Gre Hard Words Past J's

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V.

APPRISE

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to inform:
SYN. advise- clue-notify-tell-warn

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EG:The President has been apprised of the situation.

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Adj.

APPOSITE

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suitable and right for the occasion:

SYN: applicable- apropos-germane-pertinent

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EG:an apposite phrase/quotation/remark
EG:The film starts in a graveyard, an apposite image for the decaying society which is the theme of the film.

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V.

CAVORT

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to jump or move around in a playful way, sometimes noisily, and often in a sexual way

SYN: frolic- gambol-frisk

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EG: They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.

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V.

BEMUSE

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1. bewilder:confuse
BEMUSE: bemused, bemusedly, bemusement, bemusing, bewilder, discombobulate, throw, stupefy

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SYN: Daze-Paralyze- Stun

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v.

BETOKEN

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to be sign of something

SYN: augur, auspicate, bespeak, betokened, betokening, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, indicate, omen, point, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate,

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V.

CONCATENATE
/kənˈkætɪneɪt/

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1. bring things together: to connect separate units or items into a linked system

2. comput link units together: in computing, to link two or more information units,

syn: integrate

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e.g. character strings or computer files, so that they form a single unit

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adv.

PERFORCE

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OLD-FASHIONED FORMAL
unavoidably or as forced by circumstances
syn: unavoidably, inescapably

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Adj.
ANILE
/ˈænaɪl/

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like a senior woman: resembling a woman of advanced years ( literary )

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adj.
CONCOMITANT

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something that happens with something else and is connected with it:
syn : accompying

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EG:Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
EG:parenthood and all its concomitant responsibilities

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v.
IMPORTUNE
adj.
IMPORTUNATE

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1 continually asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way:
EG:an importunate beggar/crowd

2 An importunate request or question is repeated and forceful in an annoying way: syn:pressing
EG: importunate demands

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syn: beg

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n.

RAFT

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A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
syn: slew, flock, fleet, mass

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EG: All we've ever got from you is a raft of promises.
EG: a whole raft of proposals

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n.

ENTRANT

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one who enters esp. as a competitor

syn: neophyte, newcomer, starter, competitor

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All entrants complete two three-hour papers.

new entrants to the school/company

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v.

ENTRANCE

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1. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

EG: The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.

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EWE

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FEMALE SHEEP

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adj.
DERELICT

n.
DERELICT

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IN BAD CONDITION describes buildings or places that are not cared for and are in bad condition

N. a person who has no home or money and often lives outside

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EG:a derelict site
EG:The theater has been left to stand/lie derelict.
EG:The old railway cottages were in a state of dereliction.

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V.
EXIGENT/EXIGENCY

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1. Urgent; needing immediate action.

SYN: emergency, crisis, need, necessity , pass, pinch, contingency


2. Demanding; needing great effort.

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1. EG:an exigent problem
EG: an exigent manager

2. EG:the exigencies of war
EG: Economic exigency obliged the government to act.

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n.
BAUBLE

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1. A cheap showy ornament piece of jewelery; a gewgaw.

2. A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

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N.

BADINAGE

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playful talk: the exchange of playful or joking remarks between people in conversation

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---Playful raillery; banter.

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N.

BRIGAND
/ˈbɹɪg.ənd/

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BANDIT: an armed thief, especially one of a group living in the countryside and stealing from people traveling through the area
SYN: despoiler- plunderer- raider- looter

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N.

DIPSOMANIA

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an uncontrollable need to drink alcohol

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N.

GROTTO

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grottoes or grottos
a small cave, especially one that is made to look attractive

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N.

DENIZEN
/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/

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INHABITANT
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.

EG: The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.

One who frequents a place.
EG: The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.

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DOSSIER

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A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

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EG:The secret service probably has a dossier on all of us.

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N.

AFFLATUS

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1. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within.
2. divine communication of knowledge.

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SYN: inspiration

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N.

MALADY

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1. a disease:
SYN: Affection- Ailment- ill- Syndrome
2. a problem within a system or organization:

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EG: 1. All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.
EG: 2. Apathy is one of the maladies of modern society.

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MAINSTAY
(noun)

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the mainstay of sth the most important part of something, providing support for everything else:
syn: backbone, pillar

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EG: Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country's ecomony.
EG:The white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer.

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METRONOME
(noun)

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a device that produces a regular repeated sound like a clock, to help musicians play music at a particular speed

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V.
MOOT
ADJ.

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V. to suggest something for discussion:BROACH
EG:The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.
EG:His name was mooted as a possible successor.
ADJ. tending to be discussed or argued about and having no definite answer:DEBATABLE
EG: It's a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion

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adjective [before noun]
MOTLEY

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consisting of many different types and therefore appearing strange or of low quality:
EG:There's a motley assortment/collection of old furniture in the house we're renting at the moment.
EG:The people who turned up to the meeting were a motley crew (= a group consisting of many different types of people).

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V.
DEIGN

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To condescend; to stoop down to; to assume accordance with one's skills and/or dignity.
syn: stoop

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EG:If she deigns to reply to my letter, I'll be extremely surprised.

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adj.
REPREHENSIBLE

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bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

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EG: Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

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n.
GAMBIT

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1.CLEVER ACTION
a clever action in a game or other situation which is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk:
SYN: trick
EG:Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
2.REMARK a remark that you make to someone in order to start a conversation:
"I hear you're a friend of Jamie's, " was her opening gambit.

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BELEAGUER
/bɪˈli.gɚ /

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1. to besiege; to surround with troops
2. to vex, harass, or beset

EG:I do not appreciate how you constantly try to beleaguer me; it would be more productive if you instead made an effort to support me in my attempts to better myself.

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SIBYLLINE

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EG:'The leader of the congregation gave a sibylline speech, after which everybody was extra devout and reverent'.

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SCINTILLATE
/ˈsɪn.tɪl.eɪt/

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1. (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
2. (transitive) To throw off like sparks.

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Adj.
IMPETUOUS
N. - ity
Adv. - ly

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1. likely to act on a sudden idea or wish, without considering the results of your actions <impetuous temper>
EG: "An impetuous display of spending and gambling"
2. An impetuous word or action is said or done suddenly, without considering the likely results
EG., The Prime Minister may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half.

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SYN: precipitate, abrupt, hasty, headlong, sudden, rushing, capricious

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DEVOLUTION

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# A rolling down.
# A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
# The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
# (pejorative) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
EG:The majority of people in the province are in favor of devolution.

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COW

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(transitive) To intimidate, to overcome with a feeling of awe; to destroy the courage of.
EG. Con artists are not cowed by the law.

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Adj.
NUBILE

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1. of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (used of a young woman).
2. sexually attractive (used of a young woman).
Developed; suitable and physically mature for marriage or for reproduction.