deviate = turn away from, to stray, wander
use = The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year
abbreviate = shorten
use = Reader's Digest prints abbreviated articles
bisect = to cut into two parts
use = The new road will bisect the town
scoff = ridicule
use = The critics scoffed at his paintings
depreciate = To lessen the worth of
use = our house has depreciated in value
analgesic = pain-soother
use = a mild analgesic
questionnaire = interrogation
use = fill in a questionnaire
paradigm = a model
use = to produce a change in the paradigm
ascendancy = powerful state
use = They are in the danger of losing their political ascendancy
fuming = angry
use = fuming at the injustice
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GRE daily 10 words :Day 31
creed = Belief or principle
use = in any Indian's creed, love for democracy must be emphasized
rusticate = banish to the country, dwell in the country
use = I love the city life and can't understand how people can rusticate in the suburbs
anterior = before, prior, preceding
use = anterior and posterior
squalid = filthy
use = Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places
laurels = fame
use = the laurels must surely go to the director of the play
compliant = submissive and yielding
use = a compliant child
palpable = touchable, obvious, real
use = a palpable effect
entity = being, existence
use = separate legal entities
intrinsic = Inherent, internal
use = intrinsic value
obsessive = preoccupying, all-consuming
use = obsessive behavior
use = in any Indian's creed, love for democracy must be emphasized
rusticate = banish to the country, dwell in the country
use = I love the city life and can't understand how people can rusticate in the suburbs
anterior = before, prior, preceding
use = anterior and posterior
squalid = filthy
use = Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places
laurels = fame
use = the laurels must surely go to the director of the play
compliant = submissive and yielding
use = a compliant child
palpable = touchable, obvious, real
use = a palpable effect
entity = being, existence
use = separate legal entities
intrinsic = Inherent, internal
use = intrinsic value
obsessive = preoccupying, all-consuming
use = obsessive behavior
GRE daily 10 words :Day 30
unscrupulous = dishonest
use = an unscrupulous financial adviser
cumbersome = unwieldy
use = cumbersome equipment
induce = persuade, bring about
use = They induced her to take the job by promising more money
adorn = to decorate
use = the room was adorned with flowers
anesthetic = producing loss of sensation
use = anesthetic medicine
advise = give counsel
use = His doctor advised him against smoking
ingenuous = na
use = it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage
microcosm = The world on a small scale
use = a microcosm of the society
paragon = model of excellence or perfection
use = a paragon of virtue
incense = enrage
use = I was so incensed by what he was saying I had to walk out.
GRE daily 10 words :Day 29
ouster = ejection
use = facing a possible ouster
recital = performance
use = a piano recital
maladjusted = disturbed
use = maladjusted children
elucidate = make clear, clarify
use = I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate
goad = encourage
use = He refused to be goaded by their insults
superb = excellent
use = a superb performance
unwitting = unintentional
use = unwitting victims of
heterogeneous = composed of unlike parts, different
use = heterogeneous groupings
resilience = ability to recover from an illness
use = *
suave = smooth
use = He's very suave and sophisticated
use = facing a possible ouster
recital = performance
use = a piano recital
maladjusted = disturbed
use = maladjusted children
elucidate = make clear, clarify
use = I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate
goad = encourage
use = He refused to be goaded by their insults
superb = excellent
use = a superb performance
unwitting = unintentional
use = unwitting victims of
heterogeneous = composed of unlike parts, different
use = heterogeneous groupings
resilience = ability to recover from an illness
use = *
suave = smooth
use = He's very suave and sophisticated
GRE daily 10 words :Day 28
paranoia = type of a psychological disease where a person thinks everybody hates him
use = *
effigy = likeness, mannequin
use = Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president
visionary = produced by imagination, fanciful, mystical
use = he was a great visionary
solecism = ungrammatical construction
use = a grammatical solecism
pragmatic = practical
use = the pragmatic approach to problems
contusion = A bruise
use = she was treated for contusions and abrasions
cartographer = mapmaker
use = *
hindsight = perception of events after they happen
use = In hindsight, it would have been better to wait
bellow = shout, roar
use = "Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed across the room
logistics = means of supplying troops
use = the logistics of the whole aid operation
use = *
effigy = likeness, mannequin
use = Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president
visionary = produced by imagination, fanciful, mystical
use = he was a great visionary
solecism = ungrammatical construction
use = a grammatical solecism
pragmatic = practical
use = the pragmatic approach to problems
contusion = A bruise
use = she was treated for contusions and abrasions
cartographer = mapmaker
use = *
hindsight = perception of events after they happen
use = In hindsight, it would have been better to wait
bellow = shout, roar
use = "Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed across the room
logistics = means of supplying troops
use = the logistics of the whole aid operation
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