Barron GRE word list - C5 L' S0 b2 t- E: q' ^% J1 }* P
cabal
- Q1 N' ^: b: O) v; N! x7 |# msmall group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests }4 d8 O2 c5 ^( v
cache
3 z) ^& m6 o' x1 T# a0 i' F qhiding place; V.) K% O; F+ {9 }- F, s2 Y4 \
cacophonous 3 G# G6 n2 w' f6 H
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
7 C& @$ g; O5 u/ y; U& m4 e! icadaver : b9 M/ I U' K& i) X1 r
corpse; dead human body
8 V! W8 y* {, \ Acadaverous
5 u9 v; |9 _3 o$ A8 P* Mlike a corpse; pale. b# n. E' {% T" j) I
cadence
: x7 B0 l9 M: F9 Wrhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
$ f- _7 }" `" L; O, |) j5 ]% fcadet
! @0 J; O$ L8 Y2 c8 k1 qstudent at a military school( @0 q, Z7 Q/ n7 m+ v* z
cajole
5 C; L% e- f9 Cpersuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle4 t( l0 @/ @/ u% S/ C" s) u0 R: Y- F
calamity 2 e T l' n0 S K& h
disaster; misery- }* H( A$ L! p( L
calculated 1 [) ?5 ?$ Y+ A4 E7 D$ |& B h
deliberately planned; likely
; N+ `- e; ?5 y7 U+ u4 Vcaldron(cauldron): {+ J9 m8 K& g+ `$ K
large kettle
5 N7 X7 x7 q% R1 @caliber
4 R( u7 Y( ?) Z ]6 Kability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
6 `/ `% |% W- ncalligraphy - }# y( A1 A5 s2 D
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship* @# k I8 Y2 n" T
callous + h l- ^6 l' b% ~; f. F9 z* j
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
$ w2 b3 d/ P( D7 W# `- [callow , l- H9 S9 h& x8 v: v+ F; g
youthful; immature; inexperienced
- v, P$ i4 A* Ccallus , Q' c ?- B8 s: V1 \
area of thick hard skin
: o! u h& P* M v$ S+ X2 B7 q) r5 Zcalorific - `* Z# y3 Q ~& ~
heat-producing; N. calorie' Y$ ? T, k+ v; ]
calumny ; p* Z3 z! J) p7 C9 U1 Z- i- {
malicious misrepresentation; slander
* V O% K, O1 Z$ l5 jcamaraderie
- M4 u, T ^4 I `0 xgood-fellowship; CF. comrade6 D5 `& W! O- n. T( }* V
cameo
4 N6 F" G/ Z% ]) v7 C& H5 k7 ]shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
1 v5 Z/ t, r% @( {- ocamp % ]; j/ v/ G* C# H5 r8 J
group sharing a common cause or opinion! f0 ~, Y" i3 ^: y# J
canard : ~, D% a, C& q }6 D
unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report* L: M/ `& ]# o: l/ u
candor # S, y, r) {; o" N1 M. ?
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid/ G1 V0 ]1 D. k
canine ; \4 O5 Q" s) N& U' q& ]
related to dogs; doglike7 k" L. ]/ J# e; |2 c! `3 ^; b+ X4 k
canker
+ ?% I0 H9 g/ v2 P! _* |- R: Kany ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
) ?6 f. F5 Z) c% C+ x8 {canny * ~ F. H1 r B% f2 \3 h
shrewd in money matters; thrifty
. {" Z/ w) l, E1 I2 @cant
4 e8 F7 c9 V# @, }& _0 r, \8 yinsincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
1 D1 |; F, ^4 g2 b9 s- pcantankerous
% R4 c+ D0 R. F) H0 cill-humored; irritable. v) g8 Y! y! j u M5 y6 F
cantata : g: _: C3 j, v; H! E0 w# F. A
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
( ?+ z! m W: D- pcanter 6 e7 P+ c6 R7 a. l- P& D, W, H
slow gallop; V. CF. trot5 y/ q8 ~/ \! N2 Q J5 U
canto
; i9 K$ K, f: o6 X% rdivision of a long poem5 P3 u' K9 [6 ?- ^1 E+ l- x
canvass 8 i( ?& W, P B
determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.5 p' o; W9 C+ \- B- }6 S1 z6 ?9 Z
capacious
& y) o7 H( n6 [7 g7 p" Z4 V) }spacious
1 S0 s8 j/ [7 g2 s7 _& {capacity 6 U2 D6 n, i w6 [2 \
mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
! Q6 d6 o, {: r$ \, n* Q3 N4 fcapillary
2 r+ g" { t" |8 i3 @2 R& qhaving a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
( C$ n4 R: ?) h7 lcapitulate + D! h) N" A; s, {. m
surrender; give up all resistance
0 N/ q1 M5 L2 I5 K% Ccaprice
3 W' c% x2 a1 w4 Twhim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
* z5 K/ r) f& B) i* x! _' fcapricious
V9 _9 H8 i! g5 ^) Eunpredictable; fickle5 y& t& R0 x* d7 L. g
capsize
- g# e7 k2 T% X0 m% D% S; h(of a boat) turn over+ z* A, v! \* s: L, T& w* w5 N
caption + W! m) T, D N" @' R( {) {
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
& c/ e) T3 M! i* [captious
1 W3 p7 x$ R* s, e$ T6 zfaultfinding; too critical
- f: L' Z" b! i" y1 `& j+ \1 qcarafe 2 R6 \( G* x& ]1 s4 U3 u+ h
glass water bottle; decanter
( X. e, n# ^+ b4 e) X+ J! lcarapace
9 L% M* e) c3 }# bshell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.): A8 t; F3 h5 c+ c/ j
carat(karat) % R" I5 u7 c* q0 B! f/ Z
