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 …
Cabal GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /kəˈbæl/ (noun & verb) Definition a small secret group of people or plotters trying to take action to overturn something especially with political purposes, clique, circle, clan, camarilla, mob, camp, mafia, faction, ring, gang, coterie, collusion, conspiracy, artifice – to form a cabal Example A cabal is a group of people …
Symbiosis GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌsɪm.baɪˈəʊ.sɪs/ (noun) Definition a close relationship between animals or plants that makes them dependent on each other for growth and survival, interdependency, mutual helpfulness or relationship, interaction, association, synergy, cooperation, interdependence Example Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, …
Querulous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkwer.jʊ.ləs/ (adj) Definition nagging or complaining most of the time, puling, peevish, critical, whiny, grouchy, difficult, fractious, sniveling, fretful, irritable, fussy, petulant, hard to please, cantankerous Example Has this happened to you before? It has to me, and unfortunately, this behavior is quite typical of critical and querulous people. No matter …
Wraith GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /reɪθ/ (noun) Definition someone’s spirit or ghost, apparition, phantom, phantasm, bogeyman, spook, specter, manifestation, shade Example Spooky footsteps, faint figures, the feeling of being watched – these unsettling signs of a ghost or wraith are as familiar to us as the goose bumps on the back of our arm (or neck). …