GRE Vocabulary Power (10-92)

单词卡: 32

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  • 1.
    • pompous array of words
    • too many unnecessary words
    • wordiness
  • 2.
    • odd
    • odd in an old-fashioned way
    • picturesque
    • old-fashioned
  • 3.
    • wooden enclosure or pen
    • fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
  • 4.
    • understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
  • 5.
    • (particular form of) political organization
    • form of government of nation or state
  • 6.
    • separate
    • cut off (a part) from a whole
    • break up (a relationship)
  • 7.
    • self-important behavior
    • acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person)
    • ADJ. pompous: self-important
  • 8.
    • inappropriate
    • unsuited
    • lacking skill
    • incompetent
  • 9.
    • edge (at the top of a cliff)
  • 10.
    • move faster
  • 11.
    • that can be permeated
    • penetrable
    • porous
    • allowing liquids or gas to pass through
    • charge
  • 12.
    • means
    • effort
  • 13.
    • someone who bears the blame for others
    • whipping boy
  • 14.
    • very wicked
  • 15.
    • horrible
    • resembling ghosts
    • terrifying
  • 16.
    • providing a general overview
    • summary
  • 17.
    • profane
    • desecrating
  • 18.
    • later part of one's life
    • life after death
  • 19.
    • book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
    • religious instruction by question and answer
  • 20.
    • (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly
    • vibrate rapidly or erratically
    • fly by waving quickly
    • flitter
  • 21.
    • of psyche
    • mental
    • of or possessing extraordinary mental powers
  • 22.
    • abrupt
    • curt
    • not wanting to waste time being nice
    • blunt
  • 23.
    • work together
    • cooperate treasonably with the enemy
  • 24.
    • dishonest behavior or action
  • 25.
    • shriveled
    • withered
  • 26.
    • utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
  • 27.
    • played in an abrupt manner
    • marked by abrupt sharp sound
  • 28.
    • shade of slight difference in meaning or color
    • subtle distinction
  • 29.
    • quality
    • ability
    • diameter of the inside of a round cylinder
  • 30.
    • father
    • produce
    • become the father of
    • give rise to
  • 31.
    • loathe
    • hate
  • 32.
    • boastful
    • pompous