GRE Vocabulary Power (15-144)

單詞卡: 38

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  • 1.
    • formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears
    • group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
  • 2.
    • listing of information in tabular or book form
    • compiling
  • 3.
    • disagreeably aggressive
  • 4.
    • burdensome
  • 5.
    • trace
    • remains
  • 6.
    • authoritative order
    • edict
    • judgment of a court of law
    • V: order or judge by decree
  • 7.
    • scholarly article
  • 8.
    • extremely dry
    • very thirsty
  • 9.
    • tasty
    • pleasant in taste
    • pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
  • 10.
    • low, indistinct, continuous sound
  • 11.
    • talkative
    • glib
    • fluent
  • 12.
    • effect
    • achieve
    • produce
  • 13.
    • something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)
    • statement that looks false but is actually correct
  • 14.
    • prosper
    • flourish
  • 15.
    • gigantic statue
    • person or thing of great size or importance
  • 16.
    • cranky
    • bad-tempered
    • unruly
    • peevish
  • 17.
    • decode
  • 18.
    • following in time or order
    • later
  • 19.
    • terrible
    • very bad
  • 20.
    • flamboyance
    • overflowing abundance
    • joyful enthusiasm
    • lavishness
    • ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively
    • growing abundantly and strongly
  • 21.
    • misuse
    • corrupt
    • turn from right to wrong
    • N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural
  • 22.
    • group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods
  • 23.
    • using inflated language
    • pompous
  • 24.
    • stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly
  • 25.
    • alter
    • adjust
    • make or become suitable for a specific use
    • composition recast into a new form
    • modify
  • 26.
    • overwhelmingly favorable review
    • V: talk wildly as if mad
  • 27.
    • small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
  • 28.
    • strategem to gain an advantage
    • tactic
  • 29.
    • well-paid position with little responsibility
  • 30.
    • place into a case
    • insert into or provide with a sheath
  • 31.
    • blindly devoted patriot
    • zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex
    • ADJ. chauvinistic
    • Nicolas Chauvin
  • 32.
    • condition of no movement or activity
    • stop
  • 33.
    • width
    • extent
  • 34.
    • barren
    • having lost one's original power
    • worn out
    • exhausted
  • 35.
    • everyday
    • worldly as opposed to spiritual
    • of the ordinary
  • 36.
    • given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought
    • moody
    • characteristic of disease
  • 37.
    • erratic
    • roundabout
    • deviating from the straight course
    • not straightforward
    • not completely honest
  • 38.
    • feel or express pity or sympathy for