Gre-Bibile-43

Front 1

diverse

Back 1

differing in some characteristics; various;

There are diverse ways of approaching this problem.

Front 2

hermetic

Back 2

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

After these bandages are sterilized, they are placed in hermetic containers.

Front 3

bevy

Back 3

large group

The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of startlets.

Front 4

granulate

Back 4

form into grains

Sugar that has been granulated dissolves more readily than lump sugar.

Front 5

puerile

Back 5

childish

His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.

Front 6

repercussion

Back 6

rebound; reverberation; reaction

I am afraid that this event will have serious repercussions.

Front 7

turbulence

Back 7

state of violent agitation

We were frightened by the turbulence of the ocean during the storm.

Front 8

arboretum

Back 8

place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited

Walking along the treelined paths of the arboretum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some particularly fine sycamores.

Front 9

metropolis

Back 9

large city

Every evening this terminal is filled with the thousands of commuters who are going from this metropolis to their homes in the suburbs.

Front 10

tenure

Back 10

holding of an office; time during which such an office is held;

He was permanent tenure in this position and cannot be fired.

Front 11

deposition

Back 11

testimony under oath

He made his deposition in the judge's chamber.

Front 12

gambol

Back 12

skip; leap playfully ;

Watching children gamboling in the park is a pleasant experience.

Front 13

limn

Back 13

draw; outline; describe

Parodoxically, the more realistic the details this artist chooses, the better able to limn her fantastic, other-worldly landscapes.

Front 14

precept

Back 14

practical rule guiding conduct

Love thy neighbor as thyself is a worthwhile precept.

Front 15

beset

Back 15

harass; trouble;

Many problems beset the American public school system.

Front 16

graduated

Back 16

arraged by degree (of height; difficulty; etc

Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger counterparts.

Front 17

prude

Back 17

excessively modest or proper person

The X-rated film was definitely not for prudes.

Front 18

aghast

Back 18

horrified

He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.

Front 19

commensurate

Back 19

equal in extent

Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.

Front 20

equestrian

Back 20

rider on horseback

These paths in the park are reserved for equestrians and their steeds.

Front 21

metaphysical

Back 21

pertaining to speculative philosophy

The modern poets have gone back to the fanciful poems of the metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century for many of their images.

Front 22

tender

Back 22

offer; extend;

Although no formal changes had been made against him, in the wake of the recent scandal the mayor felt he should tender his resignation.

Front 23

deplete

Back 23

reduce; exhaust;

We must wait until we deplete our present inventory before we order replacements.

Front 24

passive

Back 24

not active; acted upon;

Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism.

Front 25

seamy

Back 25

sordid; unwholesome;

In the Godfather, Michael Corleone is unwilling to expose his wife and children to the seamy side of his life as the son of a Mafia don.

Front 26

vituperative

Back 26

abusive; scolding;

He became more vituperative as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.

Front 27

bequeath

Back 27

leave to someone by means of a will; hand down;

In his will, Father bequeathed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.

Front 28

gory

Back 28

bloody

The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the gory massacre.

Front 29

provender

Back 29

dry food; fodder;

I am afraid of a severe winter because I have stored a large quantity of provender for the cattle.

Front 30

mutable

Back 30

changing in form; fickle ;

His opinion were mutable and easily influenced by anyone who had any powers of persuasion.