GRE Words that is Not in Barrons- III

Wordlist apart from Barren’s wordlist

1.acephalous…..headless
2.adduce…….present as evidence
3.adumbration…foreshadowing,outlining
4.afferent…carrying towards the center
5.afflatus…inspiration
6.affray…public brawl
7.amortization…act of reducing debt thro partial payments
8.andirons…metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs
9.apologue…fable,a short allegorical story with a moral
10.apoplexy…sudden loss of consciousness,a stroke
11.arrogate…claim or seize without right,attribute unjustly
12.asseverate…assert solemnly
13.atelier…workshop,studio
14.athwart…across,in opposition
15.auscultation…act of listening to heart/lungs to find abnormalities
16.bagatelle…trifle
17.bassoon…reed instrument of the woodwind family
18.batten…grow fat,thrive upon others
19.benighted…overcame by darkness
20.bete noire…aversion,person/thing strongly disliked
21.bibulous…inclined to drink,affected by alcohol.
22.bilge…where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom cause to leak(as of vessels),take in water at the bilge
23.billingsgate…vituperation,abusive language
24.blazon…decorate with a heraldic coat of arms.
25.bootless…useless
26.brazier…open pans in which live coals are burned.
27.breviary…book containing daily prayers
28.bruit…tell or spread rumours
29.bumptious…self assertive
30.buskin…thick soled half boot worn by actors of greek tragedy
31.cadge…ask for and get free;be a parasite
32.calk…a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping;seal with calking;injure with a calk.
33.caparison…put showy ornamentation on a horse.
34.carmine…rich red
35.carte blanche…unlimited authority or freedom.
36.caryatid…sculptured column of a female figure.
37.casuistry…subtle/sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute
distinction
38.champ…chew noisily
39.chattel…personal property
40.chiromancy…palmistry
41.cloven…split
42.coadjutor…assistant;colleague
43.cockade…decoration worn on hat
44.cognomen…family name
45.collier…worker in a coal mine;ship carrying coal.
46.coltish…given to merry frolicking
47.conch…large seashell
48.concordat…agreement,usually between papal authority and the
secular
49.conjoin

…to unite

50.contumely…scornful insolence;insult
51.cormorant…greedy rapacious bird
52.corsair…pirate ship
53.cortege…procession
54.corusate…glitter,scintillate
55.crepuscular…pertaining to twilight
56.cruet…small glass bottle for vinegar,oil etc
57.debenture…bond issued to secure a loan
58.defalcate…misuse money held in trust
59.demesne…domain;land over which one has full sovereignty
60.depilate…remove hair
61.descant…discuss fully
62.desideratum…that which is desired.
63.desuetude…disused condition.
64.dipsomaniac…one who has srong craving for liquor.
65.dishabille…in a state of undress
66.distaff…female
67.divers…several;differing
68.divestiture…an order to an offending party to rid itelf of property.
69.doughty…courageous.
70.durance…restraint;imprisonment
71.eclat…brilliance;glory
72.educe…draw forth;elicit
73.efflorescent…flowering
74.empyreal…celestial;fiery
75.epiphany…any apperance or bodily manifestation of a
deity
76.equipage…horse drawn carriage
77.esprit de corps…comradeship;spirit
78.eviscerate…disembowel,remove entrails
79.ewer…water pitcher
80.ex officio…by virtue of one’s office
81.fain…gladly
82.fealty…loyalty;faithfulness
83.fester…generate pus
84.fiduciary…pertaining to a position of trust
85.flagellate…flog;whip
86.flotilla…small fleet
87.freebooter…buccaneer
88.freshet…sudden flood
89.froward…disobedient;perverse;stubborn
90.frowzy…slovenly;untidy
91.fulgent…beaming;radiant
92.fustian…pompous;bombastic
93.gaff…hook;barbed fishing spear
94.gamester…gambler
95.gasconade…boastfulness.
96.gauntlet…leather glove
97.gibbet…gallows
98.gig…2 wheeled carriage
99.hawser…large rope
100.hogshead…large barrel
101.hostelry…inn
102.hoyden…boisterous girl
103.hustings…meetings particularly to choose candidates
104.hypothecate…mortgage;pledge as security

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