GRE

Vocab

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anthropocentrism

regarding humans as the center of the universe

nihilism

skepticism; negativity (rejection of all moral principles)

technophiles

people who are enthusiastic about technology

parenthetical

clarifying or qualifying

egalitarian

characterized by belief in equal right for all people

doggerel

comic verse composed in irregular rhythm

lingua franca

a language used for communication among people speaking different language

parvenu

person of obscure origin who has gained wealth and celebrity; social climber

interloper

trespasser

lexicon

dictionary; glossary

dilettante

amateur; non-professional

hypostatize

treat or represent (something abstract) as a concrete reality.

interpolate

a remark interjected in a conversation

entomology

a study of insects

ethology

science of animal behavior

etymology

study of origin of words

interpolate

a remark interjected in a conversation

entomology

a study of insects

ethology

science of animal behavior

etymology

study of origin of words

ethnology

study of characteristics of various peoples and the difference and relationship with each other

polyglot

knowing or using several languages

affective

relating to emotions

paroxysm

spasm;attack; fit

scourge

whip; lash or misfortune; affliction

specter

ghost;phantom

peccadillo

a small minor offense or misdemeanor

vicissitude

change; alteration

gnomic

enigmatic; ambiguous

semiotic

study of meaning-making, sign processes and communication

inexorable

relentless; unstoppable; inevitable

malapropism

misuse; misapplication

innuendo

insinuation; suggestion

maudlin

mawkish; sentimental

ravaged

severely damaged or devastated

heuristic

enabling a person to learn or discover something for themselves

prurient

salacious; licentious

argot

jargon or slang of a particular group or class

caveat

warning; caution

ontology

philosphical study of the nature of being, reality or existence

leitmotif

recurrent theme throughout a musical

extrapolate

infer, gather, conclude

protract

prolong; lengthen

dudgeon

a felling of offense or deep resentment

pantheistic

doctrine that identifies god with the universe

synergistic

working together; cooperative

juggernaut

huge, powerful, overwhelming force or institution

saturnine

gloomy or morose; sluggish

apologist

defender; supporter

implicated

connected closely

corpus

a large collection of writings of certain kind

bohemian

unconventional; nonconformist

trope

figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression

induction

deriving general principles from particular facts

canard

an unfounded or false rumor or story

parlance

jargon; language or speech

chimera

illusion or fantasy

atavism

recurrence of an ancestral form (primitive)

dystopia

an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad (ant. utopia)

epic

monumental; grand or heroic

nescient

lacking knowledge; ignorant

preternatural

extraordinary; exceptional

jurisprudence

a legal system (Theory or philosophy of law)

obeisance

deferential respect

reification

making something real or concrete

solecism

grammatical mistake in speech or writing; mistake or error

monolithic

inflexible or rigid; unchanging

provisional

provided for the time being

reductionism

attempt to explain complex phenomenon by simple principles

preponderance

majority in number

invidious

unpleasant or awkward; unfair

adjudicate

judge; try

fulsome

excessive; extravagant

occluding

blocking