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GRE Lesson 31
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| mutinous | unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer |
| mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
| myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
| myriad | very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand |
| mystic | of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism |
| nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |
| naivet\'e(naivety) | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| narcissist | conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus |
| narrative | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| natal | connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal |
| natation | swimming |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |
| nausea | feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness |
| nauseate | cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea |
| nauseous | causing nausea; feeling nausea |
| nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| nebula | diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy |
| nebulous | vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| nectar | drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| negate | cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
| negligible | so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded |
| nemesis | someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis |
| neologism | new or newly coined word or phrase |
| neophyte | recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant |
| nepotism | favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew |
| nether | lower; Ex. nether garments/regions |
| nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
| nexus | connection |
| nib | beak(bill); pen point |
| nicety | precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| niggle | spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling |
| nihilist | one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutio |
| nimble | quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind |
| nip | snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill |
| nirvana | in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude |
| nocturnal | done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne |
| noisome | foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome |
| nomadic | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
| nomenclature | terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| nonplus | put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| noose | loop formed in a rope |
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic |
| nostrum | questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy) |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| notch | V-shaped cut in a surface; V. |
| notoriety | disrepute; ill fame |
| nourish | provide with food necessary for life and growth |
| nourishment | something that nourishes; food |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| novelty | something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original |
| novice | beginner |
| noxious | harmful; CF. obnoxious |
| nuance | shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
| nubile | marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial |
| nugatory | worthless; futile |
| nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
| numismatist | person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals |
| nuptial | related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| nurture | nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing |
| nutrient | nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment |
| nutrition | process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition |
| nutritious | providing nourishment |
| oaf | stupid awkward person; CF. elf |
| oath | solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake'' |
| oatmeal | crushed oats used for making porridge |
| obdurate | stubborn; refusing to change one's belief |
| obeisance | bow (to show respect and obedience) |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
| obese | excessively fat; N. obesity |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand |
| obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| obligatory | binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate |
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
| obliterate | destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village |
| oblivion | obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness |
| oblivious | inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
| obnoxious | offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| obsessive | related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively |
| obsidian | black volcanic rock |
| obsolete | outmoded; no longer used |
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