Innocuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Innocuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs/ US /-ˈnɑː.kju-/ (adj) completely harmless, inoffensive, innocent, benign, safe, mild, bland: Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous. Parts of Speech Noun: innocuousness Adverb: innocuously Antonyms obnoxious, harmful
Irascible GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Irascible GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪˈræs.ə.bļ/ (adj) made angry easily, irritable, fractious, touchy, testy, petulant, grumpy, snappish, hot-tempered, snappy, short-tempered, ornery, quick-tempered: He’s becoming more and more irascible as he grows older. Parts of Speech Adverb: Irascibly Noun: irascibility Antonyms easygoing, patient, friendly
Jettison GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Jettison GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈdʒet.ɪ.sən/ US /ˈdʒeţ-/ (verb) to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed, throw away, throw out, abandon, discard, dump, eject, expel: The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts. We’ve had to jettison our holiday plans because of David’s accident. Antonyms adopt
Stentorian GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Stentorian GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /stenˈtɔː.ri.ən/ US /-ˈtɔːr.i-/ (adj) Stentorian definition using a very loud voice, or (of a voice) very loud, shrill, piercing, loud, powerful, booming, thunderous, deafening, earsplitting, roaring: Example The stentorian voice of the conductor echoed through the grand hall, commanding the attention of every musician in the orchestra. …
Sinecure GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Sinecure GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈsɪn.ɪ.kjʊəʳ/ US /ˈsaɪ.nə.kjʊr/ (noun) a position which involves little work, but for which the person is paid, cushy number, easy ride, plum job, soft option: The job that he has is just a sinecure. He is overpaid and reaps so many advantages. Antonyms drudgery
Effigy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Effigy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈef.ɪ.dʒi/ (noun) a model or other object which represents someone, especially one of a hated person which is hung or burnt in a public place, statue, image, dummy, figurine, carving, representation, figure, likeness: Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.
Impetuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Impetuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪmˈpet.ju.əs/ (adj) tending to act on a sudden idea or wish, without considering the results of your actions, impulsive, rash, hasty, unthinking, sudden, reckless, spontaneous, precipitate: He’s so impetuous – why can’t he think things over before he rushes into them? She might live to regret this …
Fractious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Fractious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈfræk.ʃəs/ (adj) easily upset or annoyed, and tending to complain, irritable, peevish, restless, complaining, touchy, testy, grumpy: a fractious child Parts of Speech Noun: fractiousness Adverb: fractiously Antonyms amiable, agreeable
Inexorable GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Inexorable GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪˈnek.sər.ə.bļ/ US /-sɚ-/ (adj) continuing without any possibility of being stopped, unstoppable, inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable, unchangeable, relentless, inflexible, adamant, unyielding: the inexorable progress of science Antonyms flexible Parts of Speech Adverb: inexorably Noun: inexorability
Chicanery GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Chicanery GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ʃɪˈkeɪ.nər.i/ US /-nɚ-/ (noun) clever, dishonest talk or behavior which is used to deceive people, deception, trickery, smoke and mirrors, underhandedness: Clearly there is some chicanery going on. Antonyms truthfulness, honesty, integrity