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
) g+ C \: S) U1 Y+ [, Y+ Z; ~: mcarcinogenic 7 k0 _ l, Z2 j* h$ E& R; n
causing cancer; N. carcinogen! T$ z" k* R5 s
cardinal
! F$ v4 }) i/ u* Pchief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
! w8 z: K/ g- \3 ]' t- e! E! vcardiologist
; N5 P5 o2 y5 @) s3 mdoctor specializing in ailments of the heart) R* B& Z8 v8 j/ {: l' U
careen
6 u, V8 x( c/ f! U8 ylurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
) o1 l( K. F. C/ T; s: w scareer % b+ D% b: ]$ L, X* f; M: N9 v
rush wildly; go at full speed
' V! |/ ]/ x5 v' _carefree % y3 T9 h# i Z c9 x1 i; M# l
free from worries; having no problems
: }7 B0 K$ |8 M( J J3 m3 zcaricature 1 d: n2 p, H* w2 [6 C0 t/ j
distortion; burlesque
+ a+ e* v, c2 }/ H' o; l. }carillon 3 _ k, z; [; B8 i( W# \7 s' `6 U
a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
z' |& }6 B6 O! W# qcarnage + z& U2 p, g3 B9 k2 d; T7 }7 J9 D; V
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
" }5 P( C+ j) Vcarnal
/ g* w+ w. k! T" q9 E& T9 m# _, Xfleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
- @: B. u9 D% y( q2 vcarnivorous 0 h2 P) t. U+ n: a8 r1 e
meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
0 F3 ~: W9 b, i, Y4 e( O. V5 c$ n3 Wcarousal 6 h ]/ K5 }9 j8 S6 n
drunken revel; V. carouse
3 i2 Z/ }, n- @9 O9 |carping
7 G" H ?$ X2 S6 e4 fpetty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble2 g, p# Q3 T% l8 ^! z
carrion
! d' s' x* d. Protting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
$ t0 F1 U( q" X- U! scartographer
) e! E2 N+ y j( a" ]map-maker
1 U" E: L' R% e- acascade 3 b2 W: i3 W/ t! F3 z; f
small waterfall- w& W- Q+ ^5 g: R7 ?0 c2 [' u
caste % @' W1 y5 @( l2 ~% k/ t
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige! |! u H" @. ^7 b2 M9 i
castigation
4 G# Z8 {, z+ E- S* O$ Bpunishment; severe criticism or disapproval) e; I) L' ]2 L$ g
castrate
) u$ Q7 U3 O$ C9 L3 w1 K( r; nremove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
6 y) i9 |+ P: r) X/ Pcasual
; Q+ B# {+ G$ T5 F% w0 [" k0 |happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
! _, F* G! b; g! E$ g! pcasualty
. r0 F* D) M2 h4 {! h$ sserious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle1 S" g9 p0 i! a6 A% _ q- _6 f& `
cataclysm " R( d$ K3 V4 s; Z6 Q7 B
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change9 _7 E2 P/ I7 Q. J" m- X
catalyst + s6 h" N9 t8 Y7 v3 p& [
agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis. \1 v: v; H. c, R5 x- Q" Z0 |
catapult
; O. b8 ~& Z$ P2 U bslingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult* Z. ^1 H; ~2 R% w. O& p
cataract & ` p# `7 x6 N U/ G
great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
$ Q8 P$ t+ ]8 _8 Z0 O; ? W/ ocatastrophe " R; V8 v* ?' [' S
calamity ; disaster9 k5 C4 {. i' S5 {
catcall , G3 d& }0 b) E: G+ V3 E ]1 ~1 D( D
shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.& i* y' q4 z6 i! s T" U
catechism
: j1 I% T% t* \" zbook for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
# t( }$ ?, t0 e/ \7 acategorical
- @; N4 x1 v. e, \) |' |without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute! T7 q5 [# y& a3 f
cater # Y6 t3 g5 C' k; r
provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)
/ @- J" w. K( O' _! n, ycatharsis
% P9 M4 F: {2 Q) x# hpurging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art7 _& Y3 I2 O- V4 r) r1 c; d/ {
cathartic
5 P# _9 A8 ^& G; c* S1 ^& I+ f( Epurgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
7 k; L# x( s4 }catholic + v: C8 g( r* F% h. c
(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
1 c) a" v3 b, n/ Gcaucus
; l2 ]# R3 l" l/ h- H9 K# a! iprivate meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston. a- B% G8 M! |+ `
caulk(calk)
6 i, W" ]- y- N% R# V. mmake watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
+ T7 e$ A/ d- O6 Xcausal
1 \/ v4 z8 m. p8 T& P4 pimplying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality3 P) V1 W3 e) a; d4 b3 W$ z
caustic
! F" y+ {- ~6 s$ A0 ~burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
0 A3 y0 t/ O- P- }/ _cauterize ( h5 ?, h3 @" q6 a0 b: _0 d
burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
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