GRE Vocabulary - septennial

septennial - occurring every seven years, lasting for seven years

GRE Vocabulary - privity

privity - joint knowledge of a private matter

privity - relationship arising out of mutual interest

GRE Vocabulary - sonorous

sonorous - producing full, deep or rich sound, resonant

GRE Vocabulary - theorize, theorist

theorize - propose a theory, form a theory, speculate

theorist - one who theorizes, speculator

GRE Vocabulary - weft

weft - filling thread or yarn used in weaving which is drawn under and over parallel warp threads

warp - series of lengthwise yarns through which weft is woven

GRE Vocabulary - upholstery

upholstery - fabric or material used to provide soft covering to certain furniture pieces

GRE Vocabulary - tapestry

tapestry - heavy fabric with complicated designs woven into it used for vertical ornamental hangings or upholstery for covering furniture

tapestry - something which resembles rich and complicated design

GRE Vocabulary - sedulous

sedulous - diligent, hardworking, persevering

GRE Vocabulary - overweening

overweening - arrogant, excessive, immoderate, exaggerated, overbearing, presumptuous, unrestrained

GRE Vocabulary - solicitude

solicitude - state of being concerned or anxious

GRE Vocabulary - tearjerker

tearjerker - strong performance that moves or is intended to move the audience to tears, grossly sentimental drama, play or performance

GRE Vocabulary - bamboozle

bamboozle - deceive, confuse, frustrate, fool or cheat

GRE Vocabulary - curveball

curveball - something totally unexpected, designed to trick or deceive

GRE Vocabulary - bricolage

bricolage - construction or creation using whatever is available at hand

Etymology - bricolage - fiddle, tinker, do it yourself

GRE Vocabulary - legerity

legerity - alert quickness of mind or body, agility, alacrity

GRE Vocabulary - quidnunc

quidnunc - nosy person, who wants to know all gossip

quidnunc - busybody

GRE Vocabulary - novice

novice - person admitted under probationary membership to a religious community, religious student

novice - tyro, beginner

GRE Vocabulary - equinox

equinox - either of the two times in the year (March 21 and Sep 23) when sun crosses the equator and days and nights appear approximately equal on all points of earth

GRE Vocabulary - overtone

overtone - ulterior implicit meaning or quality



overtone - non integer multiple of the root frequency

GRE Vocabulary - penurious penury

penurious - extremely frugal

penurious - suffering from penury


penury - extreme frugality or severe poverty

GRE Vocabulary - seance

seance - session or meeting of the spiritualists to communicate with the spirits

GRE Vocabulary - saponaceous

saponaceous - having the qualities of soap

GRE Vocabulary - rapine

rapine - seize, rob, pillage, plunder

GRE Vocabulary - salacious

salacious - lascivious, lecherous, lewd, having strong sexual desires

GRE Vocabulary - pharmacopoeia

pharmacopoeia - authoritative book describing drugs and their preparation

pharmacopoeia - collection or stock of drugs

GRE Vocabulary - recognizance

recognizance - legal obligation requiring performance of an act or penalty of money forfeiture, the sum of money pledged for the performance of such a act, token, pledge

recognizance - recognition

GRE Vocabulary - rhapsody

rhapsody - enthusiastic expression, rapture, ecstasy

GRE Vocabulary - sidelong

sidelong - directed to one side, lying on one side, indirect, not straightforward, sideways, oblique

GRE Vocabulary - overlord

overlord - absolute or supreme lord, one with great authority or power

GRE Vocabulary - pectoral

pectoral - related to chest, breast or thorax, pertaining to region between head and abdomen

GRE Vocabulary - satyr

satyr - lecherous man, lascivious person, lewd, lustful

GRE Vocabulary - regent

regent - person who governs in the absence of a sovereign ruler

GRE Vocabulary - sibilate sibilant

sibilate - hiss, produce a s sound

sibilant - resembling s or sh sound

GRE Vocabulary - rebut refute

rebut - repel, oppose by argument

refute - expose the falsity of, prove wrong, inaccurate by argument or evidence

GRE Vocabulary - piccolo

piccolo - small flute, smaller than ordinary size

GRE Vocabulary - recrudescence recrudescent

recrudescence - renewal, becoming raw or sore again

recrudescent - breaking out again, renewing

GRE Vocabulary - sextuple

sextuple - having six units or members, being a multiple of six

GRE Vocabulary - ruth

ruth - compassion for the misery of another, sorrow for ones own fault, remorse

GRE Vocabulary - prate

prate - talk long and idly, chatter, babble, talk vainly or foolishly

GRE Vocabulary - overstride

overstride - to stride over, across or beyond, bestride

GRE Vocabulary - prospector

prospector - one who explores, inspects a area for mineral deposits or for oil

GRE Vocabulary - reprehend

reprehend - voice disapproval of, censure, blame, criticize, find fault with

GRE Vocabulary - polycracy polyarchy

polycracy - rule of many

polyarchy - government of many persons of whichever class they may be, group of many kingdoms

GRE Vocabulary - posse

posse - large group with a common interest, entourage, people deputed to search for a lost child

Etymology - posse - power

GRE Vocabulary - psychopathic

psychopathic - antisocial personality,

GRE Vocabulary - physiography

physiography - physical geography, physical description of the earths surface,

GRE Vocabulary - parricide

parricide - killing of a parent

GRE Vocabulary - ripplet

ripplet - small ripple, little wave

GRE Vocabulary - prepossession

prepossession - prejudice, preoccupation, predilection, prior possession

GRE Vocabulary - reconnoiter reconnaissance

reconnoiter - reconnaissance - a preliminary survey to gain information; exploratory military survey of enemy territory