GRE WORDS 392-393

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■ noun an acquired or natural skill at performing a task. ▶a tendency to do something.

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GRE WORDS 390-391

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Click above to get AUDIT: ■ noun an official inspection of an organization's accounts, typically by an independent body. ■ verb (audits, auditing, audited) conduct an audit of. N. Amer. attend (a class) informally, without working for credit. auditability noun auditable adjective Eg. The officials came for the audit of accounts. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads KEG: ■ noun a small barrel, especially one of less than 10 gallons or (in the US) 30 gallons. Brit. short for keg beer. Eg. He was able to lift a keg of beer from the floor to the bar. NOTE: THIS SITE WILL BE UPDATED WITH 2 WORDS PER DAY.SO,DO CHECK IN REGULARLY

10.05.2009

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■ noun

1. A loud outcry; a hubbub.

2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest

3. A loud sustained noise.

■ verb clam·ored, clam·or·ing, clam·ors

1. To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.

2. To make insistent demands or complaints

3. To exclaim insistently and noisily

4. To influence or force by clamoring

Eg. A clamor in the press for pollution control. JINGOIST: jin'go·ist n., jin'go·is'tic adj., jin'go·is'ti·cal·ly adv ■ noun Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism. Eg. Jingoists who thinks it's fun to kill foreigners, just keep that thought in mind they will also be treated as such. EXEGESIS: ■ noun, plural -ses . Critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible. Eg. These are examples of properly formatted exegesis papers on narrative texts. HECKLER: ■ verb heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les 1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. 2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. Eg. Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance. EXPURGATE:

■ verb ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing, ex·pur·gates

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

Eg. On the Friday before it was due, the Security Council agreed that the IAEA inspectors would get the copies first, in order to expurgate them CALLIPYGIAN:

■ adjective Having beautifully proportioned buttocks. Opposite: Cacopygian

ARTERY: ■ noun. pl. ar·ter·ies

1. Anatomy Any of the muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.

2. A major route of transportation into which local routes flow Eg. The circulatory system is made up of arteries and veins. KUDOS:

■ noun Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement;glory,fame.

Eg. I believe she deserves kudos for just putting up with some of the drama that comes with her job. CLOISTER:

■ noun convent; monastery; covered walkway ■ verb shut away; shut up in a convent or monastery Eg. My favorite bit of the entire opera is Act II Scene 1, in the cloisters of the monastery of San Giusto.

CHORES:

■ noun

1. A routine or minor duty or task.

2.Daily or routine domestic tasks, especially a farmer's routine morning and evening tasks, such as feeding livestock.

3. An unpleasant or burdensome task.

Eg. From the working camps, parties went out to perform various chores, either locally or in small up-river camps. NOTE: THIS SITE WILL BE UPDATED WITH 10 WORDS PER WEEK.SO,DO CHECK IN REGULARLY.

04.05.2009

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■ noun 1. Intimation of caution; warning; protest. 2. A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition;

3. A description of some invention, designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person, respecting the same invention.

Eg. A caveat was filed against the probate of a will. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads FRETWORK:

■ noun

1. Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric openwork.

2. Such ornamental work represented two dimensionally by chiaroscuro.

Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads LASSITUDE: ■ noun 1. weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor. 2. a condition of indolent indifference Eg. His lassitudiness increased as he became older NATATORIUM: ■ noun An indoor swimming pool. Eg. The athletes were ready for their final encounter in the natatorium. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads ENNUI: ■ noun A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium Eg. The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui. BELIE: ■ verb (used with object), -lied, -ly -ing. 1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent 3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.). Eg. The newspaper belied the facts. TORRID:

■ adjective. tor·rid·er, tor·rid·est

1. Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot.

2. Scorching; burning

3. Passionate; ardent: a torrid love scene.

4. Hurried; rapid: set a torrid pace; torrid economic growth.

Eg. The torrid noonday sun. SPURIOUS:

■ adjective

1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.

2. Of illegitimate birth.

3. Botany Similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function. Used of plant parts.

Eg. Selling spurious medicine is equivalent to mass murder. AFFLATUS:

■ noun A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration.

Eg. The divine afflatus produced an strong impulse for learning. MANUMIT: ■ verb To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate Eg. The Eagle was manumitted by his keeper. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads NOTE: THIS SITE WILL BE UPDATED WITH 10 WORDS PER WEEK.SO,DO CHECK IN REGULARLY

28.01.2009

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REPERTOIRE:

■ noun list of works that a person or group is ready to perform; collection of skills required for a particular profession; collection including all existing artistic works of a specific kind Eg. The piece has appeared several times in sung repertoire.

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OBLIVION: ■ noun state of complete forgetfulness Eg. The two boys are at oblivion of their surroundings.

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LADLE: ■ noun long-handled spoon used for serving liquids, dipper. ■ verb spoon out, dip out and serve with a ladle .

Eg."ladle soup into the bowl"

ENCIPHER: ■ verb convert ordinary language into code; Eg. "We should encode the message for security reasons" Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads

OBFUSCATE:

■ verb.

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy, to darken

to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.

Eg.The cat was obfuscated with the object in its hand

The fog obfuscated the shore

MALAISE: ■ noun a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort. a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease Eg."One year after the crash, the markets remain mired in a deep malaise" Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads DRIVEL: ■ verb. To slobber; drool. To flow like spittle or saliva. To talk stupidly or childishly. To allow to flow from the mouth. To say (something) stupidly. ■ noun Saliva flowing from the mouth. Stupid or senseless talk. Eg. Their talk was a utter drivel

DUST JACKET: ■ noun

A paper jacket for a book;

a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed

Eg. The dust jacket gave us a good information about the author

CONUNDRUM: ■ noun

A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun

Puzzle, riddle, problem

Eg.The conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation NOTE: THIS SITE WILL BE UPDATED WITH 10 WORDS PER WEEK.SO,DO CHECK IN REGULARLY.