Barron's Gre Vocab 9Th 40

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abject

Back 1

miserable; pitiful

The novel The Grapes of Wrath portrays the abject poverty of many people during the great depression.

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adjunct

Back 2

something added, attached, or joined

Speed walking, cross-country running, and marathons are normally regarded as adjuncts of track and field athletics since races in there sports are not normally held on a track.

Front 3

amenity

Back 3

something that increases comfort

Many amenities considered normal and necessary by people in developed countries were luxuries only a few generations ago.

Front 4

antipathy

Back 4

dislike; hostility

Heathcliff feels great antipathy for Edgar Linton, the man who marries the woman he loves.

Front 5

appropriate

Back 5

to take possession for one's own use; confiscate

The invading army appropriated supplies from the houses of the local people.

Front 6

credo

Back 6

statement of belief or principle; creed

The credo of Google is "Don't be evil".

Front 7

distill

Back 7

extract the essential elements

In his book Men of Ideas: some Creators of Contemporary Philosophy, Byran Magee manages to distill the essence of leading thinkers such as WVQ.

Front 8

equivocate

Back 8

to intentionally use vague language

The businessperson has earned a reputation as someone who never equivocates and can be trusted to do exactly what he promises.

Front 9

fatuous

Back 9

foolishly self-centered

The student could not understand why no one took seriously his fatuous comments.

Front 10

foment

Back 10

to incite; arouse

The government accused the newspaper of fomenting unrest in the country.

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froward

Back 11

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

The teacher had no choice but to send the froward child to the vice-pricipal for disciplining.

Front 12

geniality

Back 12

cheerfulness; kindness; sociability

Hosts of television talk shows are generally people who possesses a great deal of geniality.

Front 13

guise

Back 13

outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

In Greek mythology, the god Zeus often appeared to mortal women to whom he was attracted to in strange guises.

Front 14

hirsute

Back 14

covered with hair

One of the most obvious differences between humans and closely related species such as chimpanzees is that latter are hirsute, while the former have relatively little hair.