GRE - Magoosh

impertinent

(adj) not showing respect her ___ interference in a matter which did not concern her. (The imp said pert pert in front of the queen and was really rude.)

aesthetic

(adj)An ___ object or a work of art is one that shows great beauty, furniture that is both ___ and functional (I love static since it is beautiful and can create many beautiful objects too.)

entrenched

(adj)____ ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed ; deeply ___ in our society (After and idea enters your mind sits on the bench for ever.)

didactic

(adj)intended to teach people a moral lesson ; a ___ drama, overly ___, (I went to the opera and it acted on my dide and thought us a lesson about life )

wanting

(adj)lacking She is a little ___ in charm.

disinterested

(adj)not involved in a situation and so able to judge it without supporting a particular side, a ___ observer (We did not know which restaurant to pick so we said that this guys is not interested in food so he should pick one for the decision to be fair.)

bucolic

(adj)relating to the countryside ; ___ poetry (We used to go to Ravar and there were buke cars and from then on buke cars remind me of the countryside beauty)

apathetic

(adj)showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important ; Young people today are so ___ about politics. (People usually want to talk about ethic which is very important but it's a path that I don't show interest towards.)

extant

(adj)still in existence ;___ manuscript ,extinct or ____ species (The rats were suppose to be extinct but they have evolved to extent their lives on earth.)

restive

(adj)unwilling to be controlled or be patient ; The audience was becoming ___ as they waited for the performance to begin. (I went to hell and I saw ive (evil nickname) and I asked him to rest but he rebelled and continued his deceiving plans.)

gossamer

(adj)very delicate and light ; (n) the state of being delicate and light. The ___ of youth's dreams (His was gay and his amrs where as delicate as gooz.)

mutation

(n) the way in which genes change and produce permanent differences, (We were sitting in the car and I muted the radio and we could never change it again.)

monopoly

(n)(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share; is Microsoft a ___? (We wanted to open saffron business but they said that mono people have the policy(poly) and control to do so.)

aesthete

(n)a person who understands and enjoys beauty,

bottleneck

(n)a problem that delays progress, is there anyway of getting around this ___.

assertion

(n)a statement that you strongly believe is true, I don't agree with his ___ that men are better drivers than women. (We were in meeting and as I mentioned my statement Sara zerti(ssertion) said that she thinks my statement is true.)

acrimony(n) acrimonious(adj)

(n)bitterness or ill feelings between people (adj)involving bad feelings an ___dispute (Whenever Akram wants to give me money it's with anger and bitterness.)

prescience

(n)the power to foresee the future ; a man of remarkable business ___ (The science can sometimes predict what might happen in the future correctly.)

gall

(n)the trait of being rude and impertinent ; have the ___ to ask. The ___ is nauseating. (The president called his minister gall who was a woman and this was a rude act.)

fortuitous

(of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance ; a ___ event. (We were walking in the jungle when fortunately it accidentally started hailing.)

chortle

(v)to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction, often at someone else's bad luck, (I was sleeping one day it was kind of a chort and suddenly Hojat tickled my feet and I laughed satisfyingly .)

qualify

(v)to limit the strength or meaning of a statement; I would like to ___ my criticism of school's failing by saying that it is a very happy place. (At first the qual exam notification mentioned that this exam would alter a person's whole future but then they reduced the ify part and said that it can help make your future better.)

vindicate

(v)to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong ; ___ one's honor, (He was blamed for rebellion but he arrested the dictator and therefore won his honor back.)

venerate

(v)to respect deeply ; Rumi is Iran's the most ___ poet. (when (ven) the dragon ate the er headed snake I started respecting it deeply.)

intimate

1. personal 2. special relationship with someone 3.a very good understanding of something. an ___ understanding of the subject (He had a great understanding of his body he ate all the nutritions in time of need.)

amalgam

1.a mixture of multiple things that create a complete whole.+ of 2. Any alloy of mercury specially the one used by dentists.

impudent

=impertinent ; an ___ request (Again the imp was rude to the queen and puked in front of everyone.)

venal(n) venality(adj)

A ___ person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money; a ___ regime (humans are looking to win(ven) all the money rather than truly owning it.)

auspicious

Conducive of success; Favorable If an event or time is ____, it makes you believe that something will be successful in the future ; an -- start (They told us about all the possible failures but we believed our idea was going to be successful.)

culminate in

If an event or series of events ___s in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point ; -- in power, -- in victory (They made the app that you need to call someone for one minute that you eat food but then you have to eat in hurry or the money grows higher and you have to pay so much money.)

dogmatic

If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong. in a ___ and thoughtless manner. (No one believed that the dog used the matic but I saw it with my own eyes.)

