Gre List 1

Front 1

Nimble

Back 1

able to move quickly and easily

Hint 1

You need nimble fingers for that job.

Front 2

Foretell

Back 2

predict

Hint 2

The witch foretell that she would marry a prince.

Front 3

Ominous

Back 3

threatening

Hint 3

There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

Front 4

Babble

Back 4

talk continously and foolishly

Hint 4

I can't listen to his constant babble.

Front 5

Presage

Back 5

be a sign of something

Hint 5

The clouds below the moon presaged rain.

Front 6

Agile

Back 6

moving quickly and easily

Hint 6

He had the agility of a man half his age.

Front 7

Augur

Back 7

be a sign of something

Hint 7

Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks.

Front 8

Proficient

Back 8

efficient

Hint 8

With practice, you should become proficient withing 6 months.

Front 9

Feckless

Back 9

ineffective or incapable

Hint 9

She had become feckless because of illness.

Front 10

Horrendous

Back 10

horrible

Hint 10

The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen.

Front 11

Ungainly

Back 11

awkward

Hint 11

He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.

Front 12

Irate

Back 12

very angry

Hint 12

The employee wrote an irate letter to the editor.

Front 13

Buoyant

Back 13

tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success

Hint 13

The relatively buoyant housing market has kept consumers confident enough to spend.

Front 14

Involved

Back 14

complicated and difficult to understand

Hint 14

It's an involved process with hours of testing.

Front 15

Lithe

Back 15

flexible

Hint 15

The dancers has a lithe body.

Front 16

Foreisight

Back 16

good planning or thought for the future

Hint 16

She had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.

Front 17

Inept

Back 17

unskillful

Hint 17

She was left feeling inept and inadequate.

Front 18

Sanguine

Back 18

Cheerfully optimistic

Hint 18

They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects.

Front 19

Supple

Back 19

bending, moving easily

Hint 19

These exercises will help to keep you supple.

Front 20

Prognosis

Back 20

prediction of the outcome of a situation

Hint 20

The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future.

Front 21

Wrath

Back 21

great angry

Hint 21

Some reporters hardly draw the wrath of critical bloggers.

Front 22

Dally

Back 22

move slowly or waste time

Hint 22

During our free time in college, we used to dally around the corridor.

Front 23

Premonition

Back 23

a strong feeling that something unpleasant might happen

Hint 23

He had a premonition that he would never see her again.

Front 24

Didactic

Back 24

try to teach, esp morals

Hint 24

The poet's works become increasingly didactic after his religious conversion.

Front 25

Aptitude

Back 25

having a tendency or liking towards

Hint 25

They were not surprised to find that their daughter showed an extraordinary aptitude for mathematics at an early age.

Front 26

Segregate

Back 26

separate

Hint 26

Whites and blacks were segregated into different parts of town.

Front 27

Penchant

Back 27

a strong preference or tendency

Hint 27

He quits his job as the CEO of a leading company to satisfy his penchant for teaching.

Front 28

Predisposition

Back 28

a tendency to do something

Hint 28

Some people may have a genetic predispostion to some type of cancers.

Front 29

Rabid

Back 29

very angry

Hint 29

The fans become rabid when their team lost the match.

Front 30

Circumvent

Back 30

avoid

Hint 30

They found a way of circumventing the law.

Front 31

Nonsensical

Back 31

senseless

Hint 31

If you ask a nonsensical question and you will get a nonsensical answer.

Front 32

Intertwined

Back 32

twisted together

Hint 32

Their political careers had become closely interwined.

Front 33

Shunt

Back 33

move to a less important place or position

Hint 33

John was shunted sideways to a job in sales.

Front 34

Sinister

Back 34

threating

Hint 34

There was something cold and sinister about him.

Front 35

Gibberish

Back 35

meaningless speech or writing

Hint 35

You were talking gibberish in your sleep.

Front 36

Evade / Evasive

Back 36

when you evade something, you eascape it.

Hint 36

For two weeks, they evaded the press.

Front 37

Deft

Back 37

done neatly and skillfully

Hint 37

He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush.

Front 38

Dawdle

Back 38

be slow or waste time

Hint 38

Stop dawlding! We're going to be late.

Front 39

Livid

Back 39

angry

Hint 39

Dad will be livid when he finds this out.

Front 40

Gruesome

Back 40

causing horror

Hint 40

We spent a week in a gruesome apartment in Miami.

Front 41

Seethe,ire

Back 41

very angry

Hint 41

He marched off, seething with frustration.

If you routinely steal your neighbor's newspaper, don't be surprised to be on the receiving end of his ire.

Front 42

Drawl

Back 42

Speak slowly and lazily

Hint 42

He had a smooth, drawling voice.

Front 43

Aghast

Back 43

filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear something.

Hint 43

He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood.

Front 44

Prodigy

Back 44

a very talented child

Hint 44

She is a chess prodigy.

Front 45

Proclivity

Back 45

a natural tendency to like something.

Hint 45

The goverment's proclivity for spending taxpayer's money carelessly is well known.

