1. kaleidoscope - tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events;Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful
2. kernel - central or vital part; core; The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone
If a word is represented by a picture, it can be memorized easily. Based on this principle, we target to represent all words in Barrons GRE with pictures to build a picture dictionary, so that GRE aspirants can learn these new words quickly. We would add 5 words daily so that this picture dictionary grow faster. So stay tuned and happy learning !!! Please share this with your fellow readers if it was helpful.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
GRE Word Pictures R - 1 to 5
Friday, June 25, 2010
GRE Word Pictures V - 1 to 5
1. vacillate - waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to anotherN. vacillation
2. vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; lacking intelligence. Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
3. vagabond - wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp; a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; nomadic
4. vagary - capricious happening; caprice; an extravagant or erratic notion or action
5. vainglorious - boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity
2. vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; lacking intelligence. Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
3. vagabond - wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp; a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; nomadic
4. vagary - capricious happening; caprice; an extravagant or erratic notion or action
5. vainglorious - boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity
Thursday, June 24, 2010
GRE Word Pictures P - 1 to 5
1. pachyderm - any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
2. pacifist - opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes; one opposed to force; antimilitarist; the belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully
3. paean - song of praise or joy; a fervent expression of joy or praise; Ex. paeans celebrating thevictory
4. painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
5. palatable - pleasing to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten; acceptable or agreeable to mind and taste
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
GRE Word Pictures O - 1 to 5
1. oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy
2. obdurate - stubborn; refusing to change one’s belief; hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent
3. obeisance - a gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage; an attitude of deference or homage
4. obelisk - a tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top
5. obfuscate - confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
GRE Word Pictures L - 1 to 5
1. labile - likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N: lability
2. labyrinth - An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze; something highly intricate or convoluted in character, composition, or construction
3. lachrymose - Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears
4. lackadaisical - lacking interest or effort; lacking purposeor zest; lazy; half hearted; languid
5. lackluster - lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull
Sunday, June 20, 2010
GRE Word Pictures U - 1 to 5
1. ubiquitous - adj: Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
2. ultimatum - A final statement of terms made by one party to another; A statement, especially in diplomatic negotiations, that expresses or implies the threat of serious penalties if the terms are not accepted
3. umbrage - resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult;
Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
4. unanimity - complete agreement; adj: unanimous
5. unassailable - not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question
Saturday, June 19, 2010
GRE Word Pictures J - 1 to 5
1. jab - To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the wood; To stab or pierce; To punch (someone) with short blows
2. jaded - worn out; wearied; Dulled by surfeit;
3. jargon - language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
4. jaundiced - yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful)from long and disappointing experience of humanaffairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye
medical condition in which the skin, the whitepart of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice;
5. jaunt - A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing
GRE Word Pictures T -1 to 5
1. taciturn - habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation
2. tangible - pertaining to the organs or sense of touch; able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable;possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof
3. taint - contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch
4. talisman - charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer; Something that apparently has magic power.
5. talon - The claw of a bird of prey; The similar claw of a predatory animal
2. tangible - pertaining to the organs or sense of touch; able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable;possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof
3. taint - contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch
4. talisman - charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer; Something that apparently has magic power.
5. talon - The claw of a bird of prey; The similar claw of a predatory animal
Friday, June 18, 2010
GRE Word Pictures S - 1 to 5
1. saboteur - one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property;N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carriedout secretly)
2. saccharine - cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharincloying Adjectiveso sweet or pleasurable that it ultimately becomes sickly: cloying sentimentality
3. sacrilegious - desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration,misuse, or theft of something sacred
4. sacrosanct - invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
5. Saga - Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
2. saccharine - cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharincloying Adjectiveso sweet or pleasurable that it ultimately becomes sickly: cloying sentimentality
3. sacrilegious - desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration,misuse, or theft of something sacred
4. sacrosanct - invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
5. Saga - Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
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