curator

a person in charge of a museum, library, etc incisive ___ ial analysis. (At the museum the guy was like a doctor but could cure your history mind.)

lawsuit

a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision, They filed/brought a ___ against the government. (They brought the fake suit to the court and wanted a law against it.)

platitude

a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before ; He doesn't mouth ___ about it not mattering who scores as long a the team wins. (The coach's plate was not filled with bullshit attitudes that every person uses to motivate its team.)

culpability

a state of being guilty; The company refused to accept ___.

predilection

a strong liking ; a __ for history (Even pre to the election everyone loved Trump.)

glut

a supply of something that is much greater than can be sold or is needed or wanted ; The fall i the demand for coffee could cause a ___ in the market. (There are so many graduates from the school that if you glue each to a job there would be plenty remaining.)

aberration

a temporary change from what is normal or expected the one that is not welcomed; In moment of ___, she agreed to go with him. (Abe's demand was irrational and not what a friend would usually ask.)

concede

admit (to a wrongdoing); acknowledge defeat ; The government has ___d the new tax policy is a disaster. (I sold the corn seeds instead of Lili's and confessed to it.)

perfidy

an act of deliberate betrayal; (The bank is called fidelity but after stealing people's money it perghed at them and betrayed them.)

eschew

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of ; ___ women

frivolous

behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously, ___ lawsuit. (We were waiting in the bar line when she started singing with a free volume and everyone enjoyed her silliness.)

decorous

behaving politely and in a controlled way ; His manner, as ever, was ___. (In the party everyone were acting politely and it was as if it was just a decor and not reality.)

banal

boring, ordinary, and not original ; ___ examples (I went to the class and saw no originality in the student's papers and told them to ban all their boring writings and start all over again.)

mercurial

changing suddenly and often ; ___ temperament(aasaab, (temperement)), ___ jobs (I was watching the x man movie and I saw that a woman was like mercury and could change suddenly into anything.)

involved

complicated, and difficult to comprehend a long and ___ story (I went to the lecture and the professor made us so involved in the subject that it got really complicated and difficult.)

inexorable

continuing without any possibility of being stopped; ___fate, the ___ rise of crime (The car was going so fast that even a sudden exertion of force in it wouldn't stop it.)

lambast

criticize severely or angrily, His novel was truly ___ed by the critics. (The bastard was laming on his throne chair and his advisors criticized him for killing her.)

gregarious

enjoy being with other people; a___ animal. (Greg is a very social guy)

dictatorial

expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler ; a __ ruler

incisive

expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important ; ___ comments, (They had a great understanding of the subject and their comments showed they could see inside the problem.)

egregious

extremely bad or shocking in an obvious way ; an __ error (We went to Costco and saw that the eggs were put in a very bad region which was shocking to us.)

innocuous

harmless and doesn't produce any ill effects, the thread felt ___ ( the boy loved kiosk(cuous) and whenever his parents would leave the house he would start playing with it but this time he went in no kiosk and he wasn't harmed.)

ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning ; an -- reply

ingenuous

honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly, it is ___ of my mom to help them with their lives. (Me and Sheldon went to the train store together and he was trying to help and I said that in genius is silly but honest about your store order.)

commensurate

in a correct and suitable amount compared to something else ; a salary that is ___ with skills. (They gave us a lot of comments about my soorat and they were all correct and fair.)

preclude

keep from happening or arising; make impossible ; ___ all doubts (The device renovation was so awesome it included everything that they predicted might happen to the device and stopped it from happening.)

mitigate

make less severe or harsh ; ___ the inconveniences (MIT entrance exam was so harmful for students and wouldn't allow anyone to enter its gates but now they have made it less severe.)

exacerbate

make worse ; ___ the pain, ___ the mess

calumny

making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation ; receive a ___ (She gave me a cal and said that Umni(the Japanese girl)is jealous of you it was not true about her.)

ambivalent

mixed or conflicting emotions about something , feel __ about (Sarah had mixed emotions and she said I am bi valentine and don't know who to go out with.)

cryptic

mysterious and difficult to understand; a ___ message (My best friend is very creepy and she sends me vague messages, which I have to call her and clarify. )

equivocal

not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, She gave an ___ response. (The locals were trying to guide us but they all seem to have opposite opinions.)

obscure

not known to many people; an __ island in the pacific (The disease was spreading fast and the doctor said oops we don't know the cure because it is vague and unknown to us.)

