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GRE Word : Profusely

Why do people living in coastal areas sweat profusely ?

adjective

1.Made or done freely and abundantly: profuse apologies.

2. Spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often fol. by in): profuse praise.

GRE Word : Arboreal

Arboreal Monkey

1.Arboreal in Zoology means adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of monkeys and apes.
2. pertaining to trees; treelike

GRE Word : Antediluvian

Ark of Noah

Antediluvian : ante- Before + dīluvium a flood, deluge
adjective

1.of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gensis 7, 8.

2.very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

Example: We are still governed by rules that were framed during the last century which contain anachronistic or antediluvian concepts and phraseology relevant to those times but are irrelevant to and totally inconsistent with modern sociological and psychological advancements is well taken.

Kindly note that the visual shown is the Ark of Noah ,a barge-like structure . The ark is a beautiful picture of Salvation by Grace through Faith in the Jesus Christ, the Saviour . There was no other way to be saved from destruction on that day of Great Flood except by coming into the God's ark of refuge.

The actual details of the Flood are given in Chapters 7 and 8 of Genesis.

GRE Word : Procrastination

Procrastination means to defer action; to postpone or delay needlessly ; to put off doing something till another day or time, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day - Abraham Lincoln

GRE Word : Chimerical

adjective
1. unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
2. wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan.

3. Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable.
4. Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful. often chimeric Of, related to, or being a chimera.

Origin of the name
The very name chimera is from Greek mythology; Homer writes of the daughter of the giant King Typhon and Queen (half serpent) Echidna, called chimera (literally meaning a young she goat). She is part lion, part she goat and the rest a serpent. It terrorized Lycia (in Asia Minor), but was eventually killed by the Corinthian hero, Bellerophon .

Chimerical Scheme : A fantastic idea or figment of the imagination
The term "A Chimerical Scheme" is derived from the Greek Story of Pegasus and Bellerophon. At one point in the story, The King of Lycia was asked to kill Bellerophon but instead of killing him himself, he told Bellerophon to kill the Chimera assured that Bellerophon would die in the attempt.
That is the origin of a chimerical scheme, and from this I would guess that the present-day meaning would be to ask somebody to do something that would bode harm to them without their knowing.
A chimerical Scheme is a scheme that is so wildly fanciful and delusionary that it could never become a reality, having no existence except in thought.

GRE Word : Mausoleum

Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal

# (N) A stately and magnificent tomb

Synonyms: burial chamber, burial place, cemetery, crypt, grave, sepulcher, vault

The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is considered as one the finest examples of Mughal architecture. It's cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

GRE Word : Bulwark

Sachin Tendulkar, the bulwark of Indian Cricket Team.

#(N)

1.Any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt

2.A wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.
3.Any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance for ex. The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.

Synonyms: bastion, citadel, defense, fort , mainstay, protection, rampart, safeguard, stronghold,

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List of words that you would come across are :

arcane
cognizant
dissembling
dissemble
atypical
endemic
aberration
inscrutable
antediluvian
anachronistic
succinct
enigmatic
recondite
delusive or fallacious
veracity
prolix,voluble, and discursive
vernal
profusion
ante meridian
voracious
devour
placid,
avert the mishap
callow,puerile
inimicalness
remonstrated
tractable
abstruse
derogate
incisive
stricture
Be more prudent
stultify
harder to mitigate
amorous
voracious
in accord with
pedestrians
salubrious
pulchritudinous
acerbic
adulterated
insipid
Trespassers
premonition
occluded
inveigh
vandal
minatory, deleterious, and innocuous
pacifists
disabuse
implacable
harangue
pugnacious
assauge
euphemism
restitution
allay
impecunious
pestiferous
chagrined
opprobrium
callow and puerile
culpable
irrevocable
restitution
precursor
parody
circumlocution
grandiloquent

GRE Picture Word : Agape

Upon receiving the good news... she exclaimed, her mouth agape...

1.adverb, adjective

agape (uh-geyp) means
a.with the mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise, or eagerness

b.wide open ex. her mouth agape.

2. Noun

agape( ah-gah-pey) means

unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love.

GRE Picture Word : Acerbic

He easily lashes out his loud and acerbic tongue.

#(Adj)

1.Harsh/severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism
2.Sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic

Synonyms: acidic, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter, caustic, censorious, churlish, crabby, cranky, cross, cutting, indignant, irascible, irate, ireful, mad, mordant, peevish, petulant, rancorous, sarcastic, sharp, spiteful, splenetic, tart, testy, trenchant, wrathful

GRE Word : Tonsure

noun

1.the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
2.the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic order.
3.the part of a cleric's head, usually the crown, left bare by shaving the hair.
4.the state of being shorn.

verb (used with object)
1.to confer the ecclesiastical tonsure upon.
2.to subject to tonsure.

GRE Word : Inveterate

adjective 1. settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling ex. an inveterate smoker.
2. firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.

GRE Word : Askance

Look with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval.
Look with a side glance; obliquely.
For Ex. She looked askance at my offer.


