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GRE Lesson 43
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stratum | layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata |
| strew | spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals |
| striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
| stricture | severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction |
| strident | loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency |
| stringent | (of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions |
| strut | supporting bar; CF. airplane wing building support |
| studied | carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark |
| studious | given to diligent study |
| stultify | make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression |
| stumble | trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N. |
| stump | base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle |
| stun | make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound |
| stupefy | stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze |
| stupor | state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness |
| sturdy | strong and firm (in the body) |
| stygian | unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead |
| stymie | thwart; present an obstacle; stump |
| suavity | urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| subdue | less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger |
| subjective | influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence |
| subjugate | conquer; bring under control |
| sublimate | refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state |
| sublime | causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter |
| subliminal | below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement |
| submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
| submissive | willing to obey orders; yielding; timid |
| subordinate | occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class |
| suborn | persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
| subsequent | following in time or order; later |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
| subside | sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| subsidy | direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| substantial | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
| substantiate | support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify |
| substantive | substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues |
| subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
| subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| subversive | tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |
| succor | assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N. |
| succulent | juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus |
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| suckle | give or take milk at the breast or udder |
| suffocate | die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| suffuse | spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks. |
| suitor | man who is courting a woman |
| sullen | silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy |
| sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
| sultry | (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous |
| summation | act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial) |
| sumptuous | grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast |
| sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |
| supererogatory | superfluous; more than needed or demanded |
| superficial | of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| supernumerary | person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number |
| supersede | replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession |
| supine | lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision |
| supplant | take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace |
| supple | flexible; limber; pliant |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| supplicant | one who supplicates; ADJ. |
| supplicate | petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
| supposititious | assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| surge | powerful movement of or like a wave; V. |
| surly | bad-tempered; rude; cross |
| surmise | guess; N. |
| surmount | overcome |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| surveillance | close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| suspend | cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension |
| suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| sustenance | sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food |
| suture | stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound |
| swagger | walk or behave with an over-confident manner |
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
| swarm | large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass |
| swarthy | (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ? |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| sway | swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
| swear | vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| swell | long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V. |
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