Garner GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈgɑː.nəʳ/ (noun & verb) Definition Verb: to gather or acquire something, glean, amass, gain, accumulate, reap, harvest, store, collect Noun: silo, store, storehouse Example As of 2021, 44 actors and actresses have garnered two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn leads the way with four Best Actress awards.…
Boor GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /bʊəʳ/ (noun) Definition a rude and crude person who does not care about other people’s feelings, philistine, yahoo, churl, loudmouth, oaf, clod, roughneck, ill-mannered person, lout, barbarian, vulgarism, thug, peasant, yob Example Rude people or boors are everywhere, so it’s essential for gracious, polite people to know how to deal with…
Rejoinder GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /rɪˈdʒɔɪn.dəʳ/ (noun) Definition a quick and direct answer or response, retort, riposte, comeback, reply, counter, return, antiphon Example Think back to a situation where you weren’t witty but wanted to be. Now that you have time to think, what would have been the perfect rejoinder to give? When you come up…
Impervious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard ɪmˈpɜː.vi.əs/ (adj) Definition describing a person who is not influenced or affected easily, untouched, insensitive, invulnerable, unaffected, insusceptible, indifferent, imperturbable, immune – impossible to penetrate, impenetrable, impassable, resistant, impermeable, hermetic, impregnable, watertight Example Make a splash! There is no weather that can make your children stay at home. See our wide…
Parry GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈpær.i/ US /ˈper-/ (noun and verb) Definition to avoid or defend yourself against the damaging effect of a weapon or blow, dodge, evade, duck, shield yourself from, sidestep, fend off, counter, repel, ward off, deflect, block – to avoid answering questions cleverly, elude, evade, circumvent – evasion, repulsion Example A parry…
Elegy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈel.ə.dʒi/ (noun) Definition a sad and mournful song or poem over the death of someone, funeral poem, sorrowful speech, threnody, dirge, lament, lamentation, eulogy, requiem, funeral song Example In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead. However, “for all of its pervasiveness…
Pare GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /peəʳ/ (verb) Definition to trim and remove the skin or outer layer of something especially fruits and vegetables, trim off excess, peel, skin, shave, strip – cut away, trim, curtail, tidy up, reduce, clip, cut back, slim down, diminish, prune Example Pare can mean the same as peel (to remove the…
Invidious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs/ (adj) Definition unpleasant because of being unfair or unjust, defamatory, calumnious, maligning, unenviable, detractive, libelous, insulting, deplorable, resentful, odious, obnoxious, scandalous, undesirable, vilifying, discriminatory, horrible, jaundiced Example As Los Angeles employment lawyers, we often see cases where people are treated invidiously and unfairly because of who they are. Others are…
Inure GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪˈnjʊəɼ/ (verb) Definition familiarize someone with something, accustom, habituate, acclimatize, desensitize, temper, adjust, condition, harden, toughen, season, become used to, naturalize, adapt Example Can Your Body Get inured to an Exercise? The answer is a reverberating “Yes!” It comes down to doing a few simple things to prevent it from happening.…
Loquacious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ləʊˈkweɪ.ʃəs/ (adj) Definition describing a person who talks a lot, voluble, garrulous, verbose, wordy, effusive, gabby, loose-tongued, talkative, unreserved, chatty, gossipy Example I feel I have lots of good traits for a manager. However when I express interest in moving up, bosses are usually surprised. Am I not talkative or loquacious…