7th - December - GRE - Verbal

7th - December - GRE - Verbal
« on: December 08, 2007, 01:24:49 AM »

7th - December - GRE - Verbal

TODAY’S WORDS WITH Embarrassed:


1.Quandary : a state of perplexity or uncertainty; dilemma.
Synonyms: bewilderment, mire, predicament, strait.
Antonyms: certainty, decisiveness

2.Transgression : violation of a law, command, etc; sin.
Synonyms: breach, contravention, defiance, encroachment, erring, infringement, iniquity, misdemeanor, trespass.
Antonyms: obedience

3.Polemical : a controversial argument, as one against some opinion
Synonyms: arguable, contentious, contestable, dubious, litigious, moot.
Antonyms: agreeable, unequivocal.

4.Hiatus : a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, any gap or opening.
Synonyms: aperture, breach, chasm, interim, lacuna, lapse, rift.

5.Addle : to make or become confused.

6.Encipher : to convert (a message, communication, etc.)

7.Emulate : to try to equal or excel;
Synonyms: compete, contend, imitate, mimic, out vie.

8.Saunter : a leisurely walk or ramble;
Synonyms: airing, amble, constitutional, promenade, ramble.

9.Succor : to help or relieve.
Synonyms: aid, ameliorate, assist, avail
Antonyms: disfavor, hinder.

10.Pulchritude : physical beauty; comeliness.
Synonyms: adorableness, allure, elegance, exquisiteness, glamour.

11.Dauntless : fearless;
Synonyms: courageous, gallant, intrepid, invincible, stouthearted, valiant, valorous
Antonyms: daunted, irresolute, poltroon.

12.Abate : to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc;
Synonyms: allay, diminish, dwindle, quell, recede, subdue.
Antonyms: enhance, intensify, prolong, surge

13. Peremptory : leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal.
Synonyms: arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, bossy, dogmatic, imperative, intolerant, obligatory, obstinate, rigorous, stringent, tyrannical.

14.Timorous : full of fear; fearful.
Synonyms: abashed, aghast, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowed, daunted, dismayed, intimidated, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, rattled, spooked.
Antonyms: bold, courageous, valiant .

15. Formulate : to express in precise form, to devise or develop.
Synonyms: codify, contrive, forge, systematize, vamp.

16.Cameo: a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.

17. Disparate : distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar.
Synonyms: contrary, discrepant, incommensurate.
Antonyms: alike, analogous, equivalent .

18.Tantalizing : having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire.

19. Vile : highly offensive, unpleasant.
Synonyms: abandoned, abject, appalling, coarse, contemptible, debased, depraved, despicable, filthy, grungy, loathsome, nefarious, raunchy,repugnant, skuzzy, wretched.
Antonyms: gentle, kind

20. Vex : to irritate;
Synonyms: abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, annoy, exasperate, fret, hassle, irk, noodge, peeve, perplex, plague.
Antonyms: aid, assist, help, soothe

21. Vapid : lacking or having lost life; without liveliness or spirit.
Synonyms: bland, inane, insipid, jejune, stale, tame, tedious, unpalatable, vacant. Antonyms: lively, sharp
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Re: 7th - December - GRE - Verbal
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2007, 01:25:38 AM »

ANALOGIES:

1.Pinch: quantity

2.Peep: sound

3.Herculean: trifling