GRE core words

n. a very large number or amount

PAUCITY

v. to drool; to fawn

n. saliva

to overcome with emotion;

eg. ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking.

v. to reprove mildly; to warn; advise

eg. she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven

“You mustn't say that, Shiona,” Ruth admonished her.

compelling; convincing; valid

eg. The defense attorney's cogent argument was persuasive.

pompous; stiff

eg. we made stilted conversation.

to deviate from the truth; equivocate

eg. he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

to give with ill-will or reluctance

eg. nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health.

calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts) : she tried to compose herself.

bad-tempered; spiteful : a splenetic outburst.

origin: as a noun denoting a person with a diseased

rigor; severity; harshness

eg. he pointed this out with some asperity.

to involve in conflict or difficulties

eg. she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew | the movie's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.

disconnected; not methodical; random

eg. a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion.

eg. desultory passengers were appearing.

physical comeliness

a male goose.

young innocent girl

impoverished; dificient

morally instructive; boringly pedantic or moralistic

eg. a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice.

stupidly obstinate

a person who tries to evade paying debts.

dull and fatiguing work

the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking

to go unsteadily; to walk lamely; limp

eg. he was hobbling around on crutches.

the listed details in a newspaper or magazine referring to ownership, advertising rates, etc.

cause to feel completely exhausted; wear out : a frazzled parent.

FRAY

a group or gathering of witches who meet regularly.

a false and malicious statement

make a carom; strike and rebound.

(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface : a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.

wicked; unjust

form judgments by a process of logic; reason.

a convicted criminal who reoffends, esp. repeatedly.

a metal tool with movable jaws that are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.

a workshop or studio, esp. one used by an artist or designer.

the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles.

the quality of state of being nonchalant

1 a coward.

2 a person who is unfaithful to a belief; an apostate.

the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

beyond what's obvious

e.g. could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?

Beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people.

e.g. esoteric philosophical debates.