who is new to a field or activity
  130. 130PanegyricsFormal expression of praise
  131. 131ComplicitAssociated with or participating in questionable activity
  132. 132FacileWithout care or effort
  133. 133BromideTrite or obvious remark
  134. 134ImpugnAttack as false or wrong
  135. 135AbjureFormally reject or give up as a belief
  136. 136DesiccatedUninteresting, lacking vitality, dry
  137. 137StultifyLose energy and enthusiasm because of routine
  138. 138AffordProvide with an opportunity
  139. 139NoisomeHave an extremely bad smell
  140. 140DiscursiveSpeech and writing that departs from the main point
  141. 141MendicantPauper who lives by begging
  142. 142AppropriateGive or take something by force
  143. 143AutocraticHaving unwarranted power and self assuringly exercising this power
  144. 144DolorousShowing sorrow
  145. 145Self effacingReluctant to draw attention towards yourself
  146. 146DoughtyBrave, bold, courageous
  147. 147MalingererPretending to be sick to skip work
  148. 148ProselytizeConvert someone to another religion, philosophy or perspective
  149. 149ProscribeCommand against
  150. 150VauntedHighly or widely praised or boasted about
  151. 151InternecineConflict within group or organization
  152. 152TurgidPompous and tedious
  153. 153CoterminousBeing of equal scope in duration
  154. 154DemonstrativeGiven to or marked by the open expression of emotion
  155. 155PromulgateState or announce
  156. 156RailleryLight teasing
  157. 157VerisimilitudeAppearance of truth
  158. 158DissolutionLiving in full sensual pleasure
  159. 159ObliqueNot straightforward
  160. 160SurfeitExcessive amount of something
  161. 161DespotCruel and oppressive dictator
  162. 162SpleneticVery irritable
  163. 163InfelicitousInappropriate
  164. 164EstimableDeserving of esteem and respect
  165. 165PilloryRidicule or expose to public scorn
  166. 166PalaverSpeak rapidly and incessantly about irrelevant things
  167. 167CountermandReverse previous command
  168. 168AdjudicateServe as a judge or arrive at judgment or conclusion
  169. 169AbrogateRevoke or relinquish formally
  170. 170BastardizationCorruption
  171. 171CapitulateTo Surrender
  172. 172ObtainValid, true
  173. 173SimulacrumRepresentation of something as sculpture, sometimes in a bad way
  174. 174TrenchantFull force of vigor, keenness in thought and expression
  175. 175LoathUnwilling to do something
  176. 176IneluctableImpossible to avoid
  177. 177CataclysmAn event resulting in great loss
  178. 178DissipateSpend frivolously, scatter
  179. 179FlagTo droop, lessen intensity
  180. 180ExiguityLacking quality and quantity, meager
  181. 181SardonicScornful, mocking
  182. 182LachrymoseShowing sorrow
  183. 183EponymName derived from a person
  184. 184OfficiousIntrusive in meddling or offensive manner
  185. 185TrenchantInsightful and sharp
  186. 186Blasé, cavalierUnconcerned
  187. 187FacetiousJesting, not serious
  188. 188AplombConfidence
  189. 189InordinateUnusually large
  190. 190Someone’s foilSomeone have opposite characteristics than the person they’re with
  191. 191CupidityGreed
  192. 192RevilesInsult someone with abusive language
  193. 193PoliticWise, prudent
  194. 194RacketFraudulent organization
  195. 195InexorableRelentless, not backing down
  196. 196CategoricallyClear/direct
  197. 197PertinaciousHolding firmly to an opinion or course of action
  198. 198TenebrousDark, murky, hard to understand, obscure
  199. 199VassalSubordinate to something/someone
  200. 200UnseemlyInappropriate

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Karteikarten am GRE set 3, erstellt von Kavita Athalye am 08/07/2019.
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