GRE WORDS 615-616

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FIASCO: ■ noun A disastrous or embarrassing failure. eg.Her husband, knowing she could not play, shut the piano to avoid a fiasco. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads

DIVA: ■ noun A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star.

eg.The diva swept into the room.

GRE WORDS 613-614

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 BILIOUS: ■ adj. Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress;Irritable as if suffering from indigestion 

eg.On Wednesday morning she was still unwell and had a bilious attack.

DISEMBARK:
■ verb
Go ashore.

eg.The passengers disembarked at Southampton. 




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GRE WORDS 611-612

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BENISON: ■ noun A blessing;benediction. 











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BEMUSED: ■ adj. Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment;confused. eg.Tom was obviously bemused by his questions.

GRE WORDS 609-610

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BELLIGERENT:

■ adj.
1. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;quarrelsome
2.Engaged in war.
eg.They eradicated the belligerent nationalism that had haunted Europe for 100 years.








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BASK:

■ verb
1. Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.
2. To warm oneself pleasantly, as in the sunlight.

eg.For most people the greatest delight is to bask on the beautiful beaches.

GRE WORDS 607-608

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BARD: ■ noun A lyric poet. eg.Homer and other bards of the time could recite, or chant, long epic poems. 
















BAIT: ■ verb Tease,Harass with persistent criticism or carping; eg.The children baited the new student.

GRE WORDS 605-606

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 BABBLE: ■ verb Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way;To talk foolishly. eg.She can laugh cry or babble just like a real baby.

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BADGER:
■ verb
Annoy persistently;Persuade through constant efforts.
eg.The children badgered the boy because of his stammer.

GRE WORDS 603-604

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CORNUCOPIA: ■ noun 1.The property of being extremely abundant. 2.A goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity. eg.The sites, all linked together, provide a veritable cornucopia of information on these topics. 


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EPAULET:
  ■ noun Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder. eg.The coat has two shoulder epaulets with small belts around the sleeves.

GRE WORDS 601-602

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CATECHISM:
  ■ noun 
An elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers. eg.The first question we had memorized from our early catechism had been Why were you created? 













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CONTUSION:
  ■ noun 
1.An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.
2.The action of bruising. eg.The area of the cortical contusion is outlined in purple.

GRE WORDS 599-600

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BILLOWING:
 ■ adj.
Characterized by great swelling waves or surges. eg.She is holding the side of the hat with one hand and her billowing dress with the other.

■ verb
 Rise up as if in waves.
eg."smoke billowed up into the sky"









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CARICATURE:
  ■ noun
A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.
eg.During the evening Malcolm Lee helped raise funds by drawing caricatures of some of the guests.

GRE WORDS 597-598

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BIVOUAC: 

  ■ noun 

1. (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. 

2.A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent. eg. After a forced bivouac on the ridge, they descended the next day before returning to Gangotri the day after. 

■ verb 

Live in or as if in a tent. eg."Can we go bivouacking again this summer?"

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CONJURE:
  ■ verb 
 1. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic;summon a devil;practice magic.

 2.Imagine or invent. eg.Walking through the hall instantly conjures up images of grand parties that must have been held here in the past.

GRE WORDS 595-596

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 NUPTIAL: ■ adj. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season. the nuptial plumage of male birds ■ noun A wedding ceremony. eg.There wasn’t a dry eye in the church when the couple recited their nuptial vows! 

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NIGGARDLY: ■ adj. Grudging and petty in giving or spending;miserly. eg.He left the waiter a niggardly tip.

22 THINGS A NRI DOES........

Top 22 things an Indian does after returning to India from "US"

22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes. 21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel. 20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious. 19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn't need to take bath. 18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'. 17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi". Says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds". Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi". Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate". Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit". Says " Free Way " instead of "Highway". Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go". Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four) 16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out. 15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs) 14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 48 times). 13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket. 12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed) 11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!" 10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions. 9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag". 8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff. 7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke. 6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time. 5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule". 4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food. Few more important 3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India , even after 4 months of arrival. 2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to roll the bag on Indian Roads. Ultimate one: 1.. Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."

COOL INSULTS PART 2

REFRESHMENTS: 1. He is dark and handsome. When it's dark, he's handsome. 2. He is known as a miracle comic. if he's funny, it's a miracle! 3. Why are you so stupid today? Anyway, I think that's very typical of you. 4. He is living proof that man can live without a brain! 5. He is so short, when it rains he is always the last one to know. 6. He is the kind of a man that you would use as a blueprint to build an idiot. 7. How come you're here? I thought the zoo is closed at night! 8. How did you get here? Did someone leave your cage open? 9. How much refund do you expect on your head now that it's empty. 10. How would you like to feel the way you look? 11. Hi! I'm a human being! What are you? 12. I can't talk to you right now; tell me, where will you be in the next 10 years? 13. I don't want you to turn the other cheek; it's just as ugly. 14. I don't know who you are, but whatever you are, I'm sure everyone will agree with me. 15. I don't know what makes you so stupid, but it really works. 16. I could make a monkey out of you, but why should I take all the credit? 17. I can't seem to remember your name, and please don't help me! 18. I don't even like the people you're trying to imitate, if you are at all. 19. I know you were born silly, but why did you have a relapse? 20. I know you're a self-made man. It's nice of you to take the blame!

