GRE Vocabulary Power (1-2)
単語カード: 30
- 1.
- capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around)
- 2.
- unlikely occurrence
- stroke of fortune
- accidental stroke of good luck
- ADJ. fluky
- 3.
- abandon
- desert
- renounce
- 4.
- hackneyed
- lacking originality
- commonplace
- trite
- 5.
- the point farthest from the earth
- OP. perigee
- highest point
- 6.
- crush
- produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
- squash
- 7.
- predict (according to present indications)
- 8.
- stampede
- drive out
- put to rout
- N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat
- 9.
- curved
- hooked
- of or like an eagle
- 10.
- walk or behave with an over-confident manner
- 11.
- ransack
- thoroughly search
- 12.
- extreme corruption
- wickedness
- 13.
- absentminded
- distracted
- 14.
- emotionally removed
- free from emotional involvement
- calm and objective
- physically separate
- 15.
- facile
- fluent (with insincerity or superficiality)
- slick
- 16.
- shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
- boo
- 17.
- restrain
- handcuff
- 18.
- commemorate
- 19.
- aggressive in verbal attack
- disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
- 20.
- speed of music
- 21.
- cause
- urge
- punctual
- on time
- provoke
- provide a cue (for an actor)
- ADJ: done without delay
- done at the right time
- N: reminder or cue
- 22.
- first
- period of ideal or peak condition
- earliest or beginning stage
- ADJ: first in importance or rank
- V: make ready
- prepare
- 23.
- urge
- stir up
- poke (with a pointed object)
- goad to action
- N: pointed object used to prod
- prodding
- 24.
- (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently
- sweetheart
- 25.
- (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value
- negative in connotation
- having a belittling effect
- 26.
- society ruled by the wealthy
- 27.
- conducive to good health
- 28.
- conciliate
- pacify
- bring peace to
- appease
- 29.
- spot
- mark with flecks
- N: small mark or spot
- 30.
- extraneous
- external
- not essential or inherent
- OP. intrinsic