Barrons_GRE_A-D_Part_05.txt

counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview

unconventional (in an artistic way)

violent; rough; noisy

support; reinforce

door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

move or throw suddenly and quickly

eat very quickly

attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard

pompous; using inflated language

grandiloquent, pompous speech

blessing; benefit; something very helpful

rude; insensitive

rude, insensitive person

clear beef (or meat) soup

generous; graciously generous; showing bounty

kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions

cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler

somewhat saline

boasting

boast

boaster; bragger

wave around (a weapon); flourish

swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

walk or behave with an over-confident manner

human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

muscular; having well-developed muscles

strong and firm (in the body)

insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence

noisy quarrel

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.

width; extent

conciseness; shortness of duration

tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

brownish yellow

rising like bristles; showing irritation

short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation

introduce as a subject; moot; open up

rich, figured(patterned) fabric

pamphlet

ornamental clasp; pin

hold firmly within arms

tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream

bully; intimidate

graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound

read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

pirate

rustic; pastoral

strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set

hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack

clowning

stupid person; clown

act stupidly; play the fool; N.

bugbear; object of baseless terror

gold and silver in the form of bars

strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

mismanage; blow

able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market

overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic

grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon

give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

make shiny by rubbing; polish

support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress

support placed under or against something; V.

full-bosomed; plump; jolly

pleasantly fat; nicely rounded

small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

hiding place; V.

discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

corpse; dead human body

like a corpse; pale

rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

persuade by flattery

disaster; misery

deliberately planned; likely

large kettle

ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

area of thick hard skin

youthful; immature; inexperienced

heat-producing; N. calorie

malicious misrepresentation; slander

good-fellowship; CF. comrade

shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film

unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

related to dogs; doglike

any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer

sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate

shrewd in money matters; thrifty

insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

ill-humored; irritable