Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Some more more more more GRE words.

61. Guileless - free of deceit.
62. Supplant - move into the position of
63. Vilify - Spread negative information.
64. Vile - morally low.
65. Insidious - working in subtle but destructive way.
66. juxtapose - place side by side for contrast.
67. Eclectic - Comprised of a variety of styles.
68. Forlorn - showing hopelessness.
69. avaricious - excessively greedy.
70. Tantamount - essentially equivalent to something.
71. Haughty - arrogant.
72. ephemeral - lasting a very short time.  

Some more more more GRE words.

46. Precociously - exceptionally early maturity.
47. Ameliorate - make something bad better / improve state of something
48. Panache - distinctive and showy elegance.
49. Languid - slow and relaxed.
50. travesty - mockery.
51. spurious - plausible but false.
52. Apathy - absence of emotion.
53. delineate - describe in detail.
54. vehement - extreme intensity of emotions.
55. immutable - not able to be changed.
56. heretic  - holding unorthodox opinions on any field.
57. contrive - to pull of a plan or scheme.
58.Quotidian - found in the ordinary course of events.
59. refractory - stubborn to control or authority.
60. Mollify - to pacify someone.

Some more more GRE words.

31. Eschew - stay away from / avoid deliberately.
32. Impudent - rude.
33. Decorous - Good taste in manners.
34. Gossamer - Characterized with unusual lightness and delicacy.
35. Reticent - reluctant to draw attention to yourself.
36. Culpability - State of guilt.
37. Didactic - excessively instructive.
38. Bucolic - relating to the pleasant aspects of the country.
39. Apathetic - Lack of interest.
40. Deferential - showing respect.
41. Perfidy - act of deliberate betrayal.
42. Inexorable - impossible to stop.
43. Engender - to give rise to
44. Belligerent - eager to fight.
45. Ascetic - practicing self-denial.

Some more GRE words.

16. Conspicuous - completely obvious.
17. Preclude - prevent from happening.
18. Germane - relevant.
19. Glut - excessive supply.
20. frivolous - not serious in attitude/content/behavior
21. audacious - willing to be bold in social situations.
22. Chortle - to chuckle in a muffled, breathy way.
23. Gall - trait of being rude.
24. Vociferous - conspicuously and offensively loud.
25. mawkish - overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting.
26. aesthete - someone who appreciates beauty of art and nature.
27. concede - to accept defeat, surrender.
28. Torpor - inactivity resulting from lethargy.
29. Prescience - Power to foresee the future.
30. superfluous - add no value, serving no useful purpose.

Monday, 21 July 2014

Some GRE words

1. Demur - to object or show reluctance.
2. veracious -  truthful.
3. Disinterested - unbiased / neutral.
4. Tirade - long angry speech of criticism or accusation.
5. Galvanize - to excite/inspire.
6. Acrimony - bitterness and ill will.
7. Enervate - to sap energy from.
8. Profligate - spending resources recklessly or wastefully.
9. ingenuous - to be naive and innocent
10. censure - to express strong disapproval.
11. auspicious - favourable.
12. Platitude - obvious remark.
13. trite - lacking originality or freshness.
14. Gainsay - deny / contradict / oppose.
15 - Apathetic - Lack of interest.

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Excerpts from "An Essay concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke.

Will be continually updated as i proceed through the book -

1. For the understanding, like the eye, judging of objects only by its own sight, cannot but be pleased with what it discovers, having less regret for what has escaped it, because it is unknown.