Mirth GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /mɜːθ/ (noun) Definition enjoyment or happiness, laughter, hilarity, high spirits, jollity, fun, gaiety, humor, amusement, entertainment, joviality, buoyance, merriment, joy, delight, blitheness, joyfulness, euphoria, exhilaration, glee Example If you think that the ultimate source of happiness lies in money, people, or power, you are mistaken. Real happiness lies within you. I…
Antagonize GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ænˈtæg.ə.naɪz/ (verb) Definition to arouse hostility in, make people feel hostile toward you, upset, vex, provoke, irritate, anger, annoy, alienate, pester, rile, incite, rub up the wrong way, oppose Example Pets that share our homes are typically “incredibly tolerant” to young children’s pokes and prods, said Tania Lanfer, owner and head…
Panoply GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈpæn.ə.pli/ (noun) Definition a wide array of various things, collection, range, exhibition, show, display, parade, fanfare, spectacle Example Particularly vulnerable are patients with immune deficiency or dysregulation whose inability to fight infections leads to increased risk of disseminated infection and greater dependency on antimicrobial therapy. While these factors likely put HLH…
Doctrinaire GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌdɒk.trɪˈneəʳ/ (adj) Definition rigid and inflexible, sticking to one single theory or idea, dogmatic, stern, intolerant, strict, authoritarian, unbending, dictatorial, uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool, narrow-minded, peremptory Example Teaching means instructing a student so that (s)he can learn. Responsibility of a teacher is to correlate the relevant information that (s)he wants to teach, with…
Quiescent GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /kwiˈes.ənt/ (adj) Definition dormant and inactive temporarily, inert, latent, at rest, passive, stagnant, inoperative, sluggish, motionless, idle, quiet, deactivated, immobile Example There’s a lot of conflicting information about whether or not turtles hibernate or go quiescent, and just like the argument about squirrels, it all comes down to the type of…
Militate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ (verb) Definition to be an influential factor in preventing something, change, tend to prevent, affect, work against, influence, exert influence, hinder, impede, have an effect on, discourage, act on, be detrimental to, weigh Example Factors militating against gender mainstreaming in Nigeria Nigeria is essentially a patriarchal society. This entails that…
Ossify GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/ (verb) Definition (of habits or ideas) to harden, stagnate, fossilize, become rigid, become inflexible – (of body tissues) to harden and change into bone, turn into bone, harden into bone, become bony, solidify, petrify, rigidify Example Ossification in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by…
Craven GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkreɪ.vən/ (adj) Definition lacking courage, very cowardly, fainthearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, spineless, chickenhearted, fearful, timorous, timid, weak, gutless, feeble Example “We could stop ’em, but I’m sure today’s events put a complete end to his megalomaniac tendencies forever.” — Diabetus, Retsupurae, “Let’s Watch Mega Man” Once their plot is foiled the villain…
Bonhomie GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌbɒn.əˈmi/ (noun) Definition happiness and friendliness, affability, easy friendliness, geniality, joviality, cordiality, kindness, conviviality, sociability, amiability, camaraderie Example A positive working environment and bonhomie in the workplace is a place that promotes employee safety, growth and goal attainment. These environments are most conducive to a successful workforce as they encourage employees…
Desiccate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /’de-si-ˌkāt/ (verb) Definition to dry something up, remove the moisture from, dehydrate, parch, dry out thoroughly, dry, lose moisture, wither, preserve food by drying Example Moving to a dry climate can be a shock to the system if you’re not prepared. The dry weather can dry out or desiccate your skin,…