GREGMAT Group 16 GRE

antedate

precede in time; come before (something) in date. ANTICIPATE; ("a civilization that antedated the Roman Empire")

banish

send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.; EXILE; EXPEL; OSTRACIZE

bridle

bring (something) under control; curb.; SUBDUE

comply

act in accordance with a wish or command.; OBEY ("we are unable to comply with your request")

crestfallen

sad and disappointed.; DISCOURAGED; DOLEFUL; ("he came back empty-handed and crestfallen")

curtail

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.; REDUCE; DIMINISH ("civil liberties were further curtailed")

elucidate

make (something) clear; explain. (lucidate)

evade

escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.; ELUDE; DECEIVE ("friends helped him to evade capture for a time")

feckless

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.; USELESS; INEPT; INDOLENT; SLOTHFUL ("her feckless younger brother")

fester

(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference. ("below the surface, the old antagonisms festered")

iconoclastic

criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.; CRITICAL; IRREVERENT; SUBVERSIVE; SCEPTICAL

immure

enclose or confine (someone) against their will; CONFINE

improvise

produce or make (something) from whatever is available.

inhibit

hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).; IMPEDE; SUPRESS ("cold inhibits plant growth")

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret.

lionize

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.; EXALT; EXTOL; REVERANCE; VENERATE; AGGRANDIZE

monotonous

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.; TEDIOUS; HUMDRUM

peculiar

different to what is normal or expected; strange.; BIZZARE; UNCANNY; ANOMALOUS; INCONGROUS; IDIOSYNCRATIC; QUIRKY

premeditate

think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.; DELIBERATE; WILFUL; PRECONCEIVED

profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.; EXTRAVAGANT; SPENDTHRIFT; IMPROVIDENT; PRODIGAL

reconcile

restore friendly relations between.; PACIFY; APPEASE; PLACATE; CONCILIATE; REMEDY

refine

make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method).; CONSUMMATE

relinquish

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.; RENOUNCE; ABDICATE; CEDE; SURRENDER; ESCHEW ("he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive")

ruminate

think deeply about something. (Ro ek minute de vichar karayla)

skittish

(1)(of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable.; FLIRTY; PLAYFUL; FROLIC; WANTON ("my skittish and immature mother") (2)(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared.

superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.; SURPLUS; DISPENSIBLE; INESSENTIAL

synoptic

of or forming a general summary or synopsis.

thorough

complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.; RIGOROUS; EXHAUSTIVE; METICULOUS; SCRUPULOUS; SEDULOUS; ASSIDUOUD; COMPREHENSIVE

visionary

thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom.; INGENIOUS; PRESCIENT; DISCRENING; SHREWD; UTOPIAN; QUIXOTIC; FANCIFUL

vociferous

expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.; VEHEMENT; CANDID; CLAMOROUS; STRIDENT