GRE Preparatory Class【荐】.ppt

GRE Preparatory Class Word 2 GSC Gearing up Amorphous Extradite Expatriate Ossify Ameliorate Precipice Preclude Where r u? having two opposing feelings at the same time arguing and complaining a lot, quarrelsome having very little money; poor, penniless To damage a holy thing or treat without respect complain or find fault continually a beginner or novice Know Your Words Atheist Agnostic Instigator Insurgent Stereotype Futile Misrepresentation Auspicious Know Your Words Vital Dubious Monotonous Dynamic Banal Concise Eccentric Atrophy Verb 1 (of body tissue or an organ) waste away. 2 gradually become less effective or vigorous. noun the condition or process of atrophying ORIGIN from Greek atrophia ‘lack of food’. Syn- wither, decline, weaken, deteriorate Ant- strengthen, flourish, Attenuate verb 1 reduce the strength, effect, or value of. 2 make thin or thinner. After accident, his muscles were attenuated. attenuation noun. ?ORIGIN Latin attenuare ‘make slender’. Syn- reduce, lessen, impair, weaken Ant- plump, broad, strengthened Augment verb make greater by addition; increase. augmentation noun. He would have to find work to augment his income ORIGIN Latin augmentare, from augere ‘to increase’. Syn- add to, build up, enlarge, expand, raise Ant- decrease Austere adjective 1 severe or strict in appearance or manner. 2 lacking comforts, luxuries, or adornment. ? austerely adverb austerity noun. Origin Greek austeros ‘severe’ Syn- stern, steely, unfriendly. Ascetic, self-disciplined, frugal Balk (baulk) verb - to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen: I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him. Syn- eschew, hesitate over Colloquial adjective (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. ? colloquially adverb. ??ORIGIN from Latin colloquium ‘conversation’. Syn- conversational, everyday, non-literary, popular Collusion noun secret cooperation in order to cheat or deceive