GRE Barron's 6 Flash Cards

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Title: GRE Barron's 6
Description: Card Set 6
Number of Cards: 100
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Author: ahmed.k.alkhaja9
Created: 2012-01-27
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    • Side 3
    • bard
    • poet
    • barefaced
    • shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
    • unregenerate
    • making no attempt to change one's bad practices
    • baroque
    • highly ornate
    • barrage
    • barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
    • barrister
    • counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
    • solicitor
    • lawyer in the lower court of law
    • barterer
    • trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
    • bask
    • luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
    • luxuriate
    • take pleasure in great comfort
    • bastion
    • stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
    • bate
    • let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
    • bauble
    • trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
    • bawdy
    • indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd
    • beatific
    • giving or showing bliss; blissful
    • bliss
    • complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
    • beatitude
    • blessedness; state of great happiness
    • mystic
    • of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
    • bedizen
    • dress with vulgar finery
    • finery
    • beautiful clothes for a special occasion
    • bedraggle
    • wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
    • beeline
    • direct quick route
    • befuddle
    • confuse thoroughly
    • fuddle
    • make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused
    • beget
    • father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
    • begrudge
    • envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.
    • grudge
    • deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
    • beguile
    • deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
    • behemoth
    • huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
    • beholden
    • obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude
    • behoove(behove)
    • be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
    • belabor
    • harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
    • belated
    • delayed
    • beleaguer
    • besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
    • belie
    • contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
    • belittle
    • disparage; depreciate
    • bellicose
    • warlike
    • belligerent
    • quarrelsome
    • bemoan
    • lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
    • bemused
    • confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
    • benediction
    • blessing
    • benefactor
    • gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
    • beneficent
    • kindly; doing good
    • beneficial
    • helpful; useful; advantageous
    • beneficiary
    • person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
    • benefit
    • advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits
    • benevolent
    • generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
    • benign
    • kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
    • benison
    • blessing
    • bent
    • determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
    • bequeath
    • leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest
    • berate
    • scold strongly
    • bereavement
    • state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
    • bereaved
    • deprived of (someone beloved through death)
    • bereft
    • deprived of (something valuable); lacking
    • berserk
    • mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
    • beseech
    • beg; plead with
    • beset
    • harass or trouble from all directions; hem in
    • hem
    • surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
    • besiege
    • surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
    • besmirch
    • soil; defile; make dirty
    • bestial
    • beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
    • bestow
    • confer
    • betoken
    • signify; indicate; be a sign of
    • token
    • outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
    • betray
    • be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
    • betroth
    • become engaged to marry
    • bevy
    • large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
    • bicameral
    • two-chambered as a legislative body
    • bicker
    • quarrel
    • biennial
    • every two years
    • bifurcated
    • divided into two branches; forked
    • bigotry
    • stubborn intolerance
    • bigot
    • one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
    • intolerant
    • not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate