Gre Vocab

Front 1

cherub

Back 1

a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.

a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

Front 2

dispatch

Back 2

to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
2. to dismiss (a person), as after an audience.
3. to put to death; kill: The spy was promptly dispatched.
4. to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily.

Front 3

heedless

Back 3

–adjective
careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

Front 4

sedulous

Back 4

1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
2. persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.

Front 5

tortuous

Back 5

1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
2. not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous: tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
3. deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy; devious.

Front 6

gossamer

Back 6

1.

A soft sheer gauzy fabric.
2.

Something delicate, light, or flimsy.
3.

A fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in the air or caught on bushes or grass.

adj. Sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous.

Front 7

craven

Back 7

cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.

Front 8

scrupulous

Back 8

having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance.

Front 9

petulant

Back 9

moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.

Front 10

ponderous

Back 10

1. of great weight; heavy; massive.
2. awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
3. dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation.