GregMAT Word List - 4

abstain

(verb) refrain from voting

(verb) choose not to consume

Synonyms : desist , refrain

Example Sentence

I abstain from alcohol

ab+stain...we tend to stay away from stain....

approbation

(noun) official approval

(noun) official recognition or approval

Ap+PROBATION: You get CONFIRMATION/APPROVAL in your job after your Probation period

cherish

(verb) be fond of; be attached to

Synonyms : care for , hold dear , treasure

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i m fond of cherries(CHERISH) n have care that no one will take them away

corroborate

(verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Synonyms : affirm , confirm , substantiate , support , sustain

Example Sentence

his story confirmed my doubts

The evidence supports the defendant

(verb) give evidence for

Synonyms : validate

(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Synonyms : bear out , support , underpin

Example Sentence

The stories and claims were born out by the evidence

just focus on borate part of this word -- Borate test is a confirmatory test in chemistry.

disparate

(adj) fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

Example Sentence

such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing

disparate ideas

(adj) including markedly dissimilar elements

Example Sentence

a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers

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Dis(this) + parate(parrot) is different from the rest.

But how?? It can talk!!!

emulate

(verb) strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

Example Sentence

He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister

(verb) imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software

(verb) compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with

Example Sentence

This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors

Grandma gave me an 'Amulet' so that one day I can 'Emulate' Zidane.

enervate

(verb) weaken mentally or morally

(verb) disturb the composure of

Synonyms : faze , unnerve , unsettle

ENERV(w)asTE whwn you waste you energy you become weak

ephemeral

(noun) anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

Synonyms : ephemeron

(adj) lasting a very short time

Synonyms : fugacious , passing , short-lived , transient , transitory

Example Sentence

the ephemeral joys of childhood

a passing fancy

youth's transient beauty

love is transitory but it is eternal

fugacious blossoms

sounds like e-funeral. Electric funeral is SHORT

fervid

(adj) characterized by intense emotion

Synonyms : ardent , fervent , fiery , impassioned , perfervid , torrid

Example Sentence

ardent love

an ardent lover

a fervent desire to change society

a fervent admirer

fiery oratory

an impassioned appeal

a torrid love affair

(adj) extremely hot

Synonyms : fervent

Example Sentence

the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems

set out...when the fervid heat subsides

fer-fur

vid-video

video with girls in furs =extremely hot

garrulous

(adj) full of trivial conversation

Synonyms : chatty , gabby , loquacious , talkative , talky

Example Sentence

kept from her housework by gabby neighbors

(garrulous can be related to girls when pronounced)and girls talk more than boys

incendiary

(noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Synonyms : arsonist , firebug

(noun) a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

Synonyms : firebomb , incendiary bomb

(adj) involving deliberate burning of property

Example Sentence

an incendiary fire

(adj) arousing to action or rebellion

Synonyms : incitive , inflammatory , instigative , rabble-rousing , seditious

(adj) capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

Example Sentence

an incendiary agent

incendiary bombs

INSane person who sets his DIARY on fire.

inimical

(adj) not friendly

Synonyms : unfriendly

Example Sentence

an unfriendly act of aggression

an inimical critic

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inimi=enemy, and enemies cause damage. So inimical means something damaging.

intimate

(noun) someone to whom private matters are confided

Synonyms : confidant

(verb) give to understand

Synonyms : adumbrate , insinuate

Example Sentence

I insinuated that I did not like his wife

(verb) imply as a possibility

Synonyms : suggest

Example Sentence

The evidence suggests a need for more clarification

(adj) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

Example Sentence

intimate friend

intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles

(adj) having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

Synonyms : cozy , informal

Example Sentence

had a cozy chat

a relaxed informal manner

an intimate cocktail lounge

the small room was cozy and intimate

(adj) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

Synonyms : familiar

Example Sentence

on familiar terms

pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders

(adj) involved in a sexual relationship

Synonyms : sexual

Example Sentence

the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife

she had been intimate with many men

he touched her intimate parts

(adj) innermost or essential

Synonyms : inner , internal

Example Sentence

the inner logic of Cubism

the internal contradictions of the theory

the intimate structure of matter

(adj) thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

Synonyms : knowledgeable , versed

Example Sentence

this girl, so intimate with nature

knowledgeable about the technique of painting

intimate=hint(barrons meaning)....a bf said to his gf"lets get intimate..." that means he is HINTING that lets get on the bed...:)

invigorate

(verb) heighten or intensify

Synonyms : animate , enliven , exalt , inspire

Example Sentence

These paintings exalt the imagination

(verb) give life or energy to

Synonyms : quicken

Example Sentence

The cold water invigorated him

(verb) make lively

Synonyms : animate , enliven , liven , liven up

Example Sentence

let's liven up this room a bit

(verb) impart vigor, strength, or vitality to

Synonyms : reinvigorate

Example Sentence

Exercise is invigorating

split as in + vigor. invigorate gives some one vigor (i.e) strengthens them and rejuvenates them

mitigate

(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

Synonyms : extenuate , palliate

Example Sentence

The circumstances extenuate the crime

(verb) make less severe or harsh

Example Sentence

mitigating circumstances

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Mitigate > "Gate pe kutte ki potty pe mitti daal do" why? so that the intensity of bad odour will lessen.

obsolete

(adj) no longer in use

Synonyms : disused

Example Sentence

obsolete words

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OB+SO+LETE = obviously so late...

Something so late is outmoded

opaque

(adj) not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

Example Sentence

opaque windows of the jail

opaque to X-rays

(adj) not clearly understood or expressed

Synonyms : unintelligible

The OPening wAs QUEstionable because no light was coming through. Therefore, it was OPAQUE.

pedantic

(adj) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Synonyms : academic , donnish

Can u smell the word 'PANDIT'( "Scholar" in english) from "Pedantic"? PANDITs are usually very strict about the bookish stuff.

placid

(adj) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Synonyms : quiet , smooth , still , tranquil , unruffled

Example Sentence

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay

the quiet waters of a lagoon

a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky

a smooth channel crossing

scarcely a ripple on the still water

unruffled water

(adj) not easily irritated

Synonyms : equable , even-tempered , good-tempered

Example Sentence

an equable temper

not everyone shared his placid temperament

remained placid despite the repeated delays

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a student well PLACED in his college will sit calmly and peacefully...as compared to those who did not get placed.

polemical

(adj) of or involving dispute or controversy

Synonyms : polemic

refer pol to politics, as u know modern day politics is full of CONTROVERSIES...

precipitate

(noun) a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

(verb) bring about abruptly

Example Sentence

The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution

(verb) separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

(verb) fall from clouds

Synonyms : come down , fall

Example Sentence

rain, snow and sleet were falling

Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum

(verb) fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

Example Sentence

Our economy precipitated into complete ruin

(verb) hurl or throw violently

Example Sentence

The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below

(adj) done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Synonyms : hasty , overhasty , precipitant , precipitous

Example Sentence

hasty marriage seldom proveth well

hasty makeshifts take the place of planning

rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion

wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king

Precipitate -> Pre + anticipate.

That means you dont think/anticipate before you do something. You do it in RASH or HASTE.

profundity

(noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

Synonyms : abstruseness , abstrusity , profoundness , reconditeness

Example Sentence

the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs

(noun) intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc

Synonyms : profoundness

Example Sentence

the depth of my feeling

the profoundness of the silence

(noun) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

Synonyms : astuteness , deepness , depth , profoundness

(noun) the quality of being physically deep

Synonyms : deepness , profoundness

Example Sentence

the profundity of the mine was almost a mile

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relate to profound

prophetic

(adj) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

Synonyms : prophetical

Example Sentence

prophetic writings

prophetic powers

words that proved prophetic

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remember Prophet Mohammad

prudent

(adj) careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

Example Sentence

a prudent manager

prudent rulers

prudent hesitation

more prudent to hide than to fight

sounds like president; a president is always a wise or just person

punctilious

(adj) marked by precise accordance with details

Synonyms : meticulous

Example Sentence

meticulous research

punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette

it is very close to word PUNCTUAL...and you pay attention to even a person who is 1 second late, that shows that you care for even very minute things too.

recondite

(adj) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Synonyms : abstruse , deep

Example Sentence

the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them

a deep metaphysical theory

some recondite problem in historiography

read recondite as "re conduct". The professor re coducted(repeated) the topic as the students could not understand properly.

scrupulous

(adj) having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

Example Sentence

less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance

(adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort

Synonyms : conscientious , painstaking

Example Sentence

conscientious application to the work at hand

painstaking research

scrupulous attention to details

it makes u think of sculpture and while building sculpture the worker has to be very careful

tranquil

(adj) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Synonyms : placid , quiet , smooth , still , unruffled

Example Sentence

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay

the quiet waters of a lagoon

a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky

a smooth channel crossing

scarcely a ripple on the still water

unruffled water

(adj) not agitated; without losing self-possession

Synonyms : calm , serene , unagitated

Example Sentence

spoke in a calm voice

remained calm throughout the uproar

he remained serene in the midst of turbulence

a serene expression on her face

she became more tranquil

tranquil life in the country

it is like tank fill,when a tank is filled even a slight disturbance disturbs its calmness

vacillate

(verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Synonyms : hover , oscillate , vibrate

Example Sentence

He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement

(verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Synonyms : fluctuate , waver

Example Sentence

the line on the monitor vacillated

sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position.