DEATH

A hardworking female executive dies and meets St. Peter at the pearly gates and he says, "You've shown an outstanding aptitude for making business decisions. Choose whether you will go to heaven or to hell." "I don't know!" she flounders. "Tell you what," St. Peter says, "You can have 24 hours in heaven and 24 hours in hell. Then you have to decide where to spend eternity." "Okay then," she says. "I'll start with heaven since I'm here already." She goes in the pearly gates and makes some acquaintances. They have a nice walk among beautiful gardens. They have a nice quiet lunch. They have a nice stroll along a pristine, white, sandy beach looking out on brilliant blue ocean. At the end of the day she is shown to a nice room, and has a quiet meal on the balcony, looking out over the setting sun and the ocean. She marvels at the scenic beauty of heaven. The next morning, St. Peter takes her to the fiery gates of hell and hands her off to Satan. Satan takes her to a power breakfast given in her honor. Then she is escorted to a tennis club where she is greeted by her old boss, some co-workers, and previous business acquaintances. She plays a few sets of tennis and catches up on the gossip. At lunchtime her old boss takes her to a gourmet restaurant and she has an excellent meal with vintage wine. After lunch he takes her to an exclusive golf course and they play 18 holes of golf. She runs into other business acquaintances and catches up on news and gossip. After golf, he drops her at a spa where she is pampered and spoiled by beauty and body treatments. When she is finished at the spa, an acquaintance takes her shopping at designer stores. She picks out a fabulous evening gown, and Satan himself takes her to a huge party with drinking, dancing, gourmet food, and famous people. At the end of the evening, a stretch limo drops her off at a five-star hotel. As she soaks in the Jacuzzi tub, and sips the complimentary champagne, she ponders eternity. The next morning, she meets St. Peter at the pearly gates. "Well, have you made your decision?" He asks. "I've decided on hell," she announces. "So be it." St Peter waves goodbye and she reappears before the fiery gates of hell. Once inside she is teamed up with her old boss again, only this time everyone is wearing rags. They are filthy, diseased, malnourished, and living in a barren desert. They have to scrounge for food, water, clothing, even shade. "What happened!" She exclaimed. "Well," said her boss, "Yesterday you were a recruit. Today you are staff."

DO MEN REMEMBER ANNIVERSARIES...?

REFRESHMENTS: A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in their bed. She puts on her dressing gown and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. 'What's the matter, dear?' she whispers as she steps into the room, 'Why are you down here at this time of night?' The husband looks up from his coffee, 'I am just remembering when we first met 20 years ago and started dating. You were only 16. Do you remember back then?' he says solemnly. The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring, so sensitive. 'Yes, I do' she replies. The husband pauses. The words were not coming easily. 'Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?' 'Yes, I remember!' said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continues. 'Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?' 'I remember that too' she replies softly. He wipes another tear from his cheek and says... 'I would have been released today.'

GRE WORDS 593-594

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 SMELT:
  ■ verb
Melt or fuse ore to extract the metal content . ■ noun
Small silvery edible fish native of cold northern waters (in Europe and North America) eg.The furnaceman smelts tin with copper to create a special alloy.

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VINTNER:
  ■ noun
One who sells wines; One who makes wine . eg.The poet wondered what the vintners could buy that would be half as precious as the wine they sold.

GRE WORDS 591-592

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TIARA: 

  ■ noun 

A jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions;Crown, Coronet . 

  eg.She wore a beautiful tiara adorned with 7 diamonds. 

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TOME:

■ noun
 1. One of the books in a work of several volumes.
2. A book, especially a large or scholarly one. eg.Let every bookworm, when in any fragrant, scarce, old tome he discovers a sentence, a story, an illustration, that does his heart good, hasten to give it.

contributed by SUNIL KUMAR

GRE WORDS 589-590

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SCOURGE:
■ noun
Whip, lash; suffering, calamity, affliction. eg.Bad temper is its own scourge.

















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SEPULCHER:
 ■ noun
A chamber that is used as a grave.Tomb, burial vault, grave . eg. No useless sepulcher I crave: nature gives all her sons a grave.

GRE WORDS 587-588

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SCALE: 

  ■ verb 

Climb; ascend; weigh; do according to a particular ratio; remove flakes or scales; become covered in limescale; change the size of something. eg.The troops scaled the walls of the fort. 

UNGUENT:
  ■ noun
Balm, ointment ;Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.
eg.To the south of, and between the two ceramic vessels, was a complete glass unguent bottle.