GRE B.txt

chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.

drunken

noisy party with a lot of drinking

the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal

teasing conversation; banter; joking talk

frustrate; perplex

harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals

evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look

stop short

heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast

something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees

sudden sharp feeling of pain

soft and mild (of air); fragrant

hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed

discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with

posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous

joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter

sharp projection from fishhook

poet

shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie

making no attempt to change one's bad practices

highly ornate

barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism

counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar

lawyer in the lower court of law

trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money

luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

take pleasure in great comfort

stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism

let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate

trinket; cheap jewel; trifle

indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd

giving or showing bliss; blissful

complete happiness; ADJ. blissful

blessedness; state of great happiness

of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism

dress with vulgar finery

beautiful clothes for a special occasion

wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled

direct quick route

confuse thoroughly

make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused

father; become the father of; produce; give rise to

envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.

deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.

deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile

huge creature; something of monstrous size or power

obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.

harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically

delayed

besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.

disparage; depreciate

warlike

quarrelsome

lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

blessing

gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose

kindly; doing good

helpful; useful; advantageous

person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

advantage; anything that brings helpl

generous; charitable; having a wish to do good

kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor

blessing

determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination

leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest

scold strongly

state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft

deprived of (someone beloved through death)

deprived of (something valuable); lacking

mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited

beg; plead with

harass or trouble from all directions; hem in

surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.

surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually

soil; defile; make dirty

beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel

confer

signify; indicate; be a sign of

outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude

be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.

become engaged to marry

large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets

two-chambered as a legislative body

quarrel

every two years

divided into two branches; forked

stubborn intolerance

one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)

not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate

suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated

swindle; cheat

swelling out in waves; surging

large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge

long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.

powerful movement of or like a wave; V.

temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.

fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional

bleach; whiten; make white or pale

soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence

flattery

loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.

make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder

bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored

irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege

extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy

cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing

suffering from a disease; destroyed

plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy

gay; joyous

(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air

talkative boaster; braggart

club; heavy-headed weapon; V.

pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured

error; stupid mistake

utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement

blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze

one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.

foreshadow; portend

counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview

unconventional (in an artistic way)

violent; rough; noisy

support; reinforce

door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

move or throw suddenly and quickly

eat very quickly

attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard

pompous; using inflated language

grandiloquent

blessing; benefit; something very helpful

rude; insensitive

rude

clear beef (or meat) soup

generous; graciously generous; showing bounty

kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions

cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler

somewhat saline

boasting

boast

boaster; bragger

wave around (a weapon); flourish

swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

walk or behave with an over-confident manner

human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

muscular; having well-developed muscles

strong and firm (in the body)

insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence

noisy quarrel

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.

width; extent

conciseness; shortness of duration

tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

brownish yellow

rising like bristles; showing irritation

short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation

introduce as a subject; moot; open up

rich

pamphlet

ornamental clasp; pin

hold firmly within arms

tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream

bully; intimidate

graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound

read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

pirate

rustic; pastoral

strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set

hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack

clowning

stupid person; clown

act stupidly; play the fool; N.

bugbear; object of baseless terror

gold and silver in the form of bars

strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

mismanage; blow

able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market

overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic

grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon

give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

make shiny by rubbing; polish

support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress

support placed under or against something; V.

full-bosomed; plump; jolly

pleasantly fat; nicely rounded