Gre-Bibile-25

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mogul

Back 1

powerful person

The oil moguls made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.

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ravage

Back 2

plunder; despoil;

The marauding army ravaged the countryside.

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belated

Back 3

delayed

He apologized for his belated note of condolence to the widow of his friend and explained that he had just learned of her husband's untimely death.

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glib

Back 4

fluent

He is a glib and articulate speaker.

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uninhibited

Back 5

unrepressed

The congregation was shocked by her uninhibited laughter during the sermon.

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assent

Back 6

agree; accept ;

It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.

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cynosure

Back 7

object of general attention

As soon as the movie star entered the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes.

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discordant

Back 8

inharmonious; conflicting;

She tried to unite the discordant factions.

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meditation

Back 9

reflection; thought;

She reached her decision only after much meditation.

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tantamount

Back 10

equal

Your ignoring their pathetic condition is tantamount to the murder.

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luxuriant

Back 11

fertile; abundant; ornate

Farming was easy in this luxuriant soil.

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proclivity

Back 12

inclination; natural tendency ;

The cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble.

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strew

Back 13

spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter

Preceding the bride to the altar, the flower girl will strew rose petals along the aisle.

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ratify

Back 14

approve formally; verify;

Before the treaty could go into effect, it had to be ratified by the president.

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beguile

Back 15

amuse; delude; cheat

I beguiled himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.

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gist

Back 16

essence

she was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentence.

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concur

Back 17

agree

Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?.

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exalt

Back 18

raise in rank or dignity; praise;

The actor Alec Guinness was exalted to the rank of knighthood by the Queen; he now is known as Sir Alec Guinness.

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inductive

Back 19

pertaining to induction or preceeding from the specific to the general

The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from inductive reasoning.

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disclose

Back 20

reveal

Although competitors offered him bribes, he refused to disclose any information about his company's forthcoming product.

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mealymouthed

Back 21

indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive

Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change the subject.

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talon

Back 22

claw of bird

The falconer wore a leather gauntlet to avoid being clawed by the hawk's talons.

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shambles

Back 23

slaughterhouse; scene of carnage;

By the time the police arrived, the room was a shambles.

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whet

Back 24

sharpen; stimulate ;

The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.

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bourgeois

Back 25

middle class

The French Revolution was inspired by the bourgeois, who resented the aristocracy.

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rant

Back 26

rave; speak bombastically;

As we heard him rant on the platform, we could not understand his strange popularity with many people.

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bedizen

Back 27

dress with vulgar finery

The witch doctors were bedizened in their gaudiest costumes.

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gibberish

Back 28

nonsense; babbling;

Did you hear that foolish boy spouting gibberish about monsters from outer space?.

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idolatry

Back 29

worship of idols; excessive admiration;

Such idolatry of singers of country music is typical of the excessive enthusiasm of youth.

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tureen

Back 30

deep dish for serving soup

The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver tureens.