SC Word List 1

Namrta M.
GRE -Sentence Completion Word List
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  1. coruscate
    reflect brightly
  2. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
    The perpetrator, when asked in court why he had ______ the food,
  3. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
    The perpetrator, when asked in court why he had ______ the food,
  4. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  5. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  6. defalcate
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  7. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
    His ability to create the winning (i)________ was a consequence of his fantastic (ii)________ skills. Ans - 1) Collage, ii) Sartorial
  8. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  9. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  10. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  11. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  12. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  13. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  14. expiate
    make amends for
    Old man wished to expiate his sine by donating all wealth he earned trough illegal means.
  15. facile
    performing adroitly and without effort
    If someone does something easily, or shows ease, it is described as facile in a good way, but if someone takes the easy way out and shows a lack of thought or care, it is facile in a bad way
  16. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  17. platitudinous
    dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
  18. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  19. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  20. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  21. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
    The World Bank has severed links with several companies in Africa to curb rampant corruption, analysts say.
  22. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  23. tardy
    after the expected or usual time
    it is hard to believe his race and African origin were not factors in the tardy response of the system.
  24. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  25. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
Created on Wed May 23 09:35:40 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 04 16:15:13 EDT 2012)

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