GRE Flash Cards Illustrated (beta)

• 2010-10-26

  

  ma·lin·ger (mə liŋ′gər)

  intransitive verb

  to pretend to be ill or otherwise incapacitated in order to escape duty or work; shirk

  Origin: < Fr malingre, sickly, infirm < mal, bad (see mal-) + ? OFr heingre, lean, haggard

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  dis·sem·ble (di sem′bəl)

  transitive verb dissembled -·bled, dissembling -·bling

  1. to conceal under a false appearance; disguise: to dissemble fear by smiling
  2. OBSOLETE to pretend to be in a state of; simulate; feign: to dissemble innocence
  3. OBSOLETE to pretend not to notice; ignore

  Origin: ME dissemblen < OFr dessembler < des-, dis- + sembler < L simulare: seesimulate

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  per·func·tory (pər fuŋk′tə rē)

  adjective

  1. done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine; superficial: a perfunctoryexamination
  2. without concern or solicitude; indifferent: a perfunctory teacher

  Origin: LL perfunctorius < L perfunctus, pp. of perfungi, to get rid of, discharge < per-,intens. + fungi, to perform: see function

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  en·er·vate (en′ər vāt′; for adj. ē nʉr′vit, -vāt′)

  transitive verb enervated -·vat′ed, enervating -·vat′·ing

  to deprive of strength, force, vigor, etc.; weaken physically, mentally, or morally; devitalize; debilitate

  Origin: < L enervatus, pp. of enervare < enervis, nerveless, weak < e-, out + nervus,nerve

  adjective

  enervated; weakened

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  ame·nable (ə mē′nə bəl, -men′ə-)

  adjective

  1. responsible or answerable
  2. able to be controlled or influenced; responsive; submissive: a person amenable to suggestion; an illness amenable to treatment
  3. that can be tested by (with to): amenable to the laws of physics

  Origin: Anglo-Fr < OFr amener, to bring about, lead in < a-, to + mener, to lead < Lminare, to drive (animals) < minari, to threaten: see menace

• 2010-10-25

  

  min·a·to·ry (mĭnˈə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) also min·a·to·ri·al (mĭnˌə-tôrˈē-əl, -tōrˈ-)

  adjectiveOf a menacing or threatening nature; minacious

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  pell·-mell (pel′mel′)

  adverb, adjective

  1. in a jumbled, confused mass or manner; without order or method
  2. in wild, disorderly haste; headlong

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  bois·ter·ous (bo̵is′tər əs)

  adjective

  1. rough and stormy; turbulent
  2. 1. noisy and unruly; rowdy
     2. noisy and lively; loud and exuberant
  3. OBSOLETE rough, coarse, or bulky

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  noi·some (noiˈsəm)

  adjective

  1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
  2. Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.

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  pun·dit (pŭnˈdĭt)

  noun

  1. A source of opinion; a critic: a political pundit.
  2. A learned person.