tether - limit of ones strength or resources
tether - fasten or restrain using a rope or chain
Monday, June 9, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - tether
GRE Vocabulary - straddle
straddle - to have ones legs on both sides of a chair, saddle, fence; legs wide apart, to spread, sprawl
straddle - to belong to several categories
straddle - determine the range by firing in front of and behind the target
straddle - favor both sides,
straddle - to be non committal, equivocal
GRE Vocabulary - stemming
stemming - restrain or check the development of
stemming - to remove the stem from vegetable or fruit
GRE Vocabulary - sinuate
sinuate - wavy with strong indentations, shaped like a sine curve, sinuous, bending in and out
GRE Vocabulary - accordion
accordion - portable hand held wind instrument
accordion - folding, creased or hinged like a accordion
GRE Vocabulary - rhetoric
rhetoric - phony eloquence
rhetorical - question asked with no answer expected, for rhetoric effect
GRE Vocabulary - regurgitate
regurgitate - controlled flow of stomach contents back into the mouth, vomit
regurgitate - throw or pour back, backward flow
GRE Vocabulary - refract
refract - to measure the bending of a ray, alter or distort
optometrist - one who refracts
GRE Vocabulary - reactionary radical
reactionary - ultraconservative
radical - promoting extreme departure from the norm
reactionary x radical
GRE Vocabulary - pretentious
pretentious - ostentatious, showy, ambitious, making demands on behalf of knowledge, skills, experience
GRE Vocabulary - pinion
pinion - small gear, restraint
pinion - last bony section of birds wing, outermost primary flight feather
pinion - cut off pinions of birds wing to prevent its flight
pinion - disable by binding arms, handcuff or shackle
GRE Vocabulary - pellagra
pellagra - vitamin B6 deficiency disease characterized by dermatitis, skin eruptions, gastrointestinal problem and mental disturbances
GRE Vocabulary - intrusion
intrusion - forcible entry and squeezing of molten magma between layers of solid rock
GRE Vocabulary - ineffable
ineffable - overwhelming, too great to be described in words, indescribable
ineffable - too awesome or sacred to be spoken, taboo
GRE Vocabulary - impound
impound - seize and confiscate legally, take possession of
impound - to confine, take legal custody
GRE Vocabulary - glissade
glissade - gliding step in a ballet
glissade - slide down in squatting or standing position on snow covered hill without skis
GRE Vocabulary - foster
foster - rear, encourage
foster - being treated as a family member even though not related biologically or legally (adopted)
GRE Vocabulary - firebrand
firebrand - piece of burning wood
firebrand - agitator, person who stirs up and kindles a revolt
GRE Vocabulary - draft
draft - drinking, dose of liquid taken in, pulling or drawing of load or vehicle
draft - selecting individuals for a purpose
Sunday, June 8, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - debacle
debacle - violent flood, torrent of debris filled water, breaking up of ice in a river
GRE Vocabulary - coop
coop - small cage or enclosure for poultry, to confine in a coop
coop (v) - sleep on the job, get away(escape) from a jail
GRE Vocabulary - clique
clique - small exclusive group of people, coterie, having common interest and snobbish
GRE Vocabulary - burrow
burrow - hole dug by animal or tunnel in the ground, to search by digging a hole
GRE Vocabulary - bias
bias - diagonal, slanting, line cut or sewn diagonal to the weave of cloth for smooth fit
GRE Vocabulary - attitude
attitude - orientation of a aircraft with respect to reference datum like the horizon
GRE Vocabulary - agonist
agonist - one who is engaged in a struggle,
agonist - muscle that is resisted by antagonist muscle
GRE Vocabulary - accost
accost - to approach and speak in a challenging, aggressive and intrusive way
GRE Vocabulary - abstract
abstract - to take away, separate, to summarize, to draw away the attention of, steal, purloin
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