gre high freqency word list 2

"storylines packed with political chicanery"
synonyms: trickery, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, subterfuge, fraud, fraudulence, legerdemain, sophistry, sharp practice, skulduggery, swindling, cheating, duping, hoodwinking;

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
"they put forward cogent arguments for British membership"
synonyms: convincing, compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty;

salary will be commensurate with age and experience"
synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional

"he went to join his apparently complaisant wife for Christmas"
synonyms: willing, assenting, acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, cooperative, accommodating, obliging, biddable, compliant, pliant, deferential, docile, obedient, conformable, tractable

ntended or likely to placate or pacify.
"a conciliatory approach"
synonyms: propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifying, so as to pour oil on troubled waters, peacemaking, reconciliatory

accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
"the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs"
synonyms: deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard, take no notice of, take no account of, accept, allow, make allowances for, let pass, turn a blind eye to, overlook, forget, wink at, blink at, connive at;

cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.
"the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
synonyms: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus; More
prove (a theory or expectation) wrong.
"the rise in prices confounded expectations"
synonyms: invalidate, negate, contradict, counter, go against, discredit, give the lie to, drive a coach and horses through; More
defeat (a plan, aim, or hope).
"we wil

an expert judge in matters of taste.
"a connoisseur of music"
synonyms: expert judge (of), authority (on), specialist (in);

heated disagreement.
"the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries"
synonyms: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, variance; More
antonyms: agreement
2.
an assertion, especially one maintained in argument.
"Freud's contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment"
synonyms: argument, claim, plea, submission, allegation;

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
"a contentious issue"
synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, open to question/debate, moot, vexed;

feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.
"a contrite tone"
synonyms: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful, full of regret, sorry, apologetic, self-reproachful, rueful, sheepish, hangdog;

a confusing and difficult problem or question.
"one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts"
synonyms: problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, quandary, dilemma;

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
"the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"
synonyms: complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, Byzantine, Daedalian, Gordian; More
antonyms: simple, straightforward
2.
technical
intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
"walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells"

make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
"some people are daunted by technology"
synonyms: intimidate, abash, take aback, shake, ruffle, throw, demoralize, discourage;

behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.
"he had acted with the utmost decorum"
synonyms: propriety, properness, seemliness, decency, decorousness, good taste, correctness, appropriateness; More
antonyms: impropriety
etiquette.
"he had no idea of funeral decorum"
synonyms: etiquette, protocol, customary behaviour, good form, custom, convention, conformity, conventionality, usage, ritual; More
archaic
particular requirements of good taste and propriety.
plural noun: decorums
archaic
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describe or portray (something) precisely.
"the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent"
synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize; More
2.
indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary).
"his finger found a precisely outlined section delineated in red marker"
synonyms: outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out/off), delimit, mark the boundaries/limits

criticize unfairly; disparage.
"doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country"
synonyms: disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, cast aspersions on, decry, criticize unfairly, attack, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, defame, slander, libel, calumniate, besmirch, run down, abuse, insult, slight, revile, malign, vilify;

express contempt for; ridicule.
"the decision was derided by environmentalists"
synonyms: ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to ridicule,

remove the moisture from (something), typically in order to preserve it.
"desiccated coconut"
synonyms: dried, dried up, dry, dehydrated, powdered More
antonyms: moist
2.
lacking interest, passion, or energy.
"a desiccated history of ideas"

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
"a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
synonyms: casual, half-hearted, lukewarm, cursory, superficial, token, perfunctory, passing, incidental, sketchy, haphazard, random, aimless, rambling, erratic, unmethodical, unsystematic, automatic, unthinking, capricious, mechanical, offhand, chaotic, inconsistent, irregular, intermittent, occasional, sporadic, inconstant,

noun
noun: deterrent; plural noun: deterrents
1.
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
"cameras are a major deterrent to crime"
synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion, damper, brake, curb, check, restraint; More
antonyms: incentive, encouragement
a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack.
"Britain's nuclear deterrent"
adjective
adjective: deterrent
1.
able or intended to deter.
"the deterrent effect of

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
"a diatribe against consumerism"
synonyms: tirade, harangue, verbal onslaught, verbal attack, stream of abuse, denunciation, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, stricture, reproof, reproval, reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, admonition;

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
"a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism"
synonyms: division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm; More
2.
BOTANY
repeated branching into two equal parts.

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
"I say this with some diffidence"
synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness, modesty, modestness, self-effacement, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, reserve, reticence, introversion;

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
synonyms: deviation, detour, diversion, departure, excursus

a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
synonyms: elegy, lament, funeral song/chant, burial hymn, requiem, dead march; More

having or showing good judgement.
"the brasserie attracts discerning customers"
synonyms: discriminating, selective, judicious, tasteful, refined, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, enlightened, sensitive, subtle, critical

disagreeing or incongruous.
"the operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities"
synonyms: in disagreement, at variance, at odds, disagreeing, differing, divergent, discrepant, contradictory, contrary, in conflict, conflicting, opposite, opposed, opposing, clashing; More
antonyms: in agreement, harmonious, compatible
characterized by conflict.
"a study of children in discordant homes"
2.
(of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.
"the singers continued the

harm the good reputation of.
"his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him"
synonyms: disgrace, dishonour, bring into disrepute, damage someone's reputation, blacken someone's name, destroy someone's credibility, drag through the mud/mire, put/show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, give someone a bad name, bring into disfavour; More
antonyms: do credit to
cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable.
"his explanation for the phenomenon was soon discre

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
"there's a discrepancy between your account and his"
synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, mismatch, lack of similarity, contrariety, contradictoriness, disaccord, discordance, incongruity, lack of congruence, incompatibility, irreconcilability, conflict, opposition More

regard or represent as being of little worth.
"he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors"
synonyms: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate;

feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
"a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth"
synonyms: despairing, hopeless; More
antonyms: cheerful, composed
(of an act) tried in despair or when everything else has failed.
"drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life"
synonyms: last-ditch, last-chance, last-resort, last-minute, last-gasp, eleventh-hour, all-out, do-or-die, final; More
(of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous.
"there is a de