Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Few Gre Words


Perspicacity - mental keenness

Tendentious - having an underlying purpose.
Marked by a strong implicit point of view, having an underlying purpose.

Jingoism - too much patriotism
The foreign policies supported by the patriotic leader, confirmed that he was a jingoist.

Gourmet - connoisseur of good food
The talented chef prepared a lovely gourmet dinner for his hosts.
Sydney is also a gourmet's Paradise, with countless restaurants.
Clemency - mercy
The Govenor granted the convicted inmate clemency.

Diaphanous - clear
(diaphanous : translucent, see-through, or ethereal)
"The diaphanous material of her dress left little to the imagination."

Taciturn - disinclined to conversation
He was, however, a somewhat - um - taciturn man.

Sycophantic - bootlicking
The sycophantic behavior of her associates is responsible for Britney Spears's recent self-destructive behavior.
A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.


Abbreviate - shorten