GRE Vocabulary — Set 4 flashcards
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One hundred more words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart, three example sentences (the most common use first) and often a note on origins or look-alikes.
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moot (adj., v.) · MOOTopen to argument and not settled; no longer mattering in any practical way; (v.) to raise for discussionSpeech & Silence
Whether the old treaty was fair remains a moot point among historians.
Once the concert was canceled, our argument over seats became moot.
A four-day school week was mooted at the meeting but never adopted. -
camaraderie (n.) · kahm-RAH-duh-reethe easy friendship and trust that grow up in a group that works, trains or lives side by sideMood & Temperament
Long bus rides to away games built a real camaraderie within the team.
Night-shift nurses share a camaraderie that day staff rarely see.
Working from home, Priya missed the jokes and camaraderie of the newsroom.
Origin: French, from camarade, "comrade." -
cache (n.) · KASHa hidden store of food, supplies or valuables; in computing, data stored for quick accessAbundance & Scarcity
Hikers stumbled on a cache of old coins buried beneath a fallen oak.
Jays hide acorns in scattered caches and dig them up in winter.
Clearing your browser's cache can fix a page that won't load properly.
Don't confuse with: cachet (ka-SHAY), prestige or a mark of distinction. -
faux (adj.) · FOHmade to look like something costlier, such as fur or marble; fake; pretended or insincereTruth & Deception
She bought a faux fur coat to stay warm without using animal pelts.
The lobby's faux marble columns were actually painted plaster.
The actor's faux outrage at the prank fooled no one.
Watch out: the x is silent; faux is French for "false." -
ordeal (n.) · or-DEELa painful or terrible thing to go through, especially when it drags on; formerly, a dangerous test used to judge guiltDifficulty & Ease
Sitting through a four-hour delay on a broken-down train was an ordeal for everyone aboard.
Renewing a passport became an ordeal of forms, lines and lost mail.
In medieval trial by ordeal, an accused person might carry red-hot iron. -
occult (adj.) · uh-KUHLTrelating to magic and supernatural powers; hidden or beyond ordinary understanding; in medicine, not visible to the eyeClarity & Obscurity
The shop sold crystals, tarot cards and books on the occult arts.
Medieval scholars believed magnets worked by some occult force.
A lab test found occult blood, too little to see with the naked eye.
Root: Latin occultus, "secret," from the past participle of occulere, "conceal." -
havoc (n.) · HAV-uhkwidespread damage or destruction; great confusion that disrupts plans (wreak or play havoc)Harm & Help
The hurricane wreaked havoc on the island's power lines.
Late frosts play havoc with apple blossoms.
A burst pipe caused havoc in the school kitchen at lunchtime. -
endowment (n.) · in-DOW-muhntmoney given to an institution and invested so its income supports it for years; a natural gift or abilityMoney & Morals
The college's endowment funds scholarships for students who need them.
A former student's endowment created the school's first chair in poetry.
Perfect pitch is a rare natural endowment. -
faint-hearted (adj.) · FAYNT-HAR-tidtoo timid or easily discouraged to face something hard, frightening or unpleasant; half-heartedBoldness & Fear
Hikers who are faint-hearted should turn back before the rope bridge over the canyon.
The team made only a faint-hearted effort to come back.
Faint-hearted campers fled the tent at the first rumble of thunder. -
rift (n.) · RIFTa serious falling-out between people or groups who had been on good terms; a place where rock or ground has split apartSameness & Difference
Years of jealousy over the inheritance left a lasting rift between the sisters.
Arguments over the new stadium opened a deep rift among members of the town council.
Earthquakes are common along the rift where two plates are pulling apart.
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