Front 46

Appalling

Back 46

shocking

Hint 46

The brutality of the crime appalled the public.

Front 47

Polarize

Back 47

divide in 2 opposite groups

Hint 47

Public opinion has polarized on the issue.

Front 48

Propensity, affinity

Back 48

a natural tendency to behave in a certain way

Hint 48

He showed a propensity for violence.

Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.

Front 49

Dilly dally

Back 49

postpone doing something

Hint 49

Don't dilly dally on the way from school.

Front 50

Dilatory

Back 50

causing delay

Hint 50

The goverment has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployement.

Front 51

Blather

Back 51

continuous talking about things that are silly and unimportant

Hint 51

Remember the power of silence don't blather - silence gives the client a chance to think.

Front 52

Drivel

Back 52

senseless talk

Hint 52

How can you watch that drivel on TV?

Front 53

Predilection

Back 53

a preference for or bias toward something

Hint 53

An artist with a predilection for bright color.

Front 54

Comely

Back 54

attractive or beautiful

Hint 54

The General's lady is a comely,affable woman.

Front 55

Gawky

Back 55

awkward in the way they move or behave

Hint 55

Only a couple of years before she appeared a gawky adolscent, but now she is beautiful, glowing with youth and health.

Front 56

Smolder

Back 56

feel angry

Hint 56

He was smoldering with rage when he learned that his orders were not followed.

Front 57

Portent

Back 57

a sign of something bad

Hint 57

The event proved to be a portent of the disaster that was to come.

Front 58

Shirk

Back 58

avoid duty or responsibility

Hint 58

Discipline in the company was strict and no one shirked his/ her duties.

Front 59

Prowess

Back 59

exceptional skill or ability

Hint 59

He was complimented on his prowess as an oarsman.

Front 60

Glower

Back 60

have an angry and sullen look on face

Hint 60

The entire 9th grade turned to glower to us.

Front 61

Jabber

Back 61

talk foolishly

Hint 61

What is a jabbering about now?

Front 62

Infuriate, incense

Back 62

make someone angry

Hint 62

Her silence infuriated him even more.

Front 63

Linger

Back 63

Stay in a place for a longer time than required

Hint 63

we lingered around the hotel for a while after the party.

Front 64

Erudite

Back 64

showing great knowledge

Hint 64

She could turn any converstation into a erudite discussion.

Front 65

Tortuous

Back 65

having twists and turn

Hint 65

A tortuous road up the mountain.

Front 66

Malinger

Back 66

fake illness in order to avoid duty or work

Hint 66

THe boss knew that he was malingering because he wanted to see the world cup final.

Front 67

Elude

Back 67

to escape or avoid in a cunning manner

Hint 67

The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks.

Front 68

Precocious

Back 68

having developed abilities ahead of one's age

Hint 68

From an early age, she displayed a precocious talent for music.

Front 69

Meander

Back 69

follow a winding course

Hint 69

The stream meanders slowly down to the river.

Front 70

Swerve

Back 70

changing direction suddenly, possibly to avoid a collision

Hint 70

The bus suddenly swerved into his path.

Front 71

Skirt

Back 71

avoid fulfilling,answering

Hint 71

She skirted the problem.

Front 72

Sinuous

Back 72

having curves and turns

Hint 72

His works are generally flat and decorative, with strong sinuous lines.

Front 73

Laggard

Back 73

someone who is always lagging behind

Hint 73

Laggards are the ones still using fax, machines instead of emails.

Front 74

Parry

Back 74

avoid a question or blow

Hint 74

He parried the question asked by the journalist.

Front 75

Enrage

Back 75

make violently angry

Hint 75

She was enraged at his stupidity.

Front 76

Grotesque

Back 76

ugly or repulsive

Hint 76

All countries should mandate large, grotesque pictorial warnings on cigraette packets.

Front 77

Disposed

Back 77

naturally inclined towards

Hint 77

I'm not disposed to arguing

Front 78

Egregious

Back 78

extremly unpleasent or bad

Hint 78

THere are several PM in the past who have committed far more egregious offenses.

Front 79

Morbid

Back 79

showing interest in unpleasent and disturbing subject

Hint 79

He had a morbid fascination with blood.

Front 80

Unsightly

Back 80

ugly

Hint 80

The accident site was unsightly.

Front 81

Grisly

Back 81

causing horror.

Hint 81

The jurors saw grisly photos of the crime scene.

Front 82

Portend

Back 82

be a sign of something bad

Hint 82

There are many kinds of calms that don't portend coming storms.

Front 83

Prate, prattle

Back 83

talk at length in a foolish way

Hint 83

They prated on until I was ready to scream.

She prattled on about her vacation all evening.

Front 84

Gross

Back 84

vulgar or disgusting

Hint 84

These gross remarks will not be tolerated.

Front 85

Ghastly

Back 85

causing horror

Hint 85

She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare.

Front 86

Vile

Back 86

extremely unpleasant

Hint 86

THe weather was really vile most of the time.