Articulate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ (adj & verb) Definition Adjective: able to express feelings and thoughts lucidly and fluently, lucid, expressive, eloquent, fluent, silver-tongued, comprehensible, coherent, smooth-spoken, intelligible Verb: to pronounce or enunciate words clearly, express in words, utter, speak clearly, vocalize, voice Example When you’re speaking a foreign language, nerves can make you speak…
Idiosyncrasy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌɪd.i.əˈsɪŋ.krə.si/ (noun) Definition a weird style or way of thinking, behaving or responding to a situation owned by a person, habit, thinking mode, eccentricity, oddity, unorthodoxy, peculiarity, feature, whim, mannerism, foible, quirk, characteristic, caprice, humor Example When your doctor prescribes a medication, neither you nor the doctor expect it to be…
Ersatz GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈeə.zæts/ (adj) Definition made or used instead of something else which is more expensive, fake and artificial, simulated, synthetic, substitute, bogus, imitation, dummy, pseudo, false, counterfeit, spurious, sham Example If you are shopping online, one easy way to counter the purchase of fake and ersatz items is to check the authenticity…
Anodyne GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈæn.əʊ.daɪn/ (adj & noun) Definition Noun: a type of medication that can relieve pain, painkiller, nepenthe, painkilling drug, narcotic, comforting thing, opiate Adjective: painkilling and soothing, bringing relief from discomfort or pain, analgesic, relaxing – bland, neutral, inoffensive, insipid, unexciting, colorless Example There are three main types of painkiller: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…
Neologism GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /niˈɒl.ə.dʒɪ.zəm/ (noun) Definition a new word or expression that is recently coined or invented, new meaning, coinage, new term or phrase Example A neologism is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been fully…
Zephyr GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈzef.əʳ/ (noun) Definition a gentle breeze or wind, light and mild wind, puff of air, draft, waft – delicate fabric or garment Example When the wind blows over the ocean’s surface it creates waves. The size of the wave depends upon how far, how fast and how long the wind or…
Amortize GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈmɔː.taɪz/ (verb) Definition to reduce a debt by installments or paying small amounts of money regularly, pay off with regular payments, diminish by installment payments, redeem in small amounts and gradually, repay, remunerate, pay off, pay back Example An amortizing loan is a type of debt that requires regular monthly payments.…
Hoary GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈhɔː.ri/ (adj) Definition grayish and white in color indicating old age, gray-haired, silvery, antediluvian, elderly, venerable, aged, antique, stale, ancient, age-old – too ordinary or clichéd and therefore uninteresting, uneventful, commonplace, unimaginative, overused, boring, banal Example While some women proudly sport a silver mane, many others face the arrival of new…
Sentient GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈsen.tɪ.ənt/ /ˈsen.tʃənt/ (adj) Definition aware and conscious, feeling and perceiving the atmosphere around you, perceptive, alive, cognizant, reactive, intelligent, alert, responsive, sensitive, sensible, animate, thinking, au courant Example Non-odontogenic facial pain can be caused by inflammation due to tumor, infection, or trauma. Topographical classification is often applied to this complex region.…
Fecund GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈfek.ənd/ (adj) Definition able to produce or reproducing a lot of fruit, crops or offspring, prolific and active, fruitful, spawning, rich, lush, productive, flourishing, fertile Example Reputation: Rabbits breed like rabbits. They are pests. Reality: Rabbits do not always breed like rabbits, especially not in the wild. In its ancestral home…