anomalous(adj) anomaly(n)

not normal ; ___ verb different from usual and therefore not satisfactory. Statistical ___ makes it difficult to compare the data

frugal

not spending much money (but spending wisely) (Ame froogh who everyone seem to love doesn't spend a penny for anyone well that is why she is rich)

parsimonious

not willing to spend money or give something; she is too ___ to heat the house properly. (In the alchemist story he never goes to Persia cause if he does he would find parsi money which he would be willing to give up.)

querulous

often complaining, especially in a weak high voice, He became increasingly dissatisfied and ___ in his old age. (Qurane loos is full af complaining about people )

germane

relevant and appropriate ; ___to the discussion (In the party people started talking about WWII but only Germans could say any relevant words about it.)

amorphous

shapeless ; ___ silicon ___ non-thought

audacious

showing a willingness to take risks or offend people, an ___ suggestion (It was odd that he boldly asked people to spit on his dead body ashes.)

artful(adj)

showing artistic skill; clever in a cunning way ; -- prose (Her paintings were truly full of art and skill.)

mawkish

showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way ; The film lapses into ___ sentimentality near the end. (We were crossing the kish island fields and a cow started mawing and showing its emotions towards the good people it was so awkward. )

parochial

showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those that directly affect yourself, your town, or your country ; ___ and ignorant about their country (When you look at a par you cold see very narrow feathers those describe his imagination and khial . He can not imagine more than a pillow while looking at the cloud)

deferential

showing respect, She is always extremely ___ towards anyone in authority. (She acted differently among her friends showing more respect to them and it was really surprising to me as I never saw Golzade this way before.)

diffident

shy and not confident of your abilities, You shouldn't be so ___ about your achievements, you've done really well. (The iffy dentist woman became suddenly shy and inconfident being among famous actresses.)

iconoclast

somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions, an ___ in architecture ,

prodigal

spending large amounts of money without thinking of the future, in a way that is not wise, There have been rumours that he has been ___ with the company's funds. (She was a prodigy gal in spending money no one could stop her.)

locus

the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed, The ___ of decision making is sometimes in an abandoned building. (it comes from the word location .)

prevaricate

to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think; He accused the minister of ___ing. (I went to the investigation office and pre to the investigation I varied all the truth and didn't tell them about what really happened. )

censure

to criticize someone formally for something that they have done, ___ by the medical board for revealing her patient's information. (They sensed that she was not sure about her plan and criticized her harshly in front of everyone.)

castigate

to criticize someone severely (They casted the movie inside Israel gates and were severely criticized by Iran.)

galvanize (into)

to excite or inspire (someone) to action suddenly, ____ people INTO marching

upbraid

to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it, She consistently ___ those in authority who overstepped their limits. (I was braiding my hair the other day and it was up in front of my face so Hojat criticized me for doing that and asked me to change it.)

belie

to give a false representation to; misrepresent this ____ that

engender

to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist, Her latest book has ___ed a lot of controversy. (In California in(en) transgender bring about this feeling in you that you have never had.)

enervate

to make someone feel weak and without energy, (Energy wait and don't leave me weak and tired)

demur

to object or show reluctance to do something ; The lawyer asked for a break but the judge ___ed. (derang)

gainsay

to refuse to accept something as the truth ; One hesitates to ___ those who are putting their money where we journalists are only willing to put our mouth. (She said her theory several times but even if she says it again I would refuse to say that it's true.)

chastise

to reprimand harshly (Magnus is the best chess player and if he looses he will be reprimanded harshly.)

maintain

to say that you are certain something, is true. He has always ___ed that he is innocent.

betray

to show an emotion you were trying to hide(emotion) ; -- one's weakness

harangue

to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry way, especially to persuade them, (Har ang to the apple they would give us a speech trying to persuade us how to do it differently)

forsake

to stop doing or having something, literary to leave someone for ever, especially when they need you, The politicians are still prone to ___ direct speech. (There was a woman in the crowd who started shouting at the politicians that for the sake of god stop lying to people. )

undermine

to weaken something gradually Criticism ____ their confidence. (Under the mine there was waterlickage which was weakening the ground gradually.)

veracious

truthful and honest ; a ___ appetite for learning (After the death of king Joffre they told everyone where(ver) his ashes(acious) are, with honesty. )

laconic

using very few words to express yourself ; a ___ reply (When the writer lacks inc he expresses himself in few words.)

meticulous

very careful and with great attention to every detail; Many hours of ___ preparation have gone into writing the book. (During the GRE test Meti would always take his calculator out and count everything carefully with details.)

conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted, In china her blond hair was ___. (Her languid way of talking, makes her even small koon picky in the room. )

amenable

willing to do or accept something(people) agreeable to being tested(terms) ___ to compromise (Amen was able to make people agree to anything)