Synonyms: askew, disapprovingly, disdainfully, dubiously, obliquely, sidelong, sideways, skeptically, suspiciously

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GRE Word : Genuflect

1.to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
2.to express a servile attitude.

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GRE Word : Periphery

Hundred of saplings are planted every year in the periphery of the Garden city,Bangalore.

1.the external boundary of any surface or area.
2.the outskirts of a city

3.the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
4.Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.

Synonyms : ambit, border, boundary, brim, brink, circuit, circumference, compass, covering, edge, fringe, hem, margin, outside, perimeter, rim, skirt, verge
Antonyms : center

GRE Word : Fetter

# (N) A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet ;

Synonyms:chain, handcuff, hobble, iron, manacle, restraint, shackle

(V) To confine/restrain/tie-up Ex. The Dean sought to fetter the influence of the professor Yapral

Synonyms: bind, confine, cuff, curb, drag feet, encumber, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold captive, leash, manacle, put straitjacket on, repress, restrict,

Please note that

1.In Old English form feter means foot

2. a manacle (handcuff shackle) comes from Latin manus 'hand'; the ankle counterpart is fetter

GRE Word : Swathe

The boy's arm swathed in bandage.

# to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bandage/crepe etc.


Synonyms: bandage, bind, clothe, cover, swaddle, wrap, drape

GRE Word : Gossamer

Gossamer fields of autumn

#(N) a fine, filmy cobweb seen floating in the air or strewn on foliage(grass/bushes), esp. in autumn.

Gossamer also means a thin, waterproof outer garment, esp. for women.

#(Adj) gauzy, thin

Synonyms : airy, cobweb, delicate, diaphanous, fibrous, fine, flimsy, light, sheer, silky, tiffany, translucent, transparent
Antonyms : coarse, thick

GRE Word : Conundrum

Which came first - The Chicken or the Egg ?

# Anything that arouses curiosity/perplexes/puzzles because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret.

Synonyms: enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzle, riddle , poser

GRE Word : Slither

The Commondos slithering down the copter.
It means to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise.
Synonyms: coast, crawl, glide, skate, skid, slink, slip, sneak, wriggle

GRE Word : Abdicate

# (verb) give up a right, position, or power
Synonyms : abandon, abjure, abnegate, cede, demit, drop, forgo, give up, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, quitclaim, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield
Antonyms : assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp

GRE Word : Wary

# Wary soldiers are sweeping for enemy mines, to clear the road for the tanks to move ahead.

# (Adj.) very cautious ;watchful; being on one's guard against danger.

Synonyms : alert, attentive, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, distrustful, doubting, frugal, gingerly, guarded, handling with kid gloves, heedful, keeping on one's toes, leery, on guard, on the lookout, provident, prudent, sly, sparing, suspicious, thinking twice, thrifty, unwasteful, vigilant, walking on eggs, watchful, watching one's step, watching out, wide-awake

Antonyms : careless, foolish, heedless, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless

(Please note that - to be wary is to be cautious/watchful ; eary means fatigued or tired)

GRE Word : Striated

# Ex. The striated rock overhanging on the river

# (Adj.) marked with parallel bands; grooved ; furrowed; striped; streaked

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GRE Word : Plummet

# To plunge
#To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted.


Synonyms: collapse, crash, decline, decrease, descend, dip, dive, downturn, drop, drop down, dump, fall, nose-dive, plunge, precipitate, sink, skid, stoop, swoop, tumble
Antonyms: ascend, rise, shoot up

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GRE Word : Splice

# (N) A joining or junction of two pieces of timber, spar, etc., by overlapping and fastening the ends. Ex. Cricket bat handle spliced to blade.

# To unite in marriage: Bride and Groom spliced !

GRE Word : Awl

#(N) A pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc. We can punch holes in our leather belt by using an awl.

GRE Word : Anvil

# (N) Ex. a heavy iron block with a smooth face which a cobbler uses to mend footwear.

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GRE Word : Jack

#(N) Any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects , using mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.

GRE Word : Anchor

# (N) A device dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a sea/river/lake for preventing or restricting the motion of a ship or boat.
#(V) to hold fast by an anchor

We all know T.V Anchor : A television personality presenting news, taking interview of famous persons etc.
An anchor store in a shopping mall or a business district is a well-known and popular retail store that attracts large number of customers.

GRE Word : Cramped

# (Adj.) confined or severely limited in space

Ex. A cramped car.

# (Noun) Please kindly note that Cramp means a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle with severe pain

GRE Word : Huddle

The Go! Team - Huddle Formation

In sport, a huddle is when a team gathers together, usually in a tight circle, to strategise, motivate or celebrate.

GRE Word : Swamp

#(N) 1. A tract of wet, spongy land covered with vegetation. If stuck in a swamp, then it's very difficult to retrieve. Ex. Yapral was trapped in a swamp.

2. A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables;

Synonyms : Mire, Quagmire ;

GRE Word : Cannon

#(N) A mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; howitzer/ mortar

Please do not get confused with the word canon ! It means a law or a rule.

GRE Word : Mural Painting

Mural Painting = Wall Painting

GRE Word : Mesa

#(N) : A land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top